By Jane Greiner Sun contributor Who can resist the romance and mystery of a shipwreck? All you have to do is go to Empire beach and you can see one for yourself. This wreck lies half uncovered at the north end of Empire beach. It appears to be a section from the bottom of a […]
By Holly Wren Spaulding Sun contributor We move back and forth between stone walls under a low ceiling and even lower light. The root cellar is musty, dark with odors of long-stored root crops, new onion starts and leeks, seeds ready for planting. Field maps, shears and clipboards clutter the spare nooks and crannies. Robert […]
Roadside Stand By Nora Stone First prize, Youth Poetry Driving home after school we’re tired with end-of-the-week relief and our stepfather pulls over on Herkner Road where there is a little table with a coffee can marked “honor system,” and he buys two bundles of asparagus, pert and dripping from a dented pie tin, and […]
By Jane Greiner Sun contributor Every Wednesday is Ping Pong Night at the Glen Arbor Town Hall. As soon as Gene Thompson arrives to open the doors, the tables are rolled out and the fun begins. Ping pong lovers of all ages gather for an hour or two of fast and friendly sport. It’s a […]
Welcome back, northern Michigan beach lovers, We’ll kick off our eleventh season of producing the Glen Arbor Sun newspaper on May 25, just before the tourists arrive in beautiful Leelanau County for Memorial Day weekend. Thereafter, look for news from our area in local restaurants, grocery stores and boutiques, or here on our website, every […]
By Norm Wheeler Sun editor Darlene Friend at the Empire Village Office says Front Street will be paved by November 15, the opening day of gun deer season when the asphalt company closes down. “We really wanted to have the asphalt done by winter, and they’re pretty close to being on time. When the water […]
A bird’s eye view of the D.H. Day farm and Lake Michigan displays the full splendor of fall. Photo by Don Miller
By Anne Marie Oomen Sun contributor This essay was previously published in Traverse Magazine As small children, my siblings and I made a tradition of watching for Santa on Christmas Eve. Five restless kids waited at the single-paned, north window of the old farmhouse, tugging pajamas, poking ribs, fighting for space at the glass. We […]
Fine beer brewed from local landmark’s inspiration By Daniel Herd Sun contributor On a cooling fall day, the sharp wind catches hold of a few remaining gold leaves, tearing them from an oak that sits on the eastern slope of the whaleback. Covered with evergreens, the front of this dune is soon to turn white […]
Remembering a Cold War outpost in the middle of nowhere By Codi Yeager Sun contributor The quaint village of Empire is nestled in a valley between rolling hills to the north and south, with Lake Michigan lapping gently at its western shore. To the south looms a hill a bit taller than the rest, certainly […]