Press release The Friends of the Glen Lake Community Library are holding their annual Vintage Book Sale on August 13 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and August 14 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Glen Arbor Township Hall. Plan to purchase hard cover and paperback books from over 50 different categories, including children’s […]
By F. Josephine Arrowood Sun contributor As you drive or hike the verdant landscapes of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (the local branch of the National Park Service), you spy a rustic log cabin tucked away in a deep glade, and wonder who lived there in the “olden days.” Later, you pass a one-room […]
By Jacob and Norm Wheeler Sun editors In response to parking congestion during the height of summer at Empire’s popular public beach, the Village Council erected signs, laid boulders on either end of the lot and is paying the Leelanau County Sheriff’s Department as much as $10,000 this summer to maintain order and keep the […]
Press release Celebrating its 19th season in Glen Arbor, the Manitou Music Festival’s diverse lineup continues this summer, featuring classical, jazz, blues, folk, country and bluegrass music. The festival, sponsored by the Glen Arbor Art Association, will host the annual Arts Collage on Aug. 4 and 5 (free the first night), Sister Wilene on Aug. […]
By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor The word “ecotourism” is gaining popularity in the Glen Arbor region. Ecological tourism is defined in Martha Honey’s book Ecotourism and Sustainable Development: Who Owns Paradise? (Washington DC: Island Press, 2008) as “travel to fragile, pristine and usually protected areas that strives to be low-impact and (often) small scale. It […]
By Pat Stinson Sun contributor A creative person, Cindy Kochis (pronounced Kō-shĭs) finds many outlets for the artistic energy that flows through her. She is close to finishing her first novel. She freelance writes and helps businesses and organizations promote themselves through her company, Creative Counsel, Inc. She sells journals and notepads decorated with photographs […]
Press release The Friends of the Glen Lake Community Library invite you to attend their annual Vintage Book Sale, to be held at the Glen Arbor Township Hall on Aug. 12-14. The sale starts with a community favorite, the first night Preview Party. This fun evening is the way to get a first look at […]
By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor The Sleeping Bear Dunegrass Music Festival is back, albeit in a new location on the Empire Eagles’ M-72 property six miles east of Empire. Come join the revelry from Friday, July 31-Sunday, Aug. 2, and enjoy excellent blues, roots, rock, reggae, bluegrass, progressive, funk and contemporary acoustic music playing on […]
Sleeping Bear Surf & Kayak in Empire holds its second annual Skimboard competition on Saturday, Aug. 1, at 1 p.m. at North Bar Lake. Registration costs $20, begins at 10 a.m. and includes a t-shirt. Be sure to have a National Park pass in your car. Last year’s event featured 40 competitors.
By Pat Stinson Sun contributor When the curtain rises on the fifth Traverse City Film Festival, held July 28 through August 2, this moviegoer will skip down the sidewalks like Tom Hanks in Big (showing Saturday night at the Open Space), but with a fistful of tickets in one hand and a box of popcorn […]