5 YEARS AGO April 16, 2020
The Park Service closed Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore to visitors this week citing the need to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The closing, announced Tuesday afternoon, comes after about 10 days monitoring activity at specific sites in the park to determine whether visitors are observing social distancing restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. *** Clarification of the “stay at home” order issued by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer couldn’t come at a worse time for fishers who have been filling creels with spawning perch. Phone calls inundated the county Sheriff’s Office over the weekend from people seeking to verify if, in fact, they were not allowed to fish from boats with motors.
10 YEARS AGO
April 16, 2015
Remember when nearly everybody in Leelanau County was clamoring to get one of those little green-and-white address number signs that county officials wanted everybody to post at the end of their driveway? County commissioners this week considered an ordinance that could make them too small. *** Erosion at Christmas Cove beach in Leelanau Township has made getting to the water very dangerous — so much so that the beach was closed this week. The Christmas Cove beach area on Lake Michigan was expanded last summer through a matching grant from the state. Orange snow fencing and signs will be put up this week to keep people off the bluff, which extends out for a few feet and then suddenly drops about 10 feet to the Lake Michigan shoreline.
25 YEARS AGO
April 20, 2000
Ray Hacker of Bloomfield Hills is the 2000 Leelanau Enterprise snowfall contest winner. Hacker guessed that 89 inches of snow would fall, and through Friday 89½ inches were recorded at the County Road Commission’s Suttons Bay garage. *** Leland businessman Robert Pisor verified yesterday his candidacy for the District No. 1 commissioner seat. The announcement sets up the first contest in county politics for Election 2000.
50 YEARS AGO
April 17, 1975
Empire Township Board was asked to look into the possibility of acquiring a rescue vehicle by a committee from the Empire Volunteer Fire Department, at the board’s regular meeting, Tuesday, April 8. The committee, headed by Fire Chief Charles Bennett, included Phillip Deering, Jerry Solem and Frank Fisher. *** Carlson Fisheries of Leland was one of six commercial fisherman in this district which was “a winner” in the special drawing held by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources at Charlevoix, Tuesday to be allowed to continue to fish for chubs, on a DNR five-year special research permit.
75 YEARS AGO April 20, 1950
Benjamin Chemers Construction Company of Chicago was low bidder for the Empire Air Force base, Army Engineers in the Chicago District announced this week. The bid for all masonry construction of the 19 buildings was $862,000 and for masonry and frame construction $853,000. The bid has been sent to the office of the Chief of Engineers, Washington, for checking and the allocation of funds.
*** Elmwood Township voters will decide by ballot April 29 whether or not they want to buy a fire truck. According to Clerk Louis DeYoung, the polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and a simple majority of votes will settle the issue. The ballot reads “shall Elmwood be authorized to purchase and house fire extinguishing apparatus and equipment and an appropriation of $12,000 be made therefor?”
100 YEARS AGO April 16, 1925
Several large steamers were seen passing between here and North Mantiou Island this past week. *** A meeting of the Association of Commerce will be held at Leland Tuesday April 21st, at 8 p.m. Everybody is invited.
