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Jenny Evans is as unique as every piece of art she creates.
At 28, the Northport art teacher has a "joie de vivre" that is put into everything she does. Evans, a native of the Upper Peninsula, graduated from Munising High School and in the years since has blazed a trail for herself similar to her [...]
It was a vacation in 1964 that first brought Ed Love to Leelanau County. His family enjoyed it so much they tried to make it an annual event.
To help fulfill the goal, his parents bought property in Empire Township in 1968, and that’s where he lives today.
She was a legal pioneer
A 6-ton granite boulder outside the county building in Leland bears her name.
Emelia Schaub. But who was she and what did she do?
Born in a log cabin in Centerville Township in 1891, Schaub was a maverick, breaking social and gender barriers locally, state and nationally. The daughter of
Provemont pioneers Simon and [...]
Steve Baker laughed when he heard how he was selected as one of the people to be featured in this week’s Diversions section, which chronicles people who march to a different beat.
It had been reported to the Enterprise that when Baker was scuba diving years ago, he suffered a bad case of the bends – [...]
His voice is turned up so loud that the only way he can tone it down is to speak in whispers.
He's a self-proclaimed workaholic, which he says is better than the alcoholic he would return to if not for working so much.
He's a church-going, blue collar, outdoor maintenance man more at home on a dozer [...]
If you ask Northport resident Jim Wetherbee – an 85-year-old guy who isn’t afraid to admit he’s a nude model – what it means to be “a character,” his response is clear and quick.
“A character is a person who isn’t bound by society’s rules. Someone who does his own thing,” he said.
Given the definition, [...]
Bingham Township treasurer Nichele "Nicki" Hursey announced on Monday that she will resign her post effective Aug. 1.
During a 35-year career as a professional illustrator, Tim Lewis created artwork that ended up on the cover of magazines like Time and Forbes.
If you want to see Peter Miller smile, which he does with great ease, watch as one of his daughters enters a room.
Miller, 48, is a real estate attorney based in Leland who works with county officials on building affordable housing around the county. He shares his faith and beliefs as a Christian with men [...]
When Richard "Dick" Miller was a young man, he recalled his grandfather pointing across a field at a cloud.
"It's raining over there," his grandfather proclaimed. It was 75 years ago, and the comment sparked a life-long interest in weather for Miller.
