The first half of January was brown and green in Leelanau County. According to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Gaylord, we’re on pace to set a record for lack of snow this month. Even with a few white flurries late in January, we may still eclipse the previous mark. NWS measures snow accumulation in two County locations—Maple City and Northport.
The iconic Mill on the Crystal River, which Turner Booth has restored since he won zoning approval in a public referendum vote in August 2021, aims to reopen this spring and include a 47-seat all-day cafe and fine-dining restaurant. Early this month The Mill posted a job for an Executive Chef.
The latest effort to combat beech bark disease is underway at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Seven tree saplings made from cuttings taken from resistant American beech trees at the National Lakeshore were grafted and planted in early November 2022. The successful project came as a result of five years of planning and research in partnership with researchers at Michigan Technological University.
Meet the characters, restaurants and farmers impacting the Leelanau food scene
For Leelanau County, 2022 was a year of new businesses growing in our communities, a year of celebrating historic legacies, and a year of grieving the loss of community pillars who left us. The Glen Arbor Sun’s top 10 most-read online stories of the year included homages to Beryl Skrocki, whose family business Sleeping Bear Surf & Kayak helped popularize standup paddle boarding in Empire and along the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, longtime Cherry Republic general manager Kathy Baarstad, and storied Glen Arbor realtor and Sugar Loaf ski coach John Peppler.
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Sarah Mills has been selected to lead the Old Art Building (OAB) as its next Executive Director. Mills has worked for the OAB since 2020 and began volunteering there in 2015. She currently serves as the Program Director.
Leelanau County leaned blue in yesterday’s midterm election—as the red wave that Republicans hoped for nationwide never materialized. By the slimmest of margins, Democrats will keep a 4-3 majority on the County Board of Commissioners. Leelanau also backed Betsy Coffia for State House, Gretchen Whitmer for Governor, Dana Nessel for Attorney General, Jocelyn Benson for Secretary of State and all three ballot proposals, including enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution.
From staff reports It is with profound sadness that Cherry Republic announces the sudden passing of longtime employee and treasured friend Kathy Baarstad, who died on November 6 after a brief illness. Anyone who visited Cherry Republic’s Glen Arbor campus over the past 12 years no doubt encountered Kathy’s dazzling smile and friendly welcome. As […]
The Leelanau County Board of Commissioners District 7 race features Republican incumbent Melinda Lautner, who has served on the body for more than 25 years, vs challenger Nancy Flanagan, who won a crowded Democratic primary that saw her win one more vote than the second runner-up. Both Lautner and Flanagan responded to our questions.