Libby Brydges honored by golf tourney

Press release The ladies of the Dunes Women’s Golf League lost a member and a dear friend this winter, Libby Brydges in a tragic incidence of carbon monoxide poisoning. To celebrate Brydges’ life and love of golf, they are sponsoring a Libby Brydges Memorial Golf Tourney on June 26 at the Dunes Golf Course in […]

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Park’s Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive Environmental Assessment available for public review

Press release The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore’s Lake Michigan Overlooks Environmental Assessment is available for public review until July 6. The Environmental Assessment (EA) describes and analyzes alternative approaches for addressing visitor safety, resource damage and maintenance issues at the Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive while continuing to offer the spectacular views at this popular […]

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Summer Singers harmonize again

Press release All adults who like to sing are invited to join the Glen Arbor Art Association’s Summer Singers, who meet every Tuesday from June 23 until the concert, August 11, at the Glen Lake Community Reformed Church in Burdickville. No tryout. Just come — once or twice or every time. Last year, 70 people […]

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Premium Pour and the Leland Wine & Food Festival

The Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association (LPVA) recently started a new “LPVA Second Fridays” series that allows wine lovers a chance to experience Leelanau County’s award-winning wines and unique tasting rooms after hours (from 5-8 p.m.) on the second Friday night of every month. Ciccone Vineyards Tasting Room Manager Jaclyn Eikey says, “This is not business […]

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Winter Fun!

In this picture, the Velis boys take the plunge into Empire’s South Bar Lake. Photo by Ryan Romeike Empire will hold its famed Winterfest on Feb. 13-15 (visit www.empirechamber.com for information), and Glen Arbor will hold its own frigid fiesta on Saturday, Feb. 14 with a perch-fishing contest from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. and […]

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Remembering Sportsman’s Shop co-owner Marie Smith

From staff reports Locals will have an opportunity to support “Marie’s boys” — her husband Bob and her sons, Wes and Brad, who own the Sportsman’s Shop and make up the crew of the charter fishing boat, “The Mariah” — at a weekend fundraiser, Nov. 15-16 at the shop in Glen Arbor. Door prizes will […]

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Local candidates for office talk politics

By the Glen Arbor Sun staff When locals go to the voting booths on Tuesday, November 4, they’ll have to choose between Democratic and Republican candidates for office in six races (not including the presidential Obama-McCain horserace) — from a U.S. Senate seat down to a village treasurer and three competing for two village trustee […]

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Sleeping Bear Dunes to be featured on postage stamp

From staff reports The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (the local branch of the National Park Service) will be featured on a commemorative stamp to be issued by the United States Postal Service on October 2. With Sleeping Bear Bay as the backdrop, 27 Lakeshore plants and animals are depicted on the pane honoring Great […]

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Chamber sponsors microbrew festival

By Linda Peppler Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce Imagine the aroma of barbeque tickling our senses. Imagine this on a clear fall day in Glen Arbor. Imagine no more. The Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce will sponsor its inaugural BBQ and Brew Festival on Saturday, September 13 from noon until 4 p.m. under a tent […]

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Re-lighting South Manitou

By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor Half a century after the lighthouse on South Manitou Island went dark, the 104-foot-high landmark will soon illuminate the treacherous waters of the Manitou Passage once again. The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (the local branch of the National Park Service) has teamed up with the Manitou Island Memorial Society […]

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