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Vol. 135 — No. 34

Lake Leelanau, Michigan 49653

Thursday, May 24, 2012

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SARAH FEENEY of Chicago checks out a set of handmade dishes at a garage sale held last weekend in Glen Arbor. A slew of garage sales are planned over Memorial Day weekend.

MEMORIAL WEEKEND By Patti Brandt of the Enterprise staff

It’s Memorial Day weekend, which for Leelanau County means the start of what’s predicted to be a hot summer season — in more ways than one. With Sleeping Bear Dunes being officially named the most beautiful place in America — something we knew all along — summer

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bookings are up and events are in the making. While there is always a plethora of things to see and do in Leelanau County, this weekend holds a full calendar. Here is our list of the top five events and activities you shouldn’t miss: No. 1: Lake Leelanau Spring Fest For an event that gives you a lot of

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planned in Leelanau County. See lineup of speakers on Page 19, and a story about the re-dedication of a cemetery where Native American soldiers who fought in the Civil War are buried. bang for your buck, our money is on the Lake Leelanau Spring Fest set for Sunday from noon to sunset. Eight local blues bands will join (Concluded on Page 19)

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New faces swept into Tribal offices

By Eric Carlson Of The Enterprise staff

Barring an unexpected election challenge, members of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians will have a new New Tribal Chairman two new members and members of the elected to Tribal Council this week. Tribal The tribal Council Election Board meeting last along with was night in a new Peshawbestown — after the final Tribal weekly deadline Chairman. for this week’s

edition of the Leelanau Enterprise — to certify results of the tribe’s May 16 Regular Election. As of press time it was expected that a relative newcomer to tribal politics, Alvin Pedwaydon, will be sworn in as the new Tribal Chairman, replacing Derek Bailey, in a ceremony Friday at 1 p.m. at the Leelanau Sands Showroom. According to unofficial results of the election, Pedwaydon beat current Tribal Council treasurer and former two-term tribal chairman Robert Kewaygoshkum in a landslide -- garnering 61.6 percent of the vote compared to Kewaygoshkum’s 38.4 percent. Kewaygoshkum won a seat on the (Concluded on Page 19)

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The 2012 cherry crop and its impact on the industry drew some unflattering descriptions Tuesday during a gathering designed to be heard more in Washington than in Leelanau County. Unprecedented. Complete devastation. Tsunami. A severe snowstorm that toppled limbs, a series of devastating frosts, and disease that has set into injured trees has orchardists bemoaning a lack of fruit. The damage goes beyond cherries as other fruit crops have been affected, and beyond Leelanau County as western and southwestern growing areas of the state were also pummelled. The result will be a hit to the Michigan economy that could top $1 billion. More than 135 people, all associated with the fruit growing industry and most of them growers, assembled at a hastily called forum hosted by the Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Center in Bingham Township. Many posed questions to Reps. Dave Camp (R-Bay City) and Dan Benishek (R-Iron County). Camp represents Leelanau and Grand Traverse counties now; Benishek’s 1st District will take in the two counties starting Jan. 1. Neither made promises about specific federal programs that might help. Both pledged to take up the plight of cherry farmers and other fruit growers throughout Michigan. “When it was 80 degrees for a week in March, I knew we were going to have a problem,” said Camp, who spent more time at the podium than Benishek. “This seems a lot worse than 2002.” Benishek, a physician by trade, focused in on a bacterial canker that has become the third wave of attacks on the state’s cherry crops, entering

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frost-injured blossoms. The canker and number of trees destroyed by an early March storm that dumped up to two feet of snow in one night will have long-term effects on the ability of the cherry industry to get back on its feet. “You realize it’s not a one-year injury to the orchard. It’s a long-term injury to the orchard,” said Federal Benishek. Cherry growers aid tough should be in a good position to elicit to get federal help as with Camp heads the powerful House country Ways and Means in debt Committee, and U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Lansing) chairs the Senate Agriculture Committee. However, Washington has been deadlocked in many of its legislative duties as the present Agriculture Bill enters its fifth and final year. Camp and Benishek viewed orchards (Concluded on Page 7)

Businesses cope as cherry shortage hits markets By Alan Campbell of the Enterprise staff

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REPS. DAN BENISHEK (foreground) and Dave Camp (speaking) heard growers appeal for federal help at a meeting Tuesday in Leelanau County.

Gene and Joan Peyerk wonder if they can charge an extra dollar this summer for cherry pies considering the price of frozen cherries. They bought 5,600 pounds of frozen cherries — paying in advance — from a local distributor out of fear that fruit wouldn’t be available when tourist want to buy their pies. “How are you going to be a pie shop and not have cherry pie up here?” asked Gene Peyerk, co-owner of Leelanau Pie and Pastry in Lake Leelanau. It’s not a question Peyerk wanted to answer. Instead, he wrote out a check for more than $8,000 representing $1.55 per pound — 26 percent more

than the price in 2011. Higher prices have moved into the cherry market well ahead of the 2012 harvest season — if one will occur in Leelanau County at all. A series of events has for practical purposes destroyed the cherry crop before it could get started. First, older tart cherry orchards were left in shambles by a late winter snowstorm. Then cherry trees started blooming in March, a month or more ahead of schedule. Their buds were killed by frost, and at the same time made vulnerable to disease. Orchardists are pondering this week whether to continue spraying in anticipation of a harvest or begin to cut back their costs wherever possible. In one respect, Bob Sutherland has it (Concluded on Page 7)

THE LEELANAU ENTERPRISE

Thursday, May 24, 2012

obituaries Georgia Maxine Busch 1922-2012

Theresa D. Leone 1940-2012 Services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Michael Church in Suttons Bay for Theresa D. Leone of Traverse City who died May 6. She was 72. Born Jan. 10, 1940 in Pontiac, she was the daughter of George and Estelle Landry. Theresa graduated from St. Frederick’s School in Pontiac, Class of 1958 and was a past employee of the City of Pontiac School District and J. C. Penney in Traverse City. Theresa was an avid quilter and member of the Pineneedlers, Fellowship and Omena Quilting groups. A hostess to all, when visitors were at her home they felt welcome and loved. Theresa was preceded in death by her parents and husband, John. She is survived by brothers Andre (Cathy) Landry, Marc Landry, Pete (Donna) Landry, Rene (Linda) Landry, Roger (Rosie) Landry and sisters Louise (Mike) Lyons and Margaret Gregory; brothers-in-law Jim and Tony Leone and many nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends and family beginning at 10 a.m. at the church.

Hartwig awarded Pagel scholarship Sarah Rae Hartwig a 2012 Suttons Bay graduate has been awarded the DKG, Phi Chapter’s Geraldine Pagel scholarship. Currently enrolled in the Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District’s Career-Tech Teacher Academy, Sarah plans to pursue a degree in early childhood education at Central Michigan University. Hartwig is the daughter of Don Hartwig and Laura Slaughter of Bingham Township.

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A memorial service will be held at a later date for Georgia Maxine Busch of Lake Leelanau who died March 28. She was 89. Born April 21, 1922 in Cobden, Ill., Georgia was the daughter of George and Lily (Anderson) Myers. Georgia, a resident on S. Skeba Road for the past 40 years, enjoyed gardening, taking walks, playing cards and volunteering at Munson Medical Center. In addition to her parents, Georgia was preceded in death by a brother, Roy Myers and two sisters Helena Barwick and Ruth Myers. Surviving her are Georgia’s husband of 71 years, Daniel; a son, John (Cheryl) Busch of New Boston, Mich.; daughter, Diana Davis of Buffalo, N.Y; sister Lilymae Ward of Fenton, Mich. and one granddaughter.

Florence C. Kaltinger 1922-2012 A funeral Mass will be held Wed., May 30 at Immaculate Conception Church in Traverse City for Florence C. Kaltinger of Maple City who died May 20 at Maple Valley Nursing Home. She was 89. Florence was born Dec. 28, 1922 to John and Gertrude (Klass) Gutnick in Bensenville, Ill. She married Rudolph J. Kaltinger on June 22, 1946 in Chicago. Florence moved to the county in 2005 from Lombard, Ill. after retiring as a circulation manager for a newspaper. She was a member of The Theosophical Society and enjoyed crocheting and reading about religions. Preceding Florence in death were her parents, husband and sister, Gertrude. She is survived by her son, Rudy and his wife Mary of Cedar; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild and sisters-in-law Josephine Mokittis of Bensenville, Ill and Lucille Kaltinger of Eau Claire, Wis. A visitation for friends and family will be held at the church for one hour preceding the 11 a.m. service. Entombment will take place at All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines, Ill. The family is being served by Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral and Cremation Services.

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A memorial service will be held in the future for James A. Godziebiewski of Suttons Bay who died May 2 in California. He was 65. Jim served in the Army in the 1960s and afterward was employed at General Motors in Michigan. He moved to Suttons Bay becoming part of Edward’s Home Furnishings for 15 years. In addition to his parents, Jim was preceded in death by brothers Eddie Gee and John Godziebiewski. He is survived by his daughter Mia (Brandon) Johnston, one grandson; brothers Robert, Kenneth and Richard Godziebiewski and sister, Beverly Newcomb as well as numerous nieces and nephews. A funeral Mass was held at St. Rose Catholic Church in Roseville, Calif.

Diane Gilbo A memorial Mass was offered yesterday at Blessed Kateri Church in Peshawbestown for Diane Gilbo of Elmwood Township who died Friday at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. She was 78. Diane graduated from the College of Saint Teresa in Winona, Minn. with a bachelor of science degree in medical technology and a master’s degree in administration from Central Michigan University. She served for seven years as a commissioner for the City of Traverse City, including one year as the ﬁrst woman mayor elected by the commission. Upon retirement from Munson Medical Center, Diane became involved in many opportunities for volunteering. Her interests included reading, bicycling and many friends. She especially enjoyed many overseas trips with her husband of 53 years, Jim, and adventures with her daughter, Carol and many good trips to New York City with her son, Bob. Diane was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond and Catherine (Egan) Jordan; daughter Carol, and brother, Jim. She is survived by her husband, Jim and son, Bob.

Submitting an obituary ... The Leelanau Enterprise considers the deaths of Leelanau County community members as important news. As such, the Enterprise does not charge to publish obituaries within our standard format. Anyone who at one time resided in Leelanau County or owned a summer home here is eligible. We ask that the deceased’s connection to Leelanau County be included in information provided the Enterprise when not obvious. We work in conjunction with area funeral homes to assure that obituaries are published in a timely fashion. Should the funeral director your family is working with be unfamiliar with the Enterprise, please ask him or her to forward information for a free obituary to the newspaper. While many families find our standard format appropriate, others would prefer to include more of their own wording or seek to include more information in their loved one’s obituary. In those cases, we will work with funeral directors and family members to publish a custom obituary. There is a charge to publish such obituaries. Obituaries may be faxed to 231 256-7705, mailed to 7200 E. Duck Lake Rd., Lake Leelanau 49653, or emailed to obituaries@ Leelanaunews.com. Please verify that we have received obituaries after sending. We may be reached at 231- 256-9827.

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Township to refinance bond on public safety building A resolution authorizing the refinancing of outstanding debt on the public safety building in Glen Arbor was approved last week. The Township Board voted 5-0 at its May 14 meeting to authorize Supervisor John Soderholm to work with Robert W. Baird & Co. to sell bonds to refinance $1.33 million, the balance remaining on the township’s 2002 bond issue which totaled $1.76 million. The move is expected to save the township $128,000 in interest. The resolution adopted is one of two ways the township could have gone to gain savings. “We could offer shares through an open bidding process or with a rate negotiated by Baird,” Treasurer Terry Gretzema said. “The second option will allow us more flexibility, so that we can act when the interest rates are the best.” The resolution adopted will allow

Soderholm to sell the bonds without returning to the board for approval. The term of the bond will remain the same as the previous bond issue. It is scheduled to be completely repaid by 2027, Gretzema said.

Lake Leelanau couple announce daughter’s birth Joshua Deters and Sarah Bordeaux of Lake Leelanau are the parents of a baby girl born April 26 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. Irie Rose weighed 7 lbs. 6oz. Maternal grandparents are Matt and Marilyn Bordeaux of Saginaw. Paternal grandparents are Steve Deters and the late Mimi Deters of Cincinnati.

MOLLIE R. WEEKS

Died Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Mollie R. Weeks, 78, former Glen Arbor bookseller and Grand Traverse area community service activist, died May 22 at Munson Hospice House after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s, her family at her side. She founded the Cottage Book Shop in Glen Arbor; helped start the Traverse City-based Women’s Resource Center, the Empire-based Glen Lake Community Library, and the Glen Arbor Township Park Commission; and was on the 1980s executive committee and treasurer of the Child & Family Services in Traverse City, an agency dedicated to “strengthening the fabric of the family.” She also served on the Glen Arbor Township Board of Review. Mollie was born Aug. 19, 1933, in Gaylord, and attended high school there with her brother and two sisters. She then attended and majored in social work at Michigan State University, where she met her future husband in a political science class. Upon graduation from MSU, Mollie was a psychiatric social worker at the Traverse City State Hospital, initially living in the hospital’s staff dormitory before residing on Silver Lake. In 1957 in Gaylord, she married George Weeks of Traverse City. They had two children, Julie and Don, raised in Lansing, the Washington, DC area, and then the family’s beloved Leelanau County. Executive Director Jo Bullis of the Women’s Resource Center said of Mollie’s involvement in the organization: “Mollie Weeks was one of the ‘founding mothers’ of the Women’s Resource Center, serving on the Finance Committee from the WRC’s start in 1975 until the late 1970’s. During the early years, the Finance Committee focused on membership and other fundraising activities in addition to maintaining the financial records. She and other committee members worked diligently to set up a sound financial model for the agency. Mollie continued to support the agency throughout the years, and today, 37 years later, the Women’s Resource Center is firmly rooted in the community, serving over 2,000 women, children and men each year who struggle with domestic and sexual violence. “...Mollie’s daughter, Julie, is continuing her Mom’s tradition and is one of our strong supporters today.” Mollie was a voracious reader of books-especially mysteries-and once was volunteer librarian at the Glen Lake Community Schools, attended by her two children. She was actively involved in establishment of the Glen Lake Community Library in April of 1977, along with several other board members, including the late author-columnist Julia Dickinson, former publisher of the Leelanau Enterprise. According to Librarian Dave Diller, citing board minutes from the time, it was by Mollie’s motion that the library received its name. In their early years, she directed annual used book sales for the Friends of the Library. “If it weren’t for Mollie I don’t think

the library would exist today,” said former Glen Arbor Township Supervisor John DePuy, later longtime chief of the Glen Arbor Fire and Rescue Department. “She pushed for state funding.” He cited her efforts to get the library designated as a recipient of some revenue from traffic fines that otherwise would have gone elsewhere. In 1985, Mollie founded the Cottage Book Shop in Glen Arbor, which she sold in 1995 to Barbara Siepker, who operates it today in an historic log cabin on South Lake Street. In pursuit of her passion for the outdoors, Mollie frequently walked and cross-country skied the trails and shorelines of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, within which the family has resided overlooking Lake Michigan. She enjoyed exploring abandoned farmsteads and other historic sites. Mollie was among community women “Walkie Talkies” who could be seen as a brisk-moving cluster, and heard as a discernable buzz, on Glen Arbor area roads and trails. She particularly enjoyed sharing of political/social alliances and lunches with friend Mary Sutherland, going on outings with friends Grace Dickinson and Ann Wettlaufer, and Glen Haven strolls with neighbor Jo Brubaker. The family wishes to thank the caring staff of Munson Hospice House, and Munson Medical Center, the Geriatric Assessment Center, West Front Primary Care, and the EMS crew of the Glen Lake Fire and Rescue Department. Mollie was preceded in death by her son, Donald Jay Weeks, in 2011, her sister, Ann Pester of Cincinnati, Ohio; and her parents, Luella and Ray McKinley of Gaylord. Mollie is survived by her husband of 54 years, George; sister Joyce Spalding of Lansing and Buckley; brother Harry McKinley and sister-in-law Joan McKinley of South Dartmouth, Mass; daughter Julie Weeks and son-in-law Walter Hoegy of Empire; daughterin-law Joan Weeks of Elk Rapids, and many cousins, nieces and nephews. Cremation has occurred. Visitation will be held at the Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday, May 28. A memorial service will be held there at 11 a.m.Tuesday, May 29, with The Rev. Katheryn M. King, Associate Rector of Grace Episcopal Church in Traverse City, presiding. In lieu of lowers, those desiring may make memorial contributions to the Glen Lake Community Library (glenlakelibrary.net) 10115 W. Front, Empire MI 49630, the Women’s Resource Center (womensresourcecenter.org) 7205 Elmwood Ave., Traverse City, MI 49684, or Child & Family Services (cfsnwmi.org) 3785 Veterans Dr., Traverse City, MI 49684. Thoughts may be shared with the family at Mollie’s online guestbook at www.reynolds-jonkhoff.com

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The family is being served by Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Traverse City.

