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Organizations wishing to have their public events listed in this calendar can email [email protected] or call The Enterprise, 256-9827, before 5 p.m. Friday. 07/10/2024 03:48 PM
District 1 commissioner seat left vacant
District 1 commissioner seat left vacant
Jamie Kramer, Leelanau County’s District 1 commissioner, amended her June 29 resignation letter Tuesday afternoon to make her resignation effective immediately. With Kramer’s position now vacant, the remaining commissioners resolved to leave her seat empty for the remainder of her term at a special session held on the same day. 07/10/2024 03:48 PM
Lewis sets year-end goals
Lewis sets year-end goals
Interim Administrator Richard Lewis presented a list of “six-month goals” to the Leelanau County Board of Commissioners at their July executive session this week. Among Lewis’s requests to the board was to grant him power to appoint Interim Finance Director Cathy Hartesvelt as permanent finance director. 07/10/2024 03:48 PM
Harvesters are busy getting the 2024 cherry crop off of the trees as farmers battle pests and wet conditions. Sidney Collino (left), Trevor Markood (middle), Rachel Fredrickson (right), Karen Powers (top-left), and Jess Sinnaeve (top-right) of the Michigan State Horticultural Center in Bin...
Price for sweet cherries jumps
Even farm-fresh advocates might grimace when dropping $7 up to $8 into a safety box while picking up a quart of sweet cherries at county roadside markets. Social media posts during the past week took aim at high sweet cherry prices. 07/10/2024 03:48 PM
Traffic snarled by road work
Traffic snarled by road work
Work resumed on Grandview Parkway/Front Street in Traverse City Monday, bringing rush hour traffic to a crawl. Crews completed the first segment of the project prior to the National Cherry Festival and are now rebuilding over a mile of the U.S. highway from Railroad Avenue to Division Street. 07/10/2024 03:48 PM
Cottonseed Apparel owners Lizzie Gray (left) and her son, Rory, and Laurenn Rudd (right) with her daughter, Quinn Ankerson, are pictured at the store in Glen Arbor last week. The two business partners became pregnant around the same time and have been bringing their babies into work since...
Cottonseed Apparel moms raise kids together
For Cottonseed Apparel owners’ Laurenn Rudd and Lizzie Gray, becoming mother’s together this spring was unexpected, but is a shared experience both have welcomed and adapted to since returning to the store in Glen Arbor for the busy summer season. 07/02/2024 05:21 PM
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Home sales off to best-ever start
Sander Scott has been closely watching the real estate market since he used pop can and lawn mowing money to buy his first parcel. Scott was a senior at Northport in 1989 when he teamed with his brother to purchase 23 acres off Johnson Road. 07/02/2024 05:21 PM
Corrections
Corrections
Leelanau Candle Company does not have its own retail space, but owner Kelsey Williams makes her products at Cherry Bend Tool and Die in Cedar. *** An article in the special section “Leelanau Makers” incorrectly printed a name spelt as “Rob Young.” The correct spelling is “Rob DeYoung.” 07/02/2024 05:21 PM
Ransomeware attack at Homestead
Ransomeware attack at Homestead
The Homestead resort in Glen Arbor was hit with a ransomware attack late last month. Although Homestead staff acted quickly to contain the cyberattack and prevent a breach, the incident is yet another case of cybercrime in northern Michigan. 07/02/2024 05:21 PM
Natalie Woods’ daughter at the Bay
Natalie Woods’ daughter at the Bay
The Bay Community Theatre in Sutton Bay will host a red carpet event, July 20, as they welcome the daughter of the late Natalie Wood. Natasha Gregson Wagner will be sharing the life of her mother and discuss the HBO documentary, “Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind.” The film tells the story of the woman, the friend, the wife, and mother as related by friends, colleagues, and family. 07/02/2024 05:21 PM
Empire voted to increase beach parking rates from $1 to $2, most likely starting in 2025. Maintenance of Empire beach does not exceed revenue generated, but local officials say they need more money to maintain the iconic beach-park and other parks in the village. Enterprise photo by Brian...
Parking fee for Empire Beach increased
Inflation touches everything. Even beach parking. 07/02/2024 05:21 PM
Northport Village Council approves 2024-25 budget
Northport Village Council approves 2024-25 budget
Northport Village Council trustees unanimously approved its proposed 2024-25 general fund budget of $767,228 at its regular meeting on June 13. The balanced budget goes into effect in the new fiscal year that begins on July 1 and goes through June 30, 2025. 07/02/2024 05:21 PM

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