By Norm Dagen Sun contributor I often wonder why at a particular time, a noteworthy individual will magically appear in my life. I have found myself wondering this about Steven Matthew Brown, Artist in Residence of the Glen Arbor Art Association. The GAAA will hold Brown’s art opening at Thoreson Farm on Tuesday, September 21 […]

By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor This journalist traveled to New York to cover the Republican National Convention for Utne Magazine, and chronicled both the perspectives of delegates as well as the anti-Bush protestors who took to the streets to show their opposition to the administration’s policies. NEW YORK — For the delegates who gathered at […]

By Jen Semanco Sun contributor This summer I have had an ongoing debate with a good friend of mine who wants a kitten. Not just any kitten, mind you, but a pedigreed “pixie-bob” tail-less kitten. These cats run between $600-$1200, not including the cost of shipping it to Michigan. So why pay that much money […]

We always pick up a copy of the Glen Arbor Sun. It has been a wholesome paper with informative human interest articles. Truly a pleasure to read. Not so with the August 26, 2004 issue. I was surprised and disappointed to see it go political. It apearrs the article regarding President Bush was intentionally mean […]

By Norm Wheeler Sun editor Dave and Susan Haughn are the new owners of the Maple Lane Resort on the south shore of Little Glen Lake. Residents of Burdickville, Dave (a teacher in the Traverse City school system) and Susan (a social worker/therapist) are delighted to be moonlighting at Maple Lane Resort on Dorsey Road. […]

By Eartha Melzer Sun contributor TRAVERSE CITY, Monday August 16 — Despite northern Michigan’s reputation as a Republican stronghold, more than a thousand protestors took to the streets to crash George W. Bush’s party at the Traverse City Civic Center earlier this month. The acting commander-in-chief flew into Cherry Capitol Airport on Air Force One […]

By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor Preceding the creation of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in 1979, and long before tumultuous conflicts over golf courses and land swaps divided the local community, The Homestead was given sewage easements on two parcels of land totaling 12.9 acres just north and east of the sprawling resort.

By Abby Noble Sun contributor Abby (Chatfield) Noble, of Leland, set out to hike the Appalachian Trail with her now-husband, Kenny, in the fall of 2003. She recounts their awe-inspiring journey in this (and in the next) issue of the Glen Arbor Sun. Abby honed her writing skills at the Interlochen Arts Academy. She and […]

By Pat Stinson Sun staff writer First, a disclaimer. I am not a member of the esteemed Mycological Society of America, the North American Mycological Association, nor any organized amateur mushroom club. I am the lowliest of wild mushroom fanciers, a two-timing (spring and fall) picker of the rankest sort, perhaps best likened to a […]

By Jo Anne Wilson Sun international correspondent SAIGNON, France — Greetings from Southern France . . . land of lavender, honey and heat! For the second year in a row this region is experiencing extremely high temperatures and no rain. Intense heat and low humidity create an oven-like atmosphere. My days are devoted primarily to […]