By Jane Greiner Sun staff writer

This feature photo of Good Harbor Grill chef Leah Doe Simkins feeding the Echo Valley pigs “Tasty” and “Delicious” appeared in the Glen Arbor Sun last summer, and unbeknownst to us, the restaurant’s fine staff posted it on their bulletin board and invited employees to choose an appropriate caption. Through an extensive espionage campaign, and […]

By Jane Greiner Sun contributor Fifteen impressively large panels of photos ten feet wide and five feet tall will decorate the walls of the new timber frame building at Cherry Republic in downtown Glen Arbor for the opening of the Farmland Preservation Exhibit on Friday, June 27th. Read Greiner’s article on how Cherry Republic’s timber […]

By Norm Wheeler Sun staff writer “There’s everybody’s own version of events, and then there’s what happened. All the loose ends you find in between are what make it interesting.” Rob Rader

By M. Leth-Soerensen Sun food critic My son and I have a lunch date for 1 p.m. on a Thursday afternoon. We arrive at the lovely modern Victorian home on the outskirts of Glen Arbor where Rose Saavedra lives with her two teenage children. After opening the front door we are led to the functional […]

By Jane Greiner Sun nature correspondent A few weeks ago we lived in a world of muted color tones, the ground was brown and the trees were just starting to show pink and chartreuse buds. Everyone was busy searching for mushrooms, enjoying the Trillium, planting gardens, or waiting for bass season to open. Now the […]

By Forest Mullin Sun contributor

By Jane Greiner Sun staff writer The timber framing for the supporting walls of the new building at Cherry Republic went up in just one day. Robert Foulkes and his crew of six, from White Oak Timber Framers of Suttons Bay assembled, hoisted, braced, pushed and pounded the tree-sized components into place. “Handy Randy” Weirich, […]