Leelanau County probation officer Tom Mayhew and co-workers Joe Povolo and Therese Schaub came up with an idea to get troubled youths off the streets.
Two car break-ins at remote locations within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore are being investigated by National Park Service police.
Thirty-two farm operations, including seven from Leelanau County, will be recognized Tuesday, July 10 at the Cherry Connection Industry Program hosted at the Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Station in Bingham Township.
How many homes in Leelanau County might qualify as cabins?
Most of them, at least if an example provided by Ron Crummel, Leelanau County housing director, can be applied.
Attorney writes book that guides families so problems avoided
by U.S. Representative Dave Camp
While I may have come of age during the 1960s and 1970s (yes, I have the old photos with long hair to prove it), I was never one for protests. But that was, in a way, exactly what Rep. Pete Hoekstra, then-Lt. Governor Dick Posthumus, some 200 local residents and I [...]
By Monica Evans, Chairperson of Traverse Group of Sierra Club
Wilderness designation must be the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore's top priority. Each year we see increased human and vehicular traffic as people come from all over to enjoy the beauty and uniqueness of the Park. Unfortunately, this means the real possibility of overuse and degradation [...]
Northwestern Bank opened a new office in Leland on June 20, and will host a grand opening celebration on Friday, July 20.
RECIPIENTS OF scholarships awarded by the Prospectors Club were honored during a dinner and ceremony Thursday at The Bluebird in Leland. Three graduating high school seniors from Leelanau County were presented $1,500 scholarships. Pictured (from left) are Prospector Club members John Kenney and Tim Haring; scholarship recipients Anna Lau of Leland High School, Joseph Rexroat [...]