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Local housing workshop Dec. 5
Local housing workshop Dec. 5
Housing North will host a housing workshop Thursday, Dec. 5 in the lower level of the county government center. 11/20/2024 04:34 PM
Holiday events planned in Omena/Npt.
Holiday events planned in Omena/Npt.
‘Tis the season! Saturday, Nov. 30 is the Northport Tree Lighting, with a full day of activities leading up to it. The Leelanau Township Library in Northport has children’s activities that day including crafts, writing letters to Santa, cookies (eating cookies is an activity in my book), and more! 11/20/2024 04:34 PM
A family enjoys a day at the Greilickville Harbor Park last summer. Enterprise photo by Amy Hubbell
Fish grinder station buy OK’d
The Elmwood Township board approved the purchase of a new fish grinder station for the township marina at its November regular meeting. Although the cost of ordering and installing the station might be as high as $110,000, Harbormaster Dan Jenuwine said that the investment will ultimately pay off for the township. 11/20/2024 04:34 PM
Registration is open for the 2025 ‘Swim the Bay’ event set for Sat. Aug. 9, 2025. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger
Registration set for ‘Swim the Bay’
Registration for the 2025 Swim for Grand Traverse Bay opened Friday, November 15. The Swim for Grand Traverse Bay is a unique, open water swim event to benefit The Watershed Center that will take place on Sat. 11/20/2024 04:34 PM
Fun forecasted in Glen Arbor, but no snow
Fun forecasted in Glen Arbor, but no snow
I know there are people out there that are bummed because we have no snow and then there are folks like me. It is officially deer hunting time. 11/20/2024 04:34 PM
Election results certified by canvassers
Election results certified by canvassers
The Leelanau County Board of Canvassers certified the Nov. 5 general election results Saturday afternoon. The Statement of Votes Cast sent to Lansing differed from the unofficial results reported the morning after Election Day, with many more votes included. 11/20/2024 04:34 PM
3 selected for second interview
3 selected for second interview
Leelanau County government may be overseen by a new administrator very soon. Three candidates for the position – Jim Dyer, Kipling Belcher, and Mark Brown – have been invited back for follow ups after clearing their first round of interviews Monday and Tuesday. 11/20/2024 04:34 PM
Locals Robert Ruiz (left), Scott Cain (middle), and Luke Lambdin of Cain Design & Construction string up holiday lights at the Old Art building in Leland yesterday. They also put lights on various community tree including Northport, Leland and Glen Arbor. Enterprise photo by Brian Frei...
500+ snowfall entries received
With the annual Leelanau Enterprise snowfall contest deadline now closed, Michiganders now await for the most important weather factor in determining their guesses: snowfall. And according to staff at the National Weather Service Gaylord, snow could be well on its way as soon as mid next week. 11/20/2024 04:34 PM
Segment 9 discussion comes to a halt
Segment 9 discussion comes to a halt
The debate of the final 4.2-mile “Segment 9” of the Sleeping Bear Dunes Heritage Trail within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SBDNL) came to a screeching halt last week in Empire after SBDNL Superintendent Scott Tucker paused the project following consultations with the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (GTB). 11/20/2024 04:34 PM
New foundation to assist students
New foundation to assist students
Representatives from Northwest Education Services (North Ed) and several higher educational institutions came together yesterday to announce the creation of the North Ed Foundation and the new scholarship opportunities colleges and universities have made available to students through the new nonprofit. 11/13/2024 05:42 PM
Orders are being taken throughout the county for Biehl’s turkeys, raised near Mancelona. Stock photo
Turkey dinner with all the trimmings
Dust off the fancy plates and gather for a fantastic feast. The Mercantile in Leland prepares the ingredients for a Thanksgiving dinner worth remembering. 11/13/2024 05:42 PM
Boathouse Vineyards tested its wines during a Thanksgiving taste test with employees at the end of September. One of the favorites that paired with everything was Boathouse Rose. Courtesy photo
Spirits, wine to celebrate
With the Thanksgiving holiday just around the corner, there’s more to planning that special holiday meal. After all, libations can propel an average holiday into a festive holiday. 11/13/2024 05:42 PM

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