Sue Bullock: from helicopters to oils

By Corin Blust Sun contributor When Sue Bullock was five years old, she opened up an art book in the basement of the community church and decided she wanted to be a painter. “It just clicked, I realized that people painted, they actually did that kind of thing, it amazed me and I realized that […]

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The wit and wisdom of Glen Lake’s Grand Dame

By Chase Edwards Sun contributor Glen Lake’s Grand Dame, Jeanette Miller, passed away last month. In her honor, we reprint this piece from a July, 2000 issue of the Glen Arbor Sun “Oh, Honey, you woke me up from my nap. Don’t you know I take a nap from 4 to 5 everyday? Honey, it’s […]

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Cell phone-less locals are dying breed

By Joel Gaff Sun contributor I thought I was in a parallel universe when I heard her say it. “Let me give you my cell phone number,” she said. No, I wasn’t about to score the digits of some hot supermodel. Heck, I wasn’t even going to get a date. However, what I was going […]

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Local craftsman Paul Czamanske preserves woodworking traditions

By Corin Blust Sun contributor In a world of mass production, Paul Czamanske, owner and craftsman at Underbark New Mission Furniture in Maple City, prides himself on the unique and lasting design of his work. His beautifully created furniture is something that he knows will be appreciated and loved by generations to come. “When I […]

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Painter Carol Spaulding opens at Lake Street Studios

By Corin Blust Sun contributor Even though local oil and pastel painter Carol Spaulding has traveled all over, she still finds the rolling hills, sparkling water and colorful gardens of Leelanau County most intriguing. Spaulding is devoting her show at the Lake Street Studio’s Center Gallery from July 28-August 3 to the water, land and […]

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Developing Glen Lake’s film people

By F. Josephine Arrowood Sun contributor As Hollywood embraces northern Michigan for the second annual Traverse City Film Festival on July 31-August 6, the Glen Arbor Sun profiles two local residents who are developing their chosen crafts in acting and production in LA’s legendary movie industry. Budding filmmaker Lark Arrowood vividly remembers the thrill of […]

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Latinos in our midst: a Quichua indigena from Ecuador

By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor Miriam comes from south of the border. Her skin is darker than the white hue covering most of us. And when she speaks English (which is totally fluent), the r’s roll of her tongue like waves on the ocean. What separates Miriam from other Latinos in northern Michigan is that […]

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Tim Lewis bids the Big Apple goodbye for “ideal” Empire

By Corin Blust Sun contributor Timothy Lewis, an Empire watercolorist, was raised in Midland, attended Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, and lived in New York City for most of his adult life, but he spent his childhood summers hanging out at his grandfather’s barbershop in downtown Empire. “I could go down and hang out at […]

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Transformative Portal: The Paintings of William Allen

By F. Josephine Arrowood Sun contributor Leelanau County artist William Allen has been known both locally and nationally as a metal sculptor, with works included in permanent collections as diverse as the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, the University of Florida, the Detroit Zoo, Crystal Mountain’s Art Park and the collection of Jeopardy’s Alex […]

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Spanglish: A Mexican-American in our midst

By Nadine Gilmer Sun contributor Part two in a series on local Hispanics living in northern Michigan I remember two childhoods. There is one in Mexico, with my cousins and my numerous relatives, and good food, and noise and life filling every nook and cranny. I also remember my childhood in the United States This […]

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