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Northport resident Scot Wack, pictured here, suited up during a harvest, has been producing and selling local honey at his store, Northport Trading Post, for the past five years. Courtesy photo

Honey harvesting on the peninsula

The Leelanau peninsula is known for its beauty, from the waters that surround it and the orchards that produce fruit, to the farms that grow vegetables and flowers that so many people enjoy. Harvests for these homegrown crops are made possible by so many variables, including pollinators like bees. 08/14/2024 04:33 PM

Roadside stands are plentiful in Leelanau County. Most respect the honor system and pay for their items. Other don’t. Enterprise photo by Amy Hubbell

Roadside stands ripe for the picking

Karen Rennie has the quiet satisfaction manning her produce stand in Centerville Township. The stand, on Townline Road about 1/4 mile east of M-22, was once part of the Eitzen homestead, now part of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. 08/14/2024 04:33 PM

Old Engine Show slated

Old Engine Show slated

The 57th annual Buckley Old Engine Show starts today in Buckley and runs through Sunday. The Buckley Old Engine organization includes county resident Larry Wichern, who has participated in the event nearly every since its inception. 08/14/2024 04:33 PM

Leelanau County youth brought home awards from the 4-H livestock shows at the Northwestern Michigan Fair this weekend. In the back row, from left to right, are Judy Steffens, Isabelle Plamondon, Violet Claar, and Jack Anderson. In front are Faith Steffens, Jaxson Plamondon, Samantha Claar,...

County youth celebrate life on the farm

One of the state’s largest fairs, the Northwestern Michigan Fair, concluded in Traverse City Saturday. As part of the fair, 4-H youth from Leelanau and four other northern Michigan counties showed livestock in a series of competitions to determine the best animals and handlers in attendance. 08/14/2024 04:33 PM

Mike and Mary Shimek are pictured here in the lavender field near Maple City. Courtesy photo

Leelanau’s lavender harvest

Joe Adams of Maple City is making his run in the lavender industry with his “Full Circle” Lavender business as he prepares for the second harvest of his young, purple field. He is now beginning to distill the plant into essential oil by cutting and drying the plant. 08/14/2024 04:33 PM

Joe Adams of Maple City harvesting lavender on his “Full Circle” farm. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger

Joe Adams of Maple City

Joe Adams of Maple City harvesting lavender on his “Full Circle” farm. 08/14/2024 04:33 PM

Dune Dash set for Saturday

Dune Dash set for Saturday

A ‘Dune Dash’ 4-mile run/ walk along the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail will take place on Saturday at 9 a.m., presented by the Traverse Area Recreation and Transportation (TART) Trails, Inc. The run/walk will start at the Sleeping Bear Dune Climb with registration fees ranging from $25-30, depending on age. 08/14/2024 04:33 PM

Leelanau residents’ Frank and Kayla Mancuso, pictured here in one of their engagement photos, first met each other working at Munson Medical Center. Photo courtesy of Kendra Kemp

Finding home, family in Leelanau

Like many who visit Leelanau for the first time, Maple City resident Frank Mancuso first discovered and came to love the county as a child, when he and his family would come up to visit his aunt and uncle in Empire on summer vacation. 08/14/2024 04:33 PM

Mules knew the way

Mules knew the way

Back around the turn of the century, John Gagnon worked for the Fredrickson Livery Stable. He took great pride in the stable’s splendid mule team. One of his duties was to meet the afternoon train at the depot, pick up the mail and deliver it to the post office. 08/08/2024 06:09 AM

A horse, Lucky Dinero Bosco (pictured here), was elected in July to represent the historic small town of Omena as the seventh mayor, with cats Topsy and Turvy Stephenson serving as co-vice mayors, and another cat, Porsche McKee, serving as deputy vice mayor. On Lucky’s hip, there’s an outl...

Meet ‘Lucky’ the horse: Omena’s newest mayor

Omena’s newest animal mayor in town is just a bit larger from the usual dog or cat candidates that run in the race. A horse, Lucky Dinero Bosco, was elected in July to represent the historic small town as the seventh mayor, with cats Topsy and Turvy Stephenson serving as co-vice mayors, and another cat, Porsche McKee, serving as deputy vice mayor. 08/08/2024 06:09 AM

‘Big Band by the Barn’ set for August 15

‘Big Band by the Barn’ set for August 15

Spend a summer evening in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore swinging to the everpopular tunes of the big band era at one of the national park’s historic farms. A “Big Band by the Barn” fundraiser will be held Thursday, August 15 from 5 to 9:30 p.m. 08/08/2024 06:09 AM

Gary Lowe (left) and Linda Gottwald (right) play with Hawthorne at the Great Lakes Humane Society near M-72. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger

Great Lakes Humane Society offers advice

For the last year, there has been a crisis nationally for animal shelters due to various factors, including higher prices, the lack of spaying or neutering during COVID, and a surge of regretful adoption owners not wanting their dogs. 08/08/2024 06:09 AM

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