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Scenes from the Fourth of July
Photo SpreadPhotos by Ryan Romeike (l) and Joanne Rettke (r) Glen Arbor held its first Independence Day Boat Parade on July Fourth, sponsored by the Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce. Don’t miss Empire’s Anchor Day festival coming up on July 15 and Glen Arbor’s third annual Village Art Fair on July 19, and also check out […]
The Greencards, an American Composer, Prairie Winds open festival
Upcoming EventFrom staff reports The Manitou Music Festival, under the auspices of the Glen Arbor Art Association, will kick off its 2006 season with the traditional Dune Climb Concert in collaboration with the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore on Sunday, July 16, at 7 p.m. The headlining act this year is The Greencards, a “new grass” […]
Century-old Glen Lake Manor reopens its doors
Business FeatureFrom staff reports Nancy Wright is at it again. Four summers after she and Janet Niewold bid Le Bear Restaurant goodbye to make way for Dominic Moceri’s gigantic Le Bear Resort at the north end of Lake Street in Glen Arbor, Wright is charging onto the local scene once again. The 100-year-old Glen Lake Manor, […]
Glen Arbor firefighters climb high with new ladder truck
Investigative ArticleBy Jane Greiner Sun contributor Firefighters at the Glen Arbor Township Fire Department are proud of their new state-of the-art ladder truck, a Pierce Quint, number Q331. They were eager to bring it out and set it up for photographs and a demonstration of the incredibly long ladder. Firefighter, EMT Andrew Anthony stabilized the 70,000-pound […]
Latinos in our midst: a Quichua indigena from Ecuador
Local PersonalityBy Jacob Wheeler Sun editor Miriam comes from south of the border. Her skin is darker than the white hue covering most of us. And when she speaks English (which is totally fluent), the r’s roll of her tongue like waves on the ocean. What separates Miriam from other Latinos in northern Michigan is that […]
“Soaring and Gliding”
Historical FeatureOne of 182 images in Pete Sandman’s book “Soaring and Gliding: The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Area” shows L.D. Montgomery being winch launched on the Frankfort beach during the 1939 American Open meet. Montgomery, who flew to Northport on this flight, was the overall winner of the contest that year. Photos from Sandman’s book […]
Northern Michiganders give Guatemalan children a Safe Passage
Upcoming EventBy Jacob Wheeler Sun editor GUATEMALA CITY — The children’s Christmas pageant at Safe Passage, near the dump in this gritty urban hell, resembled similar pageants all across the United States last December. Kids dressed up in costumes made of brown crate paper or wings made out of yarn string, and danced in front of […]
Beth Bricker, Lake Street Studios diversify the art
Upcoming EventBy Corin Blust Sun contributor If you’ve ever stepped into the Lake Street Studios, across the street from Cherry Republic in Glen Arbor, chances are you’ve spoken with Beth Bricker, part of a family team that runs the Forest Gallery on the building’s south side. “I talk to everybody, way too much,” says Bricker. “I […]
Tim Lewis bids the Big Apple goodbye for “ideal” Empire
Local PersonalityBy Corin Blust Sun contributor Timothy Lewis, an Empire watercolorist, was raised in Midland, attended Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, and lived in New York City for most of his adult life, but he spent his childhood summers hanging out at his grandfather’s barbershop in downtown Empire. “I could go down and hang out at […]
Empire renews Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Business FeatureBy Jane Greiner Sun contributor Breakfast will be just one of the features at the revamped Tiffany’s Café in Empire under the management of Ashlea Walter. The local community leader is giving the business a new lease on life after taking over from Dick Owen who ran the ice cream shop for the past 25 […]