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Lions Club chicken dinner in Empire

Lions Club chicken dinner in Empire

traffic, but still quite a few visitors enjoying our area. The Empire Lions Club will have their annual Chicken Dinner which is really called “The Empire Anchor Day Chicken Dinner” on Saturday from 1 to 7 p.m. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM

Sidewalk extension OK’d for Herman Park

Sidewalk extension OK’d for Herman Park

Improvements at Herman Park in Suttons Bay Township continue to be a source of controversy, as the township’s park and recreation committee is disagreeing with a contractor about the placement of a sidewalk leading to the dog park. The township board took action at their July 10 meeting, accepting the contractor’s recommendation. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM

Pets campaign for Omena mayor post

Pets campaign for Omena mayor post

It’s a horse race for Mayor of Omena! Voting ends at 5 p.m. today so don’t delay. The front runners as of this past Monday showcased the diverse field of candidates. The top candidates included Lucky Bosco, an equine; three felines – Topsy and Turvy Stephenson, running as co-Mayor, and Porsche McKee; two canines, Emmie Tomlinson and Ruby Emmert; and one caprine, Sandra Day G.O.A.T, an Angora goat. But it’s still anyone’s race to win, and the other 12 candidates are campaigning hard. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM

Ready, set, go: 5Ks and fun runs galore

Ready, set, go: 5Ks and fun runs galore

“Fish, Fish, Hooray.” The Fishtown 5K will be held in Leland on Saturday at 9 a.m. starting and finishing in the heart of Fishtown. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM

Millage sought for advanced life support

Millage sought for advanced life support

The Elmwood Township board voted 4-2 at their July 8 meeting to put a new millage proposal on the November ballot. This would ask Elmwood Township residents to pass a millage of 1.2 mills, to bring in approximately $550,000 in property taxes, to upgrade the township’s fire and rescue department from basic to advanced life support (ALS). 07/17/2024 05:06 PM

GAP setting the table in ‘The Dining Room’

GAP setting the table in ‘The Dining Room’

Audience members will inevitably see themselves reflected in the mosaic of family scenes in the Glen Arbor Players’ production of A.R. Gurney’s Pulitzer Prize nominated play “The Dining Room” set for Thursday through Saturday, July 25, 26, and 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the Glen Lake Church. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM

Tim Hurley (right) poses for a holiday photo with his wife, Anne, and four grandchildren. Recently, Tim and Anne welcomed their fifth grandchild into the world. Courtesy photo

Faith and peace of mind for Hurley

Tim Hurley of Midland has had a windy road to land on his personal Cherry Blossom Lane in Suttons Bay in 2021. “When my wife Ann and I were dating (1970-80s) we would come up here for vacation and visit for a weekend,” Hurley said. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM

B-Side Growlers on tap

B-Side Growlers on tap

The Glen Arbor Arts Center welcomes back the B-Side Growlers, an inventive, engaging acoustic trio from Grand Rapids. This open air, Manitou Music concert takes place August 17, 5 to 7 p.m. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM

Friends cast net for first director

Friends cast net for first director

The Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes has opened the search for its first executive director. This new executive director, the first since the organization was formed in 1994, will be responsible for leading the Friends in its mission of protecting resources and heightening visitor experiences in partnership with Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM

“Heroes of the Surf”, a weekly demonstration at the Maritime Museum in Glen Haven, reenacts life saving measures used to rescue sailors stranded in the rough waters of the Manitou Passage. Once a well traveled passage in the late 1800s and early 1900s, it wasn’t uncommon to see 100 vessels...

“Heroes of the Surf”

“Heroes of the Surf”, a weekly demonstration at the Maritime Museum in Glen Haven, reenacts life saving measures used to rescue sailors stranded in the rough waters of the Manitou Passage. Once a well traveled passage in the late 1800s and early 1900s, it wasn’t uncommon to see 100 vessels traveling through the passage. It is now the home of countless shipwrecks. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM

Salvaged anchor inspires Anchor Day

Salvaged anchor inspires Anchor Day

Empire is set to celebrate Anchor Day this weekend. Empire will commemorate the historic raising of an anchor from Lake Michigan with its annual Anchor Day celebration on Saturday, July 20. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM

Woman hit, walking dog

Woman hit, walking dog

The Leelanau County Sheriff’s Office has identified a suspect involved in a car/pedestrian accident on July 11. At approximately 10:50 a.m., deputies were dispatched to a car/pedestrian accident on M-22 (N West Bayshore Drive) near Overlook Rd in Leelanau Township. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM

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