Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at 3:18 AM

Sign in

Life in Leelanau

There’s a boat parade on Glen Lake at 3 p.m. Thursday. Courtesy photo

Visitors, residents deck out boats for parade on water

Many Leelanau County residents like to take to the waters on the biggest holiday of the summer. Glen Arbor residents take this a step further with their Fourth of July boat parade, which is held on Glen Lake every year. 07/02/2024 05:21 PM

Haywood Draper of Lake Leelanau has penned a history of ‘The Colony’ on South Lake Leelanau. Enterprise photo by Brian Frieberger

Hayward Draper’s new book

Lake Leelanau resident Hayward Draper released a new book just in time for the Biggest Fourth in the north. ‘The Colony’ by Hayward Draper tells the stories of six families who created one of the few remaining communal cottage rows left in the United States, located just across the lake from the Fountain Point Resort on south Lake Leelanau. 07/02/2024 05:21 PM

Safety first with fireworks

Safety first with fireworks

The Fourth of July is defined by parades, parties, outdoor grilling, and fireworks. And although fireworks are undeniably fun, their misuse can lead to injury or death. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates there were nearly 6,500 fireworks injuries in the weeks surrounding the Fourth of July last year. 07/02/2024 05:21 PM

Rink Smith of Omena is one of nine Leelanau residents who will read the Declaration of Independence at post offices July 4 at 10 a.m. Enterprise file photo

Declaration proclamation

The 4th of July festivities throughout the county are celebrated with parades and fireworks. But at the county’s nine post offices, volunteers will be part of a more reflective activity. 07/02/2024 05:21 PM

Representatives from the offices of Michigan legislators and former Traverse City’s Mayor Richard Lewis attended with proclamations for this special day when a plaque was laid in honor of Elida Winslow Lind, the actual daughter of a Revolutionary War Patriot for whom the local DAR chapter...

Daughters of Revolution active in communities

An independent United States would not have been possible if it wasn’t for the colonists who had the courage to stand up for what they considered natural rights. The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) are descendants of the people who fought for independence from the British empire, and who seek to honor their legacy through education and support for their communities. 07/02/2024 05:21 PM

Flagraising ceremony Thursday

Flagraising ceremony Thursday

Join community members of all ages in celebrating the founding of our nation in a joyous and patriotic ceremony July 4. The Glen Lake Woman’s Club will host the traditional raising of the flag at 10 a.m. 07/02/2024 05:21 PM

Several women veterans from Leelanau County were honored to be on the all-women Honor Flight to Washington D.C. earlier this month. Pictured: Justina Hlvaka (middle, green sunglasses), Leanne Woods (direcetly in front of Hlavka, Page Sikes (right of Hlvaka), Linda Woods (in front of Sikes)...

Leelanau female veterans participate in Honor Flight

Six local Leelanau County women graced the first-of-akind all-women honor flight from Flint to Washington D.C. on June 12. 07/02/2024 05:21 PM

Food security topic of Summinars in July

Food security topic of Summinars in July

The Leland Township Library is hosting a special two-part series to address food access challenges in the community, as part of the Leland Library Summinars. These events will explore local efforts that are being made to ensure everyone has reliable access to healthy, nutritious meals. 07/02/2024 05:21 PM

Jenny Puvogel is the new owner of the Cottage Book Shop in Glen Arbor as of April 1. Courtesy photo

Jenny Puvogel’s love for books expands into her work, life

Maple City resident Jenny Puvogel, a longtime employee at the Cottage Book Shop in Glen Arbor, is now the new owner of the charming small business as of April 1. Since taking the reins, Puvogel has had help with learning how to manage the bookstore from her good friend and former shop owner, Sue Boucher. 07/02/2024 05:21 PM

Members of the Glen Lake Fire Department salute the flag at last year’s flagraising ceremony organized by the Glen Lake Woman’s Club. Photo courtesy of Grace Dickinson Johnson

Members of the Glen Lake Fire Department

Members of the Glen Lake Fire Department salute the flag at last year’s flagraising ceremony organized by the Glen Lake Woman’s Club. 07/02/2024 05:21 PM

Meg Paxton shows off her original Petoskey Stone Dog Collars at The Blue Maple Corner in Maple City. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger

Paxton: Stitching dreams together

The former Gabe’s Country Market building in Maple City has new life. Leelanau County resident and local business entrepreneur Meg Paxton has rehabbed the desolate building over the past four years into a retail space called The Blue Maple Corner to show her creations . 06/26/2024 04:30 PM

Ana Spencer (left) and Julie Stevens (right) are bringing back their pop-up shop again this summer called “Slip Stitch — A Celebration of Friends” at the Art Shanty in Fishtown. Spencer is a teaching artist based in Chicago and produces decorative and colorful pottery work, and Stevens cre...

Fishtown’s Art Shanty pop-ups

A hidden gem in Leland serves as a haven for art lovers every summer, featuring work from a variety of new and local artists that reserve their spot year after year. Fishtown’s Art Shanty, which is a pop-up space located in the addition off the lower level of the historic Ice House, is a place where artists, craftsmen and makers get to be a part of the Fishtown community for a week at a time from May 28 – Oct 14. 06/26/2024 04:30 PM

1

...

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

...