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Piping Plovers at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore try flying before making the trip south to its winter breeding grounds. Courtesy photo
Piping Plover project challenges, success
Leelanau’s endangered Piping Plover flock is nearing the end of its short 2024 summer season with both challenges and successes this year. Erica Adams, lead piping plover monitor at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SBDNL), says the team is focused on the fledging of the last chicks. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM
Sweet corn season has officially begun in Centerville Township.
How sweet it is…corn harvest underway
Curtis Kelenske looks down half mile rows of tasseled sweet corn, studies for a bit, then pulls down three seemingly random cobs. He pulls back the husks for a deeper gander, then arranges them in order of maturity. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM
3 requests on county ballot
3 requests on county ballot
County voters will decide the fate of three extra-voted millage proposals when they go to the polls. Two proposals on the ballot that would impact residents — young and old — an early childhood service millage and a millage to support county senior services. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM
Child and Family Services helps hundreds of children heal each year through foster care and other valuable programs. The annual brown bag campaign raises funds to continue providing opportunities and services to youth in need. Enterprise photo by Meakalia Previch-Liu
35th annual Brown Bag campaign begins
Leelanau County residents Colleen and Lucas MacDonald didn’t think they would have the opportunity to have children until they adopted five kids of their own from foster care nearly 15 years ago — two sibling groups, all five years-old and under at the time. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM
The ticket for the home tour looks like this. Courtesy photo
Home tour approaches
The Leland Women’s Civic Club’s 2024 Home Tour is set for Thursday, Aug. 8. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM
Fire millage request dominate ballot
Fire millage request dominate ballot
Six township are going to voters next month with ballot proposals covering everything from fire protection to library services. Four of the six are for fire/ rescue services. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM
St. Mary hosts picnic
St. Mary hosts picnic
Lake Leelanau St. Mary will host a community picnic and potluck on Aug. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM
County contested races set
County contested races set
County voters will determine the fate of several candidates in contested races next week. At the county board level: • Former county administrator Deb Allen is seeking the Republican nomination for the District 1 commissioner seat. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM
A portion of M-22 in Leelanau County. Digital illustration by Mike Anderson.
Road Commission tours county roads
The Leelanau County Road Commission did not hold their regular meeting at the usual time July 16. Instead, the road commissioners went on a fivehour tour of various roads in the county, reviewing completed projects and gathering information on new ones. Road Commission Manager Brendan Mullane told the newspaper about the highlights. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM
Part of the former Timber Shores property is pictured in 2023. Courtesy photo
$11.9M grant awarded
New Community Vision (NCV), a Northport-based nonprofit, and the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (GTB) are much closer to purchasing and restoring the former Timber Shores RV resort campground. 07/24/2024 03:46 PM
Glen Lake Association biologist Rob Karner poses with Sam James of Thundering Aspens Bow Fishing team on Little Glen Lake Monday. The spear fishing team of Greg Wright and James caught four carp, two Koi, and two common carp. One of the Koi’s was a spear fishing world record at 32.5 inches...
Don’t be ‘koi’
It was a successful spear fishing day on Glen Lake Monday. The Thundering Aspens Sportsman Club out of Mesick contracted with the Glen Lake Association to remove multiple large Koi fish that threaten the lake’s environment. 07/24/2024 03:46 PM
Scam targets county lake property
Scam targets county lake property
A local vacant landowner has been the victim of a recent property scam. The property, an 8-acre vacant parcel located on Little Traverse Lake and M-22, was listed by Serbin Real Estate in Glen Arbor. 07/24/2024 03:46 PM

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