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Real estate transfers recorded in county May 9 Wendy E. Gerber Trust to Glenn LaCross and Judith LaCross, Section 27, Cleveland Township. Glenn LaCross and Judith LaCross to the Wendy E. Gerber Trust, Section 27, Cleveland Township. The Wendy E. Gerber Trust to Alan P. Ehler and Susan M. Ehler, Section 27, Cleveland Township, (valuation afﬁdavit ﬁled). Norman E. Polhamus and Helen A. Polhamus to themselves and upon their deaths to Rose A. Falberg, Jean A. Schlagel and Roxanna Polhamus, Section 23, Leland Township. Joseph G. Taber to the Joseph G. Taber Trust, Section 29, Suttons Bay Township; Section 34, Northport Village; Section 31, Leland Township, (this entry appears three times). May 10 Erin L. Bufka to Erin L. Bufka and Louis Bufka, Section 7, Solon Township. Theodore R. Wickman and Cheri L. Wickman to John A. Kern and Susan M. Kern, Lot 13, The Forest, Elmwood Township, ($229,900). May 11 Ronald Korson and Joyce A. Korson to themselves, Section 32, Suttons Bay Township. Jacqueline C. Ponkey Trust to Jacqueline C. Ponkey and Mark P. Bickel, Section 30, Bingham Township. Leonard Morio and Teresa Morio to Patrick L. Connell and Jacqueline Connell, Section 1, Bingham Township. May 14 The Anne H. O’Dell Trust to Mark L. O’Dell and Anne H. O’Dell, Section 21, Bingham Township. Mark L. O’Dell and Anne H. O’Dell to the Anne H. O’Dell Trust, Section 21, Bingham Township.

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Edward R. Eckerle to Edward R. Eckerle and Donna J. Eckerle, Section 21, Leland Township. Northwest Development Company Inc. to Susanne McCracken, Lot 57 and 59, Northport Village, (valuation afﬁdavit ﬁled). The Jeannette E. Wepking Trust to Stephen S. Kraus and Diane P. Kraus, Section 11, Empire Township, ($245,000).

Deaths recorded in county Doris F. Mayhew, 93, of Bingham Township, died May 9 in Northport.

Marriage license applications filed John L. Hillman and Jessica L. Nelson Linus L. Couturier and Loretta M. Bradley Alberto J. Estrada and Liliana Zavala Jeffrey J. Labash and Jennifer C. Jung

Marriages performed Ionut R. Parv and Persida N. B. Nagelberg — April 22 in Northport Michael T. McCormick and Mary L. Arons — April 21 in Glen Arbor Chad L. Beers and Mindy L. Jock — May 12 in Leelanau Township Dustin K. Thomas and Allison J. Kuhlman — May 12 in Suttons Bay Township Thomas D. Steele Jr. and Kathrine M. Komarek — April 27 in Greilickville Thomas A. Meoak Sr. and Otilla J. Garvin — April 27 in Suttons Bay Township Robert B. Ritchie and Kimberly M. Caniff — May 18 in Suttons Bay Township Phillip R. Parks and Rebecca R. Steed — May 12 in Maple City Casey P. Punturo and Tiffany L. Dittrich — May 9 in Munising Linus L. Couturier and Loretta M. Bradley — May 14 in Suttons Bay Township

New assumed names filed in county The Center for Mindfulness in Northern Michigan; 12935 Bayshore Dr., Traverse City — By Lori Boothroyd, 13351 Partridge Run Dr., Traverse City. Hall to Hoe; 208 Cedar St., Leland — By Michael Hall, P.O. Box 831, Leland. Hillside Feed & Supply; 3040 S. Center Hwy., Suttons Bay — By Amy M. Bowser, 3284 S. Center Hwy., Suttons Bay. Leelanau Painting Co.; 11051 Mann Road, Traverse City — By Gregory Zotter, 11051 Mann Road, Traverse City. New Hope Publishing; 14501 N. Cathead Bay Dr., Northport — By Ruth Minshull, P.O. Box 117, Northport. Precision Cleaning Services; 10710 E. Pobuda Road, Suttons Bay — By Lynda M. Roman, 10710 E. Pobuda Road, Suttons Bay. Sleeping Bear Market; 5873 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor — By Elizabeth T. Edwards, 5873 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.

William E. Flaska and Betty J. Flaska Trust to Robert L. Dean, Veronica M. Dean, Douglas K. Dean and Duane W. Flaska, Section 5, Solon Township. May 15 David W. Lutton and Louise P. Lutton to David M. Bebiak and Charmaine C. Bebiak, Section 18, Leelanau Township, (value affidavit filed). Gerald K. Olsen and William Olsen to Travis Stein and Rachel Stein, Section 28, Cleveland Township. Michael Urban and Terese Urban to Mark Walter and Lisa Walter, Unit 4, Morgan Hill Estates, Elmwood Township, ($239,500). Rosman N. Cate and Heidi M. Cate to Michael Fitzhugh and April Fitzhugh, Section 20, Solon Township, ($67,000). Patricia Niedzienski to Barbara B. Lehnhard, Unit 61, Cedar Creek Commons, Elmwood Township, ($155,000). Barbara B. Lehnhard to the Barbara B. Lehnhard Trust, Unit 61, Cedar Creek Commons, Elmwood Township. The Rachel C. Forster Revocable Living Trust to Kim H. Forster and Rachel C. Forster, Lot 35, La Riviera West No. 2, Elmwood Township. Kim H. Forster and Rachel C. Forster to the Rachel C. Forster Revocable Living Trust, Lot 35, La Riviera West No. 2, Elmwood Township. May 16 William G. Vogt and Claire M. Eberwein to Mishe Mokwa Rentals LLC., Section 29, Leland Township. Tonie Z. Spearing to Charles J. Spearing, Section 27, Suttons Bay Township. Charles J. Spearing to Barbara A. O’Connor Trust, Section 27, Suttons Bay Township, (valuation affidavit filed.) Nancy J. Crater to the Leslie G. and Nancy J. Crater Trust, Lot 4, Glen Terrace Subdivision, Empire Township. Roger W. Bohl and Neva K. Bohl to the Lynnette J. Rhodes Trust, Section 28, Elmwood Township, ($328,500). The John and Penelope Ort Living Trust to John J. Ort and Penelope A. Ort, Unit 28, Woodwinds Condominiums, Elmwood Township. John J. Ort and Penelope A. Ort to the John J. Ort and Penelope A. Ort Living Trust, Unit 28, Woodwinds Condominiums, Elmwood Township. May 17 The Timothy C. and Patricia A. Tompkins Living Trust to Timothy C. and Patricia A. Tompkins, Section 3, Centerville Township. John F. Ball and Anne F. Ball to the John F. Ball Revocable Trust, Lots 15-20, Hall’s Bay Resort, Leelanau Township. The John E. Martin Trust to the Sharon Bustamonte Trust, Section 5, Centerville Township, (valuation affidavit filed). Stephanie R. Rothaug, Tracy K. Vaden and Amy F. Maule to Robert H. Woods and Nadine Woods, Lot 12, Plat of Kehl and Ranson’s Addition, Northport Village, (valuation affidavit filed). Michael Jacobson and Roberta Jacobson to the Michael H. Jacobson Revocable Trust, Section 26, Leelanau Township.

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welcome; Glen Arbor Township Hall. 6 p.m. — Elmwood Township Marina Committee: Township Hall, Elmwood. FRIDAY 9 a.m. — Walking Friends group sponsored by the Cedar Area Community Foundation, also meets on Mondays and Wednesdays: Solon Township Hall, Cedar. 9 a.m. — Wildﬂower Rescue Plant Sale — Purchase native ferns, trillium and more; Village Green, Leland. 10 a.m. — Women’s Hiking Group: Meet at 2747 S. Good Harbor Trail. For more info call 386-5228. 10a.m.-noon — Toddler Time activities and fun (call 932-4526 for more info.): Great Lakes Children’s Museum, M-22, Greilickville. 11 a.m. — Wigglers Story Time: Suttons Bay-Bingham District Library, Front Street, Suttons Bay. (Concluded on Page 18)

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Of letters and clippings Delbert Russell and Matthias Nemeskal. Dale and John Fisher, who died in France during World War II. Their half-brother, Frank Fisher, fell before them in World War 1. Charles Beurhrer and Thomas McCreary. Bernard Couturier, who died in the trenches of World War 1 just five weeks before the last shot was fired in a “war to end all wars.” Mortimer Boyes and Mike Rosinski. William Bader, the last boy from Leelanau County to lose his life fighting for his country. The Suttons Bay grad died in a helicopter crash in Vietnam. The date was June 24, 1968. We know the stories behind some of the men listed above who paid the ultimate sacrifice in defending their country. But many of their deaths occurred so long ago that lines leading to their life paths are lost. As journalists from another era, we’ve found it difficult or even impossible to recreate their lives, although we wish we could. Their stories have meaning. They should be remembered. That’s the most important reason to pause on Monday, Memorial Day, to offer a prayer and personal thanks for their gifts of freedom. Some 137 names of fallen soldiers from Leelanau County are listed in our Memorial Day section. We’ve done our best to list them accurately. While books and even whole libraries are charged with maintaining the stories of generals, letters and faded newspaper clippings stored in shoe boxes are the biographies of foot soldiers. Let’s take time to ensure all of our Leelanau County casualties — and those of the nation as a whole — are not forgotten.

Election language should include length of millages We ask that Glen Lake school supporters not take these thoughts as sour grapes, because the campaign leading up to the election in which residents authorized the sale of school bonds was above board. So our complaint about the wording for the bond is directed at future bond requests, which occur rather frequently as public schools seek out ways to fund “capital” items that in the past came from general funds — things like computers and buses. Glen Lake voters approved the school bond by 21 votes in a special election held May 8. According to material distributed by the School Board, assessments will be added to property taxes for seven years to fund the $1.9 million owed. The bond will allow the district to greatly improve its technology offerings, and rotate some new buses into its fleet. We explained all of that in stories leading up to the election, hoping to prepare residents for the decision before them. However, many were confused after sitting down to mark their ballots. The wording for the request never mentioned “seven years.” In fact, the only time line mentioned was “four years for any single series of bonds.” The wording is perfectly legal, we have since learned, and was provided by district-hired lawyers who specialize in this narrow branch of the law. In fact, it may be the accepted way, at least in “legalese,” to explain the district’s plan to sell two sets of bonds at different times. But somewhere in the language, residents would have benefitted from knowing how long they will be paying an average of .38ths mill in property taxes to benefit the Glen Lake educational program. According to the Michigan Secretary of State office, no such requirement is included in laws governing bond proposals. There should be. We’re asking that such a law be created. We’re calling upon State House Rep. Ray Franz (R-Onekama) and State Sen. Darwin Booher (R-Everett) to take up the issue. Voters want to know three things when deciding a millage request: the size of the property tax, length, and what the money will buy. Given the complexity of property taxes due largely to the language that delineates them — SEV, taxable value and assessed value, to name three — most property owners don’t stand a chance of knowing exactly how much extra they will pay. They should at least know how long.

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Trinity Church to host Dr. Dorrien To the Editor: Every year many folks in Leelanau County look forward to the annual Peace Lectures at Trinity Church in Northport. This year we are having an exceptional speaker, Dr. Gary Dorrien, who has been called “the preeminent social ethicist in America today.” Dr. Dorrien taught at Kalamazoo College for many years and now teaches at Columbia University and Union Theological Seminary. He will be talking about Social Ethics and the Economy on Saturday, June 2, at 7 p.m. He will also speak on June 3, as part of the worship service at 11 a.m. Both events are free and open to the public. Call the church, 386-5801, for more information. Kathryn May N. Gills Pier Road, Leelanau Twp.

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I’m baack! And with a different perspective

Leelanau County wasn’t always a majestic array of winding roads, steep bluffs and mile long roads. At least for me it wasn’t. Growing up, especially at the peak of my teenage years, I thought very differently about the place I’ve decided to call my home. In fact it could have been a prison. Nothing intrigued me more than the notion of spreading my wings and leaving Maple City, the place I spent the majority of my childhood. In my mind there was entirely too little to do. No shopping malls lined the street, friends weren’t within walking distance and I had to travel to another county just to get my hands on a little fast food. My mother urged me to be patient. “You’re just not old enough to see,” she would lecture. “Give it some time.” I thought I had given it enough. I mean 18 years is ample time, right? If the area was going to impress me, surely it would have done so by now. So I left. I gained acceptance to Central Michigan University and threw up the deuces — a sign of farewell — to the county I had grown up in. At first it was great. I met new people, took interesting classes and was making life decisions all on my own. For the first time in my life I had a real sense of freedom. I hadn’t planned on growing up while I was there. It wasn’t until my third year that I started to have a change of heart. I could feel my ideals changing as things that had fascinated me at first began to irritate me. Whether it was the roommate that came into my room to talk about his problems after a night in the bar or the train that always seemed to pass by just as I was about to fall asleep. Had I really traded Leelanau County in for bumper to bumper traffic, constant crowds of people and a sky that refused to reveal all of the stars? I knew I had changed. Grown to

appreciate all that I had been blessed I returned A column with. home that summer by with a clear goal. I Corey needed to make this place my life-long Frost home. This summer, though I’m only into my third week, I’ve taken the time to reconnect with my roots. I’ve taken unnecessary drives down winding roads just to see where they’d take me, stood at the top of Inspiration and Pyramid Point to watch the water move below and most importantly, I’ve reconnected with all of the truly great people that make this county one of the most beautiful places on earth. Though I may have reached my point of realization, my epiphany, many people I’ve met in my age group would disagree. The qualms they have sound vaguely familiar, however. “There’s nowhere to go do anything! You have to go to ‘Tragic City’ just for a little fun,” remains the most popular. No, the county may not have a city that never sleeps — we all work too hard for that. Nor will it be featured in the latest pop song, but what it does have is an aura that takes growing up to discover. Whether it’s the solitude one can experience spending the day on Glen Lake — and not on the ol’ Chip River — or the small town closeness you can ﬁnd at Fishtown in Leland. It may even be the Godlike feeling that rushes over an exhaused body after conquering the Dune Climb and coming to a rest at the shores of Lake Michigan. I wonder though, am I the only person my age that feels this way? Have my closest friends failed to mature completely or does it take leaving for a little while to truly discover how lucky we really are? So send me an email at intern@ leelanaunews.com if you think leaving the county for a while changed your perspective on things.

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Corrections: The name of James Munro was not included in the list of candidates for township ofﬁces which appeared in last week’s Enterprise. Munro is running without party afﬁliation for the seat of Suttons Bay Township supervisor. His name will appear on the November ballot. *** Credit should have been provided to James Shannahan for a picture published last week showing construction at the Leland Harbor. We apologize for the omission.

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Engaged and sometime enraged citizens want to know why the two political parties refuse to cooperate with each other. And the corollary to that is, why is there so much partisan bickering in Lansing? The citizens have a point which is created in part by the news media which often distorts reality. It’s much more fun to focus on the disagreements, the yelling and the back and forth than it is to focus on the times lawmakers actually do work together. It makes good copy when the Democrats blast the governor for raising taxes on seniors and cutting funding to education. Or when the Republicans accuse the Democrats of being the lap dogs for organized labor. In other words dissension drives the news agenda except for the next 400 words. There are a number of instances where the current GOP-controlled House and Senate have actually worked with the Democrats to fashion reasonable and worthwhile public policy. The debate over binding arbitration for cops and ﬁreﬁghters began as partisan as it gets. Created by then Senator Coleman Young way back when, Public Act 312 has been the bane of local governments for years. Finally this legislature actually did something about it in a bi-partisan manner. Not everybody got what they wanted, but the proposal won enough support that all the sides could sign off. It was the kind of cooperation that citizens demand. Bullying legislation is another exam-

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ple. Entrenched for seven years in the legislative arena, there was always more rhetoric than action. Then the Senate Democratic Leader Gretchen Whitmer sat down with House GOP Speaker Jase Bolger and when they were done, so was the bullying legislation. “It’s not perfect,” lamented Ms. Whitmer, but it was a step in the right direction. The package to extend insurance coverage to families with autistic children. How many years have advocates been pushing this to no avail? The business community fought it tooth and nail for fear it would pile on more insurance costs for employees. And for years that blocked the legislation. Enter Lt. Gov. Brian Calley with an autistic child of his own and Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville who ﬁgured out a way to ease the business concerns and both parties found a way to get this done, too. (Mr. Calley’s child by the way will not beneﬁt from the legislation.) Likewise with changes in the medical marijuana law. A constructive bi-partisan deal is moving through the legislature. However sometimes the cooperation is good only to a point. For example Speaker Bolger (R-Marshal) and the House Democratic Leader Rick Hammel (D-Genesee County) spent countless hours trying to keep the Highland Park schools open. It was a good give and take as both sides listened to each other. In the end the Democrats bailed out, the bill was passed with GOP votes, but at least the two sides tried to iron out their differences. And efforts to revamp the county road commission system also saw some good bi-partisan back and forth. In reality, the two parties have distinct and often incompatible agendas and core beliefs. No one is asking them to compromise that, but there are plenty of issues where a middle ground should be sought. When it is not, criticism is warranted. When it is, the citizens are getting what they want, which is the way the Democracy is suppose to work.

