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Observatory sees heavenly bodies
Business FeatureBy Norm Wheeler Sun staff writer “What’s the most amazing thing you’ve ever seen with this telescope?” asks a visitor to the Leelanau School’s Lanphier Observatory. My stock answer is another question: “You mean in the sky, or on the beach?”
Portrait of An Artist: Greg Sobran
Local PersonalityBy M. Leth-Soerensen Sun staff writer Entering the Sobran gallery on the west side of Glen Arbor one is offered a feast for the eye. There one comes face to face with impressionistic paintings of local scenery marked by their brilliant colors. Tropical Key West and images from France and Italy also adorn the walls […]
Coyotes roam Alligator Hill; Incidents With Dogs Reported
Investigative ArticleBy Jane Greiner Sun staff writer Mary Sutherland frequently walks her dog along the foot of Alligator Hill just off Forest Haven Road where she lives. On a recent walk in the woods beside Forest Haven where the pavement ends, her son Bob’s dog, Mabel, bounded up the hill on its own even as her […]
“In the Voice of the Olsen House”
Historical FeatureBy Anne-Marie Oomen Sun staff writer The following story, told from the perspective of the house, was read at a public reception held by Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear on Thursday, August 7 at the Olsen farm, located north of The Homestead on M-22 in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
“Roughin’ It” in the Sleeping Bear Dunes
Sports/AdventureBy Torin Yeager Sun staff writer There are times in one’s life when a sudden thirst for adventure arises from deep down in one’s soul. This is generally known as a mid-life crisis, but at age 15, I certainly do not feel middle-aged. I haven’t been lacking for adventure lately, but a little more excitement […]
Mysterious, madness and intrigue of the Manitou Passage
Historical FeatureBy Christina Campbell Sun contributor One late afternoon in prehistoric northern Lower Michigan, a Native American war party lay siege to an enemy group and left only seven survivors. These survivors surreptitiously followed their attackers to South Manitou Island and silently slaughtered most of them in their sleep. Those not killed awoke the next morning […]
Dunegrass Festival doubles up
Upcoming Event– from staff reports Endurance is the unofficial theme for this year’s Dunegrass Festival, to be held this weekend, August 1 and 2, in the open field behind the St. Philip Neri Church in downtown Empire. Revelers have enjoyed this day of music and dance so much over the years that festival organizers Mike Vanderberg […]
Taking off the sandles and Steppin’ In It
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Living with the gypsy moth
Investigative ArticleBy Wayne and Mary Ellen Koser Following are excerpts of an article that first appeared in the Summer 1974 edition of The Explorer, a scientific magazine published by The Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Thirty years later it is still relevant as gypsy moths continue to plunder our forests.
Biking the Crystal River, no seriously!
Sports/AdventureBy Lance Legstrong Sun extreme sport Correspondent (Editor’s note: the following tongue-and-cheek article is a jaunt into the ridiculous and should not be interpreted as having any bearing on the real-life controversy over low waver levels in both the Glen Lakes and the Crystal River).