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5 annual meetings Saturday

5 annual meetings Saturday

Fewer and fewer local townships appear to be holding their annual spring meeting. Way back in 1846, the leaders of our fledgling state, set out to provide a framework for governance with township electors, giving them one day a year to have their say. 03/20/2024 05:09 PM

Man charged in fatal crash

Man charged in fatal crash

A 33-year-old downstate man has been charged in connection with Sept. 4 fatal vehicle crash in Elmwood Township. 03/20/2024 05:09 PM

Leelanau Township approves 2024-25 budget

Leelanau Township approves 2024-25 budget

Leelanau Township unanimously approved its 2024-25 recommended budget of $851,940, as well as four township officer salary resolutions on Monday. Emergency Services fund revenues come in at $1,843,212, which makes up 59% of the revenue allocation, while the general fund revenue makes up 19%. Expenditures for the budget total are $2.8 million, with 53%, or $1.48 million, of those appropriations being wages and benefits. 03/20/2024 05:09 PM

Steve Lutke of Hop Lot Brewing says “cheers” to all the patrons who voted Hop Lot as the No. 2 beer garden in the country. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger

Hop Lot ranked No. 2 beer garden in USA

Hop Lot Brewing Company in Suttons Bay was ranked the No. 2 beer garden in the United States of America according to USA Today via its annual 10Best ranking awards on Tuesday. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

Ted Lanham shares a moment with the Little Finger Thermaleers after being gifted a model airplane he built over a decade ago to see its flight above The Dune Climb in Glen Haven on Thursday, March 7. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger

Lanham honored with plane gift

Soaring through the clear blue sky at The Dune Climb in Glen Haven, Cedar resident Ted Lanham could see a model airplane gliding through the air as family and friends gather to see a surprise for Lanham. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

Marilyn and Richard Witham, part-time Leelanau County residents for the last 20 years, are pictured on Monday at Munson Medical Center’s new name unveiling ceremony for its comprehensive stroke center. The Witham’s $2.5 million donation will help further support the stroke center’s technol...

Munson unveils new name for stroke center

Leelanau County resident donates $2.5 million to Munson A generous donation to Munson Medical Center (MMC) from one local family is set to help others in the community for years to come. Munson unveiled a new name for its comprehensive stroke center — The Witham Family Comprehensive Stroke Center — on Monday at a ceremony to honor a $2.5 million donation from Richard and Marilyn Witham and their children, Chris and his wife, Stephanie, and Kurt. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

Childhood services millage up for renewal

Childhood services millage up for renewal

Millages for county services are up for renewal in August, including the historically controversial Early Childhood Services program administered by the Benzie-Leelanau District Health Department. The Leelanau County Board of Commissioners heard a presentation on the program Tuesday and will decide whether to place the millage renewal proposal on the ballot at their March 19 meeting, Tuesday night. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

A cardinal is pictured outside the Leelanau Enterprise office on Monday staring intently at its reflection in a window. Especially common in the springtime, when male cardinals see their reflection, the birds may think it’s a rival encroaching on his territory.

A cardinal is pictured outside the Leelanau Enterprise office on Monday staring intently at its reflection in a window

A cardinal is pictured outside the Leelanau Enterprise offi ce on Monday staring intently at its refl ection in a window. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

Judy Walter (left) and her husband, Jon, have been decorating the bridge off Elm Street in Suttons Bay since last July. Their latest creation, a giant green shamrock for St. Patrick’s Day, is on display for those passing by to see. Enterprise photo by Meakalia Previch-Liu

Decorating the Suttons Bay bridge

Just off Elm Street near Suttons Bay High School, those passing by may notice a large, sparkling and green shamrock decoration along the bridge in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day this month. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

Front row (left to right): Norsemen team members Dean Hulett, Jacob Gulley, Casey Porter; middle row: team members James Miller, Jack Shiner, Michael Rokita, Koen Kruk, and mentors Chase Porter and Emma Grant; Back row: mentor Andy Brandt, team member Alex McCormick, and mentors Bill Klein...

S-B Norsemen Robotics compete in first match in Lake City

This weekend, Suttons Bay Public Schools’ Norsemen Robotics, made up of students from Suttons Bay, Lake Leelanau St Mary, and Northport, competed at Lake City High School for the first district competition of the season. The competition consisted of 78 randomized qualification matches, during which each team played as an “alliance” with two others and against three opposing robots. These qualification matches then determined the team’s rank out of the 40 teams present. At the conclusion of the qualification matches, the team ranked 8th. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

The Leelanau County Board of Canvassers is hard at work at the county government center Thursday morning certifying the results from the Feb. 27 presidential primary election. The board did not finish its work at the Feb. 29 meeting and reconvened Wednesday after publication time. If the r...

The Leelanau County Board

The Leelanau County Board. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

The North Bay Celtic band is playing at Northern Latitude in Lake Leelanau on Friday and at Ciccone Winery on Saturday. From left to right: Martha Meek, Cathy Southwick, Judy Barrett, Kerry Alspaugh, Jan Ostrowski, Kersti Bruining. Back row: Tom Nixon, Pete Ostrowski, and Doug Martin. Cour...

St. Patrick’s Day fun all over the county

Grab your best green outfits for fun as people get into the spirit of the Irish this weekend and on St. Patrick’s Day, Sunday, March 17 on the Leelanau Peninsula. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

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