A fire broke out early Saturday morning in a unit on the east side of LeBear Resort. Nobody was hurt, but the resort located at the north end of Lake Street in Glen Arbor suffered substantial damage. Blu, the restaurant attached to LeBear, was not affected by fire or water damage, but co-owner and chef Randy Chamberlain announced on Facebook yesterday that he will be closed indefinitely until utilities are restored.
The wonderful work of Frankfort artist Ellie Harold will once again grace the walls of Blu. The restaurant in Glen Arbor will celebrate Harold’s work with an afternoon art showing and reception from 1-3 p.m. on June 11. Punch and hors d’oeuvers will be served. Please call 231-334-2530 to RSVP.
When Randy met Mari, it was loathe at first sight. “She’d just moved back (to Northern Michigan) from California,” said Randy Chamberlain, who is today the chef-owner of the Glen Arbor restaurant Blu. But when Randy met Mari Patton, he was sous chef, the deputy head chef at Windows, an Elmwood Township restaurant. This was the 1980s, and Mari Patton had brought back with her all sorts of West Coastisms, including “purple highlights” in her “wavvy” hair. “So before there was any interaction or conversation, (I) immediately had an impression of her,” Randy said of Windows’ newly hired server. “It was something you’d sneer at.”