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Coming Events
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. 11/27/2024 08:54 AM
Decking the halls in the village of Omena are, from left, Kerri Magrini, Susan Krusel, William Krusel (on ladder), Bill Krusel and Bob Nakamura. Courtesy photo
Village of Omena
. 11/27/2024 08:54 AM
Glen Arbor resident Michele Aucello smiles with her puppies during a Black Friday bed parade last year. The bed parade will take place from 9 to 9:30 a.m. starting at the Pine Cone to Art’s Tavern. Courtesy photo
Holiday activities aplenty in county
After we stuff ourselves with the finest turkey and stuffing, Friday and Saturday will bring out the holiday spirit in all of us, along with the best Leelanau deals of 2024. A pajama party will be breaking in the consumer holiday with a “bed parade” from 9 to 9:30 a.m. 11/27/2024 08:54 AM
THORNBERRY
Thornberry tapped as publisher
The Leelanau Enterprise has a new publisher. David Thornberry joins the staff after decades in the newspaper business in a career that took him all over the country. 11/27/2024 08:54 AM
Michele Morris, caretaker of Lorelei and founder of Empire Hills Farm, is pictured reunited with the mini pony on Sunday. Good friend Kevin Crouch also showed up on Sunday to support the pony search efforts. Courtesy photo
Missing mini pony found safe
There’s nothing quite like a mini pony to bring the community together. “Lorelei,” the small but feisty two-feet tall mini pony from Empire Hills Farm escaped and ran away from her farm on Nov. 11/27/2024 08:54 AM
Leelanau County Clerk Michelle Crocker hands ballots off to her election workers at the government center in Suttons Bay Tuesday morning, as part of a recount for the district No. 3 commissioner race in the Nov. 5 General Election. Crocker said she expected that the recount would be comple...
Bahle/ Bunek recount underway
Lois Bahle, the Democrat candidate for the District No. 3 commissioner seat in the Nov. 5 General Election, fell just six votes behind the Republican candidate, Will Bunek, at 1,319 votes to Bunek’s 1,325 votes. Shortly after the results were certified, Bahle filed a petition for a recount of the votes cast in her precincts. 11/27/2024 08:54 AM
By Tim Skubick
The curse of the governor’s seat
Homeostasis and Michigan voters. The two go together. 11/20/2024 04:34 PM
During Native American fall harvest, plant-based recipes take center stage
During Native American fall harvest, plant-based recipes take center stage
I was heartened to read the news of President Biden’s apology for the government’s 150 years of moving Native American children into boarding schools. This comes as many Americans prepare for Thanksgiving in November, which is also Native American Heritage Month. The timing of these two commemorations comes with more than a bit of irony given that a traditional Thanksgiving celebrates a coming together of early European immigrants with Native Americans, the result of which was the tragic loss of Indigenous tribes and the colonization of Native American land and communities. 11/20/2024 04:34 PM
Empire President Sue Palmer sits alongside treasurer Alacia Acton and Clerk Derith Smith during a November regular meeting Thursday. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger
Palmer reflects on time as village president
What started as a fiery meeting Thursday transformed into a love-fest as the Village of Empire hosted its final session with the current board of trustees, before newly elected members prepare to take their seats this week. 11/20/2024 04:34 PM
Empire avoids clerk, short-term rental topics
Empire avoids clerk, short-term rental topics
Empire President Sue Palmer addressed two key topics at Thursday’s regular meeting: the vacant treasurer and clerk positions, along with the ongoing short-term rental debate. Palmer elected Alacia Acton as treasurer but did not reappoint current Clerk Derith Smith to her position, leaving that for President-elect Dan Davis. 11/20/2024 04:34 PM
New playground equipment was installed at Northport’s South Beach this fall. The village has discussed setting up a small plaque/sign to recognize the contributions from the Leelanau Township Community Foundation and the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, both of which hel...
New playground equipment installed in Northport
With installation of the new playground equipment at Northport’s South Beach nearly complete and already seeing use, the village council discussed setting up appropriate recognition of the entities that help to make it possible at its regular meeting on Nov. 14. 11/20/2024 04:34 PM
Thank you
Thank you
To the editor: The League of Women Voters of Leelanau County affirms that our electoral process performed as it was designed in this election. The system has built-in redundancy so that any errors can be identified and corrected. 11/20/2024 04:34 PM

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