Holiday Marketplace

Check out the Holiday Marketplace at the Glen Arbor Township Hall on the weekend following Thanksgiving, opening at 7 p.m. on Friday evening, Nov. 23, and running through Saturday, Nov. 24, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The Holiday Marketplace follows Glen Arbor’s famed Pajama Party sale at various stores around town from 5-7 a.m. (yikes) on […]

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A Glen Lake Honeymoon, 1942

By F. Josephine Arrowood Sun contributor A couple planning to wed these days has a huge and bewildering variety of decisions to make, from the color of the bridesmaids’ gowns to the reception location to the wording of their marriage vows. Last but not least in the wedding sequence comes the honeymoon: to the modern […]

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A Marathon autumn for Ranae Ihme

From staff reports Chicago — the city of skyscrapers, wind chill, good hotdogs, bad baseball … and heat stroke. That’s right, the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 7 was stopped in the middle of the race this year as temperatures reached the mid-90s and volunteers on the sidelines ran out of water. A police officer from […]

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Foothills restaurant celebrates 50 years

By Pat Stinson Sun contributor In the sixties, if you dined at The Foothills Restaurant near Glen Lake, a baked chicken dinner with relishes, a loaf of bread, salad, potato, vegetable and beverage could set your pocketbook back $3.50. Fast-forward to 2007. A lunch of chicken tenders can still be had for $3.75, but a […]

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Wrapping the Fall Classic

By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor How fitting that on the very night in October the Boston Red Sox captured their second World Series championship in four years Alex Rodriguez, the most talked-about and highest paid athlete in America, shunned the New York Yankees and opted for free agency. The old guard is in disarray, and […]

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Southern Pie-in-the-Sky

By Pat Stinson Sun contributor Just arrived — our last, weekly CSA (community-supported agriculture) bag of fresh booty from Black Star Farms. It’s a monster, too. Hefty packages in past weeks have revealed a Christmas-like surprise beneath the eggs, parsley, chives, lettuce, spinach, corn, carrots and tomatoes. Sometimes, a portion of a giant watermelon, a […]

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A Christmas caught between culturas

By Nadine Gilmer Sun contributor I felt a prickling of guilt as I sawed into the trunk of the knee-high tree and attached it to my dog’s harness. She barely noticed it on the walk home except when she looked back and saw its drag marks in the snow and scattered pine needles. “What a […]

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Snow Angels

By Mary Sharry Sun contributor If Clyde didn’t hurry, he and Pearl would be late for the Christmas Eve candlelight service. Pearl waited at the foot of the stairs for him. From the top of the steps light from the lamp on their bedroom dresser streamed through the doorway. She called up to him, “Clyde, […]

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Zoom, Zoom!

Check out the third annual Tour de Leelanau as it peddles by you on Saturday, September 15. The race will travel through most of the county. Learn where by visiting www.tourdeleelanau.com. Photo courtesy of Iceman Productions Look for our coverage of holiday shopping, winter sports including the Empire & Glen Arbor Winterfests and Michigan’s early […]

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Exquisite tastes draw a big crowd to Epicurean Classic

By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor You’ve heard this before: northern Michigan is on the map. You know some of the reasons why. Pristine beaches, azure waters, rolling hills, unpretentious locals, bike races and a great local film festival. Add world-class cuisine to the list. In mid-September thousands of foodies will converge on the Hagerty Center […]

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