The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports that the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians will build a new $80 million casino and resort at the site of its Turtle Creek Casino along M-72. Construction will begin in October on a new 347,000-square foot resort and casino that will include a 120-room hotel, a 64,000-square […]
Our latest background is a photo of the bow of a beautiful Cris Craft at the annual Wood Boats on the Wall show at the Leelanau Historical Museum on September 16, 2006. This is also the first background with the new Olympus Evolt! • 800 x 600 [100k] • 1024 x 768 [146k] • Laptop […]
The Record-Eagle reports that Tendercare, Inc. will open their new long-term care facility in Suttons Bay today. The 62 residents at Tendercare’s Northport location will be moved to the new 72-bed center next to the Suttons Bay school. All employees from Northport will be moving to the new location and Parkside Management Services is developing […]
The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports that efforts to preserve Fishtown got a major boost in the form of a half-million dollar donation from the foundation of fundraising total to $1,227,000 (and halfway to the Dec 31 goal of $2.5 million). Read Foundation donates $500K to help preserve Fishtown in the Record-Eagle and/or visit the Fishtown […]
The Enterprise reports that an idea to close Northport High School in three years and send all 9th through 12th grade students to Leland or Suttons Bay for courses was presented at last week’s meeting of the county collaboration steering committee. The school district’s largest class of 21 students will graduate next spring. The entire […]
News from the Week The week’s top story was a Leelanau Enterprise report that the executive committee of the Leelanau County Board of Commissioners would consider a recommendation from the county’s Solid Waste Council to approve imposition of a $29 per-household fee in the seven townships where voters approved the surcharge and ask for a […]
The Glen Arbor Sun has an interesting feature on Leelanau Independent Women for Democratic Action (LIWDA), a non-partisan, progressive, political action group. Co-founder Celeste Crouch said “This little group we had, the four of us, we decided to take our discontentment and turn it into positive energy. We created a forum and a way for […]
The Leelanau Enterprise reports that the executive committee of the Leelanau County Board of Commissioners will consider a recommendation from the county’s Solid Waste Council to approve imposition of a $29 per-household fee in the seven townships where voters approved the surcharge and ask for a voluntary payment of the fee from residents of the […]
Sleeping Bear Dunes, photo by Derek Graham The 2006 Tour de Leelanau will be held next Saturday (Sep 16). The Tour de Leelanau is a point to point open road race for the top professional and amateur cyclists in the Midwest. The men’s course is just over 100 miles long and starts in Leland at […]
The above photo of clouds over Leelanau School is by Mark O’Brien and is one of many images available for purchase as a photocard or print. Visit Mark’s catalog! The Week’s Weather We saw a good deal of sun last week with temps in the 70s. Labor Day weekend was gorgeous! Lake Michigan is getting […]
The annual Festival of the Senses will be held September 14-24, 2006 across the Leelanau and Grand Traverse region. It features artistic, athletic, culinary and cultural events including symphony concerts, art exhibitions and gourmet meals. Highlights include: The Traverse Epicurean Classic (Sep 14-16) featuring classes by world-reknown chefs and winemakers, international wine, beer, spirits and […]
Lily, photo by Andrew McFarlane The Leelanau Almanac (and blog … and blogger) took a vacation to the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. As a result, no news or weather was recorded. Temps were generally in the upper 70s, there was a good deal of sun, some rain and it was breezy at times.