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Good Harbor resident Charles and Mary Bukfa in 1880. Courtesy photo

M-C to Good Harbor railway never gained steam

Adapted from his book Good Harbor Michigan with additional information from the Grand Traverse Herald The settlement of Leelanau by Euro-Americans began as early as the late 1830s but their flow rapidly increased after 1855. Traverse City was growing even more rapidly and the Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad arrived there on November 15, 1872. Almost immediately there was talk and excitement about a train in Leelanau. The talks got serious in January 1885 when a group of businessmen discussed the possibility of a narrow gauge railroad between Maple City and Good Harbor, according to the Leelanau Enterprise. 01/31/2024 06:09 PM

LEELANAU HISTORY

LEELANAU HISTORY

Hansen Foods in Suttons Bay has a new owner. Connie Frost, 57, of Maple City said her purchase of the grocery store officially went through last Tuesday. Frost has worked at Hansen Foods since 2002, when she joined original owner Dave Hansen to handle the back room of the grocery store. The store was eventually sold to grocery manager Gus O’Brien, who told Frost in 2011 about his future plan to retire. *** County students were on the sixth day of a 6-day weekend yesterday as the thermometer dropped and wind chills of 20 to 25 below zero were expected. Most schools had a scheduled day off Friday at the end of the semester exam week. However, come Monday, as the school week began a winter storm swept through the area, dumping as much as 7 inches in Maple City with lesser amounts recorded in Bingham Township and Northport. 01/31/2024 06:09 PM

Lily Herman, an eighth graders was first in the St. Mary School annual spelling bee. Also picture from left is fifth grader Kayleigh Harnick and eighth grader Andrew Grant, alternate. Courtesy photo

Lily Herman, an eighth graders was first in the St. Mary School annual spelling bee. Also picture from left is fifth grader Kayleigh Harnick and eighth grader Andrew Grant, alternate. 01/31/2024 06:09 PM

St. Mary students have qualified for the Business Professionals of American state leadership conference to be held March 7 - 19 at Devos Place in Grand Rapids. Courtesy photo

St. Mary students shine at BPA

The Lake Leelanau St. Mary Business Professionals of America (BPA) brought home several honors from the regional BPA competition Jan. 01/31/2024 06:09 PM

Probate training next week

Probate training next week

A training for current and prospective conservators and guardians of an estate will be held Monday, Feb. 5 at the Grand Traverse County Probate Courtroom in Traverse City. 01/31/2024 06:09 PM

White Pine Backcountry Campground has six hike-in sites with shared fire rings and bear boxes at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Photos courtesy of the National Park Service.

Camping permit cost increased

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) is implementing a fee rate change to White Pine Backcountry Campground in 2024. Beginning March 1, 2024, rates for the campsites will increase from $10 to $13. 01/31/2024 06:09 PM

Winterfest on in Glen Arbor, Feb. 17

Winterfest on in Glen Arbor, Feb. 17

A little rain, and a warmer temperature, and everybody’s attitude changes. It’s happier and happier, however we are still in winter and we are going to get more. Keep the happy attitude as you deal with the weather in the north. 01/31/2024 06:09 PM

Collins on dean’s list

Collins on dean’s list

Grace Collins of Maple City was named to the fall 2023 dean’s list in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must achieve at least a 3.75 grade-point average for the semester while completing at least 12 credit hours.. 01/31/2024 06:09 PM

Metz lauded

Peyton Metz of Cedar was named to the president’s list at the University of Alabama for fall semester 2023.. 01/31/2024 06:09 PM

Dick Grout, center, was awarded France’s highest distinction Tuesday — the French Legion of Honor. The 103-year-old Grout fought on the shores of Normandy on D-Day. The medal is shown left. Enterprise photos by Amy Hubbell

Grout receives French citation

Dick Grout is hero among us. Grout, a longtime county resident now living in Traverse City, was awarded France’s highest distinction Tuesday — the French Legion of Honor. 01/31/2024 06:09 PM

‘Patriot’ group gets on agenda

‘Patriot’ group gets on agenda

Although it’s been three years since Joe Biden took the presidential oath of office, over 14 months since the 2022 Michigan elections, and voting equipment purchases and training for the 2024 elections has already occurred, a handful of residents from across Leelanau County still flock to the government center in Suttons Bay before almost every public meeting of elected officials. 01/31/2024 06:09 PM

Glen Lake investigates, teacher resigns

Glen Lake investigates, teacher resigns

A Glen Lake teacher has resigned in the midst of an investigation pertaining to student privacy issues. Glen Lake Community Schools Superintendent Jason Misner sent an email to parents Monday announcing the resignation of Glen Lake 6-12 band director Eli George. 01/31/2024 06:09 PM

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