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Celebrating the 4th

Celebrating the 4th

A signatory of the Declaration of Independence, John Adams wrote in the summer of 1776 to his wife Abigail that he believed Independence Day “will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival … it ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other from this time forward forever more.” 07/02/2024 05:21 PM

Members of the Glen Lake Fire Department salute the flag at last year’s flagraising ceremony organized by the Glen Lake Woman’s Club. Photo courtesy of Grace Dickinson Johnson

Members of the Glen Lake Fire Department

Members of the Glen Lake Fire Department salute the flag at last year’s flagraising ceremony organized by the Glen Lake Woman’s Club. 07/02/2024 05:21 PM

Drowning in Glen Arbor

Drowning in Glen Arbor

07/01/2024 05:06 PM

Sweet cherries nearly ripe

Sweet cherries nearly ripe

Leelanau sweet cherries are ready to pick, and in plenty of time for the Fourth of July. Sweets got an early start with a warm spring, and never looked back, according to Centerville Township grower Greg Williams. 06/26/2024 04:30 PM

Cherry organizations merge

Cherry organizations merge

Cherries will soon have a new salesperson. And they may have a new spokesperson. 06/26/2024 04:30 PM

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore volunteers (from left to right) John England, Patty Kelly, boat captain Adam Reitz, and Mandy England are pictured Wednesday morning while loading up for a two week trip to South Manitou Island. Kelly, 72, has been volunteering with the National Park...

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore volunteers (from left to right) John England, Patty Kelly, boat captain Adam Reitz, and Mandy England are pictured Wednesday morning while loading up for a two week trip to South Manitou Island. Kelly, 72, has been volunteering with the National Park Service for 36 years now, and said during this trip, they plan to complete groundskeeping and maintenance projects on the farm and around the island. 06/26/2024 04:30 PM

Trail extension delayed to 2025

Trail extension delayed to 2025

Nearly 70 people gathered at the Leland Township Library on Saturday for an informative meeting called “Heritage Trail Perspectives” that focused on “Segment 9” from Bohemian Road to Good Harbor. 06/26/2024 04:30 PM

Cedar Polka Fest in jeopardy

Cedar Polka Fest in jeopardy

A squabble over fees for use of township park land could cancel this year’s Cedar Polka Fest. Organizers of the event, the Polka Fest Foundation/Cedar Chamber of Commerce, have called foul a proposal to charge the organization money for use of the Cedar Community Park for the Polka Fest, scheduled for Aug. 06/26/2024 04:30 PM

Meg Paxton shows off her original Petoskey Stone Dog Collars at The Blue Maple Corner in Maple City. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger

Paxton: Stitching dreams together

The former Gabe’s Country Market building in Maple City has new life. Leelanau County resident and local business entrepreneur Meg Paxton has rehabbed the desolate building over the past four years into a retail space called The Blue Maple Corner to show her creations . 06/26/2024 04:30 PM

Ana Spencer (left) and Julie Stevens (right) are bringing back their pop-up shop again this summer called “Slip Stitch — A Celebration of Friends” at the Art Shanty in Fishtown. Spencer is a teaching artist based in Chicago and produces decorative and colorful pottery work, and Stevens cre...

Fishtown’s Art Shanty pop-ups

A hidden gem in Leland serves as a haven for art lovers every summer, featuring work from a variety of new and local artists that reserve their spot year after year. Fishtown’s Art Shanty, which is a pop-up space located in the addition off the lower level of the historic Ice House, is a place where artists, craftsmen and makers get to be a part of the Fishtown community for a week at a time from May 28 – Oct 14. 06/26/2024 04:30 PM

Greg Julian loves living in Leelanau and gave up the business world to work as a carpenter. Courtesy photo

Julian exchanges spreadsheet for hammer

Kasson Township’s Greg Julian spent his first 20 years of professional life in marketing and finance out west in Denver, Colorado, and across Michigan before falling in love with carpentry. Julian and his family have been visiting the peninsula for the past 40 years. 06/26/2024 04:30 PM

Thoreson Farm: hub for makers

Thoreson Farm: hub for makers

The Glen Arbor Art Center’s (GAAC) main location is in the township, but they also host classes out of the old Thoreson Farm on the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. GAAC volunteers rehabilitated the 19th century farm buildings into a classroom and studio space. 06/26/2024 04:30 PM

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