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Friends cast net for first director
Friends cast net for first director
The Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes has opened the search for its first executive director. This new executive director, the first since the organization was formed in 1994, will be responsible for leading the Friends in its mission of protecting resources and heightening visitor experiences in partnership with Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM
“Heroes of the Surf”, a weekly demonstration at the Maritime Museum in Glen Haven, reenacts life saving measures used to rescue sailors stranded in the rough waters of the Manitou Passage. Once a well traveled passage in the late 1800s and early 1900s, it wasn’t uncommon to see 100 vessels...
“Heroes of the Surf”
“Heroes of the Surf”, a weekly demonstration at the Maritime Museum in Glen Haven, reenacts life saving measures used to rescue sailors stranded in the rough waters of the Manitou Passage. Once a well traveled passage in the late 1800s and early 1900s, it wasn’t uncommon to see 100 vessels traveling through the passage. It is now the home of countless shipwrecks. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM
Salvaged anchor inspires Anchor Day
Salvaged anchor inspires Anchor Day
Empire is set to celebrate Anchor Day this weekend. Empire will commemorate the historic raising of an anchor from Lake Michigan with its annual Anchor Day celebration on Saturday, July 20. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM
Woman hit, walking dog
Woman hit, walking dog
The Leelanau County Sheriff’s Office has identified a suspect involved in a car/pedestrian accident on July 11. At approximately 10:50 a.m., deputies were dispatched to a car/pedestrian accident on M-22 (N West Bayshore Drive) near Overlook Rd in Leelanau Township. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM
The Leelanau County Sheriff’s Office has a new deputy. Marc Mumford joined the staff July 13. He comes to Leelanau after working for the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office in North Dakota. Courtesy photo
The Leelanau County Sheriff’s Office
The Leelanau County Sheriff’s Office has a new deputy. Marc Mumford joined the staff July 13. He comes to Leelanau after working for the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office in North Dakota. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM
Village of Empire seeks input
Village of Empire seeks input
The Village of Empire is in the process of updating their Master Plan, a long-term policy document that sets goals for how Empire will develop in the next 5 to 10 years. “Our small community has the opportunity to work together to update our vision and plan for the future of the Village of Empire,” says Carey Ford, a member of the Master Plan Working Committee. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM
No notice, no minutes as required by law
No notice, no minutes as required by law
An “informal” meeting of the Solon Township Board May 29 brought to the forefront the requirements of the state Open Meetings Act. Solon Township called the meeting to discuss with Polka Fest organizers a fee for use of park space in Cedar. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM
Early voting begins July 27
Early voting begins July 27
With just under four weeks until Michigan’s Primary Election Day, over 1.5 million of the state’s voters have requested an absentee ballot and more than 178,000 voters have already submitted a completed ballot – breaking the previous records set in 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM
The Suttons Bay-Leelanau County Rotary said goodbye to outbound exchange student Rebeccca Nieberg and welcomed Caleb Hall, who just returned from a year abroad in Finland. Pictured from left are: Youth Exchange officer Wayne Wunderlich, Hall and Nieberg. Enterprise photo by Amy Hubbell
The Suttons Bay-Leelanau County Rotary
The Suttons Bay-Leelanau County Rotary said goodbye to outbound exchange student Rebeccca Nieberg and welcomed Caleb Hall, who just returned from a year abroad in Finland. Pictured from left are: Youth Exchange officer Wayne Wunderlich, Hall and Nieberg. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM
County reviews tower application
County reviews tower application
At their Tuesday regular meeting, the Leelanau County Board of Commissioners approved a proposal from Progressive AE, Inc., in Grand Rapids, “to review and evaluate” the county’s special land use permit (SLUP) application to construct a telecommunications tower on Kitchen Road in Northport. The firm is being paid $5,300 for these services. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM
Tricia Bosco
Tricia Bosco
Tricia Bosco (Left) made her hole-in-one on the eighth green at Northport Creek Golf Course using a Ping 4 Hybrid from 90 yards on July 9 while playing with her husband Mark. They are summering in Omena from the West coast and El Macero Country Club. This makes ace number 22 at Northport Creek, just a week shy of the golf course 10 year anniversary. (Right) There were some pre-holiday fireworks earlier in early July as Joe Prizlow made a hole-in-one using his 8-iron from 160 yards. The ball took one hop and found the cup while playing with his dad and friend. This is the first hole-in-one of 2024 and marks out 21st since Northport Creek Golf Course opened in 2014. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM
Pictured from left to right, Dick and Pat Cookman with new Enerdyne owners Margo and David Millard outside the store in downtown Suttons Bay. Courtesy photo
Enerdyne sold
After 44 years of operating Enerdyne at various locations in downtown Suttons Bay, Dick and Pat Cookman are passing on the torch to Barb’s Bakery owner Margo Millard, who acquired ownership of the business in June. Millard is also the new owner of Brain Storm, formerly owned by Michele Dansereau and Andy Patterson, which is housed in the same building. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM
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