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Charles and Mary Bufka purchased 200 acres from Nikodem and Mary Tabor on Sept. 20, 1880. Courtesy of Norbert Bufka
Immigrants make mark on growing Leelanau
The following is an excerpt from “From Bohemia to Good Harbor” by Norbert Bufka. The piece of the world that one day became the Bufka farm was originally “owned” by Native Americans. 10/16/2024 08:25 PM
LEELANAU HISTORY
LEELANAU HISTORY
The issue of how to protect Christmas Cove’s eroding beach and parking lot has returned to the front burner for Leelanau Township board members and residents. At its regular meeting in September, the Leelanau Township Board approved the park and recreation committee’s recommendation to commission KAL Excavating in Omena, in an amount not to exceed $5,000, to place tree stumps in the embankment to Christmas Cove’s parking lot, where township Supervisor Doug Scripps said the erosion is most severe. *** A pilot program to provide locally grown food to public school students with roots in Leelanau County was one of the 147 line item vetoes signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Championed by local lawmakers, some $2 million was included for the project in the budget passed by the State Legislature. Some public schools such as Glen Lake plan to continue offering fresh foods from local farmers in hopes that the funding will be restored. 10/16/2024 08:25 PM
Of colors and Halloween
Of colors and Halloween
I hope everyone enjoyed the three-day weekend for Columbus Day and welcome to fall, the colors are great becoming prettier and prettier every day. Happy 249th birthday to the Navy, our sailors deserve to feel honored and appreciated by proud Americans, like all of us. 10/16/2024 08:25 PM
St. Mary School recently held their 27th annual Golf Classic Scramble at Sugar Loaf The Old Course. Over 76 golfers and 60 hole sponsors raised over $18,000 at this event. All proceeds go to support St. Mary School. Pictured is Team Ackley, which came away as the winner with the lowest sco...
St. Mary School recently held their 27th annual Golf Classic Scramble at Sugar Loaf The Old Course
St. Mary School recently held their 27th annual Golf Classic Scramble at Sugar Loaf The Old Course. 10/16/2024 08:25 PM
Pancakes in Empire
Pancakes in Empire
The Empire Lions Club will host a fall pancake breakfast Sunday from 8 a.m. to noon at the Empire Township Hall. 10/16/2024 08:25 PM
COFFIA
Coffia, Trombley seek 103rd House seat
First- term state Representative Betsy Coffia is challenged by Republican nominee Lisa Trombley for the right to represent Leelanau, Benzie and Grand Traverse counties in the state House. Coffia has longtime local roots and grew up in a working class northern Michigan home and made a life here. 10/16/2024 08:25 PM
BERGMAN
Barr challenges Bergman for seat in Congress
Incumbent Jack Bergman, representative for the First Congressional District, is being challenged by Democratic nominee Callie Barr. Bergman is a retired Marine Corps lieutenant. 10/16/2024 08:25 PM
DEEGAN
Incumbent trustees challenged in Empire Twp.
The race is on for two trustee positions on the Empire Township Board. Four candidates are seeking two seats on the township board. 10/16/2024 08:25 PM
McMILLAN
McMillan’s priorities set
Mike McMillan is running for Leelanau Township supervisor. He’s been visiting the area for 41 years when he first worked at Sugar Loaf. 10/16/2024 08:25 PM
EMS/fire, general fund millages on ballot in Leelanau Twp.
EMS/fire, general fund millages on ballot in Leelanau Twp.
Leelanau Township residents will head to the polls next month to vote on two millages pertaining to the fire/emergency medical services (EMS) fund, as well as the general fund. The renewal of extra voted millage for Leelanau Township’s fire/EMS fund will be renewed at 3.10 mills ($3.10 per $1,000 of taxable value) to be levied for a period of four years, 2024 through 2027 inclusive, for the purpose of equipping, operating and maintaining fire protection and emergency medical services including life support services. 10/16/2024 08:25 PM
The Leelanau Vacation Realty sales team of, from left, Julie Zapoli, Ranae Ihme and Elizabeth Erdmann outside the LVR sales office in Glen Arbor. Enterprise photo by Alan Campbell
Housing market ‘high and tight’
If you like the current county real estate market — and what’s not to like if you have no intentions of buying a home? — then you should be pleased by the latest sales figures. They show a remarkably stable yet tight market, with values retaining the steep gains that followed the COVID pandemic. 10/16/2024 08:25 PM
Board OKs partial road abandonment
Board OKs partial road abandonment
The Leelanau County Road Commission partially abandoned Whittaker Road in Bingham Township, meaning they will no longer pay to maintain it and it will become privately owned. Township resident Renn Cheadle requested they abandon the road at the edge of his property, where the road terminates, at the road commission meeting Tuesday. 10/16/2024 08:25 PM

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