Book closes on 20-year saga Press release The journey to preserving the beloved Crystal River near Glen Arbor is over. In mid-October, federal funds appropriated for the river’s transfer into the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore came through. Closing documents were signed on October 20, and the river — 104 acres and 6,300 feet of […]
Donations accepted November 14 through December 14 Press release A special holiday tradition continues as we kick off our annual call for children’s books. The Friends of the Library, in cooperation with Glen Lake School’s “Parenting Communities” program (formerly the “Way To Grow” program), are seeking donations of new books for children in our community […]
By F. Josephine Arrowood Sun contributor When I heard in July that Glen Lake Community Schools’ bus driver Chad Kahler had been hired as the new middle school science teacher, my first thought was, “Brilliant!“ My second thought was, “From bus driver to middle school teacher? That seems like leaping from the frying pan into […]
By Cindy Kendall Sun contributor As my dad would say, “It’s been said: There is a good purpose to every season; every season’s fruit is nourishment for another season.” I smile to still hold the fruit of my father’s sharing after all these years. The memory of my parents is alive in Leelanau’s Sleeping Bear. […]
By Mike Terrell Sun contributor When you think golf in northern Michigan, especially the northwest corner of the Lower Peninsula, it’s normally of posh resorts and designer courses with some of the leading names in the game attached to them. Some will pay lip service to the “old masters” and the classic designs they produced […]
It was my first tropical winter, and the culture of New Orleans had me in slow motion shock, writes Andrea Maio, a filmmaker who lives in Benzie County. I arrived there on Christmas Day, after a tough boat trip down the Mississippi river. My boat had broken down in a nearby town and left me stranded from my family for the holidays, so I rented a car and drove with my dog into the city. There, I found a dingy bar on Decatur Street offering free Christmas dinners to all of their customers. They didn’t mind dogs in the bar, so I brought in my lab mix Butch and sat, and drank with the regulars. When the levy broke and New Orleans started to enter its nightmare, all I could think about were the dogs. The wild pack on my block, the puppy left in the park, the neighbors chained up rottie, all seemed more helpless than the thousands of people who were suffering. I know it was a crazy reaction, but it must have been easier than thinking about the true scope of what was happening. The truth was that thousands of people were suffering due to the inhumanity of people towards other people. For years we knew what could happen. For years nothing was done.
The feelings of puzzlement and disgust I felt as a result of reading Mr. Arens’ letter to the August 11 edition of the Glen Arbor Sun, are so similar to the feelings I have towards much that’s current in American “culture”, I have decided to answer it that I might personally find a way to […]
By Dianne Navarro Sun contributor “This monitor still works. We’re just updating our computer and we can’t even give this thing away. No one wants it” was a common theme voiced at Leelanau County’s Electronic Recycling Collection event, which took place on August 20 at Glen Lake High School. Thanks to Leelanau County and the […]
The Glen Arbor Sun turns 10! When a restless 18-year-old kid just out of high school began knocking on the doors of Glen Arbor businesses in June of 1996, asking for community support to start a small-town newspaper, he figured, at most, he’d pocket a few hundred bucks to help pay for his first year […]
1996: A humble beginning Fresh out of high school, and with no journalism experience, 18-year-old Jacob Wheeler decides to follow his mother’s advice and launch a summer community newspaper. Leelanau School classmate Richard Taber comes up with the generic launch name, Glen Arbor Sun, and originally intends to co-found the paper with Wheeler, but eventually […]