5 YEARS AGO

JULY 25, 2002

Hope for unanimous support for a proposed land swap between The Homestead resort and the National Park Service has already faded. “We oppose any swap taking land gained through eminent domain and giving it to a developer,” said Arlin Wasserman, policy director with the Michigan Land Institute based in Beulah.
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Duane Kalember of Suttons Bay today flew a T-28 C North American Trainer, a plane he restored by his own hands.
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Leelanau County will soon have its first “disc golf” course, approved last Wednesday by the Parks and Recreation Commission. The 18-hole course will be set up at Myles Kimmerly Park.

10 YEARS AGO

JULY 24, 1997

The county board’s Executive Committee has recommended that commissioners “pass” on a $300,000 offer for the courthouse property and move ahead with plans for expanding the Leland facilities.
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A potential election on rezoning of Petty property led the Leelanau Township Board to reaffirm the zoning change by adoption of an ordinance at a meeting on Tuesday.
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The final components of the short-lived Leelanau Scenic Railroad have been turned over to the Leelanau Trails Association, according to a memorandum of land contract filed last week in the county register of deeds office.

30 YEARS AGO

JULY 28, 1977

The abandoned Sugar Loaf Tavern, a victim of last winter’s heavy snow and more recent vandalism, will be burned to the ground as practice by three local fire departments.
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Official “establishment” of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Leelanau and Benzie counties might be delayed by litigation over title to the former D.H Day State Park near Glen Haven.
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For the first time in more than a year, a month’s rainfall in Leelanau County has exceeded the norm for the period.

55 YEARS AGO

JULY 24, 1952

The Leelanau County department of social welfare Monday night instructed Prosecuting Attorney Marion H. Yoder to draw up petitions asking that a county convalescent hospital be constructed, at a cost not to exceed $150,000 as an annex to the county infirmary at Maple City.

More than 200 cherry growers, meeting Friday night at Suttons Bay in protest over the low price, decided against letting themselves be organized by the CIO or Farmers’ Union and against letting the crop hang in the trees.
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The Leland Country Club formally purchased Monday all assets of the Leland Golf Club.

110 YEARS AGO

JULY 22, 1897

The stage between Northport and Suttons Bay has been discontinued for the present, the mail is carried by boat line.
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While in Northport supervisor Garthe informed us that the fruit crop around there would be a small one this season.
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Suttons Bay news: Suttons Bay, work up a little base ball enthusiasm. Joseph Kovairk purchased 60 acres of land from Nels and Lars Bolme. Jack Litney is doing big business in haying and harvesting machinery.