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The wit and wisdom of Glen Lake’s Grand Dame
Local PersonalityBy Chase Edwards Sun contributor Glen Lake’s Grand Dame, Jeanette Miller, passed away last month. In her honor, we reprint this piece from a July, 2000 issue of the Glen Arbor Sun “Oh, Honey, you woke me up from my nap. Don’t you know I take a nap from 4 to 5 everyday? Honey, it’s […]
Cell phone-less locals are dying breed
Local PersonalityBy Joel Gaff Sun contributor I thought I was in a parallel universe when I heard her say it. “Let me give you my cell phone number,” she said. No, I wasn’t about to score the digits of some hot supermodel. Heck, I wasn’t even going to get a date. However, what I was going […]
These are not your mother’s piano lessons
Business FeatureBy Carol Purcell Sun contributor What if I told you there is a method that teaches you to play great music of many styles — jazz, pop, ballads, classical and blues —from your first lesson? What if I told you this broad-based music education method would teach you accompaniment skills, composition, improvisation, the ability to […]
Dunegrass Festival ’06 tops the charts
Upcoming EventBy Jacob Wheeler Sun editor This region has hosted some pretty bitchin’ musical acts over the years, but never have we seen a lineup this juicy: Electric Hot Tuna, Song of the Lakes, the Neptune Quartet, Steppin’ In It, Seth Bernard & Daisy May and wait, listen to this, Greg Brown and Iris Dement! Do […]
Lake Street Studios bring back performance with Arts Collage
Upcoming EventBy Jacob Wheeler Sun editor The action is returning to the Lake Street Studios. On Saturday, July 29, the Studios, across from Cherry Republic on Glen Arbor’s Lake Street, will hold their first ever Arts Collage, featuring visual arts, wine tasting, readings, live music, multimedia entertainment and even a “performance philosopher.” The Studios’ Center Gallery […]
Getting to know Cedar
Business FeatureBy F. Josephine Arrowood Sun contributor What is there to do in Cedar now that the Polka Fest has rolled up its dance tent and beer barrels? Leelanau County’s central hub, with its one blinking-light intersection, may look like a one-horse burg — but there’s plenty to see, do, and buy on Kasson Street (County […]
Cedar’s newest restaurant offers fresh, local dining
Business FeatureBy Pat Stinson Sun contributor Blend an artist’s vision, a chef’s craft, and an entrepreneur’s spirit. Season with family collaboration and community support. The result is Cedar’s long-awaited family restaurant which, when paired with a gold medal-winning winery, lingers deliciously on the palate. The Cedar Rustic Inn and Longview Winery tasting room, on the site […]
Friends of Library hold popular annual book sale
Upcoming EventBy Jane Greiner Sun contributor Thousands of good used books will be offered for sale at the popular Friends of the Glen Lake Community Library book sale on August 3-5. Each year crowds of book lovers flock to the Glen Arbor Town Hall to look over the tables of books and pick out armloads of […]
Local craftsman Paul Czamanske preserves woodworking traditions
Local PersonalityBy Corin Blust Sun contributor In a world of mass production, Paul Czamanske, owner and craftsman at Underbark New Mission Furniture in Maple City, prides himself on the unique and lasting design of his work. His beautifully created furniture is something that he knows will be appreciated and loved by generations to come. “When I […]
Painter Carol Spaulding opens at Lake Street Studios
Local PersonalityBy Corin Blust Sun contributor Even though local oil and pastel painter Carol Spaulding has traveled all over, she still finds the rolling hills, sparkling water and colorful gardens of Leelanau County most intriguing. Spaulding is devoting her show at the Lake Street Studio’s Center Gallery from July 28-August 3 to the water, land and […]