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more letters to the editor Enough is enough To the Editor: Conflict of interest: “a conflict between the private interests and the official responsibilities of a person in a position of trust.” Webster’s Dictionary, copyright 2002. This is the textbook definition of the system which our Leelanau Co. Building Inspections Department is operating. Our inspectors are not paid by the hour, but rather per inspections done. The more inspections created, the more money goes into the pockets of our inspectors. I can no longer afford to pay for frivolous inspection requirements or inaccurate reporting on my projects. I can not justify passing these costs on to my customers. Let me be clear, I am not trying to bring down the quality or safety of the buildings we build. I have been building in Leelanau Co. for 25 years. I am not questioning the new engineering and the new building requirements. I have attended the seminars and have done my continuing education in order to properly implement these requirements into my projects. I am very concerned however that this system is ripe for abuse. With the immense technical data and the many ways in which it can be interpreted, a public building official could always find a reason to site an error and require another inspection. I have come to feel that a personal agenda, not the public good has become the incentive at this office. I have tried to address these issues with face to face discussions with the head of the department. I have already felt retaliation in the form of more intense scrutiny on a project that I am currently working on. I am now going to call on our elected officials at the board of commissioners to address these issues. I invite my fellow contractors and the public to join me in this effort to effect a meaningful change in this broken system. My customers deserve more than to pay frivolous fines and fees that serve only to benefit the paychecks of building officials and to drive up the already high cost of building. Richard Parker Freeland Rd., Suttons Bay

Board’s attempt to squelch free speech is wrong To the Editor: Thank you to the women of Leelanau Independent Women for democratic Action (LIWda) for bravely proposing a resolution in support of the Move To Amend and a Constitutional Amendment. I was happy to sit in support of their endeavors at the Tuesday, May 8 Board of Commissioner’s meeting. Contrary to Alan Campbell’s story in the May 10 Leelanau Enterprise, the four or more deputies were not needed to control hecklers or disruptions at the meeting. Taxpayer’s money was wasted by bringing in the police. Schmuckal and commissioner Lautner are out of touch with their job of representing the people of Leelanau County. The ﬁrst item on the agenda that day was to listen to LIWdA’s proposal for a resolution in support of the 28th Constitutional Amendment. Rather than do the duty of listening to their constituents, both Schmuckal and Lautner suggested that they not even be allowed to speak! What a sad and ironic twist. This issue is about the importance of the voice of individual citizens in our nation, and here were two representatives who wanted to deny these women the ability to speak at a public and local governmental gathering. It seems that when we demonstratively booed at the potential omission of the speakers, police protection was brought in. Come on! Some sounds of dissension by voters and constituents are too threatening? We need representatives who aren’t afraid of hearing the voice of their community. Douglas LaForest Nelson St., Cedar

We the people oppose abortion To the Editor: What are we doing? Specialization? To what end? Each politician has his or her own agenda. It’s sad to say you’re a Republican or Democrat. One talks this way, the other talks that way! We are Americans! Or wanna bees. Our government leaders have been telling us where to go and what to do for too long. When we elect someone they all think they have to create more laws and that just keeps getting worse. Each new law seems to twist the truth and make more “gray” area. There isn’t any “right” or “wrong.” They can’t say things they should. Most don’t have the guts to stand up for good, Christian morals and values. Our education system seems to be altering itself from truth to ﬁction! Our government can’t stay out of our business. They can’t tell right from wrong. They try to govern with no right or wrong. Because they say we should all be one of the same. We must get religion back into government. Our churches don’t want to call abortion what it is because they don’t want to lose their tax exemption. Abortion is the killing of God’s creation. The Republican Party is the only one ﬁghting for the unborn and to my way of thinking, if that would be the only thing they would do is get Roe vs. Wade overturned and throw the health care out and don’t forget to balance the budget, we would be able to say we’re trying to be a good Christian Nation! The Republicans want to; so let's give them a chance and make sure that they do it. Dave Couturier P.O. Box 179, Lake Leelanau

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S-B educators acknowledge great support To the Editor: On behalf of the Suttons Bay Educational Association, we would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the outpouring of support for Suttons Bay Public Schools this year. As association members, we are honored to be a part of such a supportive community. While we were more than willing to dig into our own pockets to help ﬁnd a solution, we are overwhelmed by the generosity of so many others. Facing a ﬁnancial dilemma, our parents, our community, the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, our village and its business owners, along with those not even living in our area, understood the value of education and rallied behind our school. This is an exciting time for Suttons Bay Schools as we lead the way in creating an educational environment that will prepare our students for their futures. From the students who learn on our campus to those across the state, we value every child from every walk of life. We are teachers, we are parents, we are community members and we are extremely proud to be Norsemen. Cindy Crandall and Lori Wille SBEA Co-Presidents S. Bingham Ridge Drive Bingham Township

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Leland offers to settle grievance An offer to settle a grievance filed by the Leland Education Association (LEA) was authorized this week by the Leland Board of Education. The board voted unanimously Monday night to authorize Superintendent Jason Stowe to negotiate a settlement of a grievance filed last month by the LEA. The grievance resulted from a “difference in interpretation” of a 3-year union contract that provides additional compensation upon receipt of federal Impact funds. The grievance filed April 25 by LEA president Ryan DeFour claims that the district violated terms of the contract stating that when the district receives $500,000 in Impact funds, each teacher will receive an additional 1 percent in compensation with “no retroactivity.” They will also receive another 1 percent in compensation per $100,000 received over $500,000. Based on receipt of more than $700,000 in Impact Aid, Leland teachers believed they should receive a 3 percent increase in compensation for the remainder of the school year. They will receive a 2% raise compensation in the 2012-13 school year. But the school administration interpreted the contract as pro-rating the amount paid out based on when the Impact aid was received in the school year. The teachers union expected to be splitting $17,414 among staff members, while the District planned to pay $3,657 or between $150 and $300 per teacher. School Board members authorized Stowe to split the difference in negotiations — and clarify the language. A compromise would have to be approved by LEA membership and the School Board.

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It is difficult to determine why the Leelanau Enterprise chose to focus on the negative behavior of a few people and the stripping of Constitutional rights from corporations while dismissing the disrespect directed at six members of LIWdA (Leelanau Independent Women for democratic Action) by some members of the Board of Commissioners and audience at the May 8, 2012, meeting. LIWdA members followed the procedures necessary for placement on the Board’s agenda. The attempts by Mr. Schmuckal to remove our presentation from the agenda — and the remarks given by some in the audience before LIWdA even had the opportunity to present — and the Chairman’s lack of leadership — were disrespectful and disappointing. LIWdA members, citizens of Leelanau County, were nearly denied the opportunity to speak because LIWdA was inaccurately and untruthfully characterized as a political party and wore T-shirts with “www. MoveToAmend.org” on them. Information about Move To Amend, a nonpartisan organization seeking campaign finance reform, has been shared by thousands of citizens in cities, towns, counties and organizations across the country. Whether you agree with Move To Amend or not, do you not believe in Freedom of Speech? Republican Secretary of State (and Michigan’s chief elections officer) Ruth Johnson stated to the Traverse City Record-Eagle, “that she can’t think of a greater danger to the country than the millions of dollars that flow from mysterious sources into state and national political campaigns.” It is expected that billions of dollars will be spent in the current election cycle and this probability is dismissed in favor of corporate rights? The Citizens United decision grants corporations the same rights as people ... and this is perceived as more important than an individual’s rights to voice her opinion in a respectful manner? We deserve better. Jan Bauer Pine Trace, Glen Arbor

The new model will update all school computers with one stroke of one key. In addition, the technology proposed has no moving parts, cutting down on repair time. Replacing existing lap tops with iPads will increase student time on task with “instant on” capabilities that eliminate boot up time now clocked at 69 seconds per unit. Based on an informal survey of secondary students, the committee estimated that students would gain 50 hours of access to information using the new devices. Cost of the new model will be spread across the next two fiscal years. A one-time cost of $136,000 represents more than half of the projected expense. Some $26,000 is earmarked for classroom enhancements and cameras, and teacher laptops. Another $54,000 is identified for the first of three annual payments for iPads. To cover the expenses, $118,000 will be drawn from the district’s existing bond sold for technology improvements and bus purchases. An additional $48,000 is expected to be generated through the sale of laptops now in use to other school districts. Some $75,000 will be drawn from Impact Aid already in the district’s general fund. The new computer system is expected to be in place when classes resume this fall. In other business during the 2¾hour meeting, the board: • Rejected the general education budget proposed for the Traverse Bay Intermediate School District because it includes a $3.4 million fund balance that is “unassigned.” • Heard a presentation from Austin Fellows, a sophomore, who traveled to the Dominican Republic over spring break with his family to perform service with Outreach360. Fellows would like a group of Leland students to make the trip next spring.

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A move to use of a “Virtual Desktop Infrastructure” with a price tag of $235,000 was approved this week by the Leland Board of Education. The board, with Treasurer Tobin Sprout absent, voted unanimously Monday night to approve the proposal ﬁrst presented to them in March by technology coordinator Paula Kelly and network administrator Jacob Holcomb. Kelly and Holcomb worked with the board’s technology committee to come up with the plan, which will integrate mobile devices such as smart phones and iPads into the district’s network.

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Congressmen to show them what is happening in our industry, but if we don’t have a standing room audience like we had today we cannot show them the impact,” he said. He’s hopeful that the attention being

paid to the cherry industry will have short and long term benefits. What tart cherry growers really need is crop insurance such as provided most other farmers. “I think we have a great opportunity with our disaster this year, in that they

will be talking about expanding crop insurance to all sweet cherry growers in the state and to tart cherry growers,” he said. “In the future, that would help our farmers withstand mother nature’s ebbs and flows.”

Cherry shortage hits markets Continued from Page 1 worse than companies that produce and market multi-fruit products. He’s the owner of four stores scattered around the state that have made it their business to promote one fruit: the cherry. Under Sutherland’s direction, Cherry Republic is known for its penchant to mix fun into marketing. The stores are surrendering — for one season — their eternal battle with cranberries; Sutherland plans to include cranberries and blueberries with Cherry Republic’s cherry nut mix. And starting this week he’s flying the Polish flag at all of his stores, including the flagship store in Glen Arbor, after ordering 150,000 pounds of cherries from Poland. Sutherland moved a bit ahead of the sharpened demand for cherries that has jumped the price offered farmers from 30 cents a pound to well over a dollar some six weeks or more ahead of harvest. Realizing the impending shortage, Sutherland arranged to import cherries in what he is calling the “year of necessity.” The first 50,000 pounds arrived a couple days ago. “We’re going to start making them into products, probably starting tomor-

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row. I had to be quick, so we ordered those cherries about a month ago. I couldn’t take a risk; I needed cherries,” Sutherland said. The situation could become dire this summer, according to growers and people involved in the industry, as the pipeline that travels from orchards through processing plants and onto store shelves is already running empty. The Michigan growing seasons of 2010 and 2011 provided meager pickings with 135 million and 157.5 million pounds of tarts just as efforts by the industry to ramp up demand appeared to be working. Michigan provides two-thirds of all cherries grown in the United States, and more cherries are grown in Leelanau than any other county in the nation. With the pipeline empty, what appears to be a near total loss of tart and sweet cherry crops in Michigan — west and southwest Michigan cherries were also frozen out — is having an immediate effect on the supply available. What was described as a “once in a lifetime” frost event also destroyed the 2002 tart cherry crop. However, the industry was flush with tart cherries at the time after Michigan produced 297 million pounds in 2001. Also, many orchardists had enough sweet cherries to pick and sell at a heightened price. Not so in 2012. One Leelanau County grocery store is considering not stocking cherry products this summer, with its produce manager well aware that their prices will be out of range for many customers. According to a report from the Cherry Marketing Institute, some 117 million pounds were held in storage in January of 2002. Only 73 million pounds were stored in January of 2012 — the lowest level for a January during the past decade since 2003. Sutherland, whose Cherry Republic

business has 85 full-time employees, is viewing the cherry shortage from two sides. “We have to handle it in light and with fun. The goal is to make our customers not get one hint that we’re down at all about this as a company, that we’re as light and cheery as we’ve ever been. We’ve worked so hard to make cherries into what we call joy makers, ruby red morsels of joy,” he said. But he also takes seriously his role as a leader in an industry that is sure to undergo a trying times for a year to 15 months, if not longer. “This is a natural disaster. When those happen, everyone focuses in on those affected people to see how they react. I think people across the country will be focusing in to see what those Michigan farmers are going to do ... I’m really proud to be a part of this industry because of our ability to overcome, and I look forward to showing that to the world,” he said. — by Alan Campbell

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Continued from Page 1 in Suttons Bay Township prior to the gathering; Stabenow is expected to visit Leelanau County in the coming weeks. Ballooning federal deficits will make it difficult to free up “disaster” funding for fruit growers — which is equivalent to grants that don’t have to be repaid. Camp acknowledged that “budget issues are much worse” today than in 2002, when what was termed a “once in a lifetime” crop failure hit the cherry industry. “We do want to find a way to bridge this difficult time because there is going to be at least a year, and maybe 15 months before this cycle goes through,” Camp said. “We’re going to have to see and hear from all of you about what might work.” One problem besetting tart cherry growers is that no federal crop insurance is offered them. A “pilot” program for sweet cherries was put in place in 2000 in Leelanau and Grand Traverse counties that will offer limited help. Another federal program called Supplemental Revenue Assistance (SURE) was phased out on Sept. 30, 2011. The cherry industry is hoping to have the program returned retroactively in the new Agriculture Bill. However, the program only insures up to $100,000, which provides limited help for county farms that in general have grown fewer in number but larger in acres. An application to declare fruit-growing counties as disaster areas is being prepared at the state level, and will eventually be taken up on a federal level. Such a declaration will clear the way for low-interest loans allowing farmers to borrow their way through 2012 in hopes of better times in 2013. John Gallagher, who farms 250 acres of tart and sweet cherries in Elmwood Township, said help is needed for many growers to continue in the business. “The landscape of Leelanau County could change, in small areas,” said Gallagher, who attended the event. “With this many people, they have to understand. They have a reality check. It’s up to them to find out what they can do ... there has been a lot less disaster and a lot more money thrown at it.” Like Gallagher, Ben LaCross of Centerville Township comes from a lineage of fruit growers. He serves as Michigan Farm Bureau director for the Northwest district, and provided a synopsis of the problem leading into the event. “I was very happy to see the grower turnout. We can set up a meeting with

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Purchases that will spruce up portions of Glen Lake School were approved this week by the Glen Lake Board of Education. The board voted unanimously to approve one of four bids submitted to replace carpet in the elementary school and a couple secondary classrooms which has an average age of 15-20 years. Northern Floor and Tile of Traverse City got the nod with a bid of $84,052. Nufloor of Williamsburg came at $89,970; Brown Lumber of Traverse City, $98,876 and the highest bid, $159,999, was submitted by Third Coast. Installation of the carpet is scheduled for this summer when students are on break. Also expected to be completed by the time students return to campus in

September is the installation of new equipment in the athletic training room. The purchase of new equipment for the school weight room was approved this week by the Glen Lake Board of Education. In March, the school board approved the purchase of training weights for $35,206. Cost of the equipment will come from about $20,000 raised over the past two years, an effort spearheaded by football coach Jerry Angers, as well as $15,000 from an anonymous donor. Monday the board accepted a bid from the Iron Company of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. for $13,008. It was not the lowest of bids submitted. However the board approved the purchase of the more expensive equipment because it will allow students to put on and replace weight more safely, superintendent Joan Groening said. Other building and grounds expendi-

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A prime commercial property in downtown Suttons Bay that sold for $800,000 in 2002 – the former SilverTree Deli — was auctioned off Friday for a fraction of that amount. The high bidder with an offer of $252,000 at the auction was Suttons Bay businesswoman Pam Leonard, a co-owner and proprietor of The Vineyard Inn located on Pebble Beach Road just off M-22 north of the Village of Suttons Bay. According to auctioneer Tyler Maas, Leonard had 30 days to close on the purchase after Friday’s auction. She also will be required to pay $25,200 in fees through Maas Auctioneers, bringing the total amount owed to $277,200. Nearly $40,000 in unpaid 2010 and 2011 property Three taxes will be paid by the bank that bidders ordered the aucmake offer tion,TheMaas said. former for former owner of the SilverTree Deli, Silver Tree Bruce Vaughan, said he spent part Deli of last week disposing of unsold building beer, wine and liquor by pouring it down the drain because it could not legally be sold as part of the auction. Two types of state liquor licenses were included in the sale. “It’s pretty sad, but our timing in the market turned out to be just totally wrong,” Vaughan said. “You don’t happen to know anybody who’s got a house I can rent cheap, do you?” he quipped. As part of the deal with the bank, Vaughan is also losing his home. He was more than $600,000 “upside down” with his mortgage on the SilverTree Deli. “Hopefully, Pam Leonard will be able to make a go of it,” said Rick Wanroy, owner of The Cove restaurant and bar in Leland, and one of three parties that engaged in a brief “bidding war” at the auction. “I was looking at it as a potential

investment, but the price went a little higher than I wanted to go,” Wanroy said. “I feel real bad for Bruce Vaughn. “He’s a great guy who just ran out of luck.” Suttons Bay resident Roger Colburn was also one of the top bidders at the auction. At one point, Colburn appeared to have submitted the winning bid with $230,000. After a private conference with Vaughn, his bank, the bank’s attorney, and a title company representative, the auctioneer said Colburn’s $230,000 bid would be accepted unless someone stepped in and offered more. Leonard then offered $235,000, and Wanroy made his final offer of $240,000. Then, Colburn offered $241,000 over the auctioneer’s objection. Colburn and Leonard inched their way up to $252,000 when the bidding ceased with Leonard on top. “I guess I’ll have to phone my husband and tell him what he just bought,” Leonard said moments after the bidding ended. Contacted this week, Leonard said she would have little to say about her plans for the property until after the deal is closed — whenever that is. “Whatever we do will be tasteful and first-class,” Leonard said. “But right now we haven’t even determined what entity will be named on closing documents as the official purchaser. Also, there are some issues we need to look into related to the liquor licenses, and we want to make sure that whatever we do there is going to be allowable under local zoning and other regulations.” Auctioneer Maas would not say how many people were registered to bid on the property, but did say that each of them was required to show him a $20,000 check before being allowed to bid. About 75 people filled a dining room at the former SilverTree Deli on Friday morning to witness the auction, but only a handful appeared to be carrying cards designating them as authorized bidders. During the auction itself, only three parties – Leonard, Colburn and Wanroy -- actually bid on the property. Located on the corner of St. Joseph Avenue (M-22) and Madison Avenue in downtown Suttons Bay, the building

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No. 2 St. Mary prepped for tourney By Mike Spencer Of The Enterprise staff

JOE PENDERGAST of St. Mary watches his tee shot Monday on No. 9 at the Leland Country Club.

