Creativity Abounds at “Imagine That”

By Ashlea Walter Sun contributor Invited to a Baby Shower? Having a Baby? Want to pamper a new mother? Or maybe you have aspirations to be the best aunt or uncle, grandmother or grandfather around and need the perfect present? If you’re affected by the recent Baby Boom, look no further than Glen Arbor’s own […]

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County native’s medical training takes her to rural, poor Mayan clinic

Liz Martin says three-month experience changed her life By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor Part two in a two-part series on locals doing humanitarian work in Guatemala RIO DULCE, Guatemala – In a setting as meager as the Ak’tenamit project site, located in the jungle of eastern Guatemala, a hike and a motorboat ride away from […]

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Glen Clark’s Trailing Edge Art

By F. Josephine Arrowood Sun contributor Visitors to Empire’s Glen Lake Library may have seen two posters that appear to be of 1930’s vintage, touting the glories of Sleeping Bear Bay and the Empire Bluff in muted blues, taupes and charcoal hues. Yet these retro-chic artworks are new, original creations of Traverse City native Glen […]

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A refined Leelanau School is Ripe in the Land of the Sleeping Bear

By Norm Wheeler Sun editor Is your school overcrowded and boring? Are the classes dull and generic? Is everybody separated into isolated cliques, and none of them feel comfortable to you? Are you learning little more than how to hide and slide between the cracks because they want you to be a square peg in […]

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A barber and his dog keep a bygone era alive

By Thomas Benn Sun contributor American males who hire someone to cut their hair can be divided into two indistinct classes. On one hand are those who go to a traditional barber shop, usually identifiable by the barber pole out front. And on the other hand are those modernists who patronize a styling salon, in […]

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We Did Not Come Over Here on the Mayflower

By Lois Beardslee Sun contributor We did not come over here on the Mayflower. We did not come up the Cumberland Gap. We did not follow Daniel Boone or De Soto or a black-robed priest. We came from the tops of tall trees that softly bent down and laid their boughs upon the earth so […]

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For local hoops star, a championship game, a spot on US national team, and beyond

By Sudsy Cheroot Sun sports writer Pete Schimpke replaced a northern Michigan basketball coaching legend when he took over Ted Swierad’s Glen Lake girls team in 1999. Never easy to replace a Hall of Famer, the transition was a lot easier when he first laid eyes on a rapidly budding superstar, sophomore Liz Shimek. “You […]

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Empire basks in the Second Annual Spear-It of Spring

Ashlea J. Walter Sun contributor Villagers and tourists came out of winter hibernation to celebrate together in Empire on May 20 and 21. The reason? Asparagus, of course. Thankfully, the weather committee for the Empire Asparagus Festival worked hard all winter to ensure a beautiful blue-sky weekend for the Second Annual fete to celebrate the […]

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What happened while you were away?

The river, the arcade, the chocolate and the other new faces in town By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor You know that anticipation of spring — that pining for the day the snow melts and leaves behind a few surprises? Who dropped their mittens on the ground last fall, only to be buried under the drifts? […]

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In impoverished, war-torn Guatemala, county locals try to make a difference

Sutherland brothers encourage volunteers for trip next fall By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor “Study is not the goal, DOING is. Do not mistake ‘talk’ for action. Pity fills no stomach. Compassion builds no house. Understanding is not yet justice.” — Rabbi Pirke Avot Part one in a two-part series on locals doing humanitarian work in […]

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