Leelanau

Genuine Leelanau, a 501(c)3 non-profit, raises money to award grants for programs that benefit women, children, families, and the arts in Leelanau County.

The sudden arrest and transport to a Sault Ste. Marie detention center of a long-time Lake Leelanau resident, father and small business owner on Thursday, March 22, has put Leelanau County’s immigrant community on edge.

However, learning takes place in the classroom and out, said Laura Hood, chairperson of Leelanau School’s Visual and Performing Arts department.

If you’re lucky enough to live near the vibrant wine regions of Virginia, Maryland, the Texas Hill Country, Michigan’s Old Mission and Leelanau peninsulas and, of course, New York’s Finger Lakes and Long Island, wine country is just a day trip away.

In 2016, as I drove through the farming valley surrounding Hermanus with all the vineyards and orchards, I understood my grandfather’s connection with Leelanau.

One of three duplex units at Maple City Crossings—Habitat for Humanity’s affordable housing project in the middle of Leelanau County—is complete and will welcome homeowners within the next few months.

Public art on the Leelanau Trail also includes a sculpture by the late Bart Ingram near Shady Lane and may soon include Bill Allen’s work on the cedar tunnel.

This dinner will showcase the bounty of the harvest season in Leelanau.

When Eric Nittolo, owner of Nittolo’s Seafood & Pizza in Lake Leelanau, travels to Europe—as he has done a couple times since the last busy tourism season in northern Michigan—he brings a family entourage and they eat like royalty, night after night.

An innovative coworking, childcare model for Leelanau?

Beware this time of year when driving around the Leelanau Peninsula.

Dan’s comments mirror the same concerns in previous interviews with other Leelanau County farmers.

Locally, in Leelanau County, there are 25 nationally recognized historic places and 18 additional state recognized historic sites, with several organizations which operate to support their preservation.

Local markets like Vicente Foods, Bob’s Market, Vons, Bristol Farms, Pavilions, and Trader Joe’s have Scouts booths, as do Super Domestic Coffee, Leelanau, and other businesses.

Mawby will provide an informative overview of what affordable housing means to those who live in Leelanau County.

Slow-down days in Leelanau can happen during any season.

The Lake Leelanau Lake Association (LLLA) has tried carefully harvesting the plant, but has now begun treating infestations by laying a covering of biodegradable burlap on the lakebed where the weed is growing.

With most precincts reporting, it appears that Leelanau County voters have approved all county-wide millages.

Businesses throughout Leelanau County had to adapt on the fly when the Coronavirus arrived and commerce shut down in March.

Calls for Eckerle to resign were nearly immediate, and came from his fellow road commissioners, Leelanau County commissioners, State Rep. Jack O’Malley (R), State Sen. Curt VanderWall (R), and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D).