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Ghost Supper
Historical FeatureBy Grace Dickinson Johnson Sun contributor It was a good day for the Ghost Supper in Peshawbestown, Leelanau County. The early evening clouds were leaden and hung low in the sky. The late fall air was crisp and very still. Indian people in this land of the Ottawa and Chippewa were remembering their dead today. […]
Grape harvest promises rich vintage
Food/Organic LivingBy Ian Richardson Sun contributor Across the board in the Leelanau Peninsula the 2002 vintage looks like a great one, with all the wineries bringing in great fruit in large quantities. This year’s grape crop benefited from a long, warm growing season with rain falling right when the grapes needed it the most. While late […]
Empire Bluffs, A Great Fall Walk
Food/Organic LivingBy Jane Greiner Sun nature correspondent Last weekend on a gray and windy day a group of us walked the Empire Bluffs trail. We had all been up the bluffs before and we all looked forward to the view waiting for us at the top of the trail. A Park officer was checking vehicles in […]
The Lowly Stringer
Poetry/EssayBy Linda Jo Scott Sun staff writer Consider the lowly stringer (or, as they now say, “correspondent”). We’re the little guys who work in the rural trenches writing those small bits that glue a newspaper together. Our work is minor, we realize. In fact, our superiors never even help us figure out what to write.
Milkman’s daughter
Poetry/EssayBy Mary Sharry Sun staff writer Milk was our conspiracy. We would meet at the refrigerator for swigs right from the bottle, which he could do neatly. It was difficult for a seven-year-old. The milk dribbled down my chin or ran from the corners of my mouth.
White Gull comes home to roost, and TnT under new management!
Business FeatureBy Norm Wheeler Sun editor Dottie and Bill Thompson are starting a new chapter – again. Cousin Gene and his wife Joan Thompson have taken over TnT Video, the video rental shop, and the White Gull Inn is closing. No more B&B for B&D. However, “Grandpa’s Place,” (as Bill calls it), the small house behind […]
Fall and Changing Woman
Poetry/EssayBy Jane Greiner Sun nature correspondent The Navaho Indians have an important god named Changing Woman, who some say was the daughter of the sky and the earth. As a non-native I had a hard time comprehending the importance of this god until I began to understand that she is named for the cycle of […]
Liz Shimek: From small town to Big Ten
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ARTHUR AND HELEN HUEY SHAPED GLEN ARBOR IN “MAJOR” WAY
Local PersonalityBy Jacob Wheeler Sun editor Rooms at The Homestead used to cost $5 per night. No, really! And lakefront property cost only $8 per square foot before the BIG BANG hit Glen Arbor. Sounds like a daydream? It is – in a cozy condominium in Suttons Bay where Arthur and Helen Huey spend their days, […]
Riding the Black Horse Carriage LLC with Tom Cyr
Local PersonalityBy Norm Wheeler Sun editor Max and Maria, the two kids, climb up onto the seat next to teamster Tom Cyr, who gives the reins a touch before letting the kids hold them. We jolt into motion as the eager geldings Buster and Stash clip clop down M-22, cut over to Lake Street past the […]