The Solon Township hall was the place to be Sunday as hundreds of people gathered there for a benefit for a disabled Cedar girl.
“Things started a little slow. But after 3 o’clock it was like the flood gates opened,” said Brenda Bugai, the mother of Pa
Leelanau Township Fire Chief Hugh Cook Jr. was asked recently about the legacy left to him by his father, former fire chief Hugh “Bud” Cook Sr. “Well,” Cook Jr. replied, “I’ve been fire chief for 13 years and 38 years in the department. That should answer
Last Thursday, former Michigan Chief Justice Elizabeth “Betty” Weaver carried the weight of one of the biggest decisions in her long and distinguished legal career into a Lansing press conference at which she announced her resignation. Her unexpected reti
Joan “Joey” Bensely of Omena was honored last month with the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Historic Preservation Medal.
Bensley received the award Aug. 14 at the Job Winslow Chapter of the DAR meeting in Traverse City. On hand to present t
Term-limited state Sen. Michelle McManus (R-Lake Leelanau) said this week she hasn’t decided what she will do after her term in office expires at the end of the year.
McManus had hoped to win her party’s nomination for secretary of state – but didn’t m
A tragic airplane accident.
A 91-year-old mystery.
A sudden tugboat sinking that claimed the life of a crewman.
All of the events are connected to the Rennie Oil dock, Leelanau’s longest-serving commercial marine facility.
When the Suttons Bay Chamber of Commerce canceled the Labor Day Weekend Fireworks display last year, former Suttons Bay-Bingham Fire Chief Bill Calhoun decided to take action.
“We had them for three years and they went off pretty good. We had chosen La
Chef David Slater of the Bluebird Restaurant in Leland submitted this week’s recipe for Italian short ribs, which he calls an ideal comfort food choice for the upcoming fall and winter weather.
For over 80 years, the Bluebird has been the gathering pla
A group of about 40 turned out Saturday for the annual meeting of the Citizens Council of Sleeping Bear Dunes.
On the agenda was the election of officers, and a presentation by Tom Ulrich, deputy Superintendent of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Though the unofficial end to summer this holiday weekend may give some people the blues, an inaugural music festival in Lake Leelanau is designed to keep the good times rolling.
In fact, the focus of the festival will be the blues. As in music.
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