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LEELANAU HISTORY
LEELANAU HISTORY
A room filled with mechanical and electronic equipment that controls the Leland Dam is flooded due to high Lake Michigan water levels, imperiling the county’s ability to control Lake Leelanau water levels and the flow of water into Fishtown. Docks in Fishtown are already in peril due to high Lake Michigan water levels. Moisture in the dam’s control room could short-circuit equipment required to manipulate hydraulic rams and gates that regulate the flow of water over the dam. *** Leelanau County voters will head to the polls this fall to decide whether to approve 0.235mill property tax over the next five years to pay for “early childhood services” for county residents. A deeply divided Leelanau County Board of Commissioners voted 4-3 Tuesday to accept the recommendation of an “Early Childhood County Committee” led by District No. 5 Commissioner Patricia Soutas-Little, a Democrat, and District No. 1 Commissioner Tony Ansorge, a Republican. 08/08/2024 06:09 AM
Fishing fleet at Northport circa 1941. Courtesy photo
Northport center of commerical fishing
They came in on the great sailing vessel in the mid-1800s and they got off on the islands — Beaver Island, the Foxes, the Manitous. They were strong and husky Scandinavian fishermen who came, finally, to be the early commercial fishermen of Northport. 08/08/2024 06:09 AM
Smokey turns 80
Smokey turns 80
Smokey Bear is coming to Suttons Bay. All are welcome to come meet Smokey Bear on Thursday, August 15 at 10:30 a.m. 08/08/2024 06:09 AM
Tamale Luncheon in Lake Leelanau
Tamale Luncheon in Lake Leelanau
The Leelanau Community Church in Lake Leelanau will host an authentic Mexican Tamale Luncheon Sunday, Aug. 18. 08/08/2024 06:09 AM
Pig Roast Sunday in S-B
Pig Roast Sunday in S-B
St. Michael the Archangel Church in Suttons Bay will host their annual Community Pig Roast Sunday. 08/08/2024 06:09 AM
Polka Mass set
Polka Mass set
Bishop Jeffrey Walsh of the Diocese of Gaylord will celebrate Mass under the Polka Festival tent Aug. 25. 08/08/2024 06:09 AM
REV. CANON NURYA
Canon Nurva to visit chapel
St. Peter’s Summer Chapel, located in Leland, will host The Rev. 08/08/2024 06:09 AM
The Northport Community Band played music atop the Woolsey Memorial Airport terminal at the Fly-In, Drive-In. Enterprise photos by Meakalia Previch-Liu
1,500 served at Breakfast Fly/Drive-In
Over 1,500 visitors and locals alike showed up to enjoy another delicious pancake and sausage breakfast at the annual Northport Lions Club Fly-In, Drive-In held Saturday morning at Woolsey Memorial Airport. Along with the fresh breakfast cooked up and prepared with the help of 110 volunteers, people also enjoyed the numerous planes and antique cars on display, as well as music performed by the Northport Community Band. 08/08/2024 06:09 AM
LAUTNER
Lautner bested in Primary Election
Locally, this year’s Aug. 6 Primary Election results determined the Republican nominees for the District 1, 2, and 7 Leelanau County commissioner seats on the Nov. 5 ballot, and authorized the renewal of the county roads and highways maintenance and repair millage, the early childhood services millage, and the senior citizens services millage. 08/08/2024 06:09 AM
Leland Twp. prevails in court
Leland Twp. prevails in court
The lawsuit filed by a developer denied a permit to build a Planned Unit Development in Leland appears to have come to an end — favoring Leland Township. Judge Kevin Elsenheimer issued his ruling Monday in Williams and Main LLC v. 08/08/2024 06:09 AM
The second tower at the county government center campus remains devoid of any antennas. Enterprise photo by Zachary Marano
Cell dead zones challenge residents
Jake Kiessel gets requests every morning to call his customers before arriving at a repair stop. If only he could. 08/08/2024 06:09 AM
Voters back millage proposals
Voters back millage proposals
All three Leelanau County-wide millage renewal proposals on the Aug. 6 primary election ballot passed, according to the unofficial election results linked on leelanau.gov. Voters authorized the renewal of the county roads and highways maintenance and repair millage, the early childhood services millage, and the senior citizens services millage. 08/08/2024 06:09 AM

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