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Friendly Tavern breakfast menu

Breakfast Menu available Monday – Saturday. 7:30a.m. to 11.00 a.m. Sunday, 7:30 a.m. ‘till Noon Omeletts Empire Omelette Ham, mushrooms, onion & cheddar cheese.  $7.50 Denver Omelete Ham, green pepper, onion with a choice of Swiss or cheddar cheese. $7.50 Farmer’s Omelette Ham, onions, potatoes, tomatoes, with a choice of Swiss or cheddar cheese. $7.50 […]

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Olympic Dreams, Olympic Nightmares

Will Chicago’s bid for the 2016 games adorn the Windy City in beautiful rings or lock it in handcuffs? By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor This story originally appeared in Mindful Metropolis magazine. Imagine two glorious weeks of summer when the entire world comes to nearby Chicago — which is our local city, judging by the […]

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America’s Lakeshore: Behind The Dune Climb

By Bill Herd This story originally appeared on Leelanau.com The Dune Climb at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is perhaps the best known natural feature in Michigan. A surprising number of people haven’t just seen a picture of it or viewed it from an overlook – they know it from having had direct personal […]

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Stones are the bones of the Earth

By Michael Murphy Sun contributor “Landscape Stonemasonry is an All Generations Event.” ¬— a Chinese Proverb Stone is a substance conspicuously linked to the history of the human race. It has provided shelter from the elements, protection from enemies, housed goddesses and gods and reflected the wealth of nations. Stone has been used for tools, […]

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Signs, tickets relieve congestion at Empire beach

By Jacob and Norm Wheeler Sun editors In response to parking congestion during the height of summer at Empire’s popular public beach, the Village Council erected signs, laid boulders on either end of the lot and is paying the Leelanau County Sheriff’s Department as much as $10,000 this summer to maintain order and keep the […]

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Upcoming events: Library home tour, Eagles’ golf

Glen Lake Community Library 2009 Home Tour The Friends of the Library will hold their biennial Home Tour on Thursday, July 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets cost $15.00 and are NOT sold at the homes. Tickets, which are limited, may only be purchased in advance from: Friends of the Library Board members, […]

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Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce celebrates 60 years

Last survivor of Chamber’s founders, John Dorsey, passed away last winter By Linda Peppler Sun contributor Six decades ago, in March of 1949, the Glen Lake Resort & Business Bureau was established to promote civic, social, cultural and business interests in the Glen Lakes area. Once sleepy Glen Arbor grew as a tourist destination in […]

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Out of retirement, into the hardware

By Codi Yeager Sun contributor Margaret Hodge has found her dream job. “I get to hang out with men all day long and then not have to clean or cook for them when I go home at night!” jokes the owner of Anchor Hardware, a small, jack-of-all trades store on M-22, just north of the […]

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Is our asparagus obsession weird?

MSN.com’s travel site named our own Empire Asparagus Festival among “The World’s Weirdest Festivals”. “The Empire Asparagus Festival in Empire, Mich., is dedicated entirely to this perennial vegetable. Michigan is one of the top asparagus producers in the U.S., but since Empire is known more for its artsy side than its agricultural one, the festival […]

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Bridging the Gap

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The Narrows Bridge over the Glen Lakes is being rebuilt this summer, so take a detour on M-109 west of Little Glen Lake (and past the Dune Climb) or on CR 675 east of Big Glen Lake (and over Inspiration Point) to reach Glen Arbor. But don’t forget about the important businesses, galleries, movie rental […]

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