Letter to editor/Opinion

Protecting Glen Lake for future generations

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By Rob Karner Sun contributor We live in a world where discoveries of what can harm us are everywhere. We discovered that lead in our paints and gasoline is harmful, so now we have lead-free paint and lead-free gasoline. We learned that some of us are intolerant to ingredients in our foods, forcing us to […]

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Candidate John Arens

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By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor Avid readers of this newspaper who also frequent the Leelanau Coffee Roasting Company and have talked with John Arens, part owner of the Glen Arbor business, know that our politics don’t align. In fact, on some days our perspectives on current issues seem as far apart as the distance from […]

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The BP oil disaster — we’re all guilty

From staff reports For some of us, the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico seems like nothing more than a story on the nightly news — a calamity happening on the other side of our continent. Of course, it does affect us all, and it ought to force us to consume less oil […]

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Growth in Glen Arbor

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By Keenan May and Peter Spaulding Sun contributors Glen Arbor is a special place, the ideal small town for many temporary and year-round residents alike. Glen Arbor has experienced significant business development in even the last five to 10 years, filling in many of the smaller buildings and re-purposing spaces from previous lives. Glen Arbor […]

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Opposes Sleeping Bear bike trail

Dear editor, With fundraising beginning by TART Trails for the Leelanau Scenic Heritage Trailway project, it’s time for people to learn the true nature of the project before they give their money. The route goes from the Leelanau-Benzie county line at Manning Road south of Empire to Good Harbor Bay at County Road 651 north […]

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Making the Grand Vision a reality

By Jim MacInnes This piece was originally published in today’s Traverse City Record-Eagle [The Grand Vision will hold a Citizen Action Expo on Monday, May 10 at the Hagerty Center in Traverse City. Learn more here.] In the fall of 2008, I joined 12,000 of my neighbors across six counties and filled out the Grand […]

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Reject Township sign ordinance!

In our opinion, We object strongly to the proposed Glen Arbor sign ordinance amendment that has been recommended by the Glen Arbor Township Planning Commission and has support from Township Board members. The ordinance as currently written states that any vehicle “used as an instrument of conveyance in transporting passengers or merchandise by land, water […]

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The Grand Vision: A Shared Commitment

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Op-Ed by Marsha Smith The traditional way to plan for roads is to conduct transportation studies, build roads and then development follows. The Grand Vision, with the full support of the Michigan Department of Transportation, made a decision to flip that process around and gather land use input first as the basis for the transportation […]

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Sustainable development Up North

Op-Ed By Keenan May Glen Arbor, Michigan’s once dichotomous sister village, Glen Haven, is a restored logging village and maritime station that boasts an experience of true authenticity. Glen Haven’s utilitarian identity is a picturesque example of what attracts most people to this area. Over 100 years ago, a $5 boat fare from Chicago’s pier […]

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Pierce Stocking tunnel proposal a joke worthy of Letterman

A copy of this letter was also sent on July 3 to Park Deputy Superintendent Tom Ulrich Dear editor, I was flabbergasted when I read about the proposed tunnel at the (Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive) lookout (“Park’s Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive Environmental Assessment available for public review,” June 11 edition). This is the most hare-brained, […]

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