Kasson Township voters are being asked for the first time to approve an extra-voted millage for fire protection and rescue services. More...

Two Republican candidates are vying for the position of Bingham Township Supervisor. Amanda Kohler, a 15-year township resident, will be on the ballot along with Marian (Midge) Werner. The winner will be unchallenged in the General Election. More...

Four Democrats are seeking two trustee positions on the Centerville Township Board. Incumbents Fred Peplinski and Jim Schwantes are joined on the ballot by challengers Ron Schaub and George Wellman. More...

Three candidates — all Democrats — are seeking the post of treasurer in Empire Township. Incumbent Cheryl Manning is being challenged by township resident Jenny Munten and former township trustee Bob Price. More...

Four candidates are seeking two seats as trustees in Leelanau Township — three Republicans and one Democrat. Republican incumbent trustee Gary Fredrickson is seeking re-election. More...

Three candidates — all Republicans — are seeking the two available trustee seats on the Leland Township Board. They are Harold (Tony) Borden of East Leland, Timothy Cypher of Lake Leelanau and Nicholas Lederle of Leland. More...

Although light morning rain threatened to dampen an eventful day, the weather cleared and Saturday turned into a winner for two major events occurring in the Village of Suttons Bay. More...

The kitchen staff at Art’s Tavern in Glen Arbor sent us this week’s recipe for Watermelon Gazpacho. Hold onto this recipe, as the local farmers will begin harvesting watermelon very soon. More...

The Leelanau Conservancy will hold its annual picnic and auction next Thursday, Aug. 2 at the Newton Farm overlooking the Manitou Islands on Jelinek Road. More...

Italian chef Benedetta Vitali will be in Leelanau County next week lecturing and making a visit at a local farmer’s market. More...

Elmwood Township’s Public Safety Committee met this month to discuss two items: the township fire department’s long-range equipment needs, and whether the township should consider adopting a fireworks ordinance. More...

The Elmwood Township Planning Commission will consider adopting a series of “housekeeping” amendments to their zoning ordinance at next month’s meeting, according to township zoning administrator Dan Leonard. More...

Classical music fans and foodies alike can feast on some of their favorite courses and composers next Wednesday, Aug. 1 at Black Star Farms in Suttons Bay. More...

Holy Rosary Church at Isadore will host its annual chicken dinner and summer festival Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The menu includes “smaczne” chicken and dressing. “Smaczne” is Polish for delicious. More...

It’s official! The new Mayor of Omena is Maya Deibel, an 8-year-old English setter who belongs to Annette Deibel. The inauguration was held Saturday as part of Omena Village Days. More...

Editor’s note: Remember a time when Suttons Bay was in Bingham Township, and Peshawbestown — its name today — had more residents than Suttons Bay village? When the village’s three trout streams were praised? More...

About 150 people — several of them in wheelchairs, dozens with bikes, a handful with dogs, and some with baby strollers — attended a celebration Friday in Suttons Bay marking the success of a 20-year project to complete the Leelanau Trail More...

Dennis and Judith Mikses will celebrate 50 years of marriage next week. Judith (Wooters) and Dennis were married Aug. 4, 1962 in Traverse City. The Mikses have three sons, Dennis, Dale, Darrin and a daughter, Denise and a granddaughter, Cassondra. More...

David and Bailey (Ankerson) Noonan of Maple City have announced the birth of a baby girl, Ella Ann Noonan, born July 2 in Traverse City. Ella weighed 7 lbs., 6 oz. and was 20 inches in length. More...

CORN AND cherries dominate Leelanau’s agricultural landscape off Jelinek Road in Leelanau Township as a freighter lazily navigates the Manitou Passage. More...

A sixth grader at Traverse City West Middle School, Robert Walters of Elmwood Township can hardly wait for the Northwestern Michigan Fair to get under way. Robert and his young steer “Duke” will be at the fair beginning Saturday, Aug. 4. More...

It’s impossible to tune out the buzz surrounding the Iris Farm during the summer months. The countless colors attract more than bees. Their light hum of wings is at times trumped by the voices of seasonal visitors. More...

A survey of trends in agricultural land sales concludes that the value of orchard land is increasing at a much faster rate in northern Michigan than the same property elsewhere in Michigan. More...

Steve Plamondon may not know much about farming, but the Leland Township man knows the nuts and bolts of tractors. Plamondon acquired a knowledge about tractors firsthand by restoring a 1949 Ford 8N a few years back. More...

One has spent most of his career managing vineyards, the other has kept a watchful eye over cherry orchards. More...

Leelanau County is appealing to a group of people who want to live off the land. More...

The 2012 Leelanau Visitors Guide includes a listing of many of Leelanau County’s small farm markets. We’ve reprinting that list in this week’s diversions. Bakker’s Acres More...