By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor No, that’s not an outhouse near the Crystal River, steps from Riverfront Pizza. Don’t do your business in there, canoers. That’s actually Hole 6 of Mike Sutherland’s new mini-golf course, The River at Crystal Bend, where an airborne putt into one of the two openings in the outhouse seat might […]
By Cre Woodard Sun contributor My first landscaping job in northern Michigan involved working on a pond for a friend, a man of grand creative vision and gardening courage. We went all out! At night, I would dream about the rare and exotic plant materials we would buy for the pond. It turned out beautifully. […]
By Tim Sutherland Sun sports guru “WE LOVE OUR TIGERS!” They are the heart and soul of our Michigan pro sports teams. From the beginning of the 20th century, when Ty Cobb terrorized American League teams with his hitting and base running, to the present day stars like Justin Verlander and Magglio Ordoñez, we live […]
By Nadine Gilmer Sun contributor Glen Lake School started its German exchange program 10 years ago when Carla Gipson set up a sister school relationship with the Anne Frank Gesamtschule in Havixbeck, in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany. Since then, students from our local school district and German students have traveled back and forth […]
From staff reports Both Glen Arbor and Empire now boast a locale where you can have a drink at the bar (even in January) without smelling like a Marlboro chimney the next morning. The Western Avenue Grill’s manager Bill Skolnik banned smoking in the whole bar on April 1. The few customers who complained about […]
Will this winter be a lion or a lamb? Old Man Winter suffered a New Year’s Eve hangover, and a thaw in early January prompted us to ask that question. But by mid-January the ground was white again (certainly to the delight of little ones skiing at The Homestead resort north of Glen Arbor). Last […]
By Pat Stinson Sun contributor For many, films are an important way to survive the long, cold winter. Northern Michigan is now considered a movie mecca, as folks from all over the world migrate here in the summer to attend the Traverse City Film Festival. In case you haven’t heard, Michael Moore and the TC […]
By Pat Stinson Sun contributor Much has been written in the last two months about the astounding six-week, $850,000 renovation and grand reopening of the 540-seat State Theatre in downtown Traverse City. Benzie County journalist Keith Schneider wrote a piece for the New York Times in December regarding the restoration of historic movie houses and […]
Michigan’s presidential primary election has come and gone. The Republican candidates who graced our state the past two weeks have moved onto South Carolina and Nevada after Michigan native Mitt Romney secured the victory he needed to stay in the race. But the major Democratic candidates were notably absent from the motor state, and ultimately […]
By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor Just because the fudgies have taken the tourism season south for the winter — or maybe because of it — doesn’t mean those of you sticking around for gritty January-April can’t enjoy good food at the area’s local dining establishments. Tim Barr reports that you’ll wait no more than 15-20 […]