By Norm Wheeler Sun editor It’s Biblical! It’s apocalyptic! It’s gross, it’s ridiculous, they’re so nasty! Isn’t there something we can do about them? They’re driving us crazy! No, I’m not talking about Wall Street bankers, not the BP oil spill, not the Detroit Lions, not even the radical right tea bagger party — this […]
From staff reports The seventh annual Empire Asparagus Festival in mid-May revved up the focus on local food this year, as vendors sold green-stalk-filled goodies under an 8,000-square-foot tent that occupied much of Front St. and made a full-blown asparagus parade impossible. “The parade paid the price of the festival’s success,” said organizer Paul Skinner. […]
By Mike Buhler Sun editor In the summer of 2008 the Glen Arbor and Empire township fire departments joined forces as the unified Glen Lake Fire Department, and things have been good for both communities. Beginning July 1 of this year, the first synergistic reward will come to both communities as insurance carriers recognize the […]
Press release Northern Pines Farm is expecting! The public is invited to attend a baby shower and open house for two new foals on the farm in Maple City. The event will be held Sunday, May 30 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. It will kick off a summer of horse-related activities as well as […]
From staff reports Liko Smith, Sugar Loaf resort’s aspiring new owner, plans to make the following changes to the resort’s ski hill once he completes the acquisition (according to an email he sent last night to local media … Please click on the photo to the right to see an enlarged image): • Move ski […]
Oomen will read from her new book, An American Map, on May 8 at 3 p.m. at the Top of the Park in Traverse City’s Park Place Hotel. Proceeds benefit the Fresh Food Partnership. By Tim Bazzett Ever since reading with great enjoyment and admiration Anne-Marie Oomen’s first memoir, Pulling Down the Barn, I have […]
By Jim MacInnes This piece was originally published in today’s Traverse City Record-Eagle [The Grand Vision will hold a Citizen Action Expo on Monday, May 10 at the Hagerty Center in Traverse City. Learn more here.] In the fall of 2008, I joined 12,000 of my neighbors across six counties and filled out the Grand […]
By Jacob Wheeler This story was written for AbsoluteMichigan.com ANN ARBOR — President Barack Obama took a break from the constant political storms in Washington, D.C., to address the University of Michigan (U-M) 2010 spring commencement ceremony today. And thunderstorms rolling across the Midwest rewarded him with a break in the weather, as nearly 85,000 […]
Spring Sip & Savor Rise and Shine, Wake Up and Join Us in Shaking off the Winter Blues! Press release from Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association Spring is nature’s way of saying, “Let’s party!” ~Robin Williams It has been said that no matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. Join us on May […]
This chair, located in front of the Leelanau Vacation Rentals office on the sidewalk across from the Glen Arbor tennis courts, encourages people to stop, take their photo with it, and take home a little reminder of Glen Arbor. According to Ranae Ihme (seated on the right), the idea came while on a weekend getaway […]