Glen Arbor Sun to resume publishing on Memorial Day

Welcome back, northern Michigan beach lovers, We’ll kick off our eleventh season of producing the Glen Arbor Sun newspaper on May 25, just before the tourists arrive in beautiful Leelanau County for Memorial Day weekend. Thereafter, look for news from our area in local restaurants, grocery stores and boutiques, or here on our website, every […]

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Dirt piles dwarf Empire no more

By Norm Wheeler Sun editor Darlene Friend at the Empire Village Office says Front Street will be paved by November 15, the opening day of gun deer season when the asphalt company closes down. “We really wanted to have the asphalt done by winter, and they’re pretty close to being on time. When the water […]

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Glen Lake Community Library holds seventh annual book drive

Donations accepted November 14 through December 14 Press release A special holiday tradition continues as we kick off our annual call for children’s books. The Friends of the Library, in cooperation with Glen Lake School’s “Parenting Communities” program (formerly the “Way To Grow” program), are seeking donations of new books for children in our community […]

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Dunegrass revelers prepare to party again

Empire folk festival brings in nationally known acts By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor Just when it looked like Empire’s eclectic annual music festival might brown and die like an undernourished field during a scorching August, the Dunegrass Festival suddenly has a new lease on life. Stephen Volas and Jeremiah Sequoia (great name!) of Grassroots Productions […]

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Susan Werner sings her way into Glen Arbor

By Norm Wheeler Sun editor The Manitou Music Festival brings the enormous talent of folk & jazz performer Susan Werner to Glen Arbor for a concert at the Leelanau School on Sunday, July 31, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are only $15, and patrons are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets for what promises to […]

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Fourth annual Port Oneida fair tells story of rural culture

By Susan Pocklington Sun contributor Each August, amid the pastoral setting of meadows, maples, barns, farmhouses and corncribs, the Port Oneida Rural Historic District awakens from its peaceful slumber and comes alive with activity true to the period when it was a community of robust settlers. Once again visitors are invited to step back in […]

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An Anchor from the depths is cause for celebration

By Helen Westie Sun contributor Empire’s biggest event of the year, the Anchor Day festival, will be held, as always, during the third Saturday in July, which falls this year on July 16. The celebration commemorates the raising of the village’s famous anchor from the depths of Lake Michigan in July of 1977, and its […]

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“Ode to Joy” resonates through the Dunes

Press release One of the most-anticipated events of the summer, the Manitou Music Festival’s annual Dune Climb Concert, will be held Sunday, July 17, at 7 p.m. Free to the public, this popular event opens the Festival and is held at the base of the Sleeping Bear Dune Climb. Families are encouraged to bring chairs, […]

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Bicentennial Barn, turning 30, needs a facelift

By Norm Wheeler Sun editor One of Leelanau County’s landmarks is preparing for a facelift. The patriotic paint job on the Bicentennial Barn near Good Harbor is fading, but hopefully the community spirit that initiated it is not. Owner Susan Shields and painter Dennis Gerathy are hatching a plan to restore it, and they are […]

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Cedar Polka Fest gets ready for season number 24

By Pat Stinson Sun contributor The community of Cedar is abuzz this week preparing for its biggest annual event: the renowned Cedar Polka Fest which begins this year with a flag-raising ceremony on Thursday, June 30, followed by music, dancing and special events until 9 p.m., Sunday, July 3. Merchants are busy stocking their shelves […]

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