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League of Women Voters honors Kirkwood, Kromkowski
Talk of the TownOne hundred members and friends attended the May 23 League of Women Voters Leelanau County (LWVLC) annual dinner. There, the LWVLC awarded its Outstanding Community Member Award to Liz Kirkwood, executive director of For Love of Water (FLOW).
Ryan DeCook sets new course record to win 2018 M22 Challenge
Sports/Adventure, Talk of the TownPhoto by Jake Holtrop From staff reports Ryan DeCook, 37, of Washington, Mich., won the 10th annual M22 Challenge on June 9 with a course-breaking record of 1:11:02. He beat 900 other athletes in the iconic Glen Arbor triathlon that includes a grueling 2-mile dune climb in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, a 17-mile […]
The Exchange/Flea hosts artist Sally Peckham
Business Feature, Upcoming EventThe Exchange/Flea will host Lake Ann landscapes and wildlife artist Sally Peckham, paired with a white wine Pacentra from Ciccone Vineyard and Winery during the Suttons Bay Art Walk, which is scheduled for Friday, June 15, from 5-9 p.m.
Leelanau County government seeks your opinion
Talk of the TownThe Leelanau County Planning Commission is working to update the Leelanau General Plan, a county-wide plan regarding future development and land use in the county. The Commission is asking for your opinion on various topics such as: housing, jobs, economic development and recreation.
Glen Arbor gets a new doc
Business Feature, Local PersonalityMark McBride, aka “Doctor Bear”, opened his Glen Arbor practice in March next to the Martin Company. He sees patients on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays in Glen Arbor.
M-22 Challenge turns 10
Sports/Adventure, Upcoming EventThe M-22 Challenge, which will be held for the 10th time on Saturday, June 9, is a multi-discipline event that combines running, cycling, and paddling in a 22-mile race.
Manor on Glen Lake gets new chef
Business Feature, Local PersonalityRonald Leroy Bialy returned in mid-April to Glen Arbor to be new head chef at the Manor on Glen Lake, 32 years after he worked at Le Bear restaurant (which is now Le Bear Resort). This spring the Manor has new floors, new amenities, and an enhanced American bistro-style menu that focuses on ribs, steaks, specialty potatoes, salads and homemade dressings.
Protecting Our Own
Investigative Article, Local PersonalityThe meals, the donations, the hugs kept arriving—from neighbors, from friends, from the community at large. The door never stopped opening and the telephone never stopped ringing for an immigrant family who has lived in Leelanau County for nearly two decades but faced the specter early this spring of being torn apart by the politics of U.S. immigration enforcement.
Leelanau Clean Water hosts Water Quality Symposium
Upcoming EventLeelanau Clean Water will host an event titled “Leelanau Water Quality Symposium: Exploring the health of our lakes and streams. What 28 years of data show us and where emerging technology can take us” on Wednesday June 13.
Gushing new life into Leland’s Falling Waters Lodge
Business Feature, Historical FeatureThe new owners of Falling Waters Lodge in Leland bring new life to an iconic hotel with one of the most unique locations in Leelanau County. Their passage to ownership, and the chance to realize their dream, flowed through family ties, and therefore, love and frustration.