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Pete Moon, harbormaster at the Elmwood Township Marina, stands on the docks on the West Arm Grand Traverse Bay in Elmwood. Courtesy photo
Moon suffers heart attack, returns to Elmwood marina
Elmwood Township’s harbormaster, Pete Moon, is settling down after a busy season, both personally and professionally. He kept up with his duties this summer despite heart attacks putting him in the hospital on two separate occasions. The first one occurred just before the 2023 Cherry Festival in June, as Moon began experiencing chest pain near the end of the day. 12/27/2023 04:58 PM
Sisters Whitney Trump, left, and Ashley Brizard used to sit on Santa’s lap at the Omena fire hall when they were growing up. This year, they were there with their parents, Bob and Kori Wheeler, and three generations of the Wheeler family. Photo courtesy of Kori Wheeler
Generations welcome Santa in Omena
Santa was in Omena on Christmas Eve and it was a wonderful, multi-generational affair. Over 30 adults and almost 20 children awaited Santa’s arrival on the fire truck. There were five families with three generations at the gathering. Two families, the Wheelers and the DelaFuentes, tied for most attendees this year, with twelve each. They both had seven adults and five children with them. Martha DelaFuente was there with her daughters and sons-in-law and all five of her grandchildren. 12/27/2023 04:58 PM
‘Wintercake’ at library
‘Wintercake’ at library
The Suttons Bay Bingham District LIbrary will host a special family story program on Tuesday, January 2 at 10:30 am. The program will feature “Wintercake,” a resplendent picture book by local author and illustrator, Lynne Ray Perkins. 12/27/2023 04:58 PM
LWV of Leelanau County to host blood drive Jan. 4
LWV of Leelanau County to host blood drive Jan. 4
Versiti and the League of Women Voters of Leelanau County will host a blood drive next week. Versiti will be in the community room of the county government building from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m., Jan. 12/27/2023 04:58 PM
Weather good for travelers
Weather good for travelers
The Thompson house was full of Christmas cheer and joy. The “out of town” girls were here for a short time and at the mercy of the airlines. But unfortunately not all the out of town kids and relatives were here. But trust me, they were here in everyone’s thoughts and missed. 12/27/2023 04:58 PM
The NAA hosts various art programs, including a Monday night Figure Drawing Studio session at the Village Arts Building. There is no instruction, just a host to guide the proceedings. Artists are invited to attend as often as they like. Photos courtesy of Linda Gits
NAA looks to hire executive director
The Northport Arts Association (NAA) is looking for an executive director to lead its growing organization, programs, and events starting next year. NAA announced it was accepting candidate applications for the full-time position on December 17, but Linda Gits, NAA treasurer, said it’s been in their annual report plans since last year to eventually hire a director by 2024 to provide effective and creative leadership moving forward. 12/27/2023 04:58 PM
Leland seniors Olive Ryder (center-left) and Fiona Moord (center-right) are joined by their Comet teammates as they committed to play volleyball at the collegiate level. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger
Comets commit:
Every high school coaches’ hope is to instill a love of the game of volleyball, according to Leland coach Laurie Glass. “Whether it’s informally playing in your backyard, later in life, joining a co-ed team, doing beach volleyball or playing at the collegiate level (the hope) is just continuing that love of the game and keeping it in your life,” Glass said. 12/27/2023 04:58 PM
Glen Lake earned the school’s first girls’ basketball state championship in 40 years. Enterprise file photo
Top-5 sports stories of 2023
In a year of thrilling sports stories we celebrate local athletic stories that reached above and beyond the call of excellence throughout 2023. 1. 12/27/2023 04:58 PM
Gary Galla is returning to the softball diamond to coach for Suttons Bay after spending nearly 30 years coaching at Glen Lake before retiring last year. Enterprise file photos
Galla to coach at S-B
It took less than a year for longtime Glen Lake softball coach Gary Galla to return to the softball diamond after retiring last year. This time Galla will be representing the red and white of Suttons Bay as he takes over coaching duties for the Norse. 12/27/2023 04:58 PM
The Webelos Den of Pack 131 with the two stacks of food they collected for the Leelanau Christian Neighbors Food Pantry. One stack measured 46 inches high, the other stack measured 38 inches high.Webelos Scouts who participated were Wamigo Winchester in front and from left Beau Underhill,...
Cubs collect 5 bushels of food
The Cub Scouts of Pack 131 held another successful food drive to collect donations for the Leelanau Christian Neighbors Food Pantry. “This is an annual opportunity to be of service to our community “ said Cub Master Lynn Bakker. 12/27/2023 04:58 PM
Captain Jerry Vanlandschoot of Munising and Adam Kilway dip whitefish from a trap net aboard Joy in 2010. Meggen Watt Petersen Photos
Fishtown’s Brotherhood of the Lake
Editor’s note: The following story was reprinted with permission from Okemos author Laurie Kay Sommers and the Fishtown Preservation Society. It was taken from chapter 8 of Sommers’ book “Fishtown: Leland, Michigan’s Historic Fishery.” The chapter is about the Brotherhood of the Lake. 12/27/2023 04:58 PM
LEELANAU HISTORY
LEELANAU HISTORY
New Year’s Eve appears to be making a comeback in Leelanau County. Many area businesses have substantial plans for the occasion this year, reviving the pastime when going out on New Year’s Eve was a big deal. 12/27/2023 04:58 PM

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