About 70 people showed up for a meeting to discuss the proposed dredging of Hatlem Pond, which drains into Glen Lake. More...

Town or township of residence: Bingham Township. Resident of county since: My whole life. Age and place of birth: 24-yearsold. I was born at the Osteopathic Hospital in Traverse City before it was torn down. More...

Improvements to Hohnke Road east of Co. Rd. 643 to the shore of Lake Leelanau are under consideration in Centerville Township. More...

Circuit Court Judge Thomas G. Power sentenced Cleveland Township resident Dani Malm on Monday to 18 to 40 years in prison for each of three counts of first degree criminal sexual conduct, to be served concurrently. More...

Sue Hanson’s rewritten musical Sugar’s Folly will take the stage this weekend and next at the Northport Community Arts Center (NCAC). Hanson has added new characters and writtten all new music for the script. More...

Three artists will be at a book signing Sunday at the Cottage Book Shop in Glen Arbor. The 1 p.m. event will feature Lynne Rae Perkins of Suttons Bay, Hank Feely of Glen Arbor and Lois Beardslee of Maple City. More...

Editor’s note: The following excerpt is reprinted with permission from Laurie Kay Sommers and the Fishtown Preservation Society. It is taken from Sommers’ book “Fishtown: Leland, Michigan’s Historic Fishery.” More...

The Omena Historical Society (OHS), the Omena Village Preservation Association (OVPA), and the Omena Women’s Club (OWC) have each recently elected their offi- cers for the coming year. More...

The upcoming school year will mark St. Mary School’s 125th year of providing Catholic education on the Leelanau Peninsula. The school will host three days of events for its Anniversary Kick-Off Weekend Celebration. On Friday, Sept. More...

The 11th annual Harvest Stompede Vineyard Run & Walk and Wine Tour is slated for Saturday, Sept. 8 and Sunday, Sept. 9 on the Leelanau Peninsula. The event is considered one of the most scenic running and wine touring events in the Midwest. More...

KATHY WHEELER of the Leland Public School faculty hands fifth grader Jeremy Budzinski a brand new iPad tablet computer during a “Technology Summit” at the school held last week. More...

MARK FRAZER of Central Express carries computers he delivered to Suttons Bay Schools last week. More...

For the past two years, Suttons Bay students have had a hands-on education experience available to them through its extracurricular robotics program. More...

The Northport Public Schools auditorium is a perfect example of how schools and communities share the use, as well as the cost, of structures that can benefit both students and non-students alike. More...

Leland Public Schools' ties to its local community — including parents, grandparents, alumni, and even people with practically no direct connection to the school — have played a direct role in keeping many school programs afloat financial More...

TERRANCE MCNEIL of Northern Floor & Tile of Traverse City spreads the glue before putting down some carpet in a Glen Lake classroom. More...

YOUTHS FINISH the Running Bear 1/2-mile kids run on July 24 in Glen Arbor. The event is run by the Glen Arbor Woman’s Club and proceeds are earmarked for Glen Lake students. More...

We asked residents and visitors in Northport: Do you believe an effort should be made to move public school education away from the classroom and toward the web with online classes? More...

Lessons in giving back begin in the Leelanau School’s classrooms, but the application of those lessons extend far beyond the confines of campus. More...

Jozelle Rexroat was thumbing through a copy of the Catholic Weekly newspaper last fall when a story about a retired Air Force colonel who has made it his mission to help orphanages in third world countries caught her eye. More...