August 2, 2012 RSS feed / Life in Leelanau

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Pioneer Day had his hands full

Editor’s note: The following story was reprinted with permission from Glen Arbor author George Weeks. It was taken from his book “Sleeping Bear, Yesterday and Today.” More...

Robinsons observe 60-year anniversary

Patty and Gerry Robinson of Cleveland Township celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary yesterday. The couple were married Aug. 1, 1952 at St. Patrick’s Church in Parnell. More...

Relay raises cancer funds, awareness

More than $39,000 was raised in the American Cancer Society’s annual Relay for Life last weekend in Suttons Bay. Eighteen teams took to the track at Suttons Bay High School at 6 p.m. More...

County Cuisine

La Becasse’s offers saucy recipe

This week, we welcome the restaurant La Becasse to our County Cuisine column. In his capacity as pastry chef at La Becasse, Caleb Mikus has built up quite a repertoire of delectable dessert recipes. More...

Talking with Camille De Palma Frixen

Name: Camille De Palma Frixen. Town or township of residence: Kasson Township. Resident of county since: I moved here in 1999. Age and place of birth: I’m 44 and I was born in Hoboken, New Jersey. More...

SCOUTS HONOR

50 miles of cycling

Four Boy Scouts from Suttons Bay Troop 131 completed a 50-mile bike ride last week to fulfill requirements for their cycling merit badge. More...

Leelanau Press looking for old dune art

The Leelanau Press is searching for artists who painted the Sleeping Bear Dunes and surrounding landscapes before 1970 for possible inclusion in the historical preface for its 2013 publication, The Art of the Sleeping Bear Dunes. More...

More than 60 artists at work

“Artist at Work” signs will be spotted all around the Glen Lake area Saturday as 60 artists from Leelanau County and throughout the state and Midwest participate in the Glen Arbor Art Association’s fourth annual Plein Art Paint Out. More...

Artist Hawley back in Glen Arbor

Frankfort artist Peggy Hawley returns to Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios in Glen Arbor with oil paintings of northern Michigan’s water and land. The exhibition opens Friday at 6 p.m. with a public reception at the gallery, 6023 S. More...

Glen Arbor has the only elected parks commission

By Amy Hubbell
Of The Enterprise staff

You don’t see many folks lining up to become parks commissioners in Glen Arbor Township, but they are some of the more respected positions in local government. More...

Young voters: Where are they?

By Alan Campbell
Of The Enterprise staff

Leelanau had the best voter turnout of all counties in the state in 2010 for an off-year election. Could one reason be that the county also has one of the oldest populations in the state? More...

Elmwood clerk set to only focus on election

By Patti Brandt
Of The Enterprise staff

This is the first year that Elmwood Township clerk Connie Preston is running for her office as an unopposed candidate. And what a relief, she says. More...

Finding the polls in Leelanau County

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What We’re Thinking

Compiled by Enterprise intern Corey L. Frost We asked residents and visitors in Leland: Which are more important, local or national elections?

“National because it affects the whole United States. It’s all about the big picture.” Douglas Jones, Wheeling, Ill. pictured with his wife Sally More...

Looking Back in Leelanau County…

5 YEARS AGO August 2, 2007 More...

Chick’n, lick’n fun at Holy Rosary

The corner of French and Schomberg Roads was a busy spot Sunday. More...

Stretlien’s celebrate 60 years of marriage

Thomas and Lois Stretlien of Lake Leelanau will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary today. The couple were married Aug. 2, 1952 at Bethesda Evangelical Lutheran Church in Detroit. Rev. Leon Apple officiated the service. More...

Tour de Fun in Leelanau

By Mike Spencer
Of The Enterprise staff

The Tour de TART — a one-way ticket to pedal through some of Leelanau County’s beauty — is experiencing growing pains. But they are the good kind. More...

Manitou Fest offers three different events

The Manitou Music Festival will feature three programs in the next week. Trina Hamlin & Mulebone will bring its hard-driving blues to Studio Stage at Lake Street Studios on Sunday. The 5 p.m. More...

County Notes

August 2: • Cabin Fever — 7 p.m. at Boonedocks • 45th Parallel Polka Band — 1 p.m.in the Elements Lounge at LeelanauSands Casino August 3: More...

Old Settlers Picnic brings back memories

By Amy Hubbell
Of The Enterprise staff

As a child Dottie (Ashmore) Lanham remembers waiting in great anticipation for the Old Settlers Picnic. “It was the highlight of the summer for us,” said Lanham, who will soon be 88. “It was quite an affair.” More...

Northport galleries plan art walk

Seven galleries in Northport will open their doors Aug. 11 for the festive return of the popular tradition of art walks. More...

Four artists featured at Fishtown benefit

An exhibition of landscape painting of Leelanau County by four artists is being shown this week at the Old Art Building in Leland. More...

Two-day Art Fest in Suttons Bay

Work by more than 100 artists from the county and all over the country will be featured this weekend at the 33rd annual Suttons Bay Art Festival. More...

Artists, buyers turn exhibition into success

Art show open to all; termed ‘democratic’

Some came for the music, some for the conversation, and some, no doubt, for the wine. They all came for the art. More...

All work, no play for party heads during an election year

Local heads of parties are volunteers who work lots of hours with little reward, except the satisfaction of having done it.
By Eric Carlson
Of The Enterprise staff

In an election year, party politics can be anything but, well, a party. More...

Candidates raise hundreds to thousands to win Sheriff’s race

By Mike Spencer
Of The Enterprise staff

Mike Borkovich and Del Moore, two Republican candidates for Leelanau County Sheriff, have raised more than $10,000 in an effort to win next week’s Primary election and the $62,000-plus job. More...

Knowing the voting rules can ease frustration of election day

It seems like there are new laws every time you vote
By Patti Brandt
Of The Enterprise staff

Election day can be a hectic time for voters, for election workers and for candidates who are hoping their time spent knocking on doors, shaking hands and gracing local parades was not for naught. More...

Election is over when this fourmember board says it is so

By Amy Hubbell
Of The Enterprise staff

It’s not over until the fat lady sings. Well, in the case of elections, it’s not over until certified by the county Board of Canvassers. More...

Leelanau has leaned Republican for all but two elections

By Alan Campbell
Of The Enterprise staff

What do 2008 and 1964 have in common besides the elections of Lyndon Johnson and Barack Obama? Leelanau leaned left in those two years, and that’s been a rare road taken by county voters. More...

County's two left turns

Only twice has Leelanau County supported a Democratic presidential candidate in the General election, and both votes occurred in relatively recent history. Here’s what the Leelanau Enterprise reported: 1964 More...