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Diversions

Discovery Cruises in Elmwood Township offers a variety of daily scenic narrated bay trips, a happy hour, sunset and themed cruises on board its two deck touring vessel. The main deck itself is fully enclosed with a climate controlled interior and includes large panoramic views to enjoy wit...

Libations on the water: Enjoying the scenery

Along with the numerous wineries and cider tasting rooms found throughout Leelanau County, people can enjoy the same experience on the water via local cruises. Mishe-Mokwa The Manitou Island Transit in Leland features its popular shoreline cruise via the Mishe-Mokwa ferry every evening depending on weather conditions. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM

This computer rendering shows what the visitors center for the Traverse City Whiskey Company distillery in Elmwood Township may look like when it’s completed. Courtesy photo.

TC Whiskey marks milestone

This weekend, the Traverse City Whiskey Company (TC Whiskey) will mark a major milestone towards the completion of their new development in Elmwood Township. The company’s president, Chris Frederickson, said they recently finished erecting a 20,000-squarefoot warehouse at 9440 S. Center Highway. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM

Scott North of Streetside Grille in Suttons Bay has been serving up drinks and smile for the past decade. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger

Cheers to local watering hole

Streetside Grille bartender Scott North in Suttons Bay leads the ‘Cheers style’ bar throughout the hectic summer season. North, a certified sommelier earned the honor earlier in life before moving to the Leelanau Peninsula. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM

From vineyard to glass

From vineyard to glass

The vines are readying themselves at Boathouse Vineyards production farm on Amore Road as the grapes prepare for the 2025 harvest. “You have to be extra careful in the wines at all times,” winemaker Doug Olsen said. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM

Peninsula Provisions Owner Kate Vilter Stassen is pictured next to the store’s diverse and specialty wine collection in Lake Leelanau. This week’s Diversion section is devoted to Leelanau Libations. Inside you’ll find: Enterprise photo by Meakalia Previch-Liu

Peninsula Provisions Owner Kate Vilter Stassen

Peninsula Provisions Owner Kate Vilter Stassen is pictured next to the store’s diverse and specialty wine collection in Lake Leelanau. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM

Leelanau night photographer Ethan Hohnke takes a self portrait under a strong aurora on the shores of Lake Michigan. Courtesy photo

Leelanau night photographer Ethan Hohnke

Leelanau night photographer Ethan Hohnke takes a self portrait under a strong aurora on the shores of Lake Michigan. 07/24/2024 03:46 PM

Leland native Ethan Hohnke first saw the northern lights in 2021 and never looked back. Since then he has been busy chasing spectacular Leelanau auroras. Courtesy photo

Leland photographer takes aim at night sky

Snapping sunrises, sunsets, and eventually night skies have been Leland native Ethan Hohnke’s passion ever since he first picked up a camera or cell phone. On March 20, 2021, Hohnke saw the northern lights for the first time. 07/24/2024 03:46 PM

Star parties at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore offer a chance to get a close up view of the moon and more.

Look to the heavens

Star parties at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SBDNL) have quickly become a Leelanau family tradition of admiring the night sky in northern Michigan. SBDNL hosted a star party earlier this month. 07/24/2024 03:46 PM

The Lanphier Observatory, on the campus of The Leelanau School in Glen Arbor, is open for stargazers who see constellations, potentially planets and northern lights, and the international space station as it makes its way overhead. Courtesy photo

Public welcome to stargaze at Lanphier Observatory

This summer, the Leelanau School’s Lanphier Observatory is open to the public for stargazing, Wednesdays and Thursdays. It takes place every Wednesday and Thursday starting through Aug. 07/24/2024 03:46 PM

The Robert H. Manning Memorial Lighthouse in Empire was built in memory of Robert Manning, a passionate boater and fisherman, who often spoke about his desire to see a lighthouse in his hometown. When Manning passed away at age 62 in 1989, his family and friends privately built a small lig...

Advancements in technology have greatly reduced the need for conventional lighthouses and their keepers, and there are no active manually operated lighthouses in Leelanau County. However, this infamously lonely and physically straining job was essential to keeping boat traffic moving in a time when much of the county’s economy depended on sea travel. 07/24/2024 03:46 PM

The “nourishing mind” cocktail, one of three zero-proof drinks featured on the menu of the first Hive Social Club event in March, is made of Audacia’s floral berry elixir and paired with Hive housemade raspberry syrup and Alchemy & Co’s nourish herbal tea, garnished with a smoking spri...

Hive Social Club offers night activity alternative

While Hive Coffee Company in downtown Suttons Bay is known for its tasty hand-crafted lattes, sandwiches, and waffles, it’s also the gathering place for its “social club” events typically held from 6 to 8 p.m. when scheduled. 07/24/2024 03:46 PM

Friday nights in Northport are hopping with Music in the Park. Enterprise file photo

Music in the Park

Every Friday night throughout the summer, both visitors and locals make their way up the peninsula to attend Music in the Park at Northport’s Marina Park. This year is no different, except for the fact that longtime sound technician and Northport native Kent Holton has retired. 07/24/2024 03:46 PM

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