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M-22 Challenge returns June 13
Upcoming EventVoted the Best Endurance Event in Northern Michigan by Traverse Magazine, the M-22 Challenge has become the “must do” event for athletes of all calibers. This run-bike-paddle race is hosted in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park. This year’s M-22 Challenge will take place on Saturday, June 13, at 8 a.m.
Children Safety vs $$$$$$$
Letter to editor/OpinionGlen Arbor will never be a bikers’ paradise until there is a safe route into and around the village. The tone of the article “Glen Arbor a bikers’ paradise”, with its emphasis on economic benefit and little concern about biker safety, borders on callousness.
Frequently Asked Questions in Glen Arbor & Sleeping Bear
NewsFrom staff reports Glen Arbor is hot. Glen Arbor is busy. You need to eat. You need to swim. You need to find a bathroom. But a line of fellow tourists snakes out the door of Art’s Tavern and down Lake Street. And no one seems to have answers for your most dire questions. That’s […]
Video: Biking the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail to Port Oneida
NewsLeg 3 of the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail, between Glen Arbor and the National Lakeshore’s Port Oneida Rural Historic District, opened in late May 2015. Glen Arbor Sun editor Jacob Wheeler took a ride on the new portion of the trail this week.
National Parks for America’s next generation
Historical Feature, Local PersonalityThis is the first in a series of articles prompted by the centennial celebration of the founding of the National Park Service. Throughout 2015, the Glen Arbor Sun will publish a range of stories about the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and people’s relationships with their local park.
Sleeping Bear on cusp of another Good Morning American bonanza
Talk of the TownFrom staff reports Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore once again find itself in the spotlight of ABC’s “Good Morning America”. In 2011, the show’s viewers picked our National Lakeshore as America’s “most beautiful place”. That gave tourism to Sleeping Bear and the Glen Arbor region a shot in the arm. This time, ABC’s Ginger Zee […]
Meet the Sylvan Inn’s new owners
Business Feature, Local PersonalityCedar residents David and Theresa Gersenson are the new owners of the Sylvan Inn, the guesthouse at 6680 Western Avenue in Glen Arbor. They closed the deal Feb. 11, almost three years after moving to Leelanau County from Nederland, Colo., a small mountain town located about 15 miles west of Boulder.
Manor on Glen Lake holds next Empire Emergency Fund concert
Upcoming EventFrom staff reports The next Empire Area Community Emergency Fund Concert will be held next Sunday, May 31, from 4-6 p.m. at The Manor on Glen Lake. Featured performers are “The Older Than Dirt Boys Band” featuring Adair Correll, Patrick Niemisto, John Kumjian, Kurt Westie and Norm Wheeler who have come together for this event […]
A tale of two lives
Business Feature, Local PersonalityPerhaps you were listening to Michigan Public Radio’s “Stateside” last winter, when an expert from Michigan State University (MSU) weighed in on the day’s topic — music education. That voice may have sounded familiar, especially to Empire residents. It belonged to Cynthia Taggart, Ph.D., who is world-renowned on the subject. Taggart also owns the Secret Garden gift shop, a place to find one-of-a-kind artisan items in Empire.
Glen Arbor a bikers’ paradise?
Investigative Article, Talk of the TownWithin the next few weeks, the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail will officially open its third leg, which stretches roughly from the Crystal River dam (on County Road 675, 1.5 miles east of Glen Arbor) up to the Port Oneida Rural Historic District. That 3.4-mile stretch will make the popular Heritage Trail nearly 13 miles long.