America’s Lakeshore: Behind The Dune Climb

By Bill Herd This story originally appeared on Leelanau.com The Dune Climb at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is perhaps the best known natural feature in Michigan. A surprising number of people haven’t just seen a picture of it or viewed it from an overlook – they know it from having had direct personal […]

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Sustainable development Up North

Op-Ed By Keenan May Glen Arbor, Michigan’s once dichotomous sister village, Glen Haven, is a restored logging village and maritime station that boasts an experience of true authenticity. Glen Haven’s utilitarian identity is a picturesque example of what attracts most people to this area. Over 100 years ago, a $5 boat fare from Chicago’s pier […]

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Stones are the bones of the Earth

By Michael Murphy Sun contributor “Landscape Stonemasonry is an All Generations Event.” ¬— a Chinese Proverb Stone is a substance conspicuously linked to the history of the human race. It has provided shelter from the elements, protection from enemies, housed goddesses and gods and reflected the wealth of nations. Stone has been used for tools, […]

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Lemonade stand lessons, from a son to a father

By Bill Dungjen Sun contributor My son is seven years old. He has successfully completed his first grade year at Glen Lake School. This summer, his grandest plans include making his own independent fortune as a lemonade salesman. One hot afternoon, he asked if he could set up the lemonade stand that his mother bought […]

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Chamber Music North plays Burdickville

Press release The Spectrum Brass Quintet will play a concert at the Glen Lake Community Reformed Church in Burdickville on the east shore of Big Glen Lake on Friday, August 21 at 7 p.m. as part of Chamber Music North’s village concert series. Founded in the fall of 2008, the Spectrum Brass Quintet is dedicated […]

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The story of Art’s two-headed fish

From staff reports On the right, with the gun, is William M. Walker Jr., a General Manager of United Delco, General Motors Corporation, at his retirement Banquet October 25th, 1972, at the Latin Quarter in Detroit, Michigan. He is being presented with a purportedly mutant two-headed fish. It was told he caught this monster on […]

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Circus comes to town

From staff reports The Empire Sleeping Bear Eagles have signed a contract with the Kelly Miller Circus for an all-new show this summer. The circus will roll into town on Wednesday, August 19, following a one-year hiatus. Everyone is invited to come out and watch the animals being unloaded and fed, and the elephants raising […]

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A memorable meal at North

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By Norm Wheeler Sun editor You smell the Seafood Stew just inside the door, and the hunger you brought now grips you in earnest. The conversations from the various rooms, the clinking of glasses, the whooshing of waiters in and out of the adjacent kitchen doors, and tonight’s hostess Janice Fink, all welcome you into […]

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Skimmin’ Up North

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Press release Sleeping Bear Surf & Kayak of Empire held its second annual SBX Up North Skim Competition on Sunday August 2. The competition was held at North Bar Lake. The event was to be held the day before but weather forced the postponement until Sunday. There were 30 competitors of all ages from as […]

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Third Running Bear Race a huge success

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Press release The weather cooperated with a blue-sky day as 707 people participated in the third annual Running Bear 5K Race held on July 28 in Glen Arbor. Two hundred and five children participated in the kid’s one-half mile run, cheered on by an enthused gallery of grandparents, parents and siblings. The race has turned […]

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