Fishtown is a historic fishing village 100 years old. Fishtown was first settled by Native Americans. When white settlers realized what a good fishing port it was, Fishtown developed into a fishing community and settlment. Fishing reached its peak in the 1930s and quickly declined due to overfishing. Although Fishtown is not home to a […]
Updated at 3:23 PM Shimek traded to Houston In what is becoming a crazy day for Liz Shimek, the Phoenix Mercury have traded Shimek (18th pick) and Mistie Williams (21st pick) to Houston for the (15th pick) Ann Strother. ==================== Updated at 2:30 PM Phoenix drafts Shimek in 2nd round The Phoenix Mercury drafted Glen […]
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This is the news archive. We will probably be changing how this works as we get more comfortable with the new format. Leelanau News for the Week of March 23 – March 29, 2006 Much more news from the Leelanau News Archive for 2000-Mar/2006. Wow … 6 years of online news!
The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports that the League of Women Voters of the Grand Traverse Area will host a “State of Our Counties” forum at 4:30 p.m. March 22 at the Traverse Area District Library in Traverse City. Administrators from Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Antrim and Benzie counties will discuss services provided by local governments and […]
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Last night the Northport Wildcats were defeated 85-55 by a very tough Bay City All Saints squad. Drew Mitchell, a 6-3 junior, paced the Wildcats (14-9) with 28 points, 12 rebounds and 7 blocks. Cody Brown added 13, all in the first half. Congratulations on a solid year, Northport! Read Wildcats knocked off by All […]