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Local passionate environmentalist fights on
Local PersonalityBy Jacob Wheeler Sun editor Watching Bob Grooters mingle with the baristas at Glen Arbor’s Leelanau Coffee Roasting Company and greet the few folks seated outside on a typically quiet fall day, he looks as unassuming as any northern Michigan year-rounder. You wouldn’t think Bob is worth $150 million. But that’s the amount of increased […]
Sun sets over Little Glen Lake
Photo Spread… and with it the Glen Arbor Sun goes into hibernation for the winter. Thanks again for your readership this year, and look for us again on Memorial Day weekend, 2007. Photo by Ryan Romeike Look for more of Romeike’s fine photography on our website or in our print edition. This past year he’s captured […]
Local boys explore America’s world role in new documentary
Investigative ArticleBy Jacob Wheeler Sun editor Now that the elections are over, let’s talk politics. Let’s enter the ring and debate about Bush, and the Muslim world, and the war on terror. Wait, no, not the kind of boxing match discussion that pits only two sides against each other — each off in their own corner […]
Art Forum Berlin In 1,000 Words or Less
Dispatch from AfarBy Steven Matthew Brown Sun contributor Steven Matthew Brown, a former Artist in Residence at the Glen Arbor Art Association, is a native Detroiter. Brown is currently pursuing his Masters in Fine Arts at the Bauhaus Universität in Weimar, Germany. Photo by Norm Dagen “121 galleries from 22 countries will show new works by their […]
Before We Hibernate: Leaves, Wood, Food
Poetry/EssayBy Holly Wren Spaulding Sun contributor Each fall my mood takes a plunge when things start dying off around me. At the end of the growing year, there is a thread of despair as I remember my own mortality and the end that comes in the cycle all living things. Low pressure or the stirring […]
Glen Lake Library holds holiday book drive, “Stories & More”
Upcoming EventFrom staff reports A special holiday tradition continues as we kick off our eight annual call for children’s books on November 15. The Friends of the Glen Lake Community Library, in cooperation with Glen Lake School’s “Parenting Communities” program (formerly the “Way To Grow” program), are seeking donations of new books for children in our […]
Community Thanksgiving: America Unchained!
Upcoming EventFrom staff reports On November 18, the Saturday before Thanksgiving, communities around the country will celebrate America Unchained! — a national event sponsored by the American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA), that urges communities to “unchain themselves” and to shop only at locally owned independent businesses for the day. AMIBA is inviting all independent retailers, independent […]
New website gives ridesharing a lift
Talk of the TownFrom staff reports Whether you are looking for a ride to work or looking to share your ride with others, a new website makes ridesharing safe and easy for commuters in northwest Michigan. www.NMRide.net was recently launched as the official website connecting commuters for ride sharing to work, activities and more throughout the Traverse Bay […]
Is Leelanau’s farmland in danger?
Investigative ArticleUpcoming ballot proposal would protect land from development By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor “Cape Cod of the Midwest!” While certainly a compliment to our home’s beautiful land and sparkling waters, this attribution to Leelanau County has become something of a dubious honor in the eyes of many locals, who fear that as this county’s popularity […]
A Local Barn in all its Autumn Splendor
Photo Spreadphoto by Cookie Thatcher The Glen Arbor Sun will take a break for the next few weeks as we enjoy northern Michigan’s fall colors and catch up on sleep. We publish our final issue of 2006 on November 9. Thanks for your readership!