Joe Pendergast is having a great year of golf at St. Mary. But the lanky senior admits his game is like the entire Eagles’ season — still a work in progress. “This year has definitely been the most successful,” said Pendergast after sharing top honors for St. Mary in a tri-meet win over Manistee Catholic and McBain Northern Michigan Christian on Monday. “And I feel like I have finally gotten to a comfortable place with my game. “But as any golfer will tell you it’s still a work in progress.” St. Mary, which will begin a quest for a Division 4 state championship next Thursday in district play at Brethren, is ranked No. 2 in the state behind Saginaw Nouvel Catholic Central. The Eagles will be heavily favored to win the district. “We’re feeling pretty good right now,” said St. Mary coach Jim Varley after the Eagles finished with a 163 at the Leland Country Club ahead of Manistee Catholic (180) and McBain NMC (215). “Everyone is playing well.” Pendergast shared top honors for St. Mary with freshman Joel Sneed. Senior

Nick Shaffran carded a 43 and junior Ian Duvall had a 46. No. 1 player Paul Bardenhagen and JR Duvall, both seniors, were on academic trips. Pendergast and Sneed were two strokes behind medalist Zack Bialek of Manistee Catholic. The Michigan Open qualifier, who was third in the state last year, shot a 1-under par 35. “I am very pleased with our team’s performance this year,” Pendergast said. “It is a good feeling posting competitive scores and I think that if we continue our progress we will be right where we need to be heading into the post season.” Sneed agreed. “We’re ready,” said Sneed, who has been a pleasant surprise for the Eagles this season. “I think it’s going to be fun.” Pendergast’s round Monday included two good holes, back-to-back. “There were no exceptional holes, but I made a good birdie putt on No. 4 and made a good save for par on No. 5,” he said. “I missed the green left and chipped it close to save par.” The only blemish was a bogey on No. 9. “It’s always difficult to end a decent round with a bogey,” Pendergast said. Sneed meanwhile birdied Nos. 2, 3 and 4. He struggled, however, on No. 7.

He settled for double bogey after hitting his drive right down the middle of the fairway. “I pulled my 7 iron to the left,” Sneed said of his second shot which landed between two trees. “I still thought I had a shot, but I had to chop down. “I hit it off a root or just shanked it.” Sneed saved the hole by making a 10-foot putt. Sneed has been battling Bardenhagen for the top spot on the St. Mary squad, although Bardenhagen has been winning the battles of late. It’s a good thing to have friendly competition at the top, Varley admitted. “They are all playing well, but Paul in particular has been playing especially well,” Varley said. “Joel earlier in the season was shooting a little lower, but it’s flip-flopped lately.” “It is great having such a strong group of golfers playing together,” Pendergast admitted. “It gives everyone a sense of reassurance knowing that any one of us could be the low man on a given day.” St. Mary competed in the sweltering, hot East Lansing Classic on Saturday, finishing eighth out 40 teams with 311 strokes. The tournament was played at (Concluded on Page 14)

Norse qualify three relays, two individuals for states By Amy Hubbell Of The Enterprise staff

Three relay teams and two individual Norsemen qualified for state competition at the Division 3 regional track meet last week in East Jordan. Suttons Bay’s boys team finished third in the regional with 66 points, edged by Kingsley and Benzie Central with 103.5. “Our boys had an incredible day at the regional championships,” coach Mark Smith said. “On an extremely hot, sunny day I was impressed with how the kids were able to focus on avoiding the sun, keeping cool and staying hydrated.” In the first final of the day, the anchor in the 3200 relay had the baton slip out of his hand and onto the infield.

The team lost at least four seconds stopping to retrieve it but the boys kept fighting. The team comprised of Caleb Korson, Nick Kiessel, Obad Yousef and Ken Pease finished third in 8:25.33, well ahead of the automatic qualifying standard of 8:30 to secure a spot in the state championships in Comstock Park June 2. Guy Beachnau was seeded fifth in the 110 high hurdles but ran a flawless race to finish second and became the fifth team member to qualify for states. His time put him at No. 8 on Suttons Bay’s all-time list, knocking off Leif Sporck from 1997. Two events later the 800 meter relay team of Cameron Tarleton, Ian Callewaert, Kiessel and Pease won by

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Guillen finds time to juggle two spring sports Koraima Guillen of Suttons Bay had to forgo her final home soccer match last night to run in the Northwest Conference Championship track meet at Frankfort. It’s one of the prices to pay for playing two sports in the same season. Guillen, an 18-year-old senior, is one of a handful of two-sport spring athletes who juggle two practices with games and meets. In her freshman year, she even played three spring sports. “It’s really hard, especially during the week when I’m going to 9 p.m. every day,” Guillen said. “But I’m used to it.” “It takes a toll on the kids and both coaches because of the overlapping dates,” said Casey Wilcox, Sutton Bay’s soccer coach. “We might need her on the soccer field, but the track team needs her more. “Sometimes it’s kind of hard to justify.” Because the Norse don’t compete in a conference for soccer, Guillen usually competes in league track if there is a conflict. “Without a conference, the only game that counts for us is districts,” Wilcox said. “But we really need her every game. “She’s a captain and a senior leader. And she plays the whole game, every game.” Wilcox had three other players doing two sports, however, by season’s end one had decided to just play soccer. Guillen, who also played volleyball and basketball this year, is the left defender on the soccer team. “Koraima is very intense, very tenacious, very physical and fun to watch,” Wilcox said. Guillen, who played junior varsity soccer her first two seasons, said it was hard to pick a single sport. She admits soccer is her No. 1, however, in the spring. “I’ve always loved to run and I love competing,” said Guillen, a sprinter and relayer in track. “But I also like being a part of a team.” The girls track team had just 10 participants this spring. The soccer team has been in a rebuilding mode, posting a 9-8-4 record prior to last night’s match with Kalkaska. “Soccer was definitely a struggle because we lost some really big components in every aspect from last year’s

team,” Guillen said. “But we’re beginning to come into our own. “We’re ﬁnally building that chemistry.” Guillen said she usually maps out the entire season ahead of time with both coaches so there are no surprises. “There are some compromises, but overall the coaches are pretty understanding,” Guillen said. Guillen said all the practices are tiring. Sometimes on soccer game days, she’ll get her running in during an open gym class. Guillen runs the 100 and open 200. “I’m a sprinter,” Guillen said. “But there are some girls I race against that are just incredibly fast.” “Koraima is our fastest runner in the 200,” Suttons Bay track and ﬁeld coach Mark Smith said. “And she’s done a great job over the years. “She’s done whatever we’ve asked her to do, whether it’s running the 100, 200 or even the 400.” Smith said not all runners are that dedicated. “I’ve had sprinters say, I can’t go that far,” Smith said. “But she’s been great in that respect.” Smith said because Guillen misses practices on soccer game days, the Norse aren’t able to utilize her senior leadership. “Koraima has had four great years. I wish we could have taken advantage of her leadership,” Smith said. “But she's with us about only 25 percent of the time.”

KORAIMA GUILLEN is a two-sport standout this spring at Suttons Bay. She’s a defender on the soccer team and a sprinter on the track team.

County soccer teams wrap up season, prepare for districts an 8-2 victory over Benzie Central on Monday. Lydia Gulow had a breakout game, scoring four goals. Miranda Harrison added two and Whitney Schaub and Heather Burns also scored. Harrison assisted Gulow’s ﬁrst goal with a cross from the left corner. Schaub, Gulow and Harrison followed with unassisted goals. “Every girl played quality minutes again,” Leland coach Joe Burda said. “We scored on 8 of 22 shots which meant we were creating opportunities.” Andrea Hunt and Noa Yaakoby shared net-minding duties, saving 11 shots.

County girls soccer teams had a win, a loss and a tie as regular season play winds down. Now it’s onto the districts. On Tuesday, 12-1-2 Glen Lake will host Leland and Suttons Bay at McBain Northern Michigan Christian. Both kickoffs are at 5 p.m. The winners advance to semifinal action next Thursday at NMC with the finals slated for 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 2. Leland will celebrate the conclusion of its first season of girls soccer with Parents' Night on Friday at 5 p.m., hosting Traverse City Central’s JV squad. The Comets improved to 8-8-3 with

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Lakers celebrate NW championship in dramatic fashion By Mike Spencer Of The Enterprise staff

GLEN LAKE players celebrate at home plate after Hannah Schweikart cleared the bases with a three-run double in the bottom of the fifth inning against Frankfort. The Lakers rallied with two outs and no one on base and a two-strike count on Picard, who then singled to left. Sobczak doubled and Pleva had a swinging bunt single to set the table for Schweikart. “It was a little nerve-racking, but it was a very exciting finish and an incredible feeling to win the title that way,” Kahler said. “We just hadn’t been hitting the ball all day against Bankston,” Galla said of the fifth-inning rally. “Tami was at throwing at that speed that we just couldn’t hit.” Freshman Jessica Penny got the victory in the opener, taking over for Kahler to start the fifth inning in a scoreless battle. But Frankfort put together three straight hits and took a 2-0 lead on a wild pitch and an RBI single by Kolby Spencley. Kahler returned to the mound after Penny yielded an RBI triple to Kelly in the top of the sixth. Galla had no qualms about either pitching move, although it’s usually been Penny getting the save in relief of Kahler. “Casey did a great job,” Galla said of his ace, who allowed just one hit in each game and striking out five on the day. “But we’ve been using a twopitcher system all year and it’s still the game plan. It’s been successful.” Galla said sometimes the defense struggles when a No. 2 pitcher comes in, but it hasn’t happened at Glen Lake. Both teams were scoreless in the

nightcap after six regular innings of play. In the one extra inning allowed in league play, Frankfort got on the board with a two-out single by Sophie Nye. But the Lakers refused to give up their perfect NW season. Kourtney Wheston walked and Sobczak singled and with two outs, Kary Pleva delivered another RBI single. It was Pleva’s third hit of the game and fourth of the night. Schweikart added two hits in the nightcap, including her 100th. Glen Lake lost two games on Saturday in the Lake Invitational, falling 5-4 to Pine River, and 11-1 to Clare. Pleva had three hits against Pine River and Melanie Kulunda added two and 2 RBI. Sobczak had two hits in each game. Pleva had the only RBI in the second loss. Sobczak and Pleva were named to the all-tourney team along with Kahler. On Friday, the Lakers also lost to

Division 1 Troy 14-2. Sobczak had two hits and Schweikart had an BRI. The Lakers, who will host Division

GLEN LAKE pitcher Jessica Penny, with ball, tries in vain to keep Frankfort’s Laura Maier from scoring on a wild pitch with the first run in the opener.

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Eagles rack up two wins over Norse St. Mary got back on the winning track this week after throwing away opportunities Saturday in the Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart Invitational. The Eagles took care of business Tuesday, sweeping Suttons Bay 8-2 and 19-5. “It’s nice to be on the end of this,” St. Mary coach Sam Garthe said. “ ... because we’ve been on the other side too much.” The 9-24 Eagles play Friday at Traverse City Christian and Tuesday at Bellaire before playing Suttons Bay on Saturday, June 2 in the Glen Lake district tournament. Megan Popp got the ﬁrst win, striking out three Norse. She also had two hits to help her cause. Taylor Moore added two hits and Sarah Popp delivered two runs. In the nightcap, Mary Rexroat struck out four to get the mound win. Rexroat, Moore, Rachael Thon and Rachel Schaub each had two hits.

Veronica Anderson had two hits for Suttons Bay in the opener. Hannah Steed had a double in the nightcap. “St. Mary had everything going for them,” Suttons Bay coach Lyle Zenner said. “Our kids showed up, but just not to play,” In the Mount Pleasant tournament, Popp had four hits on the day. Moore added three as the Eagles were mercied in all three games. Suttons Bay dropped a pair to Elk Rapids last Thursday, 9-5 and 15-5. Jane Hursey had 22 strikeouts on the day and had four putouts, accounting for 26 of the 33 outs. “We just had too many errors,” Zenner said. Steed had two hits and Jesse Hunt had a double and two runs scored in the ﬁrst game with Elk Rapids. The 3-22 Norse host Mesick today and Forest Area on Tuesday before playing St. Mary in the districts.

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Casey Kahler threw a perfect strike to secure another Northwest Conference championship — and the Glen Lake senior wasn’t even on the mound. And junior Hannah Schweikart did with her bat what cleanup batters are supposed to Tuesday afternoon. She cleared the bases with a two-out double in the bottom of the fifth inning and wheeled it all the way home after a throw to third went into left field to account for all four runs in a 4-3 over Frankfort in the first game of a twinbill. The win clinched the third NW softball title in four seasons for the Lakers. Frankfort, which needed a sweep of the Lakers to earn a share of the title, battled the Lakers to a 1-1 tie in the meaningless nightcap. Glen Lake is now 10-0-1 in the NW with a make-up game at Mesick on Tuesday. Kahler, after pitching four scoreless innings against the Panthers to start the day, was stationed in left field and gunned down batter-runner Keelan Kelly at third base after tripling in a run to make it 4-3. Kahler was standing at the base of the fence near the 220-foot flag pole when she threw what wound up being a perfect 160-foot strike to third baseman Schweikart, who made a sweeping tag on Kelly who had overrun the bag. “I really don’t practice that,” Kahler said. “I was hearing three, three and I knew I had to get the ball there. I just wanted to hold the runner.” “We practice relays from the outfield and usually hit our cuts,” Glen Lake coach Gary Galla said. “But Casey is a natural out there and she knew what to do. “She threw it all the way in to Hannah and she made a nice tag.” “I just swung my arm at the runner and I didn’t even know if I got her,” Schweikart confessed after the game. “The umpire said I just brushed her.” Schweikart, who got credit for the crucial putout, had just returned to the field after erasing a 2-0 deficit with a big hit that led to a bench-clearing celebration with one inning still to be played. “I don’t remember where the pitch was, I was just trying to be aggressive,” Schweikart said of her gamewinning hit. “I wasn’t really nervous and I thought it would be cool if I could get a hit.” Schweikart’s liner to left center went between the outfielders scoring Paige Picard, Marriah Sobczak and courtesy runner Tayler Galla. “It was pretty exciting to see everyone at home, I didn’t realize they were all there. It was cool,” said Schweikart, who had only one hit off losing pitcher Tami Bankston but it was a gamewinner. “I’ve never had anything like that happen to me.” Kahler’s throw and Schweikart’s big stick capped another dramatic comeback win for the 25-6-1 Lakers, who have been making their last at bats count all season. “We seem to wait for the dramatic finish,” Galla said. “Hopefully we can continue to do that.”

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Suttons Bay caps perfect NW season with Championship win The Suttons Bay golf team capped a perfect season in league play by winning the season-finale Northwest Conference Championship on Monday. The winning team effort included a strong tournament medalist effort by Ryan Kratochvil, who shot a 79 at the Bear Lake Highlands Golf Course. Teammate Sean Lammy, who carded an 81 in the tournament, finished as the overall conference medalist. “Ryan has been our most consistent golfer all season,” Suttons Bay coach Todd Hursey said. “While his teammates had roller coaster rounds on Monday, Ryan played steady and was rewarded for that.” Lammy finished strong after starting 9 over par after the first six holes. He played the last dozen holes at even par. The conference medalist is based on 72 holes of play at six different jamborees. “I am proud of the efforts of all our golfers this season,” Hursey added. “We made great strides since early April.” Eric Chapman and Brent Duddles each shot 85s on Monday. Devin Chapron had an 87 and Chris Jasinski shot 95. Lammy, Chapman and Kratochvil earned first-team all-conference honors. Duddles and Chapron made the second squad. The Norse had a 330 total. Frankfort was second at the championship with

a 363. Kingsley was third at 370 and Glen Lake took fourth at 391. “Suttons Bay’s depth showed again that they were the best team in the conference,” Glen Lake coach Fred O’Brien said. The Lakers were also fourth overall in the conference standings. “We played all right for the weather,”said O’Brien of temps in the 50s and 15-20 miles per hour winds out of the north. “It was pretty cold and I think the scores for all players reflected it.” Mike O’Brien led the Lakers with an 81. He was second in the race for conference medalist and was a firstteam pick. “Sean’s outstanding 32 at the Benzie jamboree was the difference between he and Mike,” coach O’Brien said. “It should be another great battle next year as both of those players are only juniors.” Paul Watoski shot 100. Kyle Schaub and Wade Peplinski each carded 105s. Andrew Black had a 115 and Mac Ewing had a 117 for the Lakers. Watkoski received a special mention award. He was not eligible for all conference because he missed the first 18 hole conference match due to a shattered knee cap. Schaub was also honorable mention for Glen Lake. “The kids learned a lot about the course they are going to play on for districts and I think with a little better

SUTTONS BAY’S Northwest Conference championship team, from left, are Chris Jasinski, Brent Duddles, Ryan Kratochvil, Sean Lammy, Devin Capron and Eric Chapman.

weather and some course knowledge we should shoot a better score,” said coach O’Brien. The Highlands Golf Course will be the sight for districts next Thursday.

