Realtors help new Glen Lake superintendent find local home

From staff reports

It’s a well-known story. Finding an affordably-priced home in Leelanau County is difficult.

For Glen Lake School, finding the right superintendent has also been a challenge. Jason Misner started on the job in August. He’s the fifth at Glen Lake (including two interim superintendents) since 2019.

The local community wanted to make sure Misner and his wife, Julie, and their children (in seventh grade, fourth grade, and kindergarten) stayed. That meant finding them a home.

Up stepped local realtors. First they found the Misners a rental near the Glen Lake Reformed Church on the east side of Big Glen Lake. Then when the late John Peppler’s house in Glen Arbor was scheduled to hit the market on Nov. 2, listing agent Peter Fisher worked with Ranae and Bob Ihme to give the Misners a head start and make an offer before a potential bidding war began. It was a collective real estate decision made for the good of the community. Glen Lake’s new superintendent got the house after leaving a school district near Kalamazoo where he had worked for 17 years.

Fisher and Peppler were colleagues at Coldwell Banker. Peppler, an affable realtor and popular local ski coach, died on Aug. 9 after contracting a tick-borne disease.

“The whole community has been extremely helpful and welcoming to us,” said Jason Misner. “A huge thank you to the Ihmes and to Peter Fisher.”

“John Peppler sounded like a pillar of the community. Just hearing how much service he gave back makes us want to continue his legacy.”

This story was sponsored by Northwoods Hardware.