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Most counties in America have never had a lighthouse.
But in Leelanau, because of its peninsular status and islands, a number of them were built for the safety of 19th century shipping activity.
Congress passed the first act relating to lighthouses on Aug. 7, 1789, just a few months before George Washington was inaugurated as our first [...]
Northport forced to borrow buses to get students to school
School was delayed Monday morning after vandalism grounded four of Northport's five buses, resulting in thousands of dollars in damage.
Northport Public School superintendent Tyrus Wessell said that sometime between 7 p.m. Monday and 7 a.m. Tuesday, a vandal or vandals broke into four school buses and [...]
Glen Lake students will perform Midsummer Night's Dream on April 19, 20 and 21 at the school's Auditeria.
The musical is adapted from Shakespeare’s classic romantic comedy by Wade Bradford.
Much of the story takes place in a magical forest where the character Puck, played by Sara Watson, modernizes the dialogue as well as adding song-and-dance numbers. [...]
A rejection letter sent by the state Department of Natural Resources isn't nearly as ominous as portrayed Tuesday evening at the Elmwood Township Board meeting, according to the architect of the grant application seeking funds for a $2.4 million marina project.
A program on the Women's History Project of Northwest Michigan on Oral History will be presented by the Grand Traverse Area Genealogical Society on Thursday, April 19.
The FairTax Plan for Americans will be detailed by a guest speaker at next Monday’s meeting of the Republican Women of Leelanau County.
Volunteer groups and individuals are being sought to participate in an annual beach cleanup beginning Saturday, April 21, through May 1.
Since 1990, volunteers and members of the Inland Seas Education Association (ISEA) based in Suttons Bay have organized a Spring Earth Day Beach Cleanup in northwestern Lower Michigan.
Four Leelanau County residents are involved in the Old Town Playhouse production of As Is, which takes place during the early history of the AIDS crisis in the 1980s.
OK, I’m not going to mention the snow or the fact that Little Glen was almost frozen over again Monday, or that there is ice in the bay again. I’m not going to mention any of this and in fact I would bury my head in the sand, but it’s frozen.
