Online exclusive: Interview with Arlo Guthrie By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor Some legends never fade away, but just keeping on rolling down the track. Arlo Guthrie, the great folk guitarist and political protest singer who has carried the legacy of his father, Woody Guthrie (“This Land is Your Land”), to American musical fame and is […]
By Bill Herd Park interpreter The normally quite Port Oneida Rural Historic District in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will come alive with a buzz of activity Friday and Saturday, August 8 and 9. More than 90 folks have offered to share their traditional skills during the two day Port Oneida Rural Arts and […]
By Forest Mullins Sun contributor When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race.” —H.G. Wells More and more locals are choosing to pedal past the pumps as they replace their automobiles for bicycles. Over the last six months Americans have been driving less as […]
By Joanne Bender Sun contributor While enjoying the privilege of viewing Glen Lake artist Ted Peterson’s watercolor, “Forever Crystal” for the first time, the title of Leif Enger’s best-selling novel, Peace Like A River popped into my mind … and heart. There it was! The painting spoke to me of peace, the circle of life […]
By Norm Wheeler Sun editor “Full calories are the delicious moments of your autobiography.” From The Taste of Life, by Jerome Stern. OK, so they’re not good for you. As we the people of the most obese nation in the history of the world try to grow fat conscious, shrink our mudslides, and lose our […]
Press release La Becasse Restaurant in Burdickville is presenting its first art exhibition, featuring two Grand Rapids artists, Tommy Allen and Michael Pfleghaar. The exhibition “Feast” celebrates work inspired by Michigan’s lakes and landscapes, as well as still life interiors. The intimate cottage-like setting of La Becasse and its menu of French country cuisine by […]
Press release The Corn Pone Stars from Nashville, Tenn. will play an old-time music concert with special guests from the Von Sack Family Singers at Great Lakes Tea and Spice in Glen Arbor on Tuesday, August 5 at 7:30 p.m. The tea shop is located behind the Sleeping Bear Animal Clinic on Lake Isle Street. […]
Press release The Michigan Lake and Stream Association has awarded the Glen Lake Association its top honor for 2008. The Leelanau County nonprofit organization is the recipient of the “Michigan Inland Lake Steward of the Year Award.” Photo by Jeff Rabidoux The designation recognizes the Glen Lake Association (GLA) as the benchmark for other lake […]
Press release The Glen Arbor Art Association’s Summer Singers will present a concert Tuesday, August 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary of the Glen Lake Community Reformed Church in Burdickville. The 55-voice choir, which draws its members from Leelanau, Grand Traverse and Benzie counties, will sing a widely varied program of secular and sacred […]
Press release This year’s Leelanau Wine and Food Festival will take place on Saturday, August 9 from noon to 6 p.m. at Haserot Park in Northport. It’s one of the county’s two annual wine festivals and brings together 17 wineries, a brewery and a hard cider maker along with seven vendors featuring local foods. The […]