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The Northport Art Association opened its Members Exhibit with a well-attended open house Friday. The exhibit runs through July 5. Photo courtesy of Sheen Watkins Photography
The Northport Art Association
The Northport Art Association opened its Members Exhibit with a well-attended open house Friday. The exhibit runs through July 5. 06/19/2024 04:23 PM
Empire’s short-term rental saga continues
Empire’s short-term rental saga continues
Empire will be continuing the great short-term rental debate at its regular meeting Tuesday after continued sparring over the topic at the workshop meeting Thursday. The village will make a motion at the regular meeting on whether to continue moving forward with a short-term registration or regulation ordinance that would be motioned to seek an attorney’s opinion from Mika Meyers Law Firm based out of Grand Rapids, if passed. 06/19/2024 04:23 PM
Cherry leaf spot leaves no ‘fuel’
Cherry leaf spot leaves no ‘fuel’
Think of cherry leaves as the engine that converts gas to energy in your car. Now if you can imagine the stress put on fruit trees that lose their leaves, you’ve got a picture of what’s occurring in many orchards across Leelanau County. 06/19/2024 04:23 PM
No charges in OMA complaint
No charges in OMA complaint
06/13/2024 04:10 PM
The Lake Michigan access at the end of Reynolds Street in Leland is again a subject of controversy. Enterprise file photo
Trespass at familiar lake access
The Leland Township Board took action this week after complaints that property owners north of the Reynold St. public access are not playing by the rules. 06/12/2024 05:52 PM
Kidnapped man returns home
Kidnapped man returns home
This Father’s Day will mean significantly more for the family of Panta Leon. It comes four months after the Gill’s Pier man was kidnapped from a commercial bus in his native Mexico. 06/12/2024 05:52 PM
Omena Cut Flowers owner Carolyn Faught loads up her golf cart with some of the many peonies blossoming on Thursday afternoon. Peony season came much earlier this year, Faught said, making this the perfect time to “U-pick” and harvest them at the garden. Enterprise photo by Meakalia Previch...
Omena Cut Flowers owner Carolyn Faught
Omena Cut Flowers owner Carolyn Faught loads up her golf cart with some of the many peonies blossoming on Thursday afternoon. Peony season came much earlier this year, Faught said, making this the perfect time to “U-pick” and harvest them at the garden. 06/12/2024 05:52 PM
Attorney opines on ‘ethics question’
Attorney opines on ‘ethics question’
At last month’s Leelanau County Board of Commissioners regular session, Patty Lesch of Northport called on the board to investigate Joe DeFors, chair of the county’s Energy Futures Task Force, for allegedly “seeking personal gain in his position.” 06/12/2024 05:52 PM
2 administrator/CFO finalists
2 administrator/CFO finalists
Further interviews set At the start of the week, the Leelanau County Board of Commissioners had narrowed down the pool of applicants for the new combined county administrator/ chief financial offi-cer (CFO) position to four candidates. And after the latest round of interviews Monday, the board reduced it further to just two people: Michael Belsky and Kipling Belcher. 06/12/2024 05:52 PM
From left to right: Doug Dalzell, Haley Fox, and Alan Dalzell stand in front of the family business. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger
Dalzell Ice Cream ready for summer
Arguably the busiest corner in Suttons Bay has a familiar name with a new twist as Dalzell Dairy is breaking onto the summer scene with hopes of being a success. The husband and wife team of Haley and Jake Fox will be running the local ice cream shop. 06/12/2024 05:52 PM
Andy Fles, vineyard and facilities manager at Shady Lane Cellars is researching sustainable “soft” pesticides. Courtesy photo
Shady Lane Cellars secures $11K national farming grant
Shady Lane Cellars in Suttons Bay recently earned a competitive, national farming grant from the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education, or SARE. The grant provides more than $11,000 in research funding, enabling the team at Shady Lane Cellars to conduct trials with new sustainable soft pesticides on 10 acres of the property. 06/12/2024 05:52 PM
Brian Flanagan of Frankfort is pictured using the newly installed ramps at the Braman Hill Skate Park in Northport. Courtesy photo
Braman Hill Skate Park in Northport adds skate ramps
Just in time for the busy summer months, the new addition of multiple wooden skateboard ramps have been set up at Braman Hill Recreation Area in Northport for visitors to enjoy for the season. Jon Thatcher, chairman of the Leelanau Township Parks and Recreation Committee, still takes advantage of the amenities available at skateparks like at Braman Hill. 06/12/2024 05:52 PM

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