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Developing Glen Lake’s film people
Local PersonalityBy F. Josephine Arrowood Sun contributor As Hollywood embraces northern Michigan for the second annual Traverse City Film Festival on July 31-August 6, the Glen Arbor Sun profiles two local residents who are developing their chosen crafts in acting and production in LA’s legendary movie industry. Budding filmmaker Lark Arrowood vividly remembers the thrill of […]
Civil War units highlight Port Oneida Fair
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Scenes from the Fourth of July
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The Greencards, an American Composer, Prairie Winds open festival
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Century-old Glen Lake Manor reopens its doors
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Glen Arbor firefighters climb high with new ladder truck
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Latinos in our midst: a Quichua indigena from Ecuador
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“Soaring and Gliding”
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Northern Michiganders give Guatemalan children a Safe Passage
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Beth Bricker, Lake Street Studios diversify the art
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