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Color season takes its sweet time

But that’s just fine

By Amy Hubbell
Of The Enterprise staff

Unseasonably mild temperatures have delayed the fall color season yet another week, with low to moderate color reported in the entirety of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Included is the Leelanau Peninsula, where leaf peeping has been kind of More...

Chair expects study group for septics

At next County Board meeting

By Eric Carlson
Of The Enterprise staff

Advocates for a countywide septic inspection ordinance have something to cheer about. More...

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Michigan law requires local governments to inform their citizenry through public notices published in newspapers of record for their communities. These notices provide residents with an easy path for following the work of their elected officials. More...

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Sports

Lakers notch first district win since '12

By Jay Bushen
Sports Editor

Glen Lake senior Peyton McDonough and his teammates could care less who the opponent is. At this point in the season, a win is a win. More...

Elks escape Northport in overtime

Senior striker Brett Dyer did all he could to lead North Bay to an upset no one saw coming — and he came close. More...

Suttons Bay revs up run game, wins big

Mikesell: 18 carries, 227 yards

By Jay Bushen
Sports Editor

The old ground-and-pound pedigree of the Suttons Bay football program is alive and well in the new 8-man era. Offensive linemen Ben Cox, Nick DeJong, Zach Morton, Seth Megill and Alex Aguilar made sure of it on Friday. More...

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THE MYSTERY SOLDIER

Northport man hopes to identify soldier pictured in Civil War photo

By Amy Hubbell
Of The Enterprise staff

Bob Newell felt someone looking at him while working in his kitchen last week. Newell was removing walls in his Shabwasung Street home when he noticed a small tintype photo. More...

Northport to salute area vets with memorial at Haserot Park

By Patti Brandt Burgess
Of The Enterprise staff

For many local men who served in the Civil War the last soil to touch their boots was that of Northport. That’s where they boarded ships at what is now the G. Marsten Dame Marina to take them to the front lines. More...

Talk of the County

Having a conversation with John O’Neill

Name: John O’Neill Town or township of residence: Downtown Cedar, in Solon Township. Resident since: Leelanau County since 1979, Cedar since 1988. More...

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Schools-of-Choice adds wrinkle to expansions

The results of competition are not always pretty, but in the long run they should be efficient and economical. More...

Make special day...special

Happy belated Indigenous Peoples Day. Leelanau County commissioners “officially” set the day for Oct. More...

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Courts

Charge: Bust yields too many plants

A 37-year-old Leelanau Township business owner pleaded guilty Tuesday in 86th District Court to possession of marijuana in connection with a search of his property that yielded 25 more plants than was allowed under his medical marijuana license. More...

S-B man pleads guilty to hot tub assault

A 68-year-old Suttons Bay man on Tuesday pleaded guilty in 86th District Court to a charge of assault and battery in connection with a July 15 incident in which he grabbed, punched and kicked three women who were in a hot tub. In return for his More...

Brethren woman charged with causing accident

A 42-year-old Brethren woman was arraigned on a charge of felony drunken driving that stemmed from a Sept. 19 motor vehicle crash at South Manitou Trail and East Traverse Lake Road in Cleveland Township. Carissa L. More...

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FRESH WATER

MIDDLE SCHOOL students from Suttons Bay took in a study excursion to Traverse City to kick off their study of the Great Lakes. More...

Coming up: Loaf meeting

Big crowd expected

By Eric Carlson
Of The Enterprise staff

A standing-room-only crowd of excited Sugar Loafers crammed into the Sugarfoot Saloon in April 2005 to hear the new owner of the resort, Kate Wickstrom, announce that she expected to put ski runs back in operation for the 2006-2007 ski season. More...

$3,000 ‘donation’ returned in Solon

By Amy Hubbell
Of The Enterprise staff

A $3,000 payment made by a man who proposed to build and operate a medical marijuana grow and processing facility in Solon Town has been returned. The payment has been described as a “donation” and to set up an escrow account to cov More...

Local News

Community steps up to help Hall of Fame coach

By Amy Hubbell
Of The Enterprise staff

Randy Weber continues to recover from a Sept. 12 woodcutting accident that could have easily taken his life. Meanwhile, friends and family have been busy organizing a benefit dinner and auction to help Weber and his family. More...

County Dates

Sugar Loaf meeting planned California real estate investor and attorney Jeff Katofsky, owner of Sugar Loaf since 2015, will unveil his plans for the long-shuttered resort at a public forum set for 11 a.m. More...

Corrections::

A cutline on the front page of last week’s Enterprise flip-flopped the names of two children, Selah Brown and Jesse Leaveck, as they appeared in a photo taken at an event at Leland Public School. More...

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Outdoors

No official list for top 5 lakes, but none above Glen Lake

By Alan Campbell
Of The Enterprise staff

There’s no doubt that Glen Lake, embraced by Sleeping Bear Dunes to the west and Miller Hill to the east, is beautiful. And there’s no lack of locals who consider it one of the most beautiful lakes in the world. More...

Could be awhile for sixth history book

Wondering when to pick up that sixth book by award-winning history writers M. Christine Byron and Thomas R. Wilson? It may be awhile, reports Byron, although the Grand Rapids and Glen Lake couple are staying busy in the meantime. More...

Deering’s 8-point highlights bow season success

By Jay Bushen
Sports Editor

Josh Deering passed up an 8-point early in the season for good reason. Another buck had his attention. “I had pictures of it in the beginning of the season and started narrowing down through trail cameras where he was,” Deering said. More...

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