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Thousands of people line the street of Northport to get a chance to pet dogs that were participating during the dog parade. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger

Northport Dog parade

Hundreds of pups filled the streets of Northport on Sunday during the 17th annual Northport Dog Parade. All were good boys and girls. 08/14/2024 04:33 PM

Former Omena Mayor tapped as grand marshal

Former Omena Mayor tapped as grand marshal

The Office of former Omena Mayor, Rosie Disch, is pleased to announce that she will be the Grand Marshal of the Cedar Polka Fest Parade on Saturday, August 24 at 1 p.m. The organizers were anxiously awaiting the results of the recent election in Omena to invite the new mayor. However, when it was announced that the mayor was a horse and the vice mayors were cats, the honor fell to Rosie. Not only is the theme of the event this year “The Dog Days of Summer”, but, as the organizers explained, the horse would not fit in the convertible, and the cats would be hard to see above the dashboard. 08/14/2024 04:33 PM

Cleveland addresses Segment 9

Cleveland addresses Segment 9

Construction of a controversial proposal to extend of the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail (SBHT) failed to get support this week from the Cleveland Township Board. However, a final decision is expected during the board’s September meeting. 08/14/2024 04:33 PM

Actress Amy Smart and chef and author Mario Batali, from left, led the Northport Dog Parade. See story and more coverage on Pg. 11, Section 2. Enterprise photo by Brian Frieberger.

Actress Amy Smart and chef and author Mario Batali

Actress Amy Smart and chef and author Mario Batali, from left, led the Northport Dog Parade. 08/14/2024 04:33 PM

Sweet cherry harvest dismal

Sweet cherry harvest dismal

In an Aug. 2 letter from Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsacik, she pleaded for relief as “Michigan is experiencing a natural disaster for sweet cherry production.” 08/14/2024 04:33 PM

Minimum wage hike impacts all

Minimum wage hike impacts all

Announcement of minimum wage increases has Leelanau Country establishments looking over their finances with concern for the future of their businesses and the people they employ. Knot Just a Bar owner David Waskiewicz said it is not uncommon for a server to make $25-30 an hour after tips with a professional server bringing home a yearly W-2 of $50,000. 08/14/2024 04:33 PM

Admin. hiring put off

Admin. hiring put off

The Leelanau County Board of Commissioners seems to have reached a consensus Tuesday that the next board should choose their own administrator, as the current board is unlikely to hire one before the Nov. 5 elections anyway. 08/14/2024 04:33 PM

It took a while for sweet corn to become an American summer standard. This picture is of a family enjoying corn during a visit to North Lake Leelanau. Photo courtesy of the Leelanau Historical Society

Corn then and now

Nothing says summertime like fresh sweet corn. Its presence is a necessary accoutrement to all our summertime activities — saluting a flag, watching baseball, drinking beer, and hanging out at the beach. 08/08/2024 06:09 AM

Adam Satchweil (left) and Kurt Barry (right) lead the winemaking efforts for Two K Farms Cidery & Winery. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger

Two K Farms releases Hopp’d brewed by winemakers

Two K Farms is well on its way to another successful summer and fall season as the Suttons Bay Cidery plans to release its Hopp’d Original Cider at the end of this month. “It’s one of the original ciders we made here. 08/08/2024 06:09 AM

Grant prevails in register of deed vote

Grant prevails in register of deed vote

Outside of the Republican nominations for the District 1, 2, and 7 commissioner seats, there was just one contested countylevel position on the Aug. 6 primary election ballot: the register of deeds. Incumbent Register of Deeds Jennifer Grant faced Leland Township resident Renée Wyler for the Republican candidacy. 08/08/2024 06:09 AM

Correction:

An editor’s note in last week’s paper stated that Commissioner Ty Wessell would not be on the Primary ballot. He ran unopposed in this week’s election.. 08/08/2024 06:09 AM

More antennas soon on county tower

More antennas soon on county tower

The just-built communications tower at the county government center remains devoid of antennas, but emergency management director Matt Ansorge expects that to change. The county built the tower, the second at the government center, with intention to lease a portion of the structure to Verizon. 08/08/2024 06:09 AM

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