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Andy Fles, vineyard and facilities manager at Shady Lane Cellars is researching sustainable “soft” pesticides. Courtesy photo
Shady Lane Cellars secures $11K national farming grant
Shady Lane Cellars in Suttons Bay recently earned a competitive, national farming grant from the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education, or SARE. The grant provides more than $11,000 in research funding, enabling the team at Shady Lane Cellars to conduct trials with new sustainable soft pesticides on 10 acres of the property. 06/12/2024 05:52 PM
From left to right: Doug Dalzell, Haley Fox, and Alan Dalzell stand in front of the family business. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger
Dalzell Ice Cream ready for summer
Arguably the busiest corner in Suttons Bay has a familiar name with a new twist as Dalzell Dairy is breaking onto the summer scene with hopes of being a success. The husband and wife team of Haley and Jake Fox will be running the local ice cream shop. 06/12/2024 05:52 PM
2 administrator/CFO finalists
2 administrator/CFO finalists
Further interviews set At the start of the week, the Leelanau County Board of Commissioners had narrowed down the pool of applicants for the new combined county administrator/ chief financial offi-cer (CFO) position to four candidates. And after the latest round of interviews Monday, the board reduced it further to just two people: Michael Belsky and Kipling Belcher. 06/12/2024 05:52 PM
Attorney opines on ‘ethics question’
Attorney opines on ‘ethics question’
At last month’s Leelanau County Board of Commissioners regular session, Patty Lesch of Northport called on the board to investigate Joe DeFors, chair of the county’s Energy Futures Task Force, for allegedly “seeking personal gain in his position.” 06/12/2024 05:52 PM
Omena Cut Flowers owner Carolyn Faught loads up her golf cart with some of the many peonies blossoming on Thursday afternoon. Peony season came much earlier this year, Faught said, making this the perfect time to “U-pick” and harvest them at the garden. Enterprise photo by Meakalia Previch...
Omena Cut Flowers owner Carolyn Faught
Omena Cut Flowers owner Carolyn Faught loads up her golf cart with some of the many peonies blossoming on Thursday afternoon. Peony season came much earlier this year, Faught said, making this the perfect time to “U-pick” and harvest them at the garden. 06/12/2024 05:52 PM
Kidnapped man returns home
Kidnapped man returns home
This Father’s Day will mean significantly more for the family of Panta Leon. It comes four months after the Gill’s Pier man was kidnapped from a commercial bus in his native Mexico. 06/12/2024 05:52 PM
The Lake Michigan access at the end of Reynolds Street in Leland is again a subject of controversy. Enterprise file photo
Trespass at familiar lake access
The Leland Township Board took action this week after complaints that property owners north of the Reynold St. public access are not playing by the rules. 06/12/2024 05:52 PM
The DeKorne family reunion
The DeKorne family reunion
06/06/2024 10:00 AM
Prospectors award scholarships
Prospectors award scholarships
One of the most successful scholarship programs in Leelanau County last week distributed $14,000, monies that will help advance the careers of five graduating seniors, one college upperclassman and a county resident studying as an adult to become a nurse practitioner. 06/05/2024 08:28 PM
St Mary School held its annual 4th Grade Student Market event Tuesday
St Mary School held its annual 4th Grade Student Market event Tuesday
St Mary School held its annual 4th Grade Student Market event Tuesday. 06/05/2024 08:28 PM
Bible school dates set
Bible school dates set
Leelanau Vacation Bible School for youth is set for June 17 to 20 at Keswick United Methodist Church. Children age 4 through 11 are welcome for the four-day ecumenical event, which is also supported by Suttons Bay Congregational Church; Immanuel Lutheran Church, Suttons Bay; St. 06/05/2024 08:28 PM
People gather along the shores at Peterson Park in Northport to rock hunt for treasures pushed up by the waves. Enterprise photo by Meakalia Previch-Liu
People gather along the shores at Peterson Park in Northport
People gather along the shores at Peterson Park in Northport to rock hunt for treasures pushed up by the waves. 06/05/2024 08:28 PM

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