The Leelanau Enterprise reports that snowmobilers from all over the state are expected to participate Saturday (Feb 2) in the “Roy Taghon Memorial Ride” from the Empire Airport (meet at noon) and ride to Maple City for a 2 PM buffet at Benchwarmer’s Sports Bar and Grille and a dedication ceremony. There will be a […]
In Sugar Loaf deal reached in the Leelanau Enterprise, Eric Carlson reports that Omena resident Brad Lutz has signed an option to purchase Sugar Loaf Resort from Kate Wickstrom. The resort has been closed for skiing since March 2000. Lutz offered no timetable for reopening the resort, but made it clear that he expects the […]
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church by Bean in Sylvan Lake News from the Week Stories from the week included features on a new bridal show at the Homestead, Empire’s Winterfest and the Taste the Passion wine trail event along with a feature on mentoring programs in Leelanau County and the animated video of the Leelanau Song. […]
An animated version of the Leelanau Song. Written by Art and Hazel Oberhelman, sung by Amy Hubbell of the Leelanau Enterprise. Animated by students at a TAP workshop … www.theartplace.org
The Leelanau Enterprise has a comprehensive feature titled ‘A sense of giving back’ on the wide range of mentoring programs on the Leelanau peninsula. According to the article, benefits of mentoring include a decreased incidence of drug and alcohol use and violence, improved grades and more positive relationships with friends and parents. Programs in the […]
The Homestead Resort is holding a bridal show at their new Mountain Flowers Lodge next Sunday (Feb 3) from noon to 5 PM. The event features a fashion show, tours and vendors of wedding services showcasing their services and answering your wedding questions. You can register to win any of dozens of prizes and there […]
Cedar Hilltoppers by Andy McFarlane News from the Week Stories from the week included a neat article (with photo) about History of Whalebacks and Pigboats on the Great Lakes from the Leelanau Enterprise, a look at the impact of Impact of the State Theatre on Traverse City and the surrounding area (and of the impact […]
The staff of the Leelanau Enterprise identified three significant trends that emerged during 2007 in Leelanau County. The slumping housing market’s effect on Leelanau developments and how township emergency services are changing were two, with low water levels in Lake Michigan and Leelanau’s inland lakes. Recent U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports indicate that a […]
Don Harrison of Up North Memories (eBay store) has piles and piles of cool old postcards from Leelanau, Benzie and Northern Michigan. I don’t know when this photo of the fish tug Helen S in Fishtown was taken, but I do know that it was before the current version of the breakwall. As a bonus, […]
Glen Arbor Sun writer Pat Stinson asked Leelanau residents about the impact of the State, The Bay and their movie watching habits. In Community bids adieu to a deserted downtown at dusk, Pat took a look at the State’s impact so far. One of the articles she referenced was Filmmaker puts Traverse City in spotlight […]
This week’s Leelanau Enterprise has a cool feature titled ‘Pigboats’ once called on G-T Bay that includes a nice old photo and gives the history of this vanished class of Great Lakes vessel. They were called pigboats not because they carried pigs, but because they had a distinctive pig-like bow. The unique form of Great […]
Spring Ice Splinters by greencottage (April 2005) News from the Week News from the week included an update on the New Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore management plan, a nifty video from the ice wine harvest from Black Star Farms and a wallpaper-sized, early fall photo from the Sleeping Bear Dunes (offered as a SADD […]