Leelanau Conservancy Wildflower Rescue Sale

Leelanau Conservancy Wildflower Rescue Sale coming Memorial Weekend

The Leelanau Conservancy invites you to their annual Wildflower Rescue Sale this Friday and Saturday (May 23 & 24) at the Village Green in Leland from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. ⁠
Asparagi for Peace - 2025 Empire Asparagus Festival

2025 Empire Asparagus Festival ~ Saturday, June 7th

The Asparagus Festival is one of Leelanau's most local & original festivals - you should definitely check it out!!
Down to the Lake by Mark Smith

Summer Road Construction Season Kicks Off in Leelanau

The Leelanau Road Commission just kicked off its biggest project of the year last week: a reconstruction of County Road 626.

In Leelanau, Our Skyscrapers Are Sand Dunes

Our national parks are great at preservation, including really big sand dunes in Leelanau and Benzie counties!
Not Today by Mark Smith

(not) Feeding America

Fox 17 West Michigan reports that Feeding America West Michigan has learned that the USDA has “paused” 32 truckloads of food scheduled to arrive from April to June.
Crystal River ... paddle day by Ken Scott Photography

Feds Freeze Leelanau Bridge Projects

The Leelanau Ticker reports that the federal funding freeze has already impacted Leelanau County road construction projects
In the Michigan Immense Public Park by Andrew Mcfarlane

A Letter from the Lakeshore

Letter from a National Forest Service employee who is neck deep in the horrors being perpetrated against the National Park Service and the National Forest Service.
Fishtown Winter by Charles Bonham

Fishtown Winter by Charles Bonham

Leland’s Fishtown taken January 15, 2025.
Leelanau County Building

Leelanau County Vote Tally Error Changes County Results

Leelanau County Clerk Michelle Crocker tells The Ticker that a batch of a few thousand early votes were not properly reported as the county populated vote totals for the public to view on election night.
Mishe Mokwa at South Manitou Dock by Manitou Island Transit

Could this be the end of Fishtown’s Manitou Island Transit?

mLive shares that planned NPS closures of the Manitou Islands could drive Leland's 107 year old Manitou Island Transit out of business.
Grandview Parkway heading into Traverse City by Team Elmers

Grandview Parkway is complete in Traverse City

At long last, the reconstruction of Grandview Parkway (M-22 ) in Traverse City is complete!!
Sleeping Bear Bay by Mark Smith

Happy 54th Birthday, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore!

54 years ago today the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore became the third US National Lakeshore.