St. Mary, No. 2 in the latest coaches’ poll, is the favorite but Hursey isn’t giving them the trophy just yet. “Highlands is a course that requires precise tee shots,” Hursey said. “There

is a lot of out-of-bounds and hazards. “St. Mary is the favorite. It will take four strong scores from us to beat them.”

No. 2 St. Mary Continued from Page 11 MSU’s Forest Akers East and West courses, the courses used at the state finals. Bardenhagen, who was third on the West Course with a low score of 71, finished ninth overall. Sneed shot 76, good for 13th place. Rounding out the scoring was Pendergast 78 (26th place), Ian Duvall (86) and Shaffran (94). In the afternoon, the team played on the East Course which proved to be a tougher challenge. Sneed and Pendergast shot 76s, tied for 35th overall. Bardenhagen shot a 78. “In the afternoon, temperature and fatigue became a factor in the boys game,” said Varley, who was glad to get a preview of the state finals course. “The boys were fine with their games. “The score was good enough to do well in the finals, but not good enough to win it.” Although the Eagles will host the Leelanau County Shootout on Tuesday, their sights are on a good tournament run. “We’re not too worried about districts,” said Varley, who expects Suttons Bay to be the toughest challenger. “Suttons Bay is certainly the best I think besides us.” “The post season is definitely the most exciting part of the year,” Pendergast said. “It’s what we have worked toward all season long.”

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In a preview of the opening game of the Division IV baseball tournament, Suttons Bay snuck by Lake Leelanau St. Mary twice on Tuesday evening. The Norsemen and Eagles will open district play at host Glen Lake on Saturday, June 2, followed by a match between Glen Lake and Traverse City Christian. The winners will play for the title in a game projected to begin about 1 p.m. Suttons Bay jumped off to a big lead, then held on for the 10-9 win in the opener. Credit Martin Stowe with the win on the mount; he left after four innings of work and a 10-4 lead. The lead was seven runs before St. Mary sent six runners across the plate in the sixth inning. A strategic move by Suttons Bay coach Kris Herman almost backďŹ red when he intentionally walked Eagle

Lakers come back for win; Norse split with Elks A day off made all the difference for the Glen Lake baseball team, which was in danger of dropping a double header to Mesick last week. The Bulldogs handed Glen Lake all it could handle in winning the opener, 6-1, on May 15, and led 1-0 after two innings in the nightcap before thunder caused the came to be cancelled. A different Laker team piled out of the bus the following evening. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were down there about an hour, and came back with the win,â&#x20AC;? said Glen Lake coach Kris Herman. In fact, the ďŹ rst ďŹ ve Lakers to bat in the third inning scored, paced by a two-run double off the bat of Dylan Wendels. Chad Allen went 3-for-4, while Trevor Apsey singled and doubled. Winning pitcher Austin Odziana handled mound duties on subsequent nights, allowing just one hit and stricking out seven. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We watched him closely in case he tired, but he came right back and gave us a real solid outing,â&#x20AC;? Herman said. On Saturday at the Glen Lake Invitational, the Lakers fell to a hard-hitting Clare team in the ďŹ rst game, 11-1, but used a seven-run ďŹ fth inning to earn a comeback win in the nightcap, 10-9. Clare went on to beat Pine River, 161, in the ďŹ nal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They hit the ball. I guess I shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel that bad â&#x20AC;&#x201D; theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the best hitting team weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen all season long,â&#x20AC;? Herman said. Glen Lake bats were also working, although timing was an issue. Odziana collected three hits, and Curtis Bunek swatted a pair of singles. But the Lakers were just 3-for-11 with runners in scoring position, and stranded eight on the basepaths. Wendels run-scoring triple highlighted the Lakersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; big ďŹ fth inning in the consolation game, with Waningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s double and singles by Odziana and Apsey also sending runners home. Wendels ďŹ nished 3-for-3, while Odziana picked up two hits. Pitcher Jordan Hill picked up the win with relief help to Bunek. In a schedule change, Glen Lake hosted Elk Rapids rather than Brethren last night. Meanwhile, Suttons Bay learned that its slim hopes for a share of the Northwest Conference ended with Benzie Centralâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sweep over Mesick this week. The Bulldogs ďŹ nished 11-1; the Norsemen were 6-3 before playing one makeup game yesterday, followed by a

doubleheader tonight with Mesick. Assistant coaches Ken Herman and Keven Cross guided the Norsemen to a 3-0 win over Elk Rapids in a nonconference double header Friday. Head coach Doug Periard was attending a fammily outing. Randy Kelty pitched the shut-out, scattering ďŹ ve hits without yielding a walk. Sam Kelty singled twice and Alex Crocker singled and doubled. The Norsemen fell in the nightcap, 4-3. Randy Keltyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s double drove in a run, and Mark Stowe singled twice.

G-Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Schlosser game cancelled Greg Rozinski will keep his home run crown for another year â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and he wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t swing a bat. Due to an anticipated low turnout, the John Schlosser Memorial Baseball Game has been cancelled. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a rather recent tradition, having started in 2006, but one Glen Lake baseball coach Kris Herman says will continue. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to take a shot at it next year, and see where it will take us,â&#x20AC;? said Herman. The contest, named after the Laker baseball coach who consistently took his team deep into the state tournament in the late 1970â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and early 1980â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, was also cancelled last year after attracting only 13 participants. Some 26 former Glen Lake players attended in 2010. John Schlosser died in a car accident in 2007. Rozinski is a 2008 Glen Lake graduate. *** Laura Wiesen, former star Laker basketball player who played for four years at Northwestern, was the big winner in a rafďŹ&#x201A;e to raise money for the Glen Lake baseball program. The secondary math teacherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winning ticket was worth $1,000. Other winners in the rafďŹ&#x201A;e, as provided by Glen Lake baseball coach Kris Herman, included: V. Goodrick, Beach Bumsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sky box use for one night with a value of $300; Jamie Robinson, round of golf for two at SugarLoaf, the Old Course; Sue Schweikart, dinner for four at Boonedocks; and Philip Rice, dinner for four at Nonas at the Homestead Resort.

cis last Thursday and lost twice at an invitational Saturday hosted by Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart. Lee Wichern tossed a two-hitter against the Glads, striking out 2 and allowing just three walks in a 5-2 win in the opener. The Eagles staked Wichern to a lead thanks to Mohrmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two-run single. John Van Raalte swatted a runscoring double and was singled home by John Van Raalte in the third inning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We played very well defensively,â&#x20AC;? St. Mary coach Steve Plamondon said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;On the inďŹ eld we had a lot of ground ball putouts, and some key catches in the outďŹ eld as well.â&#x20AC;? Apparently St. Francis was offended, pounding out 13 hits in a 15-0 win in the nightcap. Lee Wichern and Collin Platts led off with singles by St. Mary â&#x20AC;&#x201D; after which the Eagles offense abruptly sputtered. And the Glads stayed mad at Mount Pleasant, again beating St. Mary 15-0 in the ďŹ rst round of the tournament. The Eagles pounded out 10 hits in their second game but still fell to the hosts, 18-2. Morhman provided a pair of singles, a double and knocked in a run; Van Raalte had a pair of singles and a RBI; and Wichern singled and doubled.

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Lakers qualify three teams and individuals for state track finals By Amy Hubbell Of The Enterprise staff

Three relay teams and three individuals from Glen Lake qualified for state competition with strong performances in the Division 4 region held at Brethren Saturday. Three of the four boys relay teams will be going to Jenison for the state championship. The 800-meter team of Michael Alysworth, Spencer Query, Carter Lee and Parker Kokowicz won the event with a time of 1:35.17. The same group got a second in the 400 relay with a time of 45.44, just .22 seconds off the school record. Nick Butts, Kenyon Fatt, Kokowicz and Kurt Kalis finished second in the 1600 with a time of 3:39.1, also qualifying for state competition.

Butts will also be going to state in the 800-meter run, a third-place finish, with a qualifying time of 2:05.71. Fatt was fifth in the same event coming in at 2:08.31. Medaling but not qualifying for state was the 3200 relay which finished fifth with a time of 8:57.60. The team included Fatt, Kalis, Butts and Charlie Velis. Additional medalists were Alysworth, fifth in 200 (24.65); Matt Omerza, sixth in shot put (38’11”) and Kalis, seventh in the 400 (56.57). “Everyone broke their personal records for the day except (Alysworth) in the 200 and (Omerza) in the shot put,” coach Jason Bradford said. “A great day for the boys track team. Seven boys going to state finals and (Kokowicz) running in three events that day.” Three Laker girls will be going to

states. Senior Lindsey Friend posted a personal record of 2:27 in the 800 — good enough for third place and ahead of the qualifying time in that event. Teammate Kaitlin Grigg also qualified in the 800 with a time of 2:29.9, placing fifth regionally as did teammate Katie Stowe who was fifth in the 400 (1:03). Also medaling for Glen Lake were Amanda Lodge, fifth in pole vault (6’6”); Paige Emerson, sixth in 100 hurdles (18.2) and the 1600 relay team was fifth in 4:30.9. The team was comprised of sisters Kaitlin and Kelsey Grigg, Friend and Stowe. The Lakers were scheduled to compete in the Northwest Conference meet in Frankfort yesterday and will travel to Traverse City Central Tuesday for the honor roll meet.

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1/2 feet. The 3200 relay team of Ashley Grant, Lydia Patterson, Rachel Pasche and Tess Pattison had its best time of the year by 38 seconds, completing the course in 11:40.13. A speedy Kaitlin Gaudard had posted a personal record of 17.98 in the semi-finals of the 100 hurdles and 18.69 on a second try, coming in seventh. She also ran another PR in the 300 hurdles in 54.01. In relays, the 800-meter team ran its fastest of the season in 1:58.47 — good

enough for seventh. The team is composed of Angela Hernandez, Koriama Guillen, Rachel Amalfitano and Madison Freeman. The 1600-meter team of Ashley Grant, Amalfitano, Rachel Pasche and Freeman finished the meet with a huge season best time of 4:37.71. The Norse were scheduled to travel to Frankfort yesterday for the Northwest Conference meet and will be on the road to Traverse City to compete in the honor roll meet at T-C Central.

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A controversial request to expand a marina in Glen Arbor Township has been approved by the state Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ). McFun Venture I, LLC was issued a permit for expansion of On the Narrows Marina May 16. However, plans for the expansion appear to lack sufficient parking spaces to meet township zoning requirements. “We’re surprised and disappointed,” said Pete Anderson, vice-president of the Glen Lake Association, which has been an outspoken opponent of the permit application. “We’re considering what we should do next.” The McCahill family, which owns On the Narrows, sought a permit to expand the marina by 39 slips — from seven to 46 — and the number of buoys for boats from 12 to 15.

The permit, as modified by the DEQ, shifted the mooring field 30 feet landward to bring buoys and swing radius out of the identified navigation and recreation area. Conor McCahill, who is listed as the contact person on the application, did not return calls for comment. The applicant has 30 days to sign off on the permit or its approval is considered “withdrawn” by the agency. News of the approval washed over the community like a wake. “We were surprised to hear it was approved … Very surprised,” said Bill Batterson, who owns Blue Water Bed and Breakfast on big Glen Lake, onequarter mile north of the marina on M--22. “This is not over.” Batterson and others have questioned whether maps submitted as part of the application process adequate reflect the riparian rights of the marina. They have questioned where the Michigan Department of Transportation interest begins and where the McCahill’s end. Testimony given at a March public hearing on the issue included a letter from a riparian bottomlands and boundary consultant who questioned whether the applicants have a riparian ownership in the site of the proposed expansion, south of the existing marina location.

The proposed expansion is adjacent and just north of the Carl Oleson Jr. Memorial Bridge, owned by the State of Michigan. “Approval was based on the applicant’s proposal — not on fact,” Batterson said. The proximity of the marina to the state highway has also been an issue for opponents who complain that the business lacks adequate parking for the existing operation. According to the GLA vice president, a Freedom of Information submission from the DEQ showed that input given during the public comment period was overwhelmingly opposed to the permit request. “Of the 300 comments, 96 percent from association members were opposed. Non-members were 91 percent against,” Anderson said. One-hundred, sixty-four comments were provided by association members; the remainder from the general public, he said. Township officials were approached early on by those opposed to the expanded use and requested a public hearing on the application. At the time, officials stated that if the DEQ issued a “positive opinion” the township would proceed with its “independent process”. Land

issues such as zoning, fall to the township. As of press time Wednesday, Glen Arbor officials had yet to received word on approved permit and were also surprised about the development. “Once the McCahills make application (to expand use at the site) it will be addressed by Planning Commission and zoning administrator,” supervisor John Soderholm said.. During the March public hearing zoning administrator Bob Hawley explained that On the Narrows is one of three nonconforming marina operations in the township. As such, they are allowed to operated as they did when zoning was adopted in the 1970s. However, if they seek to change or expand use in any way, the marina would have to comply with current zoning. Marinas fall under “resort” zoning which, when applied to inns, requires one parking space for each unit. The requirement would also apply to boat slips, the zoning administrator said.

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Leelanau County appears to be on the verge of selling an environmentally contaminated Superfund site located in Elmwood Township to a New York artist who wants to establish a recreation and arts center there. At its regular monthly meeting last week, the Leelanau County Board of Commissioner accepted a $42,500 bid from the non-profit Grand Traverse Recreation and Arts Center (GTRAC), headed by artist Ed Young, to purchase two parcels on Cherry Bend Road immediately adjacent to the now-vacant Norris Elementary School. GTRAC had earlier reached a deal with Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS) to purchase the former Norris school property for $450,000. The 5.3 acre property is located at the intersection of S. West Bay Shore Drive (M-22) and Cherry Bend Road, and includes a school building and a playground, among other amenities. The Norris building is also located immediately adjacent to the site of the former Grand Traverse Overall Supply (GTOS) Company, which was declared an environmental disaster area in the 1980’s after it became evident that drycleaning chemicals had been dumped at the site and were polluting the groundwater. The area was declared a Superfund site, and the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been engaged in cleanup efforts ever since. Leelanau County acquired the Superfund site after the former owner stopped paying taxes on it. About two acres in size, the property includes a

small house and a vacant lot that is now paved. Current plans call for the property to be used as a parking lot for GTRAC. According to Leelanau County treasurer Chelly Roush, the nominal owner of the county’s only Superfund site, there are 66 Superfund sites in Michigan and only 13, so far, that have been put back onto tax rolls and re-used. “If everything goes as hoped, and GTRAC ends up with all of the parcels, redevelops them, and we can put them back on the tax rolls, it will be a great thing,” Roush said. “We’re pretty excited about it.” The head of the county’s Planning Community Development department, Trudy Galla, said she agreed. Galla also serves as head of the Leelanau County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (LCBRA) which has already been in touch with a GTRAC representative about redeveloping both the Superfund site and the former Norris Elementary School property. A contractor who works with the LCBRA, engineer David VanHaaren of the Flint-based environmental consulting firm AKT Peerless, appeared at last week’s county board meeting to brief commissioners on the project. VanHaaren explained that the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and the EPA will require additional testing and evaluation of the site as plans emerge for redeveloping the property. VanHaaren said about $200,000 of LCBRA money might be required to complete a cleanup of the property, and it could take five to 10 years for the property before its placed back on the tax rolls. Most of the LCBRA’s money comes

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Native cemetery will be rededicated Valerie Maidens knows Monday will be an emotional day for her. A member of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Maidens is one of many people to clean up a little-known cemetery in Leelanau Township that will be rededicated on Memorial Day. “I have family members at that grave site. We’ve worked so hard and accomplished so much,” said Maidens, whose great-grandfather Thomas (Nayatooshing) Antoine was a trustee of the nearby Indian Mission Church on M-22 south of Northport. “It gives me goose bumps.” The Onominee Indian Cemetery in Section 5 of Leelanau Township was the subject of a bitter fight in the 1970s that ended with tribal officials securing access to the cemetery. However, it was not until recently that the burial ground, located off N. Onominese Trail, could be recognized as such. Decades of inattention and natural succession left the final resting place of 175 natives — including 10 veterans — nearly indistinguishable from the remainder of the landscape. After decades of neglect and overgrowth, a group that included Maidens sought and received a Tribal grant tjat

