June 14, 2012 RSS feed / Local News

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Archaeologists dig Empire pier pilings

By Patti Brandt
Of The Enterprise staff
The Village of Empire was once home to the largest sawmill in the state, with two 500-foot piers that jutted out into Lake Michigan. More...

Italian restaurant coming to L-L

Bella Fortuna North, a new restaurant that will serve authentic Tuscan food, will hold its grand opening on Friday, June 29 and Saturday, June 30 with the theme “Dine like a Florentine.” More...

State: Local governments must get GTB payouts

By Eric Carlson
Of The Enterprise staff

State officials say they’d like to avoid litigation with the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (the GTB) and six other tribes operating casinos in Michigan under a 1993 Federal Court consent decree. More...

Elmwood gets more than it bargained for in Brewery Creek land purchase

By Eric Carlson
Of The Enterprise staff

Elmwood Township will end up getting substantially more than it bargained for if and when the township acquires much of the former Brewery Creek development on M-22 across from the township marina. More...

Empire takes first step for Hatlem dredging

The Empire Township Board on Tuesday voted unanimously to begin taking steps to set up a special assessment district made up of property owners on the south shore of Glen Lake. More...

A Family of Swan

A FAMILY of swans enjoys a sunny day last week at the Suttons Bay marina, home of the Great Lakes schoolship Inland Seas. More...

Lighthouse to host ghost walks

The Grand Traverse Lighthouse in Leelanau Township will host historic “ghost walks” on Wednesdays and Saturdays, June 16, 20, 27 and 30. Tours will begin at 5 p.m. in the gift shop. Tickets are $10 each and are available only in advance. More...

Contractors bring complaints to Board of Commissioners

Several Leelanau County contractors took time from work schedules to address concerns about the role of inspectors in their work, using examples. Testimonies included: More...

County pours more into Meals on Wheels program

The county Commission on Aging has agreed to provide additional funding for the regional Meals on Wheels program, which is facing a $156,000 deficit by year’s end. More...

V-C requests attorney input on removing vacant Sixth St. home

By Mike Spencer
Of The Enterprise staff

The Northport Village Council last week agreed with Sixth Street residents that something needs to be done with a vacant home left in disrepair for years. More...

Twp. Planning Commission looks at future priorities

With no specific applications or major projects on their agenda, members of the Bingham Township Planning Commission last week turned their attention to the future with detailed discussions about planning and zoning in general. More...

S-B Twp. planners tour ag areas

By Eric Carlson
Of The Enterprise staff

For its regular monthly meeting last week, the Suttons Bay Township Planning Commission took a tour of agricultural lands in the township courtesy of planning commissioner and fruit grower Don Gregory. More...

Republican campaign events start next week

The Leelanau County Republican Party and the Republican Women of Leelanau County have teamed up to launch the first events of their 2012 campaign season with back-to-back meetings featuring Republican candidates on the Aug. 7 Primary ballot. More...

Board nixes gym bleacher repair bids

Bids to refurbish and repair middle school gymnasium bleachers were rejected this week by the Suttons Bay Board of Education. However, a bid to replace the phone system in the school was approved the same evening. More...

60th Class Reunion

RECENTLY THE Lake Leelanau St. Mary Class of 1952 celebrated their 60th class reunion and attended the 11 a.m. Mass at St. Mary Church. More...

Hikes feature 2 nature areas

Two hikes — one at the Lighthouse Natural Area and a second at the Teichner Preserve in Cleveland Township — are scheduled this weekend by the Leelanau Conservancy. More...

‘Dream big’ with comedy reading program

Leland Township Library will host a comedy program Tuesday to kick off its summer “Dream Big” reading program in the Munnecke Room at 1 p.m. The event will be open to kids of all ages. More...

Leland Township OKs distillery license request

By Patti Brandt
Of The Enterprise staff

One Leland Township business is a little closer to brewing its own brand of spirits. The Leland Township Board on Monday approved an application for a small distillery license for Northern Latitudes Distillery at 112 E. Philip St. in Lake Leelanau. More...

Grand Traverse Band in process of filling General Counsel position

The two-percent casino revenue sharing program of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians is administered through the office of the tribe’s General Counsel. More...

Candidates making the rounds

Political candidates in the August 7 Primary Election have been spending more time showing up at public meetings in recent weeks to solicit votes. The regular monthly meeting of the Elmwood Township Board on Monday night was no exception. More...

Ribbon to be cut, ice cream scooped at trail ceremony

A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the first phase of the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail will be held at 1:30 p.m. next Wednesday, June 20, at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Dune Climb. More...

G-L grad raising funds to cover illegal elephant hunting

Glen Lake graduate Cody Pope will hold a fundraiser this weekend at Cherry Republic in Glen Arbor. The event will help raise money to aid his travel to the Mareja Community Reserve in Quirimbas National Park in Mozambique. More...

Mature jumpers sought for fundraiser

Black Sheep Crossing Farm Animal Sanctuary is looking for older citizens — 50-and-over — to skydive and seek sponsorships to benefit the non-profit, no-kill animal sanctuary. More...

Sugarloaf townhouse group asks DEQ for help in maintaining well

By Eric Carlson
Of The Enterprise staff

The Sugarloaf townhouse owners association is asking the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) for help in ensuring that a water well system serving both the townhouses and defunct Sugar Loaf Resort is maintained safely. More...

Northport wind turbine clarifications sent to attorney

By Mike Spencer
Of The Enterprise staff

The Northport Village Council reluctantly agreed to have its attorney decide whether a $4,000 escrow fund was enough to protect the village if a windmill on leased village property fails. More...

Planners offer ideas for capital improvement list

The Northport Planning Commission last week came up with a list of future capital improvement projects. The commission came up with its list on June 6 at its monthly meeting and presented it to the Village Council last Thursday. More...

4 Bingham officials get pay hikes

By Eric Carlson
Of The Enterprise staff

Four of five members of the Bingham Township Board will receive 2 percent pay raises in the new fiscal year beginning July 1 — even though all of the elected officials had resolved to keep their pay levels the same as the past three years. More...

Schneider, Littlefield honored by Dems

More than 160 persons attended the biennial awards and recognition dinner hosted recently by the Leelanau County Democratic Party. More...

State group recongizes Bingham woman

Patricia Foster of Bingham Township has been recognized at a recent event of the Republican Women’s Federation of Michigan. More...