By Anne-Marie Oomen Sun contributor Finally, with our house sort of finished, we turn to landscaping. Landscaping in our woods is simple because the chance of a lawn is nil unless one is willing to cut trees and we have vowed—no more tree cutting. Instead, we tuck the house so far into the dappled arms […]
Last edition’s story on the Glen Arbor Boat Ramp issue and whether it should move to Glen Haven in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore prompted quite a few responses among our readers:
Peace activisits cross the Mackinaw Bridge on Labor Day in a call of solidarity to bring home the troops (left, photo by Marilyn Bagdonas). Glen Arborites cross the Narrows Bridge on Labor Day — an annual tradition (right, photo by Joanne Rettke).
By F. Josephine Arrowood Sun contributor As the crackling of a frenetic workday fizzles into late afternoon, witness a scene familiar to many soccer families in Leelanau: rush home from work, gather up scattered cleats, knee-high socks, uniform, shin guards, soccer ball, water bottle, nutritious snack, then head back out the door to get to […]
By Josh Burrows Sun contributor Did anyone besides me feel like they missed out on seeing as many films at the Traverse City Film Festival as they would have liked? Never fear, thanks to some generous people you still have a chance to see most of the films from the last two festivals. Not many […]
By “Uncle Peter” Sun contributor I had been on my way to Savannah when I stopped for a tire repair in a spot about seven miles east of the County seat, a mite of a place, hardly a town at all, just an intersection where the dirt farm road crossed the highway. A hearing was […]
By Joel Gaff Sun contributor When the Tour de Leelanau cycle race comes through Leelanau County on Saturday September 16, don’t expect the riders to be doped up on anything other than fresh air and beautiful scenery. That’s right, folks — the Tour is back for its sophomore edition with an even longer and tougher […]
By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor I couldn’t believe the spectacle before me. Late-August was upon us and almost 50 pairs of eyes at a rodeo-packed Art’s Tavern in Glen Arbor were fixated on the television screen above the pinball machine, watching Detroit Tigers baseball.
Will Hendricks (left) marvels at last year’s apple harvest. After washing the freshly picked apples, they are pressed in a hand-cranked machine. Finally, his mother Sharon Hendricks (right), filters the fresh apple juice through cheesecloth to remove pulp, readying fresh apple juice ready for the glass!
By Ray Nargis Sun contributor This essay originally ran in the Glen Arbor Sun in the fall of 1999. Almost a quarter century ago — in the fall of 1977 — I drove from my home in Kalamazoo to see the Leelanau Peninsula for the first time. I was looking for a place to live […]