By Corin Blust Sun contributor If you’ve ever stepped into the Lake Street Studios, across the street from Cherry Republic in Glen Arbor, chances are you’ve spoken with Beth Bricker, part of a family team that runs the Forest Gallery on the building’s south side. “I talk to everybody, way too much,” says Bricker. “I […]
By Corin Blust Sun contributor Timothy Lewis, an Empire watercolorist, was raised in Midland, attended Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, and lived in New York City for most of his adult life, but he spent his childhood summers hanging out at his grandfather’s barbershop in downtown Empire. “I could go down and hang out at […]
By Jane Greiner Sun contributor Breakfast will be just one of the features at the revamped Tiffany’s Café in Empire under the management of Ashlea Walter. The local community leader is giving the business a new lease on life after taking over from Dick Owen who ran the ice cream shop for the past 25 […]
By Helen Westie Sun contributor A Quaker Worship Group under the care of The Grand Rapids Monthly Meeting has been holding services recently in members’ homes in Empire and in Benzie County. Known as the Manitou Worship group, services are conducted in the manner of the traditional, historic Quaker Meetings established by George Fox, founder […]
By F. Josephine Arrowood Sun contributor Leelanau County artist William Allen has been known both locally and nationally as a metal sculptor, with works included in permanent collections as diverse as the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, the University of Florida, the Detroit Zoo, Crystal Mountain’s Art Park and the collection of Jeopardy’s Alex […]
By David Early and Daniel Herd Sun contributors Ten months after Hurricane Katrina brought New Orleans and much of the Gulf Coast to its knees, the area is still reeling. Here are the stories from two local residents who worked with Habitat for Humanity and FEMA this spring to help put the region back together.
By Nadine Gilmer Sun contributor Part two in a series on local Hispanics living in northern Michigan I remember two childhoods. There is one in Mexico, with my cousins and my numerous relatives, and good food, and noise and life filling every nook and cranny. I also remember my childhood in the United States This […]
By Norm Wheeler Sun editor A colander of noodles floats in a pot of boiling water in the steamy corner of the kitchen. On the stovetop, savory bubbles pop through homemade Thai Peanut sauce. Sarah Jane Grierson says, “I’m just helping,” as she starts a batch of Sweet & Sour sauce from scratch. The weekend […]
By Jane Greiner Sun contributor There is hard evidence that a bear recently walked across the beach not far from the Cannery in Glen Haven. Two visitors came upon the tracks and thinking they were perhaps cougar prints, the man made plaster casts of the imprints. He took them to the Sleeping Bear Dunes National […]
By Jane Greiner Sun contributor It is amazing that there are 21 lakes within the boundaries of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. You can live here for years and not know about some of these small lakes hidden in the woods. Others you drive by regularly without ever stopping to count their numbers. I talked […]