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ONOMINEE INDIAN cemetery in Leelanau Township will be rededicated in a ceremony at 11 a.m. Monday. Above are the more than 150 graves of those buried without markers. At right is the grave of George Ashkebug, a Native American and member of Co. K Sharpshooters who fought in the Civil War. supported efforts to remove trees, mow and erect white markers to give the dead the respect they deserve. “We worked from 2006 to 2008,” she said. The cemetery is located near what was known as Onominese Village, a tribal community. Interred at the site are a number of Natives who died as result of smallpox, Maidens said. According to state archives, the veterans buried at the site include: Louis

Tribal offices filled Continued from Page 1 Tribal Council in 2010 and was elected by his peers as council treasurer. Despite his loss in the tribal chairman election, Kewaygoshkum will remain on the Tribal Council for two more years before his term expires. Two other incumbent members of the Tribal Council, Brian Napont and Sandra Witherspoon, were apparently ousted in last week’s six-way race for three seats on the council. The two will be replaced by JoAnne Gasco, a former tribal court judge who garnered 22.3 percent of the vote, and Thomas Shomin, a longtime supervisor with the tribal government’s Maintenance Department, who garnered 18.6 percent of the vote. Incumbent tribal councilor David Arroyo was the only member of the council running for re-election in the current election cycle who retained his seat, garnering 18.8 percent of the vote. Witherspoon garnered only 14.4 percent, Napont 13.4 percent, and former tribal councilor John Concannon 12.5 percent, according to unofficial election results. Tribal member Dana Greensky of Peshawbestown said she joined many other tribal members in a celebration of the election results last Wednesday night, May 16, outside the tribal administration building off M-22 across from the tribe’s Eagletown Market. Greensky said many tribal members honked their horns after preliminary results were announced. “The tribe has clearly spoken during this election,” Greensky said. “My hope is that each and every vote is respected as we wait for certification.” Although the tribe has about 4,000 members who reside mainly in North America, only adults who reside in the tribe’s six-county service area in northwestern lower Michigan are eligible to vote in tribal elections. According to the tribal Election Board, 967 tribal members were eligible to vote on May 16, and 446 actually cast ballots, representing voter turnout of 46-percent. Four polling places were open throughout the region, with the largest number of tribal members, 186, voting in Peshawbestown. The Tribal Council of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians controls the largest government budget in Leelanau

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County and serves as the board of the tribe’s Economic Development Corporation. The corporation is one of the largest employers in the region and, through the Leelanau Sands Casino, is the largest single employer in Leelanau County. An attorney representing the tribal Election Board, Wilson Brott, explained that the Election Board is required to wait five business days from the date of the election to see if any election challenges are filed before they can certify the election. As of earlier this week, no new challenges or disputes had been filed. If that remained true through Wednesday evening, then the Election Board was to have certified results of the election last night. Brott said that two motions had been filed by the same person to stay the May 16 election the day before it occurred, but that the Tribal Court denied both motions. “They were related to allegations against a candidate who was alleged to have violated campaign regulations, but the alleged violations occurred well prior to the (April 5) primary election,” Brott said. “Thus the Election Board took no action on it because the allegations were not timely under the election regulations, and the Tribal Court agreed and denied the motions to stay.” In addition, a panel of tribal judges earlier this month dismissed a case filed by former Election Board chairman Desmond Berry who complained that election regulations run counter to provisions of the Tribal Constitution because they require a $500 deposit from anyone who files an election challenge. The Tribal Judiciary granted the Election Board’s motion for summary disposition of Berry’s complaint “based on lack of jurisdiction and procedural deficiencies,” according to Brott. In a separate decision, however, the Tribal Judiciary ruled that the $500 requirement should not be enforced, and should be eliminated from tribal election regulations by the time of the next scheduled election in 2014. The Election Board has since filed a motion for reconsideration of that issue. “Whatever the Tribal Judiciary decides in the Berry case, the issues involved are such that it should not have any effect on the certification of the election, hopefully,” Brott said.

Shawandase, who died in the War of 1812; George Ashkebug, a member of the Co. K Sharpshooters who fought in the Civil War; and Joseph Wanegeshik and Alex Wasgaguom, soldiers in WWII. The Rev. Michael Peters of Four Fires Ministry of Grand Rapids is scheduled to officiate at the 11 a.m. rededication ceremony. Also scheduled to be part of the ceremony is an honor guard from the Eagletown Post No. 120 of the American Legion. As of Wednesday morning, the group was awaiting confirmation that Peters would be able to make the ceremony. “We have a chaplain and will carry on with the ceremony regardless,” said Steve Alguire, secretary of the Eagletown Post. The cemetery is located on north of Gills Pier off M-22 on Onominese Trail.

Two solemn ceremonies are planned for Monday, when the eyes of the county and country will turn toward the lives of those who died in American wars. “We have one of the nicest veteran memorials in the state,” said county commissioner and former Army sergeant Dick Schmuckal, “and I’m hoping our ceremony will show the same type of commitment.” Schmuckal is organizing the county event. The ceremonies will begin 90 minutes and about 15 miles apart, allowing residents who desire to attend all or most of both. The event hosted at the Leelanau County veteran memorial will begin at 9 a.m. at the county governmental center, located off M-204 between Lake Leelanau and Suttons Bay. The Leelanau Township ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the township cemetery, located off Kitchen Street in Northport Village. From M-201, turn left on Eighth St. and then north on Kitchen St. In general terms, the county event is shorter while the Northport event includes more speakers and music. Several veterans will be recognized at the county ceremony, including World War II veterans Lewis Houdek, Ben Hohnke, Art Schaub and Don Schwendemann. Jack Chambers Sr., who altered his birth certificate in an effort to enlist at the age of 16, will also be honored. He eventually served as a Marine in Japan, Korea and stateside; his four older brothers all served in World War II. Jim Mogle, retired tax attorney who resides in Leland with his wife, Nancy, will provide the keynote address. Mogle served as a commissioned officer on river patrol boats in Vietnam, taking part in 137 combat patrols. He received the Purple Heart, Navy Commendation Medal, and Vietnam Campaign Ribbon, among other military awards.

Taps will be played by Sgt. Jim Cox and echoed by Capt. Steve Alquire. Marine major Nick Martinson will take roll call and account for all troops. A Coast Guard helicopter fly-over is planned. “You see guys jump up and salute like they are back in uniform,” Schmuckal said. “After taps, we play Amazing Grace. Some times I see veterans with tears in their eyes.” A community tradition dating back more than 100 years will continue Monday in Northport. The contribution of Leelanau Township veterans in military conflicts since the Civil War will be honored at the Northport community Memorial Day service at 10:30 p.m. at the township cemetery in Northport. “As a young girl my mother remembered marching behind the GAR veterans,” said George Anderson, whose mother Muriel Wrisley Anderson died in 1986 at age 94. “When I was in high school I remember marching up with the band to the cemetery.” Unique to the ceremony is recognition of Leelanau Township veterans who served in each military conflict since the Civil War. This year this lineup includes Charles Holden, Civil War; Jonas Shawandase, SpanishAmerican War; Fred Leslie, WWI; Larry Frank, WWII; Raymond A. Glasen; Vietnam, Edward Hallett; and Persian Gulf, Mike Rogers Jr. There will be music by the Village Voices and the Northport Community Band. Jerry Dennis, the keynote speaker, will talk about the Spanish-American War. John Nelson will read General Logan’s general orders that established “decoration day.” Lutheran pastor, the Rev. Fred Overdier will give the benediction. — by Alan Campbell and Amy Hubbell

5 places to be over Memorial weekend Continued from Page 1 headliner Broken Arrow Blues Band, whose CD “No Time to Waste” was recently nominated for Outstanding Blues/R&B Recording in the annual Detroit Music Awards. “Ten dollars for nine different groups is a great deal,” said Tony West, president of the Lake Leelanau Community Association. The festival is actually a makeover of the Blues Fest that has been held over Labor Day weekend for the last three years. Festival planners are hoping that moving it back to Memorial Day weekend will provide a fun kickoff to the summer season. Plus, the weather is usually better and it’s easier to get folks to volunteer to work, he said. Money raised by the festival will benefit the Lake Leelanau Community Association’s projects that include hanging Christmas lights, planting flowers and attending to welcome signs seen around town. The money is also funneled to area volunteer and nonprofit groups. No. 2: Garage sales If finding that perfect deal on previously-owned wares is your passion, then you’re in luck. Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial kick-off to the secondhand-shopping season. Whether its called a garage sale, a yard sale, a porch sale or even a spring cleaning sale, just about anything can be found at this truly American pastime. From baby clothes to boats, and from toys to tools, bargains can be found at 20 sales listed in the classified ad section of the Enterprise for this weekend. Melvin Nelson, who lives one block off the St. Joseph Street (M-22) in Suttons Bay, was gearing up for the sale he and his wife will hold this weekend. Nelson, who hosts a sale at least once a year, is hoping to score big

with air tools and an enclosed trailer he has up for sale. Sarah Feeney of Chicago got a jump on the garage sale action last weekend in Glen Arbor. Feeney had her hands on a set of handmade dishes while her husband, Martin Feeney, checked out an old erector set. Sarah finally settled on two metal change purses she snagged up for her nieces. “Gold and Glitz — you can’t get any better than that,” Feeney explained. No. 3: Wildflower plant sale Are you wild about trilliums? Do you fancy ferns? Our third pick is the 19th Annual Wildflower Rescue Plant Sale, held on the Village Green in Leland. Native wildflowers rescued ahead of bulldozers are looking for new homes, with proceeds from the sale used to maintain the Village Green and to support projects by the Leelanau Conservancy. Choose from a selection of woodland shade-growing wildflowers such as trilliums, bloodroot, Jack-in-thepulpit, wood poppies, lady slippers and seven kinds of ferns, including maidenhair fern and rattlesnake fern. All plants have been inspected for disease. Expert Brian Zimmerman, owner of Four Season Nursery in Traverse City, will be on hand to answer questions about “going native.” He’ll have a selection of native trees and shrubs for sale. The sale runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday and form noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. “We’re trying to save our native plants,” said Patty Shea, co-chair of the Wildflower Rescue Committee. “They’re beautiful, and they’re part of the whole ecology of the woods.” No. 4 Go hiking For those who march to the beat of their own drummer, a solitary hike through any one of Leelanau County’s beaches, woods or duned areas is good for the soul. Those who need a little direction won’t want to miss a ranger-

led hike on tap for 1 p.m. Saturday at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. This two-hour hike will lead hikers through about two miles of wooded area where they’ll learn about the natural history of frogs and toads. Anyone interested should meet at the Visitors Center in Empire, where they’ll be driven to the hike site. And at 2 p.m. Sunday hikers can take a docent-led two-hour walk through the Houkek Dunes Natural Area, located north of Leland. Learn about the different habitats in the 330acre preserve that showcase the slowly changing nature of dune landscapes, expose the glacial history of Leelanau County and offer a close-up view of wildlife. This weekend Houdek Dunes will offer up a profusion of pink lady slipper orchids. No. 5 Blessing of the pets Last but certainly not least, there’s an event for furry family members. The 4th annual Blessing of the Pets will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Northport Marina Park pavilion. Pets of any religious persuasion are welcome at this all-faiths ceremony, officiated by Karen Schulte, pastor of Trinity Church in Northport. After a brief ceremony and prayers, the animals line up for a hands-on blessing, a St. Francis medallion for their collars, and, of course, a treat. The event is sponsored by Black Sheep Crossing, a no-kill, non-profit farm animal sanctuary just north of Northport, which is owned by Marty and Cherry Scott. It is usually wellattended, said Cherry Scott, though it’s mostly dogs that show up. “Last year we had a duck, which was so cool,” Scott said. The event can become serious as prayers are said for pets who have passed away or are too sick to attend, she said. Admission is free, though donations to the sanctuary are welcome.

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RICK WEBB, from left, Elaine Webb, Sue Wanke and John Wanke, all of Tecumseh, dress the part for their poetry reading on Saturday at the Ode to Asparagus contest.

Poetic justice to asparagus By Patti Brandt Of The Enterprise staff

Some were long, some were short. Some were G-rated. Some were bawdy. Some were romantic, comparing the lovely asparagus stalk to a fine spring day. Others made reference, ahem, to budding manhood. Some were wittingly titled, such as “Purple passion in May” and “When I wish upon a spear.” Others were simply called “Asparagus” or “A poem.” And most mentioned odiferous ... well, if you’ve ever eaten asparagus you surely know. It was the annual Ode to Asparagus poetry contest at the Glen Lake Library in Empire, where retired English teacher Marcy Branski took first place for her description of eating the verdant vegetable then and now. “I’m delighted,” said Branski, who wore a green knit hat while reading her entry. “I’m just delighted.” Also a freelance editor and scholarship chair for the National Writers Series, a Traverse City organization that raises money for writing schol-

arships, Branski admits that she may have had an advantage in the contest. It was Branski’s first time entering the contest and she said she’ll likely enter again next year. “I love asparagus and I just started roasting it,” Branski said. “It really is better that way.” A crowd of more than 50 wouldbe Dickinsons on Saturday enjoyed the reading of each and every entry. And with 43 entries, it was quite a show. Poet Mike Dakoske said he was exploring a new genre, a mix between country and rap that he calls “crap.” Third place winner Mary O’Neill read, “Powerful! the delicate spear that causes man to act so queer.” And Jennifer Weil, who called her ditty “Asparagusto,” took second place with her poem that included this line: “... glistening with brown butter, you cannot ever fail to sate the craving for vixenish crunch ...” The poetry contest is held as part of the Asparagus Festival, which grows larger every year. This is the second year of the contest, which was brought back after a hiatus, said

David Diller, library director. “I wasn’t sure what to expect,” said Diller, who was surprised at the turnout. “I’ll need more chairs for next year.” Diller wasn’t surprised at the local talent. “This area just seems to be home to a lot of artistic and creative people,” he said. The ninth annual Empire Asparagus Festival earned a welldeserved nod in the Chicago Sun Times when it made a list of nine can’t miss Midwest food festivals, published on May 2. “This wee village, population 373, is tucked in the middle of one of Chicagoans’ favorite summer destinations: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore,” according to the article. “Its funky festival started nine years ago as a way to kick-start the busy vacation season and support local farming.” The festival traditionally begins with a pig roast on Friday and ends with a breakfast on Sunday morning. Paul Skinner, chairman of the Empire Chamber of Commerce,

Marcy Branski’s winning entry “Will the real asparagus please stand up” Pulp plopped on my plate in one soggy grey-green splat, my mother’s narrowed eyes and pursed lips daring my refusal to eat what her friend had warmed and served. My tongue and teeth doing battle with alien slime, throat threatening to expel what the can called ASPARAGUS. Decades later a waiter brings salmon I’ve ordered, rosy fish flanked by emerald spears adorned with threads of lemon zest. Like the exotic taste of breadfruit to English sailors landed in Samoa, the strange petal-topped spikes perplex me before I crunch them between my teeth, caress

them with my tongue and slowly swallow with the Mmmm and Ahhh of new-found gastronomic bliss.

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Lakeshore preparing for influx of visitors By Corey L. Frost Enterprise intern staffer

The first signs of summer represent a time of preparation for visitors and residents in Leelanau County. Sleeping bags get rolled tight, beach towels are taken from the back of the closet and the ever popular sunscreen makes its way from the cupboard and into backpacks. However, it’s not just the adventurous that are preparing for the coming months. Park officials are also taking the necessary steps to ensure that visitors to the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore have fun while remaining safe. “The first thing is we bring on all of our seasonal staff, primarily to handle the visitors,” National Park Service

Deputy Superintendent Tom Ulrich said. “Our number of employees more than triple from the dead of January to the peak of July.” According to Chief Ranger Phil Akers, the NPS only brings on four seasonal rangers, two of whom are assigned to the Manitou Islands. With 1.3 million visitors per year, positions such as custodial staff, program interpreters and resource staff become increasingly important during the summer months, making up the majority of the employee increases. However, the preparations don’t stop at a simple staff increase. The NPS is constantly creating programs and upgrading areas of the park to provide park-goers with new and exciting things to explore. (Concluded on Page 9)

RANGER SUSAN Schmidt gathers hikers at the trailhead/parking lot of the Pyramid Point Hiking Trail before going on a Saturday hike last month. The trail is part of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

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Suttons Bay’s financial position is stable for the time being. However, what the future largely will depend on state leaders in Lansing. Suttons Bay Public Schools Superintendent Mike Murray gave an update to a group of about 40 who gathered at in the school auditorium last week. “The turnout is pretty light,” Murray told the sparse group comprised mostly of teachers and school board members. “If I had to say there was no light at the end of the tunnel, this place would be packed.” In January, the school district held a public forum in which Murray explained that the district was in dire straits financially as a result of lower-than-anticipated student numbers. The district was staring at a $551,000 shortfall by year’s end, which could mean assignment of an emergency financial manager from the state. That’s when the Suttons Bay School community and the community at large stepped up to the challenge. Teachers donated $55,000 and the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians awarded $183,000 in 2 percent funding. In addition, there has been $106,000 in donations from the community at-large.

