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Leif Sporck of Sporck Tileart was very busy yesterday at the Glen Lake Womens Club Art Fair. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger
Leif Sporck
Leif Sporck of Sporck Tileart was very busy yesterday at the Glen Lake Womens Club Art Fair. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM
The two biggest lake associations in the county are taking aim at eradicating purple loosestrife, including this plant found growing south of the Lake Leelanau Narrows. Enterprise photo by Alan Campbell
Beetles battle invasive plants
Showy purple loosestrife is bearing its color, which makes this the perfect time for the two largest lake associations in the county to attack the pest. The Lake Leelanau Lake Association is pinning part of its control approach to a beetle that’s a picky eater while the Glen Lake Association is resorting to hand-to-hand combat. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM
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Board defends Wessell
Jamie Kramer resigned as Leelanau County’s District No. 1 commissioner on July 9. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM
Wild strawberries, which frequents the southern lower peninsula and form colonies and ground covers, prefer to grow in drier, open, sunny areas. It naturally occurs in woods and clearings, as well as along roadsides and in fields. Enterprise photo by Meakalia Previch-Liu
Wild strawberries
Wild strawberries, which frequents the southern lower peninsula and form colonies and ground covers, prefer to grow in drier, open, sunny areas. It naturally occurs in woods and clearings, as well as along roadsides and in fields. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM
The Glen Arbor Art Association’s annual Plein Air painting event is set for Aug. 3 and 4. Enterprise photo by Brian Frieberger
Plein Air painters inspired by nature
The unmatched beauty of Leelanau County, from sand dunes to the Great Lake and everything in between, attracts artists from around the country for three principal art events every summer. In Northport and Glen Arbor, artists and visitors alike have the unique opportunity to experience the magic of plein air painting, while the Suttons Bay Art Festival boasts all types of art from ceramic pieces to paintings and even clothing items. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM
Glen Lake Middle School student Samuel Feeney is pictured with Connor McCaw in the background during a recent Glen Arbor Art Center (GAAC) monthly class. The new partnership between LIFT and GAAC gives students at Glen Lake Middle School the chance to take various art classes. Courtesy pho...
GAAC partners with LIFT to offer classes to G-L students
Thanks to a new and unique partnership, Glen Lake Middle School students will have the chance to take monthly art classes at Glen Arbor Arts Center (GAAC) for the next year. GAAC is partnering with the local nonprofit youth program LIFT to offer these art classes made possible by a generous donation from the Glen Lake Women’s Club. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM
Munson Healthcare provided this photo of one of their newest volunteers at the Cowell Family Cancer Center in Traverse City, Willie Worm. Worm started volunteering in February, shortly after his wife passed away from cancer. When asked what he liked most about volunteering at Munson, he sa...
Volunteers valuable asset to Munson
Although Munson Medical Center is located past county lines in the neighboring Grand Traverse County, its robust volunteer program attracts many Leelanau County residents who are eager to help patients and their friends and families. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM
Northway owner Jeff Plamondon says the idea of rebranding took 10 years. He made it happen this year at Northway’s Lake Leelanau and Suttons bay locations. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger
Same spots, new names
When traveling through Suttons Bay and Lake Leelanau, the gas stations look different than they once were. Formerly BP, now independent Northway Convenience Stores. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM
4 local students lauded at K-zoo
4 local students lauded at K-zoo
Four Leelanau County students earned a spot on the dean’s list at Kalamazoo College during the spring 2024 academic term. They are Alison Hankins and Jay Wholihan of Suttons Bay; Amelie Sack, Glen Arbor and Ruby Hogan of Cedar.. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM
Author to visit at Holy Rosary
Author to visit at Holy Rosary
Ruth Ann (Fleis) Smith, Suttons Bay, author of Faith, Family & Music, will have books available for purchase and personal autographs from noon until 2 p.m. at Holy Rosary’s Annual Chicken Dinner and Festival, on Sunday, July 28. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM
Loaves/Fish fundraiser set
Loaves/Fish fundraiser set
5Loaves2Fish northern Michigan has announced the date for their “Big Change Equals Big Change” event set for next month at Bel Lago’s North Farm in Suttons Bay Township. The event, slated for Tuesday, August 13 at 6 p.m., will include the return of musical maestros Geno & the Big Change Band. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM
Kids meet artists at OAB
Kids meet artists at OAB
Saturday, July 20 children will meet and work at the Old Art Building with some of Leelanau County’s most remarkable artists. The program, sponsored by St. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM
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