New doctor, surf boarders making waves in Empire

By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor A couple of new businesses have opened their doors in town — a surf shop and a doctor’s office — and as long as you play it safe, there should be no causal relationship between the two. As a matter of fact, the Glen Arbor Sun wouldn’t even mention them […]

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Jo Lynn’s: Hairdo & Cockatoo

By Helen Westie Sun contributor Barbershops and beauty salons, besides rendering services for which they are intended, have ever been places to gather all the news of a community. But at Jo Lynn’s Hair affair in Empire there is even more interesting and unusual entertainment available. Two parrots and some colorful fish comprise a mini-menagerie, […]

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Le Bear awakens as an eager staff welcomes guests

By Norm Wheeler Sun editor The colossal Le Bear Luxury Residential Club & Spa is welcoming owners/guests into their new “digs” at the end of Lake Street on Sleeping Bear Bay. Peggy Whiting, Director of Member Services and Chief Concierge, reports that 6 residences along the north side of the new resort are completed and […]

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Leelanau County on the Cheap, Focus: Winter

by Ashlea Turner Sun staff writer This column is devoted to budget travelers who enjoy fresh food and quality time spent off the beaten path in Leelanau County. Aaaahh, winter in Leelanau County. The snowbirds have fled to the Bahamas, Arizona and Florida and only the heartiest of souls are left here to battle the […]

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Leelanau County on the Cheap: Fall Color Tour

by Ashlea Turner Sun staff writer This column is devoted to budget travelers who enjoy fresh food and quality time spent off the beaten path in Leelanau County. Contrary to popular belief, it is possible to visit Leelanau County and be a budget-minded traveler at the same time. Autumn is a favorite time of year […]

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Leelanau County on the Cheap: Focus, Empire

By Ashlea Turner Sun staff writer This is a new column devoted to budget travelers who enjoy fresh food and quality time spent off the beaten path in Leelanau County. While following this advice, the savvy traveler will spend less than $25 a day (including tax and tip) on food and have plenty of adventures. […]

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Observatory sees heavenly bodies

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?”

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Art Demos A Big Hit at Synchronicity Gallery

By Jane Greiner Sun contributor They had no idea when they started it how popular the weekly Gallery Talk series would become, but Marion and Dick DeVinney are glad they followed their hunch and began the new program at their gallery in Glen Arbor. Almost immediately the “talks” morphed into art demonstrations with featured artists […]

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Moon Dog: earth-friendly goodness finds home in Empire.

By Ashlea Turner Sun staff writer Local artwork. Organic pet food and catnip. Free-trade and organic coffee. Fresh, hormone-free milk in returnable glass bottles. Scrumptious pastries. Great service. It’s usually difficult to discover these attributes together under the same roof. Luckily for the village of Empire, Moon Dog provides all of these and more to […]

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Old School Hardware Building opens again as Glen Arbor Athletic Club

The Glen Arbor Athletic Club will soon open its doors to locals who want to trim down or beef up in the same historic two-room school house where students were once asked to listen up and jot down notes. Two couples, Paul and Marcia Walters and Terry and Linda Gretzema, who have summered here over the years and now consider themselves permanent locals, stumbled on the idea of opening an athletic club when they realized they wanted to stay active, somehow, during their golden retirement years up north. And what better way to keep the flabs at bay than by working those abs every morning.

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