Glen Lake Manor’s ‘sale on the porch’

Out with the old, in with the new.

People driving along Glenmere Road in Empire at the end of August may have noticed the pre-renovation sale happening on the front porch of the historic Glen Lake Manor. Old treasures out of the 118-year-old building included everything from books, jewelry, and lamps from the rooms on the second floor, to furniture like the old chairs and the chandelier from the restaurant that once stood there.

Susan Rife, the owner of the Manor, has been clearing out the building and putting items up for sale since the beginning of August. Some of the household items that didn’t sell from the first sale, like lawn and desk chairs, children’s books and other knick knacks, were donated to the Empire Lions Club.