Entries by leelanau.com

Empire beach grant coming, other state funds in limbo

This week’s Enterprise reports that the $481,200 grant awarded to Empire Village for its beach project by the state Natural Resources Trust Fund would be honored. The grant will pay for improvements including new restroom facilities, a redesigned parking area, a new basketball court and retaining wall. Village residents are raising funds to pay for […]

Fishtown in the "Spring"

John Levanen took this photo of Fishtown the day before Easter and says “This is Northern Michigan in the spring.” I have a little news for John and everyone: Things are going to get a whole lot whiter before they get greener!

Gold Plating of County Building 'Well under way'

APRIL 1, 2007 – SOMEWHERE IN A FIELD, MICHIGAN An unidentified Leelanau County official said today that the gold plating of the new Leelanau County Courthouse was “Well underway.” When asked why such extravagant measures were necessary, the official replied “I think our commissioners have always been influenced by Egyptian architecture, and let me tell […]

Leelanau Almanac for the Week of March 22 – 28, 2007

Springtime & Maple Sap, photo by Jim Sorbie News from the Week The top story (in my opinion) was the re-emergence of spring peepers and an article we did over at Absolute Michigan all about these harbingers of spring. Other stories from the week included the posting of preliminary input from from the Leelanau Tourism […]