By Jane Greiner Sun staff writer Almost as soon as I met Clive Haswell, 90, of Honor, he quoted a little poem. I had asked him about his hobo days and he said it brought this to mind: The skunks they have in Wyoming Smell just as bad as ours. The odor sneaks into the […]
By Norm Wheeler Sun staff writer “What’s the most amazing thing you’ve ever seen with this telescope?” asks a visitor to the Leelanau School’s Lanphier Observatory. My stock answer is another question: “You mean in the sky, or on the beach?”
By M. Leth-Soerensen Sun staff writer Entering the Sobran gallery on the west side of Glen Arbor one is offered a feast for the eye. There one comes face to face with impressionistic paintings of local scenery marked by their brilliant colors. Tropical Key West and images from France and Italy also adorn the walls […]
By Jane Greiner Sun staff writer Mary Sutherland frequently walks her dog along the foot of Alligator Hill just off Forest Haven Road where she lives. On a recent walk in the woods beside Forest Haven where the pavement ends, her son Bob’s dog, Mabel, bounded up the hill on its own even as her […]
By Anne-Marie Oomen Sun staff writer The following story, told from the perspective of the house, was read at a public reception held by Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear on Thursday, August 7 at the Olsen farm, located north of The Homestead on M-22 in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
By Torin Yeager Sun staff writer There are times in one’s life when a sudden thirst for adventure arises from deep down in one’s soul. This is generally known as a mid-life crisis, but at age 15, I certainly do not feel middle-aged. I haven’t been lacking for adventure lately, but a little more excitement […]
By Christina Campbell Sun contributor One late afternoon in prehistoric northern Lower Michigan, a Native American war party lay siege to an enemy group and left only seven survivors. These survivors surreptitiously followed their attackers to South Manitou Island and silently slaughtered most of them in their sleep. Those not killed awoke the next morning […]
– from staff reports Endurance is the unofficial theme for this year’s Dunegrass Festival, to be held this weekend, August 1 and 2, in the open field behind the St. Philip Neri Church in downtown Empire. Revelers have enjoyed this day of music and dance so much over the years that festival organizers Mike Vanderberg […]
By Jacob R. Wheeler Sun editor You don’t want to be caught napping in your lawn chair when Joe Wilson starts going mad on his fiddle or when lyricist Joshua Davis morphs into a young Woody Guthrie. The Glen Arbor Art Association encourages you to bring chairs and prepare to picnic at the Steppin’ In […]
By Wayne and Mary Ellen Koser Following are excerpts of an article that first appeared in the Summer 1974 edition of The Explorer, a scientific magazine published by The Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Thirty years later it is still relevant as gypsy moths continue to plunder our forests.