“If you haven’t read Kathleen Stocking, you don’t know Leelanau.” So it is a great gift she gives us with her new book, Gathering Light—another collection of essays focused on the Leelanau but informed by almost 30 additional years of observing nature, participating in community, reading voraciously, traveling bravely, and endlessly pondering life on earth—from our little Up North paradise as it evolved through time to our place in the universe.
Two popular area trails—the Leelanau Trail and the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail—were among this year’s inaugural picks for the Pure Michigan Trail and Trail Town designation program.
A developer working on behalf of Dollar General has withdrawn its offer to purchase three lots from the Flaska family in Maple City, realtor Deb Brown confirmed to the Glen Arbor Sun. Brown, who represents the family, said the offer was withdrawn on Friday, May 10.
From staff reports The Glen Lake Library in Empire has temporarily moved to the green pole barn on M-22 just south of town (the former home of Grocers Daughter Chocolate) while the new library is being built on Front St. Pictured above is library director David Diller. Meanwhile, the Empire Lakeshore Inn has officially opened […]
On Thursday, May 9, a series of seiches impacted Fishtown, dramatically raising the Leland River. Seiches are common but the higher water levels this year make the docks and shanties more likely to flood.
The idea of opening a small market in Empire dawned on Mae Stier last spring after Deering’s Market closed. Shuttered was a lifeblood business in this close-knit town. For decades, community members had come to Deering’s to buy food and daily provisions, to cross paths and interact.
The Glen Arbor Arts Center is hosting a yarn bomb Maker Day on Sunday, May 19, from 1-3 pm at the GAAC, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. This is one of several Makers Days leading up to a September 15 yarn bombing/installation at the GAAC.
Susan Wink, a Big Rapids resident, shares stories from her 2019 artist’s residency with the Glen Arbor Arts Center on Friday, May 17, at noon at the GAAC, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
From staff reports The Leelanau Community Cultural Center, Knee Deep and Veterans Housing USA are getting ready for summer with a pre-season dance party at the Old Art Building in Leland on May 18 from 6-10 pm. Tickets are $15 and includes free pizza. Doors will open at 6 and music will begin at 7. […]
The third weekend of May marks the annual Asparagus Festival in Empire. Each spring the Empire Chamber of Commerce hosts the festival to celebrate the arrival of spring––and the asparagus crop––with local food, beer, and music on Front Street in the village.