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Diversions

From left to right: Elise, Taylor, Kevin and Emdyn Vann help celebrate the Fourth of July with their Leelanau Tea truck. Courtesy photo

Leelanau Tea selling worldwide

Leelanau Tea continues to be on the rise in 2024, taking claim of a foothold in the craft lemonade and tea industry since opening in 2021. Leelanau Tea owner Kevin Vann said business is going well for the local beverage maker. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM

Larry Mawby was a pioneer in the wine industry, specializing in sparkling wines. Enterprise file photo

Bubbly, sparkling wine reason to celebrate

Mawby Winery started in 1973 as the second grape-growers in Leelanau County. In 1984, founder Larry Mawby debuted the vintner’s first sparkling wine. By the late 1990s, the winery had switched production over to exclusively méthode champenoise sparkling wines, and they never looked back. As Mawby puts it, they haven’t “made any table wines this century.” 07/31/2024 06:36 PM

A variety of cannabis-infused beverages, from ginger ale and classic cola to peach and raspberry iced tea, are available at Olean’s Dispensary in Northport. Courtesy photo

Olean’s offers cannabis-infused beverages

For those looking for an alternative to alcoholic drinks, the growing popularity of cannabisinfused beverages have been an option people tend to choose when searching for something unique that could offer a similar experience. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM

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

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