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Students from Leland Public School suit up to make a clean sweep throughout the unincorporated village. Courtesy photo
Leland Public School earns green designation
The Leland School community celebrated Earth Day with big accomplishment under its belt. The school became the second in the county to be recognized as an “evergreen school” by the Michigan Green Schools program. 05/15/2024 05:44 PM
Dock removal causes uproar
Dock removal causes uproar
A decrepit but popular dock used by boaters visiting Leland has been removed with little chance that it will be replaced. The 96-foot dock, which lined the Leland River at a state-owned boat launch located between the Bluebird and Riverside restaurants, was removed on April 10 by a MDNR crew. 05/15/2024 05:44 PM
Short-term rentals divide Empire
Short-term rentals divide Empire
Fireworks at the Village of Empire monthly workshop meeting lit up the room as council, committee, and community members sparred over possible regulations regarding Short-Term Rentals (STRs) Thursday, May 9. 05/15/2024 05:44 PM
8 candidates selected for interviews
8 candidates selected for interviews
The Leelanau County Board of Commissioners has narrowed down the pool of applicants for the new county administrator/chief financial officer (CFO) position and will interview candidates at 10 a.m. on May 30 and 9 a.m. on May 31. 05/15/2024 05:44 PM
Task force not ‘public body’
Task force not ‘public body’
The Energy Futures Task Force was appointed by the Leelanau County Board of Commissioners in September and held its first meeting in October. For its first three or four monthly meetings, the task force did not post prior notices on leelanau.gov or make minutes publicly available. 05/15/2024 05:44 PM
Members and volunteers of the Leelanau Conservancy are seen hard at work, maintaining the mountain bike trails at Palmer Woods Forest Reserve Tuesday night. Enterprise photo by Everett Howell
Members and volunteers of the Leelanau Conservancy are seen hard at work
Members and volunteers of the Leelanau Conservancy are seen hard at work, maintaining the mountain bike trails at Palmer Woods Forest Reserve Tuesday night. 05/15/2024 05:44 PM
Samantha TwoCrow, Suttons Bay Public Schools Indigenous Education director, is pictured with her eldest daughter, Keeley, who is graduating this year. Keeley, along with Meisha Raphael and Dennis Anderson, are the three indigenous students graduating as part of the Suttons Bay class of 202...
Celebration of grads and culture
Suttons Bay Public Schools’ senior class of 2024 were honored at the district’s annual graduation powwow on Saturday afternoon. Families and friends gathered at the school gym to see their seniors celebrated with a presentation of blankets and an honor song, and there were also dance specials for the men and women, teens and toddlers. 05/08/2024 04:54 PM
People are pictured gathered around the drum circle at the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians’ third annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) Day of Awareness event last Friday in Traverse City. Enterprise photos by Meakalia Previch-Liu
MMIP day highlights missing, murdered GTB members
Dozens gathered at Cross Creek Friday afternoon to attend the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (GTB) 3rd annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) Day of Awareness. May 5 is national day of awareness for MMIP and serves as an opportunity to not only educate others, but to honor the lives that have been lost and to address the violence against indigenous communities. 05/08/2024 04:54 PM
Grand Traverse Band voters elect 4 to tribal council
Grand Traverse Band voters elect 4 to tribal council
Sandra Witherspoon was elected as the new Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (GTB) tribal chairman, according to the 2024 general unofficial election results from Tuesday. Witherspoon received 235 votes (57.2%), with tribal councilor incumbent Brian Napont earning 176 (42.8%) of the total votes. The current tribal chairman, David Arroyo, did not run for reelection, and will serve until his term ends on May 17. 05/08/2024 04:54 PM
Northwest Ed shares ‘education summary’
Northwest Ed shares ‘education summary’
The Northwest Education Services released its 2023-24 education summary revealed at the Glen Lake Board of Education meeting this week. Out of 707 students attending Glen Lake this school year in 2023-24, 34.2% are economically disadvantaged; 12.3% have a disability; and nearly 90% of students have graduated in four years in 2022-23, according to the summary. 05/08/2024 04:54 PM
Reverand Lucy Schaub of Leelanau Community Church in Lake Leelanau organized an event observing the National Day of Prayer at the Leelanau County Government Center in Suttons Bay, which was attended by members of several local congregations May 2. Enterprise photo by Zachary Marano
Group gathers for ‘Day of Prayer’
Local religious leaders and congregation members gathered outside the Leelanau County Government Center in Suttons Bay Thursday, May 2 in observance of the National Day of Prayer, a national holiday that has been officially observed since 1952 and was formal recognized in a proclamation by President Joe Biden earlier last week. 05/08/2024 04:54 PM
Montessori event set
Montessori event set
Leelanau Montessori Public School Academy will welcome the community to enjoy an afternoon of soup, music, outdoor art and games on Wednesday, May 15 from 3 to 6 p.m. Rain date: May 16. 05/08/2024 04:54 PM

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