Wildflowers hopes to bloom

By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor Sitting on Donna Burgan’s desk at Wildflowers are detailed blueprints for how Glen Arbor’s lush garden destination hopes to expand. The plans include a restaurant to the north of the store, a couple picturesque ponds, a wine-tasting room and condominiums and new shops to the back. Wildflowers, located on M-22 […]

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Sugar Loaf plot thickens

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By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor The narrative surrounding Leelanau County’s troubled Sugar Loaf resort seemed to surface last month, when current owner Kate Wickstrom went public after years of silence to discuss her role and the enigmatic Las Vegas businessman Liko Smith’s much publicized attempts to acquire the long-shuttered ski resort. But since then the […]

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Reinventing Northwoods Hardware

From staff reports A town without a hardware store — in a community filled with do-it-yourself craftsmen and builders — is a family without a water source. Her citizens would have to drive for 30 miles to buy the simplest of supplies — continually thirsty. Thankfully, Glen Arbor has avoided that pitfall. Jeff and Georgia Gietzen […]

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Isadore’s latest secret: Vissers’ organic farm

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By Pat Stinson Sun contributor It’s barely June, and the sweet red pepper plants (“Carmen” variety) carefully tended by Matt and Carissa Visser in their Isadore Farm greenhouse north of Cedar are 18 inches tall, thick with blossoms, and ready for sale to gardeners digging in the fresh, spring earth. While others may plant a […]

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Thirty Times Two

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By Brooks Vanderbush Sun contributor Glen Arbor’s greatest claim to fame with both locals and visitors alike is its unmatched sense of community. If one were to spend any time in Glen Arbor, they would find that everyone is on a first-name basis and life moves at a pace that many can only dream of. […]

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Sugar Loaf deal dead?

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Kate Wickstrom goes public … Liko hides in Vegas … trail leads to Polselli By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor Kate Wickstrom has broken her silence. And she has spoken with a vengeance. Wickstrom has effectively banned Eneliko Sean Smith from Sugar Loaf until he makes a legitimate, written offer to purchase the long-shuttered ski resort. […]

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New kids on the block

Glen Arbor now boasts pottery, Pilates, a ringmaster and Chinese dominoes By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor Here’s a vacation dilemma: Lets say you and the family have spent four days baking on the beach, soaking in Sleeping Bear Bay, dining at all the fine restaurants around Glen Arbor, and shopping for everything from t-shirts to […]

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Green thumb at Greystone

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By Forest Olson Sun contributor For many area businesses, July and August are the year’s busiest months, and the weeks leading up to that period are merely preparation for the coming tourist rush. Not so at Greystone Gardens, located on Manning Road, off M-22 south of Empire. For owners Tom Brodhagen and Kate Presnell, owning […]

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Sugar Loaf’s new layout?

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From staff reports Liko Smith, Sugar Loaf resort’s aspiring new owner, plans to make the following changes to the resort’s ski hill once he completes the acquisition (according to an email he sent last night to local media … Please click on the photo to the right to see an enlarged image): • Move ski […]

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Sitting pretty at Leelanau Vacation Rentals

This chair, located in front of the Leelanau Vacation Rentals office on the sidewalk across from the Glen Arbor tennis courts, encourages people to stop, take their photo with it, and take home a little reminder of Glen Arbor. According to Ranae Ihme (seated on the right), the idea came while on a weekend getaway […]

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