Cedar’s newest restaurant offers fresh, local dining

By 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 […]

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Friends of Library hold popular annual book sale

By 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 […]

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Local craftsman Paul Czamanske preserves woodworking traditions

By 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 […]

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Painter Carol Spaulding opens at Lake Street Studios

By 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 […]

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Developing Glen Lake’s film people

By 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 […]

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Civil War units highlight Port Oneida Fair

Press release The cavalry is coming. So is the heavy artillery, the infantry, and the sharpshooters. Civil War re-enactors will highlight this year’s Port Oneida Fair. On Friday August 4 and Saturday August 5 the Port Oneida Rural Historic District of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will host the fifth annual Port Oneida Fair. […]

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Scenes from the Fourth of July

Photos 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 […]

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The Greencards, an American Composer, Prairie Winds open festival

From 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” […]

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Century-old Glen Lake Manor reopens its doors

From 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, […]

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Glen Arbor firefighters climb high with new ladder truck

By 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 […]

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