By Lindsay Simmons Sun contributor Harry Fried is frantic. The chilly, wet weather has been playing games with him all summer, and the spontaneous thunderstorms make it nearly impossible to decide where to set up for the installments of the Manitou Music Festival. On the afternoon of a concert, you can find Fried pacing the […]
By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor You’d have a hard time imagining it once you see how great this year’s Dunegrass Festival (July 31-Aug. 2) turns out, but Ryan Lake and Win Win Productions didn’t come aboard to help revive Empire’s cherished music festival until two months ago. Seemingly dead in the water after last year’s […]
By Lindsay Simmons Sun contributor Mary Ann Samyn is a poet. “Poetry is how I make sense of the world,” she says. Soon, Samyn will be drawing inspiration from Leelanau County while she spends the beginning of August as one of the Glen Arbor Art Association’s artists in residence. As other artists in residence, Samyn […]
Jeff Haas Quintet performs atop Homestead hill Press release The Jeff Haas Quintet will perform at the top of The Homestead ski hill on Thursday, July 30 at 7 p.m. This amazing venue offers magnificent views of Lake Michigan and the Manitou Islands. Chairlifts and golf carts will be available to transport the audience to […]
Press release The Glen Arbor Women’s Club will hold its third annual Running Bear 5K Run/Walk and half-mile Kid’s Run on Tuesday, July 28. This is the third year for this great event, which replaced the Glen Arbor Women’s Club’s annual October Smorgasbord after more than 40 years. The Smorgasbord had been a favorite with […]
By F. Josephine Arrowood Sun contributor With its bright red carriage doors beckoning a warm welcome, Lake Street Studios in Glen Arbor — a former three-stall mechanics’ garage — houses several stellar art galleries, each with its distinctive focus on beautifully crafted and aesthetically pleasing goods. Step through the left-hand doors into North Gallery, and […]
By Nadine Gilmer Sun contributor Just west of the Good Harbor Grill and Boone Docks, on the Lake Michigan side of M-109 in Glen Arbor, are several art galleries run by four women who have developed an interesting camaraderie over the years. They’ve even gone so far as to call themselves sisters. They are Ruth […]
By Pat Stinson Sun contributor Everyone’s idea of the perfect vacation differs, but most of us would appreciate having some help with our travel plans, whether we journey 500 miles or 5,000. And all of us would love an insider’s scoop on our destinations: sights to see, things to do and amenities or services about […]
Glen Lake Community Library 2009 Home Tour The Friends of the Library will hold their biennial Home Tour on Thursday, July 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets cost $15.00 and are NOT sold at the homes. Tickets, which are limited, may only be purchased in advance from: Friends of the Library Board members, […]
Local opinions, for and against, passionate and protective, are blowin’ in the wind By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor Ever since the Michigan Wind Energy Resource Zone Board (WERZ) released a report on June 2 that named Leelanau County as the second best location statewide for industrial-scale windmill farms, local citizens have vociferously debated this prospective […]