BARC hopes to build workforce housing with recycled materials

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From the outside, it may seem surprising that a recycling company would be interested in building homes. But for Andy Gale, President of Bay Area Recycling for Charities (BARC) in Traverse City, the move makes complete sense. Not only is it an opportunity for their organization to step up the “reuse” portion of the “3Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,” but it also enables Gale to return to his roots in construction. And, perhaps most notably, it could offer access to more affordable housing that northern Michigan desperately needs.

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“Ukrainian people are protecting the world with our blood”

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Lake Leelanau Rowing Club coach Viktor Grebennykov and his wife Diana—both natives of Ukraine who currently live in Traverse City— aren’t hiding news of the war in their homeland from their young children. But they moderate which videos and photos Ellis, 4, and Tim, 2, see on the television and computer screens, even as the Russian military continues its daily shelling of Ukrainian cities. Nevertheless, the children comprehend the human costs of this hellish war, and how it endangers family members whom they have never met but know from frequent video chats.

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Fifth generation son of Fishtown captures Leland legacy in paintings

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The Glen Arbor Sun caught up recently with Clay Carlson, a fifth generation son of Leland fishermen whose paintings capture the legacy of historic Fishtown. We asked Clay about his family history in Leland and the importance of fishing for each generation, what Fishtown means to him, what inspires his paintings and what they tell us about the history of Leelanau.

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Elijah Allen sets scene for The Accidentals’ “Eastern Standard Time”

The Accidentals released the music video Friday, Feb. 4, for their beautiful new song “Eastern Standard Time.” The visuals feature local hobby videographer Elijah Allen’s awe-inspiring footage of himself ice skating across frozen Lake Leelanau in January. Click here to watch the video. The Glen Arbor Sun caught up with Allen to learn more about his incredible video and how he teamed up with The Accidentals.

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Painting scenes of Leelanau: profile on Linda Alice Dewey

Each week through 2022, the Glen Arbor Sun will feature a Q&A with a Leelanau County resident who shapes life in the peninsula through their business, their art, their service, their kindness, or otherwise. We lead off the series with Linda Alice Dewey, a painter, author, occasional contributor to this newspaper, and host of the “Glen Arbor” community group on Facebook. In this interview, we talked with Linda about her paintings, which are often inspired by photographs of Leelanau County scenes.

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Remembering Michael Buhler, a man of impeccable taste, curiosity and talent

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For 20 years, Michael Buhler was co-editor of the Sun. He designed these pages, adeptly arranged advertisements like Tetris blocks, and placed the stories and photos before you. Mike helped turn this rag into an attractive, full-color newsprint magazine with ads and images that pop, and stories that educate—a true asset of our vibrant community. But no longer. Mike died suddenly on the afternoon of Thursday, Aug. 16. He leaves a void in our hearts the size of the Manitou Passage.

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Boonedocks holds Boonapalooza Sept. 2 on the deck

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Labor Day is nearly upon us, and summer is on the wane. Send summer 2018 off in style with an afternoon-long mini-music fest on the deck at Boonedocks in the heart of Glen Arbor. Boonapalooza returns on Sunday, Sept. 2, with a lineup that includes: Cabin Fever; Luunappi; N3Z; Straydoggies; Uncle Z and Unusual Suspects.

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Sleeping Bear facility manager Lee Jameson retires after 41 years with National Park

Lee Jameson, facility manager at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, retired on Aug. 3 after 41 years with the National Park Service (NPS)—nearly 24 of them at the National Lakeshore. Jameson, a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources Forestry, worked one summer for the Washington State Department of Fisheries before landing a seasonal laborer position with Sleeping Bear Dunes in 1978 restoring the lighthouse complex.  

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The Blues Moves North: the Story of Junior and Sugar

Robert Jr. Whitall (aka Junior) brought his girlfriend Shirley Mae Owens (aka Sugar) to the Sleeping Bear Dunes in August of 1998 for camping, swimming, and hiking. They also attended the Dunegrass and Blues Festival. Sugar fell in love with Robert Jr. and the beautiful Sleeping Bear Dunes. Robert Jr. has been exploring the area since the 1980s. The following year Junior proposed to Sugar in New Orleans at Mardi Gras on Lundi Gras at Harry Connick Jr’s Orpheus parade. Junior remembers, “I had my grandmother’s ring and Sugar caught it!”

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RIP, Mike Buhler

The Glen Arbor community, family and friends, and the braintrust of the Glen Arbor Sun newspaper are devastated by the sudden passing, Aug. 16, of H. Michael Buhler, who died of a heart attack. He was 57 years young.

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