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Anthony Stewart of Suttons Bay delivers a pitch during a baseball game played Tuesday at Glen Lake.
The clutch pitching of Anthony Stewart propelled Suttons Bay to a sweep of Glen Lake on Tuesday in the Northwest Conference baseball opener for both Leelanau County teams.
The second annual Leelanau Classic baseball and softball tournament is on for Saturday — but where it will be played was still up in the air as of Wednesday morning.
"Our parking lot is 3 feet in slush and mud," said Leland baseball coach Hank Burch. "It may have to be moved to Suttons Bay."
ALYSSA KORSON of St. Mary, running for Suttons Bay, clears a hurdle enroute to winning the 300-meter hurdles Tuesday.
“It felt great to finally get outside.”
That was the reaction from Suttons Bay varsity boys’ and girls’ track coach Cody Inglis after the Norse teams finally had to a chance to compete Tuesday at Glen Lake.
Time to take a spin around the Leelanau County sports scene:
Suttons Bay All-State golfer Nate Kelly has signed a national letter of intent to play at Saginaw Valley State University.
Leland, Northport and The Leelanau School began the belated 2007 tennis season with victories this week.
The Comets took three of four singles matches over Glen Lake Monday on the way to a 5-3 win over the Lakers.
Elmwood Township is moving closer toward establishing a special assessment district that would erase budget strains caused by increased expenses to fund fire and rescue services.
Taxes, however, would increase to make up the shortfall.
Local insurance agents agree that fire insurance premiums for many residents of Suttons Bay and Bingham townships have gone down — or will go down soon — as a result of improved service from the Suttons Bay-Bingham Fire and Rescue Department.
Contingency plans are in place to respond to calls for help in the event that the Cedar Fire Department is unable to.
Representatives from the Solon and Centerville township boards sat down earlier this month with Cedar fire chief Albin Rosinski to iron out differences between him and volunteers who called for his resignation at as [...]
Property values may have dropped in some parts of the U.S. and even in some parts of northwestern lower Michigan — but they weren't down last year in Leelanau County, according to county equalization director Laurie Spencer.
"We do not have a declining real estate market in Leelanau County," Spencer said, "but we do have a [...]
A permit for work to improve drainage on M-109 near the Dune Climb has been issued to the National Park Service by the state Department of Environmental Quality.
The Park Service has received a permit to excavate approximately 83 cubic yards of material to create a 166-foot long, 3-foot stream channel under M-109.
