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Winter weather welcomed by skiers, fishermen
Winter weather welcomed by skiers, fishermen
Can you have too much of a good thing? Apparently if the good thing is lake-effect snow, which on Saturday blanketed the Empire area to the point that it buried the cross-country trail groomer for the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail. “It was a blizzard around Empire, and it stayed there all day,” reports Kerry Kelly, chair of the Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes organization. 01/24/2024 04:23 PM
Turkey survival documented in Leelanau
Turkey survival documented in Leelanau
The turkeys that have been paddling daily through deep, fluffy snow to munch on birdseed behind Chuck Bond’s house in Cleveland Township might be more accurately called Pennamites than Michiganders. 01/24/2024 04:23 PM
Winners at Big Buck Night hosted in Lake Leelanau by Dick’s Pour House were, top, Dan Cermak, bottom left, Al Steimel and bottom right, Al Skeba. Enterprise photos by Alan Campbell
Big Buck night celebration
The hunter who shot the biggest deer entered in the “big buck night” contest and festivities hosted by Dick’s Pour House on January 14, was also celebrating a birthday of sorts. “I didn’t realize until after I shot my deer that this was my 50th deer season,” said Al Steimel of Suttons Bay Township, who claimed first prize in the firearms division. 01/24/2024 04:23 PM
88-year-old Alvin Ance shot the biggest buck of his 74-year career on the last day of the Tribal hunting season. He’s in the running for the person who has shot the most Michigan bucks over his lifetime. Courtesy photo
Alvin Ance, legendary deer hunter
The biggest deer shot by 88-year-old Alvin Ance may have been the one that required the least work. Ance, a member of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, may have shot more bucks in Michigan than any other hunter. 01/24/2024 04:23 PM
Get puzzled at the library
Get puzzled at the library
The Leland Library is hosting a team puzzle competition Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m. Teams of two to three members will compete to finish a 500-piece puzzle in three hours or less. 01/24/2024 04:23 PM
Band awards scholarships
Band awards scholarships
In December, the Northport Community Band gave 17 Leelanau County students scholarships to further their music education, totaling more than $5,000 toward music lessons, summer music camp and new instruments. 01/24/2024 04:23 PM
Everett Howell, Jaxson Plamondon, and Isabelle Plamondon at The Homestead in Glen Arbor learning how to ski. Howell, 16, and Isabelle, 17, both learned how to ski through this program, and are now serving as 4-H Ski Chaperones with lesson groups, as 4-H Teen Leaders with Leelanau County. J...
4-H event planned for Saturday
The Leelanau County 4-H Youth Association and Leelanau County 4-H will host their third annual “4-H4ALL Day” Saturday in Maple City. The event, scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m., will be held at the Cedar-Maple City Lions Club in Maple City. 01/24/2024 04:23 PM
Snowbirds need to secure permit
Snowbirds need to secure permit
A winter storm that occurred between Leelanau County Road Commission meetings brought an ample supply of snow to the county. But the Manistee-Benzie Snowbirds still need to obtain a permit from the road commission to use a right of way on Newman Road in Kasson Township. 01/24/2024 04:23 PM
Listen and learn before voting
Listen and learn before voting
To the editor: One man: down with Democracy and the Constitution; Fake News; Witch Hunt; Removal of rights for many. None of these issues were in the forefront until Donald Trump unleashed his vitriol. 01/24/2024 04:23 PM
Over-reaction
Over-reaction
To the editor: Citizens of Leelanau County should feel that their county commissioners truly listen to what they say. That was not so with commissioner Kama Ross at a Leelanau County Board of Commissioners meeting on Dec. 01/24/2024 04:23 PM
Study ‘amateurish’
Study ‘amateurish’
To the editor: I read the partial results of the Organizational Cultural Survey. The survey was amateurish and unprofessional. 01/24/2024 04:23 PM
Nobody enjoyed the snow more than several Suttons Bay second graders that had some fun during recess last week. Declan Chippewa-Gillard (left), Gabriel Harper (right) share a thrilling ride on the playground. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger
Nobody enjoyed the snow more than several Suttons Bay second graders that had some fun during recess last week
Nobody enjoyed the snow more than several Suttons Bay second graders that had some fun during recess last week. Declan Chippewa-Gillard (left), Gabriel Harper (right) share a thrilling ride on the playground. 01/24/2024 04:23 PM
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