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Traverse Bay Transportation Company formed in 1906, with its main dock in Traverse City. Orson Peck Postcard

A new century: getting materials from here to there

The following is an excerpt from “Meet Me At The Dock in Greilickville, Grand Traverse Bay” by author Kathleen Firestone. Copies of her books are available at local book stores or directly from her. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

LEELANAU HISTORY

LEELANAU HISTORY

The owners of what could arguably be the most lavish home in northern Michigan have had their property tax appeal turned down by the Leland Township Board of Review. The Leland Board of Review voted unanimously Tuesday to turn down a petition from Celebration Life Trust of its 2019 tax assessment. *** The Loon Ranger rides again! In fact, he’ll probably begin riding on a pontoon boat as soon as the ice thaws on Cedar Lake in Elmwood Township this spring. Thoughtless water skiers using a slalom course after hours and too close to the northwestern shore of Cedar Lake need to know that the Loon Ranger will have his eyes on them. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

St. Mary Preschooler Margaret Campillo reads in the book nook tent during the ‘Pop Open a Good Book’ reading event. Courtesy photo

St. Mary students read for March

In support of March is Reading Month, St. Mary Art and Elementary School faculty members organized a literacy event for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

Agritourism summit planned in T-C

Agritourism summit planned in T-C

Michigan State University Extension will host the 2024 Agritourism Summit in Traverse City May 7 and 8. The event, which will take place between Hotel Indigo and the Hagerty Center, aims to create a resilient, sustainable and more viable agritourism industry for years to come. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

Pete Moon shown at the Elmwood Marina. Enterprise file photo

Moon steps down from harbormaster’s seat

Between the Elmwood Township Board’s February and March meetings, the township harbormaster – Pete Moon – stepped down to pursue work in the private sector. His last day was earlier this month. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

SBDNL to receive Inflation Reduction Act funding

SBDNL to receive Inflation Reduction Act funding

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakershore (SBDNL) will receive funding through the Inflation Reduction Act – joining eight other Midwest National Park Service sites for projects. The goal focuses on climate resilience of ecosystems and improve forest health, according to SBDNL Superintendent Scott Tucker. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

Departments have specialized equipment to battle wildfires. Enterprise file photo

Fire departments ready for spring wildfires

Last year was particularly hot and dry, and these fire-friendly conditions could persist through the mild winter this year. Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fire Prevention Specialist Paul Rogers said they’re preparing for an early fire season. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

GLCL library programs

GLCL library programs

The Glen Lake Library will host local filmmaker James Weston Schaberg for a screening of his 2023 documentary film “Eye of the Wind” on Monday at 7 p.m. The film is a stunning presentation of aerial photography demonstrating the art of quietly capturing bird’s-eye views without noisy propellers or burning fossil fuels. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

Albu awarded scholarship

Albu awarded scholarship

St. Mary School Junior, Natalie Albu, was recently awarded a $500 scholarship to the Kendall College of Art & Design in Grand Rapids. Natalie also won one of the $100 high school cash awards at the Crooked Tree Arts Center’s (CTAC) Annual Youth Art Exhibit. Jayden Kalchik won a $50 cash prize for her entry in the middle school competition. Evie Barnowski and Graham Elms won art bags and sketch books for their elementary entries. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

Amalfitano makes presidents list

Amalfitano makes presidents list

Allison Amalfitano, a 2023 St. Mary graduate, earned a 4.0 GPA during her first semester at Florida Southern University. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

Dale Manty and six of his adventurous friends and relatives enjoyed a long weekend In Omena. From left to right, they are Bryan Berghoef, Adam Manty (back), Dale Manty, Dan Smith, Brent Miller and Aaron Werner. Courtesy of Dale Manty

Dale Manty hosts 12th annual Mäntyboyz weekend

There’s lots to celebrate this week — the vernal equinox, also referred to as the first day of Spring, Pi Day, and St. Patrick’s Day. The vernal equinox is the moment when the sun crosses the celestial equator — an imaginary line in the sky above Earth’s equator — from south to north. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), it will occur at 11:06 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. This is the earliest date that it can be, and is largely due to the Leap Year system that our calendar uses. The vernal equinox was on March 19 in 2020, but that was the first time since 1896. This is because a Leap Day is not added in years divisible by 100, unless it is divisible by 400, as the year 2000 was. So, the addition of a Leap Day in 2000 reset the calendar so that the vernal equinox comes earlier. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

Plenty of shenanigans planned in celebrating St. Pat

Plenty of shenanigans planned in celebrating St. Pat

Well, I hope everyone out there has “sprang forward”, the sun was out earlier and all that jazz. I, for one, am not a fan of changing the clocks. It’s a pain in the neck and just deal with what time it is. When I was on the road, a town in Indiana was very confusing, half the town was on Daylight Saving and not the other half. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

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