Steelhead-Inspired Scotch at Iron Fish Distillery

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Iron Fish Distillery opened over Labor Day weekend on a 119-acre farm on Dzuibanek Road, a dirt road that is three miles from Crystal Mountain Resort and five miles from downtown Thompsonville, just south of the Manistee-Benzie county line. Nearby meanders the tranquil Betsie River. The rural property is so beautiful that you might sip a spirit and stay all afternoon, and it is so remote that you would slip into the 19th century if it were not for the buzzing of the smart phone in your pocket.

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Home of 25 years sold out from under Kasson resident

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Debbie Ellis had no idea her life was about to change until a student at Glen Lake School, where she works in the kitchen, called out to her as he went through the lunch line this past May.

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86-year-old historic stone house may be leveled for gravel pit expansion

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Kasson Township resident Debbie Ellis may lose her home of 25 years in a sale that occurred unbeknownst to her early this summer. The house of stone was built in 1930, according to Kasson Township assessor Susan Baatz, after the original home burned to the ground. Now it is in danger of being torn down to make way for an encroaching gravel operation.

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Rieth-Riley acquisition of Kasson Sand and Gravel may displace five families

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Five rental homes may be leveled as a result of a massive business deal between the Noonan family and Rieth-Riley Construction, Inc., headquartered in Goshen, Indiana. Rieth-Riley’s services include road and bridge construction as well as earthwork and building site preparation. The deal, which closed on July 1, centers around the sale of Kasson Sand and Gravel, which began operation under Peninsula Asphalt Company of Traverse City in 1959. In 1982, it was sold to Robert Noonan and has been family operated ever since.

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Organizations to Co-Host League of Women Voter Candidate Forums

The League of Women Voters Leelanau County (LWVLC) announces that it will co-host the Sept. 29, Oct. 4 and 6 Leelanau County Board of Commissioner candidate forums with the Leelanau Peninsula Chamber of Commerce and the Sept. 21 101st State Representative, County Prosecutor and County Treasurer candidate forum with the Leelanau Horticultural Society. The LWVLC is also co-hosting an Oct. 10 candidate forum for the 1st U.S. Congressional District in Traverse City with the League of Women Voters Grand Traverse Area, the International Affairs Forum, Interlochen Public Radio and UpNorthTV. The LWVLC is in the preliminary stage of planning a candidate forum for the Northport School Board race on Oct. 17. The current co-host for that event is the Northport Women’s Club. All events are open to the public.

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Leelanau County candidate forum for Prosecutor, Treasurer and 101st State Representative

The League of Women Voters Leelanau County (LWVLC) and the Leelanau Horticultural Society will host a candidate forum on Sept. 21 for the 101st State Representative, County Prosecutor and County Treasurer races. Dan Scripps (D), Curt Vanderwall (R), Joseph Hubbell (R), Jeffrey Slocombe (I), John Gallagher (R) and Jennifer Budd Zywicki (D) will be in attendance and answer audience posed questions. 86th District Court Judge Michael Stepka will moderate the forum. The 7 p.m. forum will be held at the Leelanau County Government Center in Suttons Bay. A meet and greet with the candidates will begin at 6:15 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. Open to the public.

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Enbridge: Why Michiganders should trust us with pipeline

Photo by Anne-Marie Oomen: Kayakers protest the Mackinac Straits pipeline on Labor Day weekend. Canadian company that owns Mackinac Straits oil pipeline responds to “shut down Line 5” campaign By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor The Canadian oil company that owns the Mackinac Straits pipelines — and was responsible for the 2010 Kalamazoo River spill — […]

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Who took the ‘M’ out of M-22?

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M-22 is a scenic road that hugs the Lake Michigan shoreline, it’s the namesake of a triathlon, it’s an apparel brand, and apparently also a hot commodity for thieves. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) says it has replaced approximately 90 M-22 road signs in the past three years.

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Sleeping Bear Dunes holds Kids Artwork Contest for 2017 annual park pass

Once again, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is conducting an artwork contest to select an image for the front of the park’s 2017 Annual Park Entrance Pass. The focus of the contest centers around the Every Kid in a Park program, which has the central goal of connecting fourth graders with the great outdoors and inspiring them to become future environmental stewards, ready to preserve and protect national parks and other public lands for years to come. For this reason, the art contest is open to anyone 12 years of age or younger.

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Glen Arbor Art Association holds 2017 Manitou Music Festival poster competition

The Glen Arbor Art Association invites artists to submit original paintings for the annual Manitou Music Festival poster competition. Deadline for the 2017 poster competition is October 1. The limited edition posters are hugely popular and sold through the art association and selected shops and art galleries. Competition is open to anyone who is a current member of the Glen Arbor Art Association. Subject matter must be appropriate to the Manitou Music Festival. That is, work that represents recognizable area scenes. All artwork must be original and previously unpublished. There is no entry fee. Detailed guidelines and a submission form is available at GlenArborArt.org.

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