More than 1,200 elementary school students who hiked through the National Lakeshore this winter contributed to an explosion in the number of visitors so far this year.  In all, a record 14,395 people visited the Lakeshore in January and 15,257 v More...

Name: Mark Leugers  Town or township of residence: Elmwood Township  Resident of county since: 1989. I moved here from Boulder, Colo. My family has had a cottage on Lake Leelanau since 1935.   More...

Jenifer Hanson’s schedule and that of her daughters will change dramatically next fall.  The Glen Lake School of Choice parent was one of more than 150 parents who responded to a survey seeking input on proposed schedule changes needed to More...

Beuerle receives President’s Award   A veteran in the Leelanau County real estate field has been feted for her success in 2016.  Cory Beuerle, a sales associate from Suttons Bay with Century 21 Northland, is the recipient of the Presi More...

Charlie Peterson has always been a big reader.  “When he was small, and we were getting in the car to go somewhere, we’d always have to wait for him,” his mother said. More...

Some 130 people feasted on pancakes topped with local maple syrup Sunday at the second of three pancake breakfasts hosted this spring by the Cedar-Maple City Lions Club.  In addition to pancakes and syrup, diners enjoyed sausage from Mikowski&rs More...

The Glen Lake Community Library in Empire will host a special story hour next Thursday, March 16, at 11 a.m.  Lisa Wheeler will lead the hour with her book, “Bubble Gum Bubble Gum.” It’s the official 2017 Michigan Reads book fo More...

The Suttons Bay Art Fair committee has announced nearly $16,000 in awards to support the arts and the community as well.  Suttons Bay School’s Friends of the Fine Arts will receive $6,000 to enhance art opportunities for students.  More...

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You don’t have to be Irish to eat corned beef and all the trimmings.  A St. Patrick’s Dinner has been set for 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. More...