District 2 Leelanau County Commission candidates address housing, clean energy, broadband

The Nov. 5 election will determine which party controls the Leelanau County Board of Commissioners (BOC), and which policies and...
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District 2 Leelanau County Commission candidates address housing, clean energy, broadband

Suttons Bay Artisan and Wine Walk celebrates Suttons Bay

Join the annual fall Suttons Bay Artisan and Wine Walk on Friday, Oct. 18, from 5-8 pm. This exciting community...
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Suttons Bay Artisan and Wine Walk celebrates Suttons Bay

Join the Leelanau Conservancy for ‘Fall for Leelanau’ – A Celebration of Nature, Culture, and Community

The Leelanau Conservancy invites the community to “Fall for Leelanau,” which runs from Oct. 14-20. This week-long celebration features guided...
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Join the Leelanau Conservancy for ‘Fall for Leelanau’ – A Celebration of Nature, Culture, and Community

Empire continues master plan addendum work

A series of surveys and public meetings this summer in Empire has been followed by joint sessions of the village...
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Empire continues master plan addendum work

District 1 Leelanau County Commission candidates address housing, clean energy, broadband

The Nov. 5 election will determine which party controls the Leelanau County Board of Commissioners (BOC), and which policies and...
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District 1 Leelanau County Commission candidates address housing, clean energy, broadband

Childless locals care for Leelanau’s future

There are many reasons women choose not to have children, and there are situations where it is not even a...
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Childless locals care for Leelanau’s future

Dog’s day in the Sleeping Bear Dunes

The Instagram personality FreckledCarrot took this photo on June 26 of her dogs posing in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National...
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Dog’s day in the Sleeping Bear Dunes

Biking in Leelanau County: an outsider’s perspective

Coreopsis. Cardinal flower. Spring beauty. Goldenrod. Buttercup. As I biked the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail, I repeated these names to...
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Biking in Leelanau County: an outsider’s perspective

Pegtown Station celebrates 20 years in Maple City

As expected, the 20-year anniversary celebration of Maple City’s Pegtown Station was nothing short of a resounding affirmation of owners...
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Pegtown Station celebrates 20 years in Maple City

Trump’s mass deportation threat worries Leelanau’s tight-knit Latino community

They pick our cherries in the summer and our apples in the fall. They care for our vineyards and clean...
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Trump’s mass deportation threat worries Leelanau’s tight-knit Latino community

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