Holiday Marketplace

Check out the Holiday Marketplace at the Glen Arbor Township Hall on the weekend following Thanksgiving, opening at 7 p.m. on Friday evening, Nov. 23, and running through Saturday, Nov. 24, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The Holiday Marketplace follows Glen Arbor’s famed Pajama Party sale at various stores around town from 5-7 a.m. (yikes) on […]

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Zoom, Zoom!

Check out the third annual Tour de Leelanau as it peddles by you on Saturday, September 15. The race will travel through most of the county. Learn where by visiting www.tourdeleelanau.com. Photo courtesy of Iceman Productions Look for our coverage of holiday shopping, winter sports including the Empire & Glen Arbor Winterfests and Michigan’s early […]

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Exquisite tastes draw a big crowd to Epicurean Classic

By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor You’ve heard this before: northern Michigan is on the map. You know some of the reasons why. Pristine beaches, azure waters, rolling hills, unpretentious locals, bike races and a great local film festival. Add world-class cuisine to the list. In mid-September thousands of foodies will converge on the Hagerty Center […]

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Celebrating “Empire anchor” Mike Vanderberg with Dunegrass originals

From staff reports A benefit for the family of Mike Vanderberg and a celebration of his life will take place at two locations in Empire on his birthday, Sunday, September 30, with music from noon until 10 p.m. at Johnson’s Park and an early dinner at the Town Hall beginning at 2 p.m. The main […]

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Haunted Hayride returns to Empire

The Empire Eagles will hold their Haunted Hayride at 3805 E Empire Highway (M-72 near Gilbert Road) on two upcoming weekends: October 19 & 20 and 26 & 27. The goblins and ghosts arrive at 7:30 p.m. and charge $10 per victim. Be afraid. Be very afraid!!! Photo courtesy of Laura Sielaff The Glen Arbor […]

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Tireless Connie Binsfeld looks forward to Narrows Bridgewalk

By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor Connie Binsfeld, the Burdickville resident and former lieutenant governor of Michigan under John Engler, hasn’t missed a single Labor Day Bridgewalk, and she doesn’t plan on watching from the sidelines this year either. The popular annual trek across the Carl Oleson Jr. Memorial Bridge, which splits Big and Little Glen […]

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Manitou Music Festival finale showcases Ann Arbor Violinist

From staff reports The Manitou Music Festival is delighted to host what will be an enchanted evening of music with a performance by classical violinist Gabriel Bolkosky and pianist Michele Cooker. The concert is set for Thursday August 30 at 8 p.m. at The Leelanau School north of Glen Arbor. Tickets cost $15 in advance […]

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The circus is coming!

From staff reports For the first time this decade, the circus is returning to southern Leelanau County. Hosted by the Empire Sleeping Bear Eagle’s Club # 4404, the Kelly Miller Circus will arrive at the Eagles’ property on M-72 east of Empire for one day on Saturday, August 18 and raise the tent between 8:30 […]

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Reenacting the pre-industrial era at Port Oneida

From staff reports The Port Oneida Rural Historic District in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (the local branch of the National Park) will come alive Friday and Saturday, August 10 and 11, during the sixth annual Port Oneida Fair. The two-day event will showcase the crafts, skills and traditions that made rural life productive […]

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Young novelists return to Glen Arbor Art Association

By Corin Blust Sun contributor Even though they were lucky enough to be artists in residence at the Glen Arbor Art Association last summer, Jeremiah Chamberlin and Natalie Bakopoulos have decided to return this August for another residency in Glen Arbor. They will occupy the apartment in the relatively new Art Association building from August […]

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