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Father James R. Swiat

Father James R. Swiat

Father James Richard Swiat, 82, of Traverse City, MI, passed away unexpectedly at home on July 21st, 2024. Born on December 5, 1941, in Flint, MI, Father Swiat was the son of Richard Joseph Swiat and Frances Bridget (Carey). 07/31/2024 06:36 PM

Delilah M. Hendrickson

Delilah M. Hendrickson

Delilah Mae Hendrickson (who preferred to be called “Del”) died at 4 pm on July 19th, 2024 at Watercrest Assisted Living in Santa Rosa Beach,Florida,with her loving family. Del was born October 19th, 1933, in Waupaca County, Dupont, Wisconsin, to Esther and Rudolph Genskow. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM

Gary Ray Davis

Just north of the 45th Parallel, a man stands on a tee box with his friends close by. Ignoring the wear and tear of a life well-lived, his steel blue eyes hunt the pin, measuring yardage and calculating wind. Mind clear, head still, club extending then dropping inside out, the contact is pure. The shot is perfect. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM

Elmer Benjamin Hohnke

Elmer Benjamin Hohnke

LELAND - Elmer Benjamin Hohnke, 72, of Leland, Michigan, passed away on July 24, 2024, at Munson Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Elmer was born on November 22, 1951, in Traverse City to Benjamin and Margaret (Schnehain) Hohnke. 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

COMING EVENTS

Organizations wishing to have their public events listed in this calendar can email [email protected] or call The Enterprise, 256-9827, before 5 p.m. Friday. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM

Leland Fire now alerts through Cloud

Leland Fire now alerts through Cloud

To enhance road safety and protect first responders, Leland Township Fire and Rescue is now integrating HAAS Alert’s Safety Cloud digital alerting into their main responding fire apparatus. This collision prevention service enables the delivery of real-time alerts to Michigan drivers when emergency services are active in the vicinity. Safety Cloud boosts driver compliance with Move Over laws by dispatching realtime notifications when first responders are en route or onscene. This digital solution effectively enhances lightbars and sirens with additional invehicle notification, thereby minimizing Leland Township Fire & Rescue the likelihood of collisions with first responders. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM

Roger Mikowski (left), Donald Jackson (middle), and Lennie Mikowski (right) of Mikowski’s Meat & Deli cut up fresh meat for purchase at Hansen Foods in Suttons Bay every Thursday. The two local companies announced a partnership with a community cookout planned for August 16 from noon t...

Hansen’s and Mikowski’s Combine Forces to Sell Meat

During the Fourth of July week, Hansen Food in Suttons Bay saw a record week in terms of business as the local grocery store served and capitalized on one of the biggest weeks of the year, according to Hansen coowner Dani Dergiotis. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM

Kim Zachariah of Black Star Farms presents wine during a 10-day Rhine river cruise in Germany and France last week. Courtesy photo

Black Star Farms cruises the Rhine

Black Star farm hit the road and hopped across the pond last week to show off their wines during a Rhine River boat cruise. Kimberly Zachariah, wine specialist at Black Star Farms, headed the event in her 16th year at the local winery. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM

Tools available to press/public

Tools available to press/public

The Enterprise has been covering Leelanau County since 1877, chronicling the lives of residents and visitors of the peninsula for 142 years. Births, deaths, community efforts … you name it, we’ve covered it. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM

Jet skis a nuisance

Jet skis a nuisance

To the editor: Jet skis are banned at the Lakeshore and at the Homestead. Yet a small handful of selfish, irresponsible people launch from Glen Arbor and go back and forth on the lake. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM

Fair journalism

Fair journalism

To the editor: Regarding John Elchert’s opinion piece, the headline should have been “Democracy needs FAIR journalism” (addition of FAIR mine). And then our Leelanau Enterprise Publisher might have spoken about his plans to make that happen at the paper. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM

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