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G-L students tackle cemetery research
G-L students tackle cemetery research
Middle school students at Glen Lake Community Schools have been on the hunt, researching residents of the long lost and found Glen Arbor Historic Cemetery. “I see the students getting excited about history and realizing it’s all around them,” said Melissa Okerlund, Glen Lake middle school social studies teacher. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM
New headstones mark previously abandoned graves at the Glen Arbor historic Cemetery. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger
Glen Arbor cemetery
Community members will gather on Friday at 10 a.m. for a Memorial service at the forgotten and found Historic Glen Arbor Cemetery on Forest Haven Road. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM
Jeff LaCross, who is long retired but continues to chop and sell firewood, hopes to enlighten those attending the county Memorial Day ceremony with knowledge of the sacrifices made by Vietnam veterans. Enterprise photo by Alan Campbell
LaCross, Vietnam vet, recalls life as a soldier
Jeff LaCross said he didn’t have it bad catnapping on mud, losing nearly one-fifth of his body weight from malaria and hepatitis, and cutting holes through jungle underbrush in Vietnam for days and weeks at a time — at least compared to Revolutionary War soldiers. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM
American flags designate the graves of veterans. Enterprise photo by Amy Hubbell
3 Memorial Day ceremonies set
Memorial Day services to honor and mourn U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces are set in the week ahead throughout Leelanau County. Beginning Friday, people can look for services scheduled at various locations to pay their respects. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM
Bleeding Heart are spring-blooming flowers that like shade. Photo by Mike Haynes
Bleeding Heart
Bleeding Heart are spring-blooming flowers that like shade. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM
Npt. Women’s Club to meet
Npt. Women’s Club to meet
The June 4 meeting of the Northport Women’s Club will be held at the Trinity Community Room at 1 p.m. The guest speaker, Christine Eggert, the 2023 recipient of the NPWC 2023 Scholarship, will speak on, “My First Year taking Sign Language at Madonna College.” Guests are welcome to attend the program and enjoy the snacks by calling either Jacquie Johnson 231-432-0771 or Marcia DeBoer 734-5469955. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM
‘Rolling Taps’ start Memorial observance
‘Rolling Taps’ start Memorial observance
Leelanau Township will again hold its Rolling Taps in Northport at 10 a.m. Memorial Day. The Taps stations start just south of town and continue all the way to the Leelanau Township Cemetery, where the Memorial Day Service will start at 10:30 a.m. The Northport Community Band will play at the service, and the featured speaker is Jim White. The Memorial Day Rolling Taps started in Northport in response to COVID. The annual service was not held that year, since people couldn’t gather. The response to this moving start of the program has become part of the tradition. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM
Yeomans graduates
Yeomans graduates
Sydney Yeomans, daughter of Todd and Patti Yeomans of Cedar, graduated with high honors May 3 from the University of Kentucky, Lexington with a 4.0 GPA. She is a 2020 graduate of Glen Lake High School earned a Bachelor’s of Science in economics degree and a Bachelor’s of Science in mathematics degree. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM
Leland Plein Air Saturday
Leland Plein Air Saturday
The Old Art Building is hosting the 12th Annual Plein Air painting event and exhibit on Saturday. From 8 a.m. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM
LCN ‘food truck’ making rounds
LCN ‘food truck’ making rounds
It’s been awhile, but the Leelanau Christian Neighbor food truck was back one the road. The truck on Sunday morning parked in the parking lot of West Side Community Church, where Mary and Steve Stanton accepted donations of non-perishable and perishable food, plus items of value that can be resold at the Samaritan’s Closet shop in Lake Leelanau. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM
Nanette Walter of Suttons Bay Township dropped off bags of goods for Leelanau Christian Neighbors while attending service at West Side Community Church. Accepting the donation at the LCN panel truck is board member Steve Stanton. Enterprise photo by Alan Campbell
Prices drive food needs
Joe Reid of Elmwood Township wasn’t looking for a handout when his retirement budget blew up, but he did need a helping hand. Now he’s switched roles, serving on Mondays as a volunteer for the Leelanau Christian Neighbor (LCN) Food Pantry. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM
Author William Kent Krueger was brought to the county by local libraries and their supporters. Pictured, from left, are Julie Preneta, director, Leelanau Township Public Library; Mark Morton, director, Leland Township Public Library; author William Kent Krueger; David Diller, director, Gle...
Huge turnout for Leelanau Reads event
Over 300 people attended the Leelanau Community Read event with New York Times best selling author William Kent Krueger Saturday at the Northport Performing Arts Center. The Leelanau Community Read was organized by the Leelanau County public libraries as a shared literary experience for all county residents over four years ago as an annual event. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM
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