By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor Wounded Iraq war veteran and Traverse City resident Michelle Rudzitis drove to Mount Adams in Washington state earlier this year for three days of solo hiking, camping and collecting her thoughts— two and a half years after a roadside bomb in Baghdad severed her left leg and nearly killed her. […]
By Codi Yeager Sun contributor Anyone who has served in the military knows the meaning of brotherhood. For Kevin, Keith and Kyle Castle, that concept takes on additional significance. The three brothers, who grew up near Maple City and graduated from Glen Lake High School, all chose to serve in the United States Marine Corps—a […]
By Norm Wheeler Sun editor You are on vacation, so don’t cook! There are plenty of choices for dining out right here in this corner of Leelanau County, from breakfast to late-night munchies, from take out to slow food, from American to French to Italian, from quick and easy to refined and elegant. Most of […]
From staff reports On Friday, July 3, the Northport Community Band will perform at 7 p.m. outdoors at the Glen Arbor Athletic Club. This free concert is the first concert of the Glen Arbor Art Association’s 2009 Manitou Music Festival and will feature patriotic music. The Northport Community Band has existed for many years and […]
No cheap shots at MDOT All of us in the Glen Lake area share your enthusiasm in welcoming the new owners of the On the Narrows Marina (“Narrows Minded: Marina wide open for summer,” June 11). We are excited to have the McCahills with us, and hope they’re here for many summers to come. However, […]
By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor The famous Sleeping Bear Dune Climb has hosted many events since the great mother bear lay down here and slumbered. Thousands of children have tumbled down this dune, their hair filling with beach sand. Chamber orchestras have played at its base, their music rising up the hill and moving toward […]
Come and sample what Glen Arbor has to offer women, in the Glen Arbor Town Hall on Thursday, June 18. You’ll find music, chocolate, wine and food, not to mention shoes, scarves, beauty products, jewelry, clothing and lavender soap. You can even get a massage, talk to an investment or insurance counselor, or learn about […]
By Pat Stinson Sun contributor It’s the world’s largest pole barn, or a wind farm, or a kiwi farm. Those are some of the guesses made by visitors to a new hops farm on the north side of M-72, east of Fredrickson Road in Empire. With a twinkle in his eye, Dan Wiesen, one of […]
Press release The Glen Arbor Art Association is on the run. Join us for fresh morning air and a little exercise at the 3rd annual Dart for Art 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, June 27 at 8:30 a.m. This event is open to runners and walkers of all ages and abilities. Race Director TJ Ewing promises […]
From staff reports The Great Lakes Friends of Safe Passage will hold a fundraiser concert featuring Marta Goméz on June 26 at 6 p.m. at the Milliken Auditorium in nearby Traverse City. Tickets are $40. A limited number of discounted tickets for students and children are available on a first come basis. Call (231) 590-6072 […]