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Grant faces primary challenge
Two Republicans are seeking the position of Leelanau County Register of Deeds. Incumbent Jennifer Grant and Leland Township resident Renee Wyler will be on the Aug. 07/24/2024 03:46 PM
The Ray Darrow Marina became Rennie Marina. Both owners sold and repaired watercraft and rented marina space. Rennie’s own 38-foot trawler, Ren’s Nest, previously the Bonnie, was a familiar boat seen at the marina and plying around Grand Traverse Bay and beyond. Photo courtesy of Jim Renni...
Rennie family struck by water tragedy twice
The following is an excerpt from “Meet Me At The Dock in Greilickville, Grand Traverse Bay” by author Kathleen Firestone. Copies of her books are available at local book stores or directly from her. 07/24/2024 03:46 PM
LEELANAU HISTORY
LEELANAU HISTORY
Officials of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians have lashed out against a former tribal official who is now working as a consultant for Enbridge, the company that operates petroleum pipelines under the Straits of Mackinac. A tribal attorney last week issued a news release asserting without evidence that the former head of the tribe’s Natural Resources Department, Desmond Berry of Suttons Bay, is an “employee of Enbridge and has been advocating for continued transmission of oil through the inherently dangerous twin pipelines within the Straits of Mackinac.” *** Two storms over the weekend caused the cancellation of Wine on the Water and wreaked havoc on marinas with increasing water levels. Brian Adam, meteorologist at the National Weather Service Office in Gaylord, said two separate storms hit Leelanau County, adding the first arrived Friday night and lasted through the early part of Saturday morning while the second came Saturday early afternoon and ended in the late afternoon. 07/24/2024 03:46 PM
Bay Theatre to host barn documentary
Bay Theatre to host barn documentary
The Bay Theatre will show “Saving the Barn,” a locally produced short film on the history, preservation, and future of the Leelanau County Poor Farm/ County Infirmary. The screening is free and open to the public on Sunday, Aug. 07/24/2024 03:46 PM
First responders to be lauded
First responders to be lauded
In a heartfelt tribute to the courage and unwavering dedication of first responders, the Empire area will come together to celebrate these heroes with an afternoon of celebration and recognition on Aug. 3 from noon to 3 p.m. at the Lion’s Club Johnson Park in Empire. 07/24/2024 03:46 PM
Lori Schaub pulls a winning ticket out of the bin with a young helper. Courtesy photo
Key campaign underway
As St. Mary School begins their 137th year of Catholic Education on the Leelanau Peninsula, they are excited to announce the 26th Annual Key Campaign Car Raffle. 07/24/2024 03:46 PM
TROMBLEY
3 seek GOP nomination for state House of Rep.
Three Republicans are vying for the right to meet incumbent state Rep. Betsy Coffia in November. 07/24/2024 03:46 PM
BARR
Congressional candidates respond
Two Democrats and two Republicans are seeking their party’s nomination for the Nov. 5 General Election. 07/24/2024 03:46 PM
Leland native Ethan Hohnke first saw the northern lights in 2021 and never looked back. Since then he has been busy chasing spectacular Leelanau auroras. Courtesy photo
Leland photographer takes aim at night sky
Snapping sunrises, sunsets, and eventually night skies have been Leland native Ethan Hohnke’s passion ever since he first picked up a camera or cell phone. On March 20, 2021, Hohnke saw the northern lights for the first time. 07/24/2024 03:46 PM
Star parties at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore offer a chance to get a close up view of the moon and more.
Look to the heavens
Star parties at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SBDNL) have quickly become a Leelanau family tradition of admiring the night sky in northern Michigan. SBDNL hosted a star party earlier this month. 07/24/2024 03:46 PM
The Lanphier Observatory, on the campus of The Leelanau School in Glen Arbor, is open for stargazers who see constellations, potentially planets and northern lights, and the international space station as it makes its way overhead. Courtesy photo
Public welcome to stargaze at Lanphier Observatory
This summer, the Leelanau School’s Lanphier Observatory is open to the public for stargazing, Wednesdays and Thursdays. It takes place every Wednesday and Thursday starting through Aug. 07/24/2024 03:46 PM
The Robert H. Manning Memorial Lighthouse in Empire was built in memory of Robert Manning, a passionate boater and fisherman, who often spoke about his desire to see a lighthouse in his hometown. When Manning passed away at age 62 in 1989, his family and friends privately built a small lig...
Lighthouses:
Advancements in technology have greatly reduced the need for conventional lighthouses and their keepers, and there are no active manually operated lighthouses in Leelanau County. However, this infamously lonely and physically straining job was essential to keeping boat traffic moving in a time when much of the county’s economy depended on sea travel. 07/24/2024 03:46 PM
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