Barb’s Bakery: “life, warmth and connection to people:

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By Jenny Robertson Sun contributor Glen Arbor, Michigan lost a bit of its warmth and sweetness this year with the closing of Barb’s Country Oven. After a great run of 20 years on the corner of Lake Street and M-22, proprietor Barbara Richardson pulled up her sign, turned off her oven, and moved her wooden […]

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All-Michigan website weaves community

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By F. Josephine Arrowood Sun contributor Chances are you’ve seen Andy McFarlane hard at work, although you may never have met the 44-year-old web designer and indefatigable entrepreneur. His comprehensive website Absolute Michigan hosts, promotes, and provokes lively interchange, showcasing a multitude of Michiganders, Michigania, Michitwitters, and much more. The “All Michigan, All the Time” […]

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Why we care about the “Olden Days” at Port Oneida

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By F. Josephine Arrowood Sun contributor As you drive or hike the verdant landscapes of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (the local branch of the National Park Service), you spy a rustic log cabin tucked away in a deep glade, and wonder who lived there in the “olden days.” Later, you pass a one-room […]

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Healing energy offered at Evolve

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By Pat Stinson Sun contributor A creative person, Cindy Kochis (pronounced Kō-shĭs) finds many outlets for the artistic energy that flows through her. She is close to finishing her first novel. She freelance writes and helps businesses and organizations promote themselves through her company, Creative Counsel, Inc. She sells journals and notepads decorated with photographs […]

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Dunegrass savior: Glen Arbor Sun interview with Ryan Lake

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By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor You’d have a hard time imagining it once you see how great this year’s Dunegrass Festival (July 31-Aug. 2) turns out, but Ryan Lake and Win Win Productions didn’t come aboard to help revive Empire’s cherished music festival until two months ago. Seemingly dead in the water after last year’s […]

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“Everyday Art” at North Gallery

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By F. Josephine Arrowood Sun contributor With its bright red carriage doors beckoning a warm welcome, Lake Street Studios in Glen Arbor — a former three-stall mechanics’ garage — houses several stellar art galleries, each with its distinctive focus on beautifully crafted and aesthetically pleasing goods. Step through the left-hand doors into North Gallery, and […]

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Art and camaraderie in Glen Arbor

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By Nadine Gilmer Sun contributor Just west of the Good Harbor Grill and Boone Docks, on the Lake Michigan side of M-109 in Glen Arbor, are several art galleries run by four women who have developed an interesting camaraderie over the years. They’ve even gone so far as to call themselves sisters. They are Ruth […]

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Target Women: let them eat yogurt

The Glen Arbor Sun interview with Sarah Haskins By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor Chicago native, and Glen Arbor summer native, Sarah Haskins is all the rage with web-savvy young women these days. Her hilarious, and smart, satirical show “Target: Women” airs at 7 and 10 p.m. on Thursdays (Eastern Standard Time) as part of infoMania […]

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Castles are a Marine family

By Codi Yeager Sun contributor Anyone who has served in the military knows the meaning of brotherhood. For Kevin, Keith and Kyle Castle, that concept takes on additional significance. The three brothers, who grew up near Maple City and graduated from Glen Lake High School, all chose to serve in the United States Marine Corps—a […]

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The Glen Arbor Sun Interview: John Peppler

In honor of Memorial Day, we spoke with Glen Arbor native and Coldwell Banker real estate broker John Peppler about his service in Vietnam and the way that experience has impacted his life, and views on service and patriotism, since coming home. If you Google his unit, the 1st Battalion 20th Infantry, you’ll find that […]

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