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This, plus $60,000 in savings resulting from staff reductions, cut the deficit to about $200,000. The final piece to the puzzle came into place last month with the “sale” of the school’s athletic fields to the Village of Suttons Bay. The deal, which has yet to be finalized, involves the Village purchasing just over 30 acres from the school district for $240,000. The school will then buy back the property over five years, paying an annual interest at 2 percent above the federal fund rate, which right now is near zero. “Use of the land will remain with the school,” Murray said. What’s next for the district in the upcoming 2012-2013 school year which begins July 1. Murray anticipates a rebound in enrollment. Part of the issue with the 2011-12 deficit was that the number of students on which the budget was built came in 28 percent lower than anticipated at 547. The budget was built on an enrollment of 760. Using this year’s enrollment and moving them up one grade, Murray expects a 1-6 enrollment of 218 students and 426 in grades 7-12. This year’s kindergarten

classes had 42 students, figuring conservatively at 40, Murray anticipates 684 seats filled at the school in September. The wild card in the mix, the number of virtual students enrolled, is now 124, up from 62 in October when the fall count was taken. Given the success of the program, Murray said he expected 150 students enrolled in virtual classes. The growing virtual program is one of several initiatives the superintendent believes will have a positive impact on enrollment at the school which dropped to 547 last year. The newest and most promising prospect is a “13th year” program in which Suttons Bay students will be able to earn an associate’s degree from Northwestern Michigan College upon completion of one additional year after high school. Murray is hopeful the program will attract students looking to cut the cost of higher education. “We’re good for now. How well, depends on what happens in Lansing,” Murray said. The school district must have its 201213 budget adopted before June 30.

Lift of cap on cyber charter schools may change landscape A law uncapping the number of online charter schools in the state could negatively affect Suttons Bay School, which has more than 120 “virtual” students at this time. However, just how much impact there will be is unknown at this time. “We’ll have to see how things play out,” Superintendent Mike Murray said. “It will definitely create more competition.” Suttons Bay is among a handful of school districts which is allowed credit for “virtual” students in its twice-a-year headcount used to determine the amount of revenue the district will receive in the form of state foundation allowance. The “cyber school” measure lifts the cap on cyber charter schools from two to 15 by 2014 and caps the total number of students taking courses online at 2 percent of the state’s student population. That could boost the number of virtual students to 30,000 statewide. While supporters see the new law providing students with more choice. Educators such as Murray sees the move as premature. It could impact the quality of instruction provided electronically.

“I see corporations (such as K 12 Corp. and Aventa Learning) gaining a foothold,” the superintendent said. Businesses may set up courses by videotaping teachers in classrooms and streaming it to students who in turn respond to questions electronically. Virtual students at Suttons Bay are part of the classroom experience and can participate with their computer and be part of the discussion. “That’s still at the heart of learning,” Murray said, comparing corporate educational programs to what often happens at the college level. “Students at the university level hear their professors lecture and their assignments are graded by graduate assistants.” Whatever happens, it’s not likely to do so quickly. The process to apply and receive charter approval is easily more than a year long. “The process when we approved the Montessori school as a charter took 18 months,” Murray said. “These corporation might have things all ready to go, but I don’t think so.” — By Amy Hubbell

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George Ball Name: George Ball. Town or township of residence: Leland. Resident of county since: All my life, except for the years that I was in the Air Force. Birth date and place: I was born March 28th, 1931 in Indianapolis. Occupation: Bookseller at my store, Good Old Books. Marital Status: Married for 22 year to my wife Merry. You live in Leelanau County because: I’ve been all over the world and this area is the best, period. Last good movie you saw: Monsieur Lazhar. It’s a movie about intolerance. The main character is a man from a Muslim country that gets a job as a teacher in France. His enemies reveal that he never received a teaching certificate from his home country and he is fired. Last good book you read: The Good Earth by Pearl Buck. It’s about peasant life in China where the author grew up. She was the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature. If you could trade places with

one person for a day, who would that be: Any freshman at Williams College in Williamstown, Mass. It’s the No. 1 college in the U.S. according to US News and World Report. Things important to you that you have accomplished so far: Opening my book shop with my wife across from the Riverside Inn in Leland. What you hope to be doing in 10 years: Be alive. I’m 81, so I think that’s good thing to hope for. Things you lose sleep over: Why are so many American children living in poverty? If you could change one thing in Leelanau County, it would be: Fewer Republicans. Favorite Cream Pie.

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Ben Walraven has always been concerned with people’s first impressions of the Village of Northport. Now that Phase 1 of the $2 million marina renovation is near completion, Walraven thinks it’s time to fix-up the visitors center next Haserot Park. And he told the Village Council so last Thursday. “You know my mantra about first impressions,” said Walraven, a member of the village’s Planning Commission and the Northport-Omena Chamber of Commerce. “When I went into the visitors center, the first impression I got was that it was dingy, little, and not a very nice place to have your visitors centers. “It’s not painted, it’s not kept up. And I don’t know why.” The village owns the visitors center, which also houses the Northport Sailing School at 204 Rose St. The visitors center is just north of the marina. It is unmanned, but has a variety of informational flyers inside. “To me, we should be a little bit embarrassed to have our guests come into town and go into that visitor center,” said Walraven, who has lived in the village for three years but got his first chance to walk inside it earlier this month. “The visitors center is not what I would call ‘up to our standards’ now.” Walraven, who has asked the Council several times for improvements and signage on roadway entrances to the village, said with all the recent renovations and future plans for more improvement on the waterfront that the visitors center needs to look better. “You get people to come up and they anticipate a certain kind of experience and they walk in the door and they get an ‘experience.’ But it’s not the one they anticipated,” he said. “I don’t want that image of spending a couple million dollars and have it mitigated by walking into a bad visitors center.” Under a grant years ago, the visitors center was built and had to be maintained for outdoor recreation. Trustee Barb VonVoigtlander said the outside of the building was painted two years ago and some spring cleaning was also done. She said trustee Phil Mikesell has been working with a group of volunteers to spruce up the outside. “As busy as it may look to you now, it was a lot worse before this,” VonVoigtlander said. “There’s obviously more that can be done.”

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Groundskeeper bid sparks debate to come up with a plan.” But Wetherbee countered, “With such a huge disparity in bids, I want to see what that amount of money is buying me. I just don’t want to go for the low bid.” Burmeister said he did not want to underbid himself. “I did not know what you really wanted,” he said. Many of the areas involve putting in mulch and plants and then maintaining them with by trimming, weeding and watering. King said Burmeister talked with him just once before submitting his bid. He said Metcalf had visited three times. “If I were bidding, I’d come and say what do you really want me to do,” King said. “S&J did that on three occasions. “Mr. Burmeister only did that when he ran into me coincidentally. He called me up 45 minutes before it (the bid) had to be in.” Groomes said bidders were asked to submit a letter of with details of their experience and a plan of how they would maintain the 13 stations.

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The way a bid for a seasonal groundskeeper was handled came under ﬁre last week during public comment at the Village Council meeting. Rick Burmeister, owner of Leelanau Lawn Care, said he was disappointed with how an ad hoc committee reviewed the bids. He said he was led to believe that there would be a walkthrough with members of an ad hoc committee on what work was required at 13 different “stations” that needed maintenance. The ad hoc committee — trustees Bill Brendel, Donna Groomes and Barb VonVoigtlander and administrative coordinator Greg King — met to review the bids that were opened on May 3. There was no walk-through with bidders. Trustee Steve Wetherbee sided with Burmeister, who bid $20,000 to do the job. The Council, on a 6-0 vote later in the meeting, approved a bid by S&J Landscaping for $8,328.66. Trustee

Phil Mikesell was absent. The bid by Steve Metcalf of S&J Landscaping included a 25 percent discount of $2,776.22. Wetherbee said he hadn’t reviewed the bid package, but was curious how there could be such a discrepancy in bids. “I wonder if due dilligence had been done in comparing bids to make sure they were apples-to-apples and oranges-to-oranges,” Wetherbee said. “Is the bid based on the work to be done or is the work to be done based on the amount of money that they say we should pay?” Wetherbee added “This has the smell of something that is just not quite understood. If I were a landscaper, I would want to come to you and say ‘Now what is it you’d like me to do around the boater bathhouse.’” The village hired a groundskeeper last summer and paid him by the hour. Groomes and VonVoigtlander oversaw the work that was done. King said the bid package asked for bidders to “Give us what you think needs to be done. They were supposed

Northport Visitors Center “not up to standards” The matter was referred to the property use committee, which VonVoigtlander chairs. “I’ve been in there too and I agree, it’s not too attractive,” said Fred Steffens, village president. “It was a place to put stuff.” The Council, in its two-hour meeting that included a Zoning Board of Appeals hearing, also: • Approved by a 6-0 vote an 11-foot variance for Patricia and Randall Koch of 1014 North Shore Drive to build a garage near the corner of Seventh Street and North Shore Drive. Trustee Mikesell was absent. • Agreed to review and put draft

ordinances written by attorney Will Davison creating appointed clerk and treasurer positions as a discussion item at the next regular meeting, Thursday, June 7. • Heard that the timed locks at the public restrooms at Haserot Park are now open daily from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. An early start was to help boaters until the marina boathouse is open. • Agreed to grant Northport resident Ron Schobel his FOIA request for all information pertaining to a July 28, 2010, memo the village received from its attorney on recommended changes for a wind turbine lease agreement with Leelanau Community Energy, LLC. • Received language changes for its

sidewalk ordinance as recommended by the sidewalk committee. Under the old ordinance, residents and the village went 50-50 on all sidewalk repairs. The change would have the village paying 100 percent for any sidewalk that was repaired because of safety concerns. • Agreed to have a spring cleanup day on Saturday, June 9. • Approved a $2,200 contract with Dixon Engineering, Inc. of Lake Odessa for water storage reservoir cleaning. • Approved a bid by Solutions For You of Suttons Bay to clean the marina boathouse and public restrooms at the marina and Haserot Park for $148.50 per day.

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extend an improved transmission line through the township. Township zoning administrator Dan Leonard reported that members of the planning commission spent more than an hour discussing whether vegetative screening will be required on parts of a 1.5-mile series of easements the power company had acquired. Consumers Energy ofﬁcials have said the screening is not required, but nearby property owners say it is. “The planning commission is trying to ﬁgure out if this land use needs additional screening given that much of the area is orchard lands and forest,” Leonard explained. An interpretation of township zon-

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Conservancy hike Sunday at Houdek Dunes A profusion of Pink Lady Slippers are expected Sunday for the Leelanau Conservancy’s hike at the Houdek Dunes Natural Area. Docents Ann McInnis, Judy Hoefﬂer and Holly Pharmer will lead hikers exploring the many different habitats in the 2 p.m. walk at the dunes. Reservations are requested and can be made by calling 256-9665.

ing ordinance language addressing “essential services” such as power lines may be a major part of the attorney’s opinion, ofﬁcials said. The topic will likely be on the agenda of the planning commission’s next regular monthly meeting June 19, according to Leonard. In other business, Leonard reported, Elmwood Township planners also discussed plans to update the township’s Master Plan. Leonard said township planners may “take their show on the road,” and seek public comment on a draft update to the Master Plan through a series of public meetings held in various areas of the township in the months ahead.

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The first five-mile stretch of the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail is finished, but not yet open. Not officially open, that is. But people have been walking and biking on the hard-surface trail, which runs from the Dune Climb near Empire north to Glen Arbor, even Tom Ulrich, deputy superintendent of the National Park Service, who said he traveled the distance of the trail on his bike for inspection purposes. Ulrich said he can’t officially sanction use of the trail because its signs have not yet been put in. Use of the trail could be dangerous — especially for bikers — as there are several places where it crosses roads or coincides with roads, he said. The signs have been ordered and will be installed over the next few weeks, Ulrich said. They will be in place for the trail’s ribbon cutting ceremony planned for 1:30 p.m. on June 20 at the Dune Climb. In all, there are 22 spots on the trail where signs will go — stop signs, warning signs, regulatory signs, wayfinding signs and interpretive signs that contain historical facts, as well as mile markers. Construction began on the trail in March and was to be done by July, Ulrich said. Workers got an early start due to the warm spring, he said, allowing them to get finished ahead of schedule. “I’m not complaining,” he said. The trail, which will eventually follow 27 miles through the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore area, is expected to cost $10 million. The project received nearly $7 million in state and federal grants; another $1 million was raised privately. Fund raising efforts are in progress for the remaining $2 million that will be needed. Ulrich said he was amazed at the amount of grant money that has been received for the trail. “There’s a real recognition at the national level that this is a great recreational opportunity,” Ulrich said. And the trail comes at a time when there is an emphasis on making more use of non-motorized transportation such as bikes, a move that is seen as good for the environment, as well as a way for people of all ages to increase their physical activity. The Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail has been in the making for several years. It begins in the southwest corner of Leelanau County and more or less follows the Lake Michigan shoreline to the northwest corner of Cleveland Township. It will eventually fit into a larger system of trails in Michigan that will go from lake to lake. A map of the trail can be seen online at www.sleepingbeartrail.org. The next section scheduled for construction this summer is the 10mile path from the Dune Climb south

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Tracking down the names of people who have died is easier, Crocker added, than determining what happened to people who fail to change their voter ID after moving away. “If they move out of the area and they don’t tell us, we have to try to follow up,” she said. Many county residents will view for the first time in the Primary Election set for Aug. 7 a revised slip they must sign to exercise their right to vote. The slip could be interpreted as being intimidating, requiring signers to state that they are U.S. citizens, and warning that election fraud is a felony. Johnson had local clerks use the updated slip for the first time in the Presidential Primary election that drew a small turnout in Michigan. The change comes after a state law was approved in 2007 requiring voters to produce a photo ID, or sign a specialized form stating that they are, indeed, eligible to vote. Crocker said she was not aware of complaints made in Leelanau County when the photo ID requirement was administered; likewise, the citizenship requirement went unnoticed. “Even when the photo identification was implemented, there was no backlash,” Crocker said. She said election workers in Leelanau County are trained to ask to see a photo ID from everyone, with no exceptions. “I always keep my ID in my pock-

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No et, just to see,” said Crocker about her voting habits. “It doesn’t matter if it’s your friend or your son or your husband ... the person behind you may think, ‘What’s going on, why don’t they have to show their ID when I do?’” Crocker and Johnson agree on one other subject: the lack of a central place to keep track of the identiﬁcation of voters hampers their efforts to ensure accurate elections. Johnson said the 15-state audit was conducted without the help of the federal government. In fact, the U.S. Immigration and Customs and Enforcement and Social Security Administration have been differential to efforts to check on citizenship, she added.. “They put (inelgible voter's) lives at risk of having a felony when they’ve done everything right,” Johnson said. Said Crocker, “There are so many lines that you can’t cross ... How do you cross reference without having one place to check? It would be nice to know if this person is really alive.” Overall, though, Crocker said election identiﬁcation in Leelanau County remains somewhat of a throwback to less complicated times. “I’m sure (there are problems) in the bigger, larger jurisdictions. We’re still small enough that in a lot of cases, the workers are familiar with everyone, and know everyone,” she said.

No cuts planned at S-B Sec. of State office While Secretary of State Ruth Johnson could make no promises, she said no cuts are expected at Leelanau County’s only place to walk in and buy license tabs. The Secretary of State office in Suttons Bay is often a busy place, and will remain open despite a recent effort by the Secretary of State’s office to move more services online, Johnson said. Some 25 percent of the Secretary of State’s budget has been cut over the past 10 years. The office has responded by trying to combine office space and emphasizing online services. “I don’t know what the future will

bring. It’s dictated by the legislature, and they set the budget. Right now our efforts are to put as much as we can online, and to stay where we are,” Johnson said. “Right now that’s my recommendation to the legislature — and not to cut any more. “I tell my staff (to) cut stuff, not people.” Mainly through license sales, the Secretary of State’s Ofﬁce brings in $2.2 billion — a revenue source that draws attention in Lansing. “We’re looked at, to some degree, as the cash cow in the state,” Johnson. One new provision allows Michigan residents to renew their drivers licenses online at any time, and re-

ceive a receipt that can be shown to an ofﬁcer of the law until an actual license is received in the mail. Online transactions have tripled since October, Johnson said. “If people are anything like me, they put it on hold or on the china cabinet until the birthday,” she said. The online switch has also allowed the Secretary of State to emphasize organ donor registry during transactions. Michigan is the 6th worst state in the nation in terms of signing up people as organ donors, with a waiting list 3,000 names long. April, however, was the best month ever for attracting perspective donors. — By Alan Campbell

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Many Michigan residents could, apparently, fulfill the old saying applied to Chicago elections: vote early and often. An audit of voter rolls released by the Michigan Secretary of State’s office showed that some 164,000 names of people registered to vote in Michigan are also found on voter lists maintained in one or more other states. “That’s just with 15 states included” in the audit, said Secretary of State Ruth Johnson. “For me, as the chief election officer in Michigan, it’s about having an accurate vote.” Johnson said the audit determined that some 102.5 percent of eligible Michigan voters are registered — a percentage that on first blush appears impossible to hit. Most of the “extra” names can be attributed to people who have died or moved away from Michigan. While voter fraud is possible, it’s a rarity, Johnson added. Leelanau County clerk Michelle Crocker agrees. Since she was elected county clerk in 1998, Crocker recalls just one instance in which someone may have intentionally tried to improperly vote in an election — and she stresses the word “may.” “Someone tried to produce an old voter ID card in a school election; the election was in Suttons Bay,” Crocker said. “They were in fact an active registered voter in Kent County. But it was nipped before anyone voted.” Crocker and her staff are constantly massaging local voter lists, combing the Enterprise and Traverse City Record-Eagle for obituaries to pull off the names of deceased people. In fact, Crocker recalls an instance when a name was taken off a list a little too soon. “You’ve got to be careful with deceased people, because we’ve even had an occasion when someone was reported to us as being deceased and we took the person off the roles — then they showed up to vote. That was a little unusual, if not creepy ... can you imagine the (township) clerk’s surprise?” Crocker said.

