5 YEARS AGO August 22, 2019
The Riverside Inn has finally risen from the ashes.
More than 10 months after a fire eviscerated its kitchen and caused smoke damage throughout the building, the Leland inn and restaurant reopened for business Tuesday. The Oct. 19 fire resulted from spontaneous combustion in a soiled-linen bag that traveled through vents and into the walls above the large walk-in cooler, destroying much of the roof above the kitchen and causing smoke damage to much of the building’s contents, including an extensive wine cellar, according to a press release from The Riverside Inn.
*** For all of Sunday morning and afternoon, Traverse City and the Benzie-Leelanau border areas will be under the influence of Ironman. No, not a Marvel Comics character, the inaugural Ironman 70.3 Traverse City takes place starting at 7 a.m. Sunday. An Ironman 70.3 event is half the mileage of a full Ironman event, according to information provided by the Ironman organization based out of Tampa, Florida.
10 YEARS AGO August 21, 2014
When Glen Herman saw a tomahawk identical to one he had picked up at an auction get valued at $10,000 on the PBS station’s popular Antiques Roadshow, he was seeing dollar signs. But alas, the Maple City resident’s pseudo-treasure turned out to be a pretty good reproduction — probably worth about the $5 he paid for it 10 years ago. And the discoloring on the blade? Not blood, just grass stains, according to Don Butkovich, the Traverse City antiques dealer and appraiser who made the call.
*** Traffic — from drivers, walkers and now more bicyclists — bustles in Glen Arbor, prompting the township to form a committee focused on transportation. Soon they are expected to grapple with changes that might include giving up parking for a safer traffic flow. Township Supervisor John Soderholm suggested forming the group, which will be comprised of two members of the township Planning Commission and two more from the business community.
25 YEARS AGO August 26, 1999
Less than 10 days after naming VFW-owned property in Lake Leelanau as the “new home” of county facilities, two commissioners have walked another property — one that wasn’t considered by the site selection committee. The 60-acre parcel is near the intersection of Popp and Lingaur roads in Leland Township.
*** Leelanau apple growers are expecting a large, healthy harvest. Some of the early varieties are popping up on roadside stands across the county.
*** Corey Matthews, who escaped from the Leelanau County Jail in May, has agreed to a plea bargain. He pleaded guilty to one of four original charges brought against him in Leelanau County and two reduced charges.
50 YEARS AGO August 22, 1974
The Leelanau County Board Commissioners at its regular meeting Tuesday. Aug. 13, accepted a high bid of $1,250 for the 17-foot Thunderbird patrol boat and 100 horsepower motor which was advertised recently by the Leelanau County Sheriff’s Department. Other bids ranged from $526.
*** The Leelanau County Junk Car pick-up program has concluded with more than 1,000 total junk hulks removed from fields and yards in all 11 of the county’s townships. The program now under the auspieces of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources began last fall under sponsorship of Keep Michigan Beautiful and also sponsored by the Leelanau County Chamber of Commerce but was transferred to the DNR authority at that time.
75 YEARS AGO August 19, 1948
Vandals with axes in the past three weeks literally chopped to pieces the interior of the Lee Ustick cottage on Gull Island, in Northport Bay. They made the big summer home unlivable and did thousands of dollars damage. The building was unoccupied.
*** Families of Charles Hulbert and Edward Nowak, both 15 years old, notified State Police Monday that the two boys have returned to their homes in Maple City. The pair had been missing since August 2. They were reported seen in Traverse City Saturday and quoted as saying that they were on their way home then. They said they had gone to Muskegon.
100 YEARS AGO August 21, 1924
I have opened a jewelry and repair shop at the Porter building, and am prepared to do your repairing. –Alfred Gauthier
*** A ladies white gold wrist watch and string of pearls were taken from Mrs. Igleheart’s dresser Monday during the pageant. The person who took them is known. If they are returned to box 81 Leland, no embarrassing questions will be asked.
