T.R.A.M.P.S. aloft in Empire

By Mike Buhler The Traverse Area Model Pilots Society took to flight at the Empire Airport last Saturday, with hundreds of model airplanes, and several hundred participants and spectators from across the Great Lakes region. Doug Sattler (below) is typical of the members, a ten-year enthusiast from Traverse City with 19 airplanes. Asked about when […]

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“Something there is that doesn’t love a wall” — Robert Frost

The new beachscape at the Empire waterfront. Will the wall block the lake view from the parking lot? Photo by Norm Wheeler Stay tuned for coverage in future issues of the Glen Arbor Sun. Also to come, later this summer, we’ll chronicle the fight to protect historic objects in the Crystal River; we’ll learn about […]

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Asparagus Festival … Hers and His

Last year Empire’s Heidi Skinner (l) donned the asparagus stalk and lovely lipstick for the village’s annual festival the weekend before Memorial Day. This year it was her husband Paul (r). Who wins the beauty contest?

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Sun sets over Little Glen Lake

… and with it the Glen Arbor Sun goes into hibernation for the winter. Thanks again for your readership this year, and look for us again on Memorial Day weekend, 2007. Photo by Ryan Romeike Look for more of Romeike’s fine photography on our website or in our print edition. This past year he’s captured […]

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A Local Barn in all its Autumn Splendor

photo by Cookie Thatcher The Glen Arbor Sun will take a break for the next few weeks as we enjoy northern Michigan’s fall colors and catch up on sleep. We publish our final issue of 2006 on November 9. Thanks for your readership!

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Labor Day bridge walks

Peace activisits cross the Mackinaw Bridge on Labor Day in a call of solidarity to bring home the troops (left, photo by Marilyn Bagdonas). Glen Arborites cross the Narrows Bridge on Labor Day — an annual tradition (right, photo by Joanne Rettke).

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Bringing in the harvest

Will Hendricks (left) marvels at last year’s apple harvest. After washing the freshly picked apples, they are pressed in a hand-cranked machine. Finally, his mother Sharon Hendricks (right), filters the fresh apple juice through cheesecloth to remove pulp, readying fresh apple juice ready for the glass!

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Scenes from the Fourth of July

Photos by Ryan Romeike (l) and Joanne Rettke (r) Glen Arbor held its first Independence Day Boat Parade on July Fourth, sponsored by the Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce. Don’t miss Empire’s Anchor Day festival coming up on July 15 and Glen Arbor’s third annual Village Art Fair on July 19, and also check out […]

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Spring in Bloom!

photo by Ryan Romeike Notable Quotable: “I often wonder if our forefathers who worked in the Empire Lumber Company mill along Lake Michigan ever took the time to pause, look about, and realize what a beautiful spot it was here in Empire.” — Dave Taghon, Empire wiseman

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Serene Autumn

A bird’s eye view of the D.H. Day farm and Lake Michigan displays the full splendor of fall. Photo by Don Miller

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