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‘Rolling Taps’ start Memorial observance
‘Rolling Taps’ start Memorial observance
Leelanau Township will again hold its Rolling Taps in Northport at 10 a.m. Memorial Day. The Taps stations start just south of town and continue all the way to the Leelanau Township Cemetery, where the Memorial Day Service will start at 10:30 a.m. The Northport Community Band will play at the service, and the featured speaker is Jim White. The Memorial Day Rolling Taps started in Northport in response to COVID. The annual service was not held that year, since people couldn’t gather. The response to this moving start of the program has become part of the tradition. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM
Npt. Women’s Club to meet
Npt. Women’s Club to meet
The June 4 meeting of the Northport Women’s Club will be held at the Trinity Community Room at 1 p.m. The guest speaker, Christine Eggert, the 2023 recipient of the NPWC 2023 Scholarship, will speak on, “My First Year taking Sign Language at Madonna College.” Guests are welcome to attend the program and enjoy the snacks by calling either Jacquie Johnson 231-432-0771 or Marcia DeBoer 734-5469955. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM
Bleeding Heart are spring-blooming flowers that like shade. Photo by Mike Haynes
Bleeding Heart
Bleeding Heart are spring-blooming flowers that like shade. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM
Road work underway
Road work underway
County Road 614 will soon be completely closed between Alpine Road and Weisler Drive as crews carry out planned culvert work and a road reconstruction of Gallivan Road northeast of Solon Township. According to a press release from the Leelanau County Road Commission, construction will start May 28, weather permitting. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM
County geared up for great summer
County geared up for great summer
Get the barbecues fired-up, grab some sunscreen and bug spray, and prepare for the busy season as Memorial Day weekend approaches. Visitors are filling up their gas tanks and traveling up to their Pure Leelanau getaway. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM
Commissioners to review energy survey application
Commissioners to review energy survey application
The Leelanau County Board of Commissioners approved 6-1 a request by the county’s Energy Futures Task Force to write a Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) grant that could provide up to $100,000 for a “county-wide energy survey.” 05/22/2024 04:45 PM
Scout Troop 131 Suttons Bay have placed flags on the graves of veterans throughout the county. Pictured, from left are Pearla Underhill and Arianna Herman. The Scouts will also be participating in the Memorial Day service at Northport Cemetery. Photo courtesy of Lynn Bakker
Scout Troop 131 Suttons Bay
Scout Troop 131 Suttons Bay have placed flags on the graves of veterans throughout the county. Pictured, from left are Pearla Underhill and Arianna Herman. The Scouts will also be participating in the Memorial Day service at Northport Cemetery. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM
The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians held its swearing-in ceremony for its newly elected tribal council members at the Leelanau Sands Showroom in Peshawbestown on Friday. Pictured from left to right: Anna Miller, Donna Swallows, Angelina Raphael, Sandra Witherspoon, Brian...
GTB chairwoman, council take oath of office
With the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (GTB) 2024 general election results officially wrapped up and certified, the tribe welcomed its new chairwoman, Sandra Witherspoon, at its swearing-in ceremony on Friday at the Leelanau Sands Showroom in Peshawbestown. Tribal council members Angelina Raphael, Anna Miller, and incumbent Donna Swallows also took the oath of office, and will serve alongside fellow council members Brian Napont, Tina Frakenberger, and Jane Rohl. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM
Former supervisor sues Elmwood Twp. Bd.
Former supervisor sues Elmwood Twp. Bd.
Former Elmwood Township Supervisor Jack Kelly filed a complaint at the 13th Circuit Court on May 10. Kelly alleges the Elmwood Township Board violated the Michigan Open Meetings Act (OMA) at their February regular meeting, where they rescinded their directions to create a zoning district prohibiting short term rentals (STRs) after speaking with their attorney in closed session. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM
Cemetery workshop scheduled
Cemetery workshop scheduled
Leelanau County cemeteries contain numerous early European settlers and their families, representing an important historical record and an integral part of the local heritage. These graves and monuments are the last and often only record of their life. 05/15/2024 05:44 PM
Leelanau’s forest floor is carpeted with trillium. Photo courtesy of Mike Haynes
NAA opens 2024 season tonight
While I am enjoying this beautiful spring season, it does seem like things are picking up speed as we head into summer. Cherry and apple blossoms have been in full bloom for the past two weeks, and now beehives are in the orchards. Farm vehicles are appearing in the fields and on the roads, as is more traffic from returning residents and visitors. Snowbirds are heading north, and the seasonal residents are making appearances to open up their homes. 05/15/2024 05:44 PM
The Friends of Sleeping Bear will hold their annual training/safety session Saturday. Courtesy photo
Training Saturday for Lakeshore vols
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and the Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes will host at training day for volunteers at the Lakeshore on Saturday, May 18, at the Empire Township hall. Park-partner, Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes (Friends), is hosting a training day from 1 to 3 p.m. 05/15/2024 05:44 PM

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