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Minimum wage hike impacts all

Minimum wage hike impacts all

Announcement of minimum wage increases has Leelanau Country establishments looking over their finances with concern for the future of their businesses and the people they employ. Knot Just a Bar owner David Waskiewicz said it is not uncommon for a server to make $25-30 an hour after tips with a professional server bringing home a yearly W-2 of $50,000. 08/14/2024 04:33 PM

Admin. hiring put off

Admin. hiring put off

The Leelanau County Board of Commissioners seems to have reached a consensus Tuesday that the next board should choose their own administrator, as the current board is unlikely to hire one before the Nov. 5 elections anyway. 08/14/2024 04:33 PM

It took a while for sweet corn to become an American summer standard. This picture is of a family enjoying corn during a visit to North Lake Leelanau. Photo courtesy of the Leelanau Historical Society

Corn then and now

Nothing says summertime like fresh sweet corn. Its presence is a necessary accoutrement to all our summertime activities — saluting a flag, watching baseball, drinking beer, and hanging out at the beach. 08/08/2024 06:09 AM

Adam Satchweil (left) and Kurt Barry (right) lead the winemaking efforts for Two K Farms Cidery & Winery. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger

Two K Farms releases Hopp’d brewed by winemakers

Two K Farms is well on its way to another successful summer and fall season as the Suttons Bay Cidery plans to release its Hopp’d Original Cider at the end of this month. “It’s one of the original ciders we made here. 08/08/2024 06:09 AM

Thanks for stepping up

Thanks for stepping up

It’s a thankless job. But somebody needs to do it. 08/08/2024 06:09 AM

A column by Zachary Marano

Reporter, grandma bond over scam attempt

A couple weeks ago now, I drove down to southeast Michigan to join my family in celebrating grandma’s 85th birthday. Reconnecting with family helped me keep things in perspective despite recent happenings in local, national, and international news. 08/08/2024 06:09 AM

‘Cusp of tyranny?

‘Cusp of tyranny?

The Heritage Foundation partnered with several hundred conservative organizations releasing a 900-page manifesto last year. It lays out a far-right Christian nationalist vision of America that would corrode the founding principle. 08/08/2024 06:09 AM

J.C. Oosse, a Lake Leelanau youth in the Michigan State University Leelanau County Extension’s 4-H Program, poses with one of his two animal projects, a bantam cock that placed first in its class at the Northwestern Michigan Fair Monday. Courtesy photo by Linda Oosse

J.C. Oosse, a Lake Leelanau youth in the Michigan State University Leelanau County Extension’s 4-H Program, poses with one of his two animal projects, a bantam cock that placed first in its class at the Northwestern Michigan Fair Monday. 08/08/2024 06:09 AM

Richard J. Hominga

Richard J. Hominga

1941 ~ 2024 Richard “Rich” Joseph Hominga, 83, of Traverse City, passed away after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease on July 28, 2024, with family by his side.. Rich was born in Detroit, Michigan on March 15, 1941, to Joseph and Louise Hominga, the youngest of three boys. 08/08/2024 06:09 AM

Dennis L. McCaughan

Dennis L. McCaughan

Died August 4, 2024 Dennis L. McCaughan, 80, passed away quietly and peacefully at his home in Leelanau county on Sunday, August 4th, 2024. 08/08/2024 06:09 AM

Alan Roy Kasper

Alan Roy Kasper

Alan Roy Kasper, 90, passed peacefully at home on the banks of the Crystal River, which he so loved, surrounded by family on August 4, 2024. A true Michigander, Alan was born in Detroit, lived much of his adult life in Ann Arbor and retired along the Crystal River in Glen Arbor. 08/08/2024 06:09 AM

Frank William Pfeifer

Frank William Pfeifer

Frank William Pfeifer, 92, of Glen Arbor, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2024, at his home with his family by his side. Frank was born February 7, 1932, in Toledo, Ohio, the son of Frank Pfeifer Sr. 08/08/2024 06:09 AM

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