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Federal Government files $5 million suit against Sugar Loaf owner Remo Polselli

In Feds Sue Sugar Loaf’s Polselli for $5.1M in Taxes, the TC Ticker reports: The federal government is pursuing more than $5.1 million in alleged unpaid taxes from hotelier and purported Sugar Loaf Resort owner Remo Polselli, according to a civil lawsuit filed this month in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. […]

Profile of Chef Jonathan Dayton of Black Star Farms

The latest chef profile from eatdrinkTC features chef Jonathan Dayton of Black Star Farms in Suttons Bay and includes news of a new restaurant for Leelanau County! His Start in Cooking Jonathan said that as with many of us, his mother was the first cook he worked with. “My mom was always in the kitchen, and I always right […]

A new spin for Pure Michigan!

via today’s Michigan in Pictures… APRIL 1, 2014 – LANSING, MI Governor Rick Snyder traveled to Ishpeming in the Upper Peninsula to announce to a crowd of media, dignitaries and frozen-to-death Michiganders that effective immediately, the “Pure Michigan” tourism campaign will be re-branded as “Pure Snow”. “Who are we kidding?” Gov. Snyder explained. “Winter 2014 was like something out of the latest Thor movie (which coincidentally cost […]

Root Cellar Revival Harvest Dinner at Black Star Farms

A little Leelanau deliciousness via our eatdrinkTC sister site… eatdrinkTC is a culinary guide to Traverse City and the surrounding area. Every month we do our free eatdrinkTC Photo Contest that features a food/drink related prize. You can amazing wine & food pairing dinner, Bowers Harbor Vineyards’ 2896 Vertical Dinner on Saturday May 17! It’s a $200 value and […]

Sugar Loaf’s Downhill Run

Jacob Wheeler has three articles on Sugar Loaf in this week’s Bridge Magazine. Downhill Run for Sugar Loaf begins: Sugar Loaf’s chairlifts sit idle, their wooden seats and red paint chipping away as the seasons pass. The only skiers and snowboarders here are thrill-seeking trespassers who scale the mountain on foot. The warming huts at […]

Ice Caves of Leelanau

IMPORTANT SAFETY UPDATE! The Leelanau County Sheriff’s Department has declared the ice caves on Lake Michigan unsafe!! The winds have moved the ice and there is now open water within feet of the caves, and the strong winds expected today and tomorrow will continue to push water and ice inland. There are also large cracks […]

Snowshoe Stompede to benefit Parenting Communities of Leelanau County

Parenting Communities of Leelanau County is hosting their first annual Snowshoe Stompede on February 23, 2014 at 45 North Winery on Horn Road. The Stompede benefits Parenting Communities of Leelanau County, and organization that promotes healthy children living in stable, nurturing families, supported by strong communities that provide comprehensive, supportive services. Events will begin at […]

Polselli admits to Sugar Loaf Ownership

Here’s the beginning of Polselli, Rock Investment Advisors, admit to Sugar Loaf ownership; two suitors vying for purchase: “Liko is like someone who’s dating a girl, but thinks and says he’s engaged to her because he doesn’t want anyone else to go after her. He sees the potential in Sugar Loaf. Half the battle is wanting […]

Sun Spill at Empire Bluffs

via Michigan in Pictures Sun Spill, Empire Beach, photo by jess_clifton Recently Michigan in Pictures regular Jess Clifton and her family made a wintertime excursion to Empire in the heart of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. She writes (in part): At Empire, the beach was already sprinkled with about 10-15 other folks and the scene was […]