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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Beware: Parkway construction begins

Beware: Parkway construction begins

Construction begins on a twomile section of East Front Street in Traverse City on Sunday, and the two segments of this project are expected to take place through November. While the work takes place outside Leelanau County, this is sure to affect the large portions of the county workforce who live outside the county and commute through downtown Traverse City. 03/06/2024 05:30 PM

Dance Leelanau spring registration opens

Dance Leelanau spring registration opens

The Dance Leelanau spring term and registration kicked off last week, with two classes out of the four offered this season already full. Kids in the county will have the chance to take eight week introductory courses with a final performance to demonstrate their work in the spring. 03/06/2024 05:30 PM

Sleeping Bear Inn to open

Sleeping Bear Inn to open

Glen Haven’s iconic Sleeping Bear Inn will again have inhabitants in the once deserted building. The 19th century Sleeping Bear Inn is the oldest hotel in the National Park system. 03/06/2024 05:30 PM

Economic survey extended 10 days

Economic survey extended 10 days

The Leelanau Peninsula Economic Foundation (LPEF) is extending its ‘Leelanau Business Survey 2024’ for another 10 days until March 15 to receive concerns, challenges and priorities of Leelanau County’s business owners and senior managers. 03/06/2024 05:30 PM

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