Sports/Adventure

Second annual M-22 Challenge

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The M-22 Challenge triathlon returned for a second tour on Saturday as 300 athletes biked 17 miles around the Glen Lakes, ran up the Dune Climb and back (2 miles), and paddled 2 miles into the morning fog on Little Glen Lake. Check out our live videos below of the bikers at the starting gate, […]

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Re-challenging Sleeping Bear

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From staff reports The M-22 Challenge triathlon returns for a second year, and on Saturday, June 12 beginning at 9 a.m., 300 contestants will bike around the Glen Lakes, run up the Dune Climb, and paddle Little Glen Lake. This year the finish line has been moved back on land, 15 feet from the water […]

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A new angle on afternoon sports

By Joe Blondia Sun contributor Students at The Leelanau School have taken advantage this spring of the unique outdoor opportunities in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore surrounding their campus. The “Field and Stream” sports group has fished many local lakes in the evenings after class. They have also taken a charter fishing trip aboard […]

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Spring pilgrimage: Play ball!

By Sudsy Cheroot Sun sports guru “For lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; the flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land.” For many years, legendary Detroit Tigers radio announcer Ernie Harwell used […]

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Glen Arbor holds WinterFest

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Glen Arbor will heat up (well, kind of) for WinterFest 2010, to be held on Saturday, Feb. 13. A Perch Fishing Contest is scheduled for 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. And don’t miss the Chili Cook-off on the deck at Boone Docks, from noon until the chili is gone … and winter hibernation resumes. The […]

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Hoop dreams

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From staff reports The Glen Arbor Township Hall’s original basketball backboards have been retired. The Gordon family of Northwood Drive paid for new, retractable backboards and hoops to be installed in advance of their daughter’s town hall wedding ceremony and reception on Jan. 16. Retired Hall of Fame Coach Don Miller and Cherry Republic czar […]

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County tennis co-op program serves aces

By Tim Sutherland Sun sports nut The Leelanau County high school tennis co-op program is one of the coolest stories to hit the Glen Arbor sports scene since the glory days (both of them) of the WAG softball team. There are many reasons why we’re blessed to live in Leelanau County. One of the penultimate […]

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Skimmin’ Up North

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Press release Sleeping Bear Surf & Kayak of Empire held its second annual SBX Up North Skim Competition on Sunday August 2. The competition was held at North Bar Lake. The event was to be held the day before but weather forced the postponement until Sunday. There were 30 competitors of all ages from as […]

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Third Running Bear Race a huge success

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Press release The weather cooperated with a blue-sky day as 707 people participated in the third annual Running Bear 5K Race held on July 28 in Glen Arbor. Two hundred and five children participated in the kid’s one-half mile run, cheered on by an enthused gallery of grandparents, parents and siblings. The race has turned […]

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Glen Lake girls bring the world’s sport home

By Nadine Gilmer Sun contributor Sports fans worldwide adore the game of soccer (football, by its true name), but in northern Michigan, you won’t find people skipping summer grill parties to watch the World Cup. Has the world’s sport passed us by? Not so fast. Girl’s soccer at Glen Lake school is on the rise […]

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