The Leelanau Enterprise reports that Glen Lake School district may join Northport in relying only on non-homestead property tax revenue to fund its $6.7 million annual budget. The change is mainly due to the preponderance of second homes and parkland and could reduce the district’s 2006-07 anticipated deficit from $184,000 to $75,000 or $80,000. Read […]
Photo credit: Sugar Loaf, January 2003 by Andrew McFarlane News from the Week There was an interesting article from the Traverse City Business News on area properties to watch. To make Luke and his staff look even sharper than they are, there was also news of a new yacht club for larger boats on West […]
The above photo by John Baird (view larger, more info) was taken in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore with a Pinhole Camera (90mm f/232, 15 second exposure)
Auditions are being held for the Leelanau Players production of “Almanac of the North” at the Munneke Room at the Leland Township Library this Wednesday & Thursday (January 10 & 11) from 7 – 9 pm. The play is written by Scott Craig and contains a miscellany of acted scenes selected from the works of […]
The Traverse City Business News has a great feature on the properties, people and products to watch in the Grand Traverse region. The properties include the State Theatre, the Barns at the old State Hospital, the Harleysville Lake States Insurance building (that one with the gulls on it) and the Clinch Park Zoo. From Leelanau, […]
The Leelanau Enterprise reports that Elmwood Township native Ron Walters and four other investors plan to build a luxury yacht club on 13 acres of waterfront property in Greilickville. The marina would cater to large boats and be at the site where the Malabar (which would remain) is currently docked. According to the article: West […]
Winter Scene by leelanau2010 News from the Week The week’s top story was news that the Fishtown Preservation Society has reached the $2.5 million goal it set to buy Fishtown and are on track to close the purchase this month. The next phase of the society’s plan for Fishtown will seek to raise an additional […]
In November, a gathering was held to gauge interest of gallery, lodging, retail and other business owners, community and nonprofit organizations and individuals in working together to promote tourism on the Leelanau Peninsula. The next step is a series of community meetings (beginning next week!) to brainstorm and gather input from each of the primary […]
The Leelanau Enterprise reports that a new cherry marketing strategy will be discussed January 17 at the annual Northwest Michigan Orchard and Vineyard Show at the GT Resort. The strategy is being developed by Jeff Manning who created the “Got Milk” campaign, and Manning has also scheduled a news conference in New Yourk City in […]
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The Enterprise reports that the Fishtown Preservation Society has reached the $2.5 million goal it set to buy Fishtown and are on track to close in early January. Owner Bill Carlson said: “There are just a couple of details that need to be worked out before we close. We’re very excited and pleased that the […]