Chris Blessing, a junior at Northport Public School, has been researching the possibility of a passenger ferry between Northport and Charlevoix. He argues the benefits of a ferry on his website, that he started for a school project. Chris says: A passenger ferry service running between the towns of Northport and Charlevoix is the perfect […]
“Pedal Power” is the theme of the 2010 Grand Traverse Earth Day Parade, celebrating the 40th Anniversery of Earth Day. Deck out your bike, trike, wagon, scooter! What kind of “petal/pedal” can you be? Parade Rules are to keep it safe and simple, no pets, no words, and no motors. Meet at Central Grade School […]
This is the time of year that many start thinking of starting a garden. If you are a first-time gardner or a a Master Gardner, the MSUE has something for you. They started their “Green Garden” series on Wednesday, with the session Starting a Home Food Garden from Scratch. Other fun events happening in Northport […]
Next, Wednesday, April 21, 2010 from 6:30?8:00 PM the Northwest Michigan Horticulture Research Station will host the first event in their “Green Garden” series, Starting a Home Food Garden from Scratch. This session, intended for beginning gardeners, will cover the basics of getting a home food garden started. Bring your ideas for what you’d like […]
This Saturday, April 24, the opening day of trout season, the Northport Sportsmen Club sponsors a fishing derby at the Old Mill Pond in Northport. Fishing is reserved for children, with parents helping them. The club will have two tents overlooking the millpond – one with hot dogs and the other with prizes such as […]
The Women’s Resource Center (WRC) is proud to announce its biggest fundraiser of the year; Taste of Grand Traverse! Taste of Grand Traverse is a food and beverage tasting event, much like Taste of Chicago or Taste of Cincinnati, only on a much smaller scale. Approximately 19 restaurants and 5 beverage companies will be offering […]
Well Spring has sprung in northern Michigan, maybe a little too soon? We will still get the cherry blossom, but the early spring means early buds, and the cancelation of Cherry blossom tour. Another welcome sign of spring in norther Michigan is the opening our the beloved Cheese shanty in Fishtown. I don’t know about […]
From: Alan Campbell, on behalf of the Leelanau Conservancy, Leelanau Conservation District and the Leelanau Enterprise. We are forced to cancel the 2010 Cherry Blossoms tour. The reason is that Cherry Blossoms will arrive in Leelanau County much sooner than anyone could have realistically planned for. We have very few options excluding trying to move […]
We look for certain signs of spring in Leelanau. But one of the biggest signs that Spring is here, is the opening of the Cheese Shanty in Fishtown. So Friday, head over and grab your first North Shore of the season! Photo credit: Opening Day at The Cheese Shanty. Hooray! by Trish Petrat
Livability, which touts America’s most livable cities and explore the best places to live, work and play picked their list of 10 Surprising Food Cities. At the top of the list was a photo of a Leelanau winery and… 1. Traverse City, MI Known as the Cherry Capital of the World, the Lake Michigan resort […]
The Gortons fisherman? by John Levanen We started with week off with our annual April Fool’s joke declaring Tim Allen running for Governor. Another story that we featured, that is not a joke is that Sugar Loaf may have a new owner. We also featured a story of a group in Northport, that is working […]
Can Northport be fully powered by renewable engery? A group in Northport seem to think so. The Northern Express reports: The two medium-sized wind turbines will generate approximately 800,000 kilowatt hours per year. They won’t completely power the village, but they will generate enough electricity to power the town’s new waste water treatment plant and […]