The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports that the Suttons Bay school board has voted unanimously to hire Mike Murray, currently principal at Traverse City Central High School, the superintendent’s post. Board President Steve Hall said Murray was the best choice for Suttons Bay because of his familiarity with northern Michigan and his experience as principal at […]
Mist by John Levanen (for the actual site of the dock, see this photo) The Record-Eagle reports that state administrative law judge Dennis Mack upheld the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality’s permit for a new marina along the Lake Leelanau Narrows. The permit allows a 250+ foot dock on the east side of the Narrows […]
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has a list of projects recommended for funding by the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund board. Included on the list of projects are a couple of area ones: The DNR (Leelanau State Park) was recommended to receive $2 million to acquire a conservation and access easement of 42 acres […]
The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports that the champion white poplar in downtown Leland will be taken down in January. The tree is over a century old and over 100 feet tall but recently several complaints regarding falling limbs prompted the road commission’s decision. The vote was 2-1 for removal with John Popa saying he wanted […]
Holga: Omena Bay, photo by Matt Callow Matt is one of my favorite photographers and is a master of lowtech cameras like the Holga and his home-made pinhole cameras. About a year ago, we did a profile of Matt on Michigan in Pictures that you should check out.
UPDATE: There’s a lot more in this story about Sugar Loaf in the Leelanau Enterprise. This week’s Northern Express reports that despite hopes to the contrary, Sugar Loaf will not open for the 2006 ski season. The article (which doesn’t appear online) quotes owner Kate Wickstrom’s attorney Joe Quandt as saying that it didn’t make […]
Walking Away by Ryan Spaulding (makes a great background!) News from the Week This week’s top story was a report on a new effort to get all kinds of businesses and organizations on the Leelanau Peninsula working together to promote the area to the wider world. Leelanau.com will also be providing regular updates as this […]
This Sunday (Dec 10) at 3 PM the Northport Community Arts Center will hold their annual holiday concert featuring The Village Voices and Northport Community Band performing together. With over 100 performers on stage and a big audience, it’s always a great time for the whole family. For more, check out the Northport Community Arts […]
The Leelanau Enterprise reports that the Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Station has named a new director to replace retiring and long-time station head Jim Nugent. On January 1, 2007, Nikki Rothwell will take the reins of the MSU Extension’s Leelanau center for fruit research. According to the article: At 33, she is one of the […]
On Wednesday night I attended a very interesting event hosted by the Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association (LPVA) regarding ways that businesses and organizations in tourism-related fields can work together for mutual benefit. A few of the ideas discussed by representatives from the wineries, chambers, arts organizations and galleries, lodging and agricultural businesses and others included: […]
Northern Lights House by Andrew McFarlane News from the Week Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday, we only had one real story, a very disturbing report from the Traverse City Record-Eagle on bird & fish die-offs in the Great Lakes. The article conteds that not only are zebra mussels responsible for the type E botulism outbreak […]
About a week ago, the Traverse City Record-Eagle reported that not only are zebra mussels responsible for the type E botulism outbreak that killed an estimated 2,900 birds on the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore since August, it’s just the tip of the iceberg. Mass die-offs of fish and birds in Lake Michigan are expected […]