Early in the morning on Monday, June 1, an apartment house caught fire in downtown Glen Arbor. Mara Miller and the Semple family, the two tenants impacted by the fire, are staying with family and friends in the area for the meantime. Miller manages the Leelanau Coffee Roasting Company’s cafe; the Semples are longtime Glen Arbor residents. Both Miller and the Semple family have active GoFundMe campaigns online to help rebuild after the loss.
Kari Beitler, a Detroit area native who lives in Cleveland and studies plant science at Cuyahoga Community College, traveled north on a road trip with her parents on Thursday, May 13, to witness and photograph the Aurora Borealis. Photography is a passion for Kari, who describes herself on her Instagram account “kari_d_away” as a “rust belt explorer, a mitten native, and a Mother Nature protector and advocate.”
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.