From staff reports On Wednesday, April 13, at 7 p.m. at the Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Center on 6686 South Center Highway, a forum entitled “Seasonal Worker Housing For Michigan Agriculture” will be held. The presenters are Connee Canfield, farmer, migrant housing developer and site manager for SunRISE migrant worker apartments in Hartford, Mich.; Majed […]

Recently, the Glen Arbor Sun was fortunate enough to speak to renowned local author and poet Jim Harrison, who lives with his family on a farm in Northern Michigan. Harrison has published a collection of novellas, Legends of the Fall; novels: Wolf, A good Day to Die, Farmer, Warlock, Sundog and Dalva; and collections of […]

Join rangers this month for the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore’s first ever InstaMeet!What is an InstaMeet?It’s a fun event where Instagram users (IGers) meet up, take photos, and get to know each other! However, you do not have to be an Instagram user to join in the fun!Anyone is welcome to participate in these ranger-led hikes.Participants are encouraged to bring a camera or a phone to capture images during the hike.

From staff reports On Wednesday, April 6, at noon at the Leelanau County Government Center the League of Women Voters Leelanau County will host a forum entitled “Early Childhood Intervention Improves Public Health”. Presenters will include Robin Hornkohl, Early Childhood Specialist at the Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District and Shen Chefalo, author of Garbage […]

From staff reports Honor, Mich., painter Lauren Everett Finn set a goal of painting 100 flower bouquets in 2016. She saw the project as a way to challenge herself by imposing limits on her subject matter. Finn discusses this project at the next “Talk About Art” interview, Sunday, March 20, 2 p.m. at the Glen […]

From staff reports The next Empire Area Emergency Fund concert will feature the Turtlenecks (Michael Sullivan, Steve Carey, Norm Wheeler) with special guest vocalist Wes Ivankovich and take place at Art’s Tavern on Sunday, March 20, from 4-6 p.m.

From staff reports The Glen Arbor Art Association’s “Mostly Music Series” will examine 70 Years of Jazz – Bebop and Beyond on Sunday, March 13 at 7 p.m. Back in the 1970s, Bob Foskett saw a need for a music history course that dealt specifically with Jazz when he discovered that most music history classes, […]

Are you a business or employer in the greater Glen Arbor area who needs workers this tourism season? If so, please send your job description, desired qualifications, pay and contact information to editorial@GlenArborSun.com and we’ll post it here. • The Manor on Glen Lake is looking for a manager, cooks, dishwashers and servers, full- or part-time, […]

The Leelanau Conservancy announced today that it has officially acquired the Palmer Woods Forest Reserve — 707 acres of contiguous hardwood forest that stretches over 2 miles north to south. Palmer Woods is located just over a mile from Big Glen Lake and just beyond the bluff that marks the western edge of Miller Hill.

From staff reports On Wednesday, March 2 at noon in the lower level of the Leelanau County Government Center the League of Women Voters Leelanau County will host a forum entitled “Challenges Faced by Leelanau County Schools”. Panelists will include superintendents and principals from Northport, Leland, Glen Lake, Suttons Bay, St. Mary’s, The Leelanau School, […]