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Leland’s high school varsity volleyball team this season is pictured. Back row (from left to right): Abby Martini (11th), Kally Sluiter (12th), Cielle Fort (11th), Molly Rousseau (11th), Sophya Sluiter (9th). Front row: Lia Kiessel (9th), Aubrey Rousseau (9th), Abby Hicks (12th), Adalee Ra...

Comets return with new coach

Heading into the 2024-25 school year, new Leland varsity volleyball Coach Travis Baker said he and the team are ready to give it their best embarking on another busy season. While Baker is taking on the head coach position for the first time, he’s been assisting with coaching volleyball at Leland for about 14 years now. 08/21/2024 09:15 PM

Lake Leelanau St. Mary senior Kyla Barnowski spikes during a volleyball practice earlier this week. The Eagles start the 2024 season yesterday and today at Suttons Bay and Lake City. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger

Eagles looking to soar in 2024

St. Mary Lake Leelanau finished the 2023 season with a 62.7% winning percentage. 08/21/2024 09:15 PM

Glen Lake volleyball participated at a Central Michigan University Volleyball Camp earlier this month. Left to right: Kendal McNitt, Ella Vershaeve, Andi Forton, Faith Herman, Scarlett Vanderline, Peyton Brown. Front left tor right: Nora Ciolek, Mady Sheffer, Lydia Fosmore. Courtesy photo

Lakers focused on improvement

Glen Lake volleyball is back on the court with new faces looking to compete in 2024. “A lot of these girls haven’t really played together on the court. 08/21/2024 09:15 PM

Suttons Bay volleyball looking to compete

Suttons Bay volleyball looking to compete

Suttons Bay volleyball is back on the court ready to compete in its first matches happening yesterday in a quad match with Glen Lake and Leland. Suttons Bay second-year coach Olivia Dohm is excited to work with the young talent and the continuous rebuild of the program. 08/21/2024 09:15 PM

S-B board votes no pay to play

S-B board votes no pay to play

Suttons Bay athletes and their families will have it a little easier this fall. The Suttons Bay Board of Education voted Aug. 08/21/2024 09:15 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

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

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

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

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

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

Jim Lively cuts the ribbon of the official opening of The Lively NeighborFood Marker on M-72, right before you get to Empire. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger

Lively market supports farmers

Rooted in community. Cultivating connections. 08/14/2024 04:33 PM

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