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 […]
Press release Local businesses with a socially and environmentally friendly focus have joined together to offer consumers an organic and fair trade gift sampler produced here in northern Michigan. Grocer’s Daughter, By the Light of Day, Higher Grounds Trading Co., and Food For Thought, along with Leelanau Trading Co. and Third Coast Design have developed […]
By Norm Wheeler Sun editor Batik artist Jennifer Flynn of Empire won Best of Show in Fiber/Fabric at the Ann Arbor Michigan Guild Summer Art Fair. The popular art show includes entries from all over the United States and Europe. The award recognized Jennifer “for bringing the best in fine art and contemporary crafts to […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Norm Wheeler Sun editor It’s not as if he just flew in from Paris with a “chippering trill” upon ascent and then a “burbling warble” as he descended*, but Frenchman Guillaume (pron. Gee-OHM) Hazael-Massieux will soon rule the roost at legendary La Bècasse. Guillaume is fixing up the adjacent house as his lovely wife […]
By Maggie Meyers Sun contributor Among the woods, among the trees The Yarn Shop sits in peace and ease The shop is more than ordinary The yarns are magical, people merry It holds great yarns, a different kind No other place these yarns you’ll find It’s full of color, full of light The greatest pleasure […]
By Codi Yeager Sun contributor When people begin trickling, and eventually pouring, into Glen Arbor in time for the lazy, summer months, they come for a number of reasons. Pristine beaches, excellent restaurants, good old, up north fun, and of course, shopping all attract these travelers to our usually quiet town. Visitors and locals, alike, […]
By Codi Yeager Sun contributor It’s girls’ day on the town. You choose the hairstyling studio as your destination, and the car fills with lazy summer excitement. From the eager looks upon everyone’s faces, it’s easy to tell that you are imagining how you will look in a few hours. Images of the perfect hairstyle […]