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President Joe Biden by jlhervàs

Biden & Whitmer to visit Traverse City for Cherry Festival

The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports that President Joseph Biden will be visiting Traverse City this Saturday (details including time yet to be released).
Mawby Line 5 bubbly

Mawby partners with Great Lakes documentary crew

UpNorth Live reports that Mawby Sparking Wine in Suttons Bay is partnering with an independent documentary crew to help spread awareness about the water quality of the Great Lakes.
Eclipse ... peek a boo by Ken Scott Photography

Check out a partial solar eclipse this Thursday morning!

The new moon will eclipse the sun at 6:53 a.m. ET. on Thursday June 10.
Home Stretch

HomeStretch working to create affordable apartments in Leelanau

The nonprofit is in the process of acquiring a 2.6-acre parcel of land from the Leelanau County Land Bank Authority to develop eight below market rate apartments.
Fishtown Art Shanty

The Fishtown Art Shanty could be your shop!

The Fishtown Art Shanty is a pop up space where artists, craftsmen and makers can be an intimate part of the Fishtown experience for a week from late May through October.

Leelanau’s first marijuana dispensary, Olean’s of Northport

Olean's dispensary, Leelanau County’s first recreational cannabis shop, will open later this spring or early summe

South Lake Leelanau Meteorite of January 28, 1879

In the Grand Traverse Journal, Richard Fidler related a forgotten tale of a meteorite that hit Leelanau County a hundred thirty-none years ago today.
Geminid Meteor by Ken Scott Photography

2020 Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Sunday!

Science News has an excellent story by Ken Crowswell on the Geminid Meteor Shower which peaks this Sunday night (December 13) when countless meteors will shoot across the sky.

Sugar Loaf Resort sold again!

Eric Carlson of the Leelanau Enterprise reports that Sugar Loaf Resort has been sold to a corporation known as SPV 45 LLC, which has ties to Leelanau County.
The Big Sweep by Mark Smith

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore turns 50!

The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore was officially authorized on October 21, 1970 making today the 50th birthday of Michigan's most visited national park.

Remembering Greg Reisig

This week I lost a friend & mentor, Greg Reisig, a man with an amazingly gentle soul who could nonetheless be fierce & determined in defense of Michigan’s environment.
Michigan Hop Alliance hops

Talking Leelanau Hops with the Michigan Hop Alliance

The Leelanau Ticker talked with Michigan Hop Alliance founder Brian Tennis about the upcoming Leelanau hop harvest.