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no more lawsuits. A series of lawsuits filed against the township related mostly to zoning disputes forced the insurance company to raise premiums substantially several years ago. The suits have since been resolved. â&#x20AC;˘ Agreed to apply for a â&#x20AC;&#x153;risk reductionâ&#x20AC;? grant from Municipal Underwriters to help pay for improved lighting for the township hall parking lot. Supervisor Ross Ard said he believed the cost of additional lighting would not exceed $5,000, of which Municipal Underwriters might pay 75-percent under terms of a grant if it is approved. â&#x20AC;˘ Adopted two zoning ordinance amendments on the recommendation of the township Planning Commission. One amendment clarifies standards for private roads. The other amendment establishes a new â&#x20AC;&#x153;rural residentialâ&#x20AC;? district in the township in keeping with the townshipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Master Plan.

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Stephen M. Morris, 53, Cedar — Arraigned on charges of interfering with an electronic communication device and domestic violence; pleaded not guilty; bond continued; Breathalyzer twice daily and random urine screenings; to reside at Goodwill Inn while case pending; pretrial conference set for May 25. Kayla J. Shimek, 29, 8368 S. Shimek Road, Maple City — Arraigned on charges of operating while intoxicated second offense; pleaded not guilty; bond continued; to serve alcohol at work only; pretrial conference set for May 25. Colby C. Thoreson, 24, 6173 S. Lime Lake Road, Cedar — Pleaded guilty to a charge of driving while impaired; one count of operating while intoxicated dismissed; bond continued; alcohol and drug assessment; sentencing set for June 15. Elliot M. Allchin, 24, 2380 S. Maple Valley Road, Suttons Bay — Pleaded guilty to a charge of allowing another person to operate a motor vehicle while

Boyne Mountain. Bay Hill was created as a highpriced single-family condominium project with eagle’s views of north Lake Leelanau and the Manitou Islands, but has been a bust. Bob Kittridge, president of the Bay Hill Homeowners Association, said earlier this year that Bunbury confessed to him in January 2010 to having taken money from the association for her personal use. However, Bunbury assured him that the funds would be repaid. She even provided paperwork showing what had been repaid. But when the association went to access the funds, the account was empty.

license suspended; one count of operating while license suspended dismissed; $380 fines and costs. Manuel Tapia Jr., 19, 10768 Whinnery Dr., Traverse City — Pleaded guilty to charges of operating while intoxicated, driving while license suspended first offense; one count of operating with license suspended second offense dismissed; bond continued; sentencing set for June 15. Samantha A. Mosley, 17, 2598 Twin Bay Dr., Traverse City — Pleaded guilty to a charge of minor purchase/consume/ possess alcohol; $377 fines and costs; sentence deferred if fines paid and completes all terms. Matthew S. Knickerbocker, 34, 9460 Cunningham Lane, Traverse City — Pleaded guilty to a charge of probation violation; one charge of assault and battery dismissed; probation revoked; fines and costs preserved; 150 days in jail with credit for time served; work release granted.

The issue was initially investigated locally but was later turned over to federal authorities because the transactions used the U.S. Postal Service. In a nine-page plea agreement, Bunbury admitted to collecting dues from the associations and using those funds to pay her personal expenses. In addition, she concealed the misuse of the funds in periodic reports to the associations, and continue to received regular dues payments to misappropriate. The practice, which dated back to 2006, resulted in more than $194,000 lost by the associations. As part of the plea agreement, she agreed to pay the remaining $90,235.46 she took from the associations, reflect-

Kyle Patrick Johnston, 28, 2518 Watercrest Court, Grandville — Pleaded guilty to a charge of operating with license suspended first offense; one charge of operating with license suspended second offense dismissed; $380 fines and costs. Michael A. Neddo, 17, 12246 S. Newman Road, Maple City — Pleaded not guilty to charges of malicious damage of property less than $200 and probation violation; $1,500 personal recognizance bond with same terms and conditions of probation; no violent behavior; no contact with victim; to stay in school with no unexcused absences; probation hearing to be set by probation department; pretrial conference set for June 1. Samantha L. Farris, 18, 14555 Thompson Ave., Thompsonville — Pleaded guilty to a charge of minor in possession first offense; one charge of minor purchase/consume/possess alcohol second offense dismissed; $ 377 fines and costs.

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Thursday, 4:16 a.m., Suttons Bay Township — Plain white “delivery type” van driving south on M-22 from Suttons Bay with no tail lights. Thursday, 8:33 a.m., Suttons Bay Township — Shetland pony loose; got out sometime over night. Thursday, 4:32 p.m., Solon Township — Gun cabinet gone and jewelry. Thursday, 6:44 p.m., Leelanau Township — Person drove red SUV onto property, got out and started yelling at caller’s husband, making threats. Friday, 11:34 a.m., Cleveland Township — Found cockatiel — gray, white, yellow, rust — will hold onto until owners are found. Friday, 4:28 p.m., Empire Township — Call from NPS requesting Leelanau unit to assist in addressing a MIP (minor in possession) situation at North Bar Lake, 15 subjects.

Friday, 8:09 p.m., Bingham Township — Three young men came to house trying to sell magazines. Then asked for personal information and tried to use subterfuge to get him to set subscriptions. Friday, 11:38 p.m., Elmwood Township — Caller was riding his bike on Carter Road when a smaller, two-door car tried intentionally to hit another female bike rider. Monday, 8:54 p.m., Elmwood Township — Gold colored Subaru driving at a high rate of speed on the Leelanau Trail. Tuesday, 2:41 a.m., Centerville Township — Report dog barking uncontrollably, possible barking at the “Dogman.” Caller is certain tracks around the area are too big for a fourlegged animal.

Two separate motorcycle accidents result in injuries Two motorcycle accidents in the past week resulted in injuries to the riders requiring hospitalization. Benjamin A. Glazier, 22, of Traverse City was southbound on LaCore Street, near Florence Street Sunday shortly before 6 p.m. when he lost control of his motorcycle which slid on its side for 300 feet before coming to rest, Undersheriff Scott Wooters said. Glazier was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, in which deputies said speed was a factor. He was transported to Munson Medical Center where he was listed in fair condition Monday morning. The accident remains under investigation. A 62-year-old Canton, Mich. man was injured in a motorcycle accident May 16 in Leelanau Township. Robert Starbuck was traveling south on North Lighthouse Point Road about 4:20 Thursday afternoon when he traversed a dip in the road, lost control of his cycle and landed off the road to the right.

Wooters said he didn’t know whether Starbuck was wearing a helmet because the accident form has yet to be updated to reflect a change in state law which does not require motorcyclists to wear helmets.

Starbuck was transported to Munson Medical Center where he was listed in fair condition Thursday morning and had been released by Monday morning.

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Continued from Page 1 said the festival was very successful this year. Skinner, who also headed up the group that organized the festival, has been involved in planning festival activities since its inception. Over the years the group has gotten better at planning the festival and knowing what will be needed, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But one important thing that you can never control is the weather,â&#x20AC;? Skinner said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Basically we couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have ordered up better weather.â&#x20AC;? That, coupled with lots of coverage from the media â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including the Sun Times â&#x20AC;&#x201D; gave the festival a â&#x20AC;&#x153;bumper crowd,â&#x20AC;? Skinner said, estimating that about 2,500 people attended the festival on Saturday. Though he hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t done a final tally, the take was up substantially from last year, he said. The money is used to benefit the Empire

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Lakeshore preparing for influx of visitors nests on beaches. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We build enclosures around nests to protect them from predators and other animals like dogs and foxes,â&#x20AC;? Ulrich said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To keep people away, we rope off a larger area around the enclosures and hang signs explaining why the area is off limits.â&#x20AC;? People tend to be understanding and stay out of the fenced off areas, Ulrich added. Park rangers will spend more of their time enforcing other rules such as monitoring alcohol consumption and making sure people are respectful of the environment and others. Ulrich notes that the Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore employs commissioned rangers that have full arrest and ticketing authority in the parks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They do the minimum level of enforcement needed to gain compliance,â&#x20AC;? Ulrich stated, saying that arrests are only made if an individual is being unreasonable. To keep everyone safe this summer, Akers urges individuals to be aware of their actions and to think before they act. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to watch your speed through the Lakeshore areas,â&#x20AC;? the chief ranger said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d also like people to be aware of their alcohol consumption. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re out and about working late shifts and I want people to know that this is not a good place to party.â&#x20AC;? Ulrich would like visitors to be daring in a safer, more conventional way. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Make sure you get around and explore a little more than just the places you always have,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The park offers a larger variety of destinations than people are aware of.â&#x20AC;?

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TONY WEST, Lake Leelanau Community Association chairman and director for the LL Walleye Festival Tournament, reads from a list of competitors during the weigh-in.

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LELAND’S MATT Peplinski, left, and Suttons Bay’s Robert Carmen Underhill III show off the biggest all species fish — a 10.45 pound lake trout — caught Saturday in the third Lake Leelanau Walleye Festival Tournament.

Lake Leelanau Mike Hansen changed partners at the last minute for the third Lake Leelanau Walleye Festival Tournament. The switch for Team Hansen proved to be a winner. Hansen’s wife, Lori, had to bail at the 11th hour due to an injury so Ed Gillies of Cadillac was asked to fill the void on Saturday. Together Hansen and Gillies reeled a five-fish limit of 12.35 pounds of walleyes to claim the $600 top prize and a trophy. “The fishing was great ... absolutely incredible,” said Gillies, who figured his team landed 20-plus fish. “We had walleyes and bass, some pike and perch. We had all kinds of fish. “It didn’t matter what we used. They were biting really good today.” Hansen had fished the LL tournament several times, including last year with his daughter Ashley. But none were as successful. “My wife had to give up her seat so I brought in the big gun at the last minute,” Hansen said with a smile. “It was a great day of fishing. “You never know coming in whether it’s good enough, but we were shooting for 10 pounds.” Team Hansen finished almost three pounds ahead of the other 37 teams including runner-up Mike McSweeney and Paul Stallman of Team Barrels. “The weather was brutal, but awesome,” said Tony West, tournament director. “The fish were biting. “It was so exciting.” McSweeney, a Taylor teacher and Suttons Bay grad, and Stallman of Suttons Bay reeled in 9.55 lbs. “We did pretty good,” McSweeney said. “We had fish on pretty much throughout the day. “It started out pretty consistent, but then it was a real aggressive bite from 11:30 a.m. until about 2 p.m. It was

crazy. I guess it was lunch time.” McSweeney said his top walleyes included a 20-incher, two 18s and two 17s. “That’s pretty good for out here,” he added. “We were in the right spot.” Traverse City’s Dave Crockett and Tim Scheffler of Team Gifted Angel had the day’s biggest walleye, a 6.35 pounder. That fish was one of two the pair caught. It landed the anglers third place with 8.85 lbs. “We were targeting big fish,” said Crockett, who like the other top teams had fished the south end of the lake. “We didn’t even have all our rods down and caught the big one at 7:30 a.m. “I went ‘Yeah! This is going to be good!’ An hour and a half later, we got the other walleye and that was the only two hits we had.” Cal Stier Jr., who won the Michigan Walleye Tour Championship with his father, Cal Sr. last September on Lake Leelanau, tied for fifth on Team Pretty with 7.55. The Lansing area angler was fishing with his cousin, Chris. The Stiers tied Team Big Fatty, which included uncle Steve Stier. Cal Sr. took fourth with Suttons Bay’s Eric Munson with 7.65 lbs. “We were out pretty much on the same fish,” said Cal Jr., who guides with his dad on Lake Leelanau. “We went through a lot of fish. “We just weren’t able to find size.” Cal Jr. said the wigglers coming to life turned all the fish on, but made it difficult to find schools of fish. “It’s really tough to get a spot or a couple of spots and feel good about going out and catching big fish,” he said. The biggest fish — all species — was netted by Team Funnel Cake. Suttons Bay’s Robert Carmen Underhill III and Leland’s Matt Peplinski landed it on the north end near Brady’s Point just south of Nedow Beach about 10:30 a.m.

SUTTONS BAY’S PAUL STALLMAN, left, and Mike McSweeney hold up second place trophy.

“Matt knew when it hit, but once it came up and turned its belly, it was unbelievable,” Underhill said. “We were just hoping that the net would hold up.” Peplinski had to sew up the old net, the only one the team could find to go fish. “We got a trophy, a few bucks and bragging rights,” Underhill said. “And a little sunburn,” Peplinski added. Andy McQuillan of Traverse City, who had the big fish last year, took second with a 9.55 lbs. trout. He was fishing for Team Hawg Tide with Traverse City’s Kelly Sheehan. “I netted it,” Sheehan said. “We probably hooked it about 2:20 p.m. and got it in just before 2:30 p.m. “We pulled our lines and ran in.” Team Hawg Tide, which had only one bite prior to catching the big one, had a fight for who was going to reel it in. “We both went to get the rod and I pulled it out,” she said. “He said ‘Give me that.’ So I cleared and controlled the motor and netted for him.” The LL tournament was hosted by the Lake Leelanau Community Association. The tourney paid out top three teams and $150 for the biggest fish and walleye. There were also trophies and donated prizes. Major sponsors included Big Jon Sports, Miller Lite, the Grand Traverse Area Sports Fishing Association, Floor Covering Brokers, Jägermeister and Cabela’s. “It’s hard to watch, but it’s enjoyable too because I get just as much thrill as seeing the guys and putting it all together and seeing it all work out,” West said. “I was a little surprised that Stier or McSweeney didn’t win it. “And they were kind of surprised too. But it’s good to see different guys win it every year.”

KELLY SHEEHAN, right, of Traverse City gets a little help handling a 9.55 pound lake trout.

MIKE HANSEN, left, of Dorr, and Ed Gillies, of Cadillac hold up the day’s biggest catch of walleyes. The five-fish limit totaled 12.35 pounds.

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MEMBERS OF the Little Finger Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars led the Walleye Festival Parade. Post commander Greg Mikowski is pictured second to the right.

JIM HOUDEK of Lake Leelanau wore pink shoes, rainbow socks and a huge sombrero while pedaling his scooter as one of the more whimsical entries in the Walleye Parade.

Walleye fest a success Dry, hot weather brought people out for the annual Walleye Festival Friday and Saturday in Lake Leelanau. The weekend began with a fish dinner at Dick’s Pour House with entertainment by Reggie and the Curbfeelers, also known as John Rutherford & Company. “We had a packed house all night,” said Tony West, spokesman for the event organized by the Lake Leelanau Community Association. “We had the music start early so the fisherman (who go out early in the morning) could enjoy it.” Attendance was a little light at the parade Saturday, due to high temperatures. “Last year it was warm. This year it was hot,” West said of the temperatures in the upper 80s. “We managed to have a couple hundred people come out for the fish weigh in. That was nice.” The festival concluded Saturday night with a dance at VFW No. 7731 in Lake Leelanau. Few seats were available at the dance where The New Brass Express from the Thumb area of Michigan played everything from polkas to funk.

TWO-YEAR-OLD Jasper Bottenhorn waits in the shade for the start of the Walleye Parade Saturday. Also pictured is his dad, Zach.

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FOURTH GRADERS at the Pathfinder School, from left, Lauren Luce, Kaeli Sikkenga and Arieanna Pepellashi raised more than $1,700 for the Cherryland Humane Society through the sale of their art Sunday at Silver Swan in Greilickville.

Patherfinder fourth-grader raises money for humane society who participated. Over the course of just four hours, the silent auction generated $1,734 for Cherryland Humane Society. The fourth graders, Silver Swan and Pathfinder plan on hosting the 2nd annual art gallery sometime in Fall 2012. To see more pictures of the original artwork and the event, visit: www. facebook.com/ThePathfinderSchool.

GAAA’s third artist-in-residence talks May 31 Robert Raack, a representational watercolor and oil painter, will be presenting a talk on his art at the Glen Arbor Art Association next Thursday, May 31. Raack, of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, is serving as artist-in-residence at the association for two weeks. Raack served as an elderhostel “painting in nature” instructor at the Leelanau School for many years. He also taught drawing and painting at Interlochen Center for the Arts for seven years. He is a seasoned art teacher having taught at the Cleveland Institute of Art for 22 years. During his residency Raack hopes to pursue plein-air landscapes of the area which possesses for him “such clarity of light, depth of space and great diversity of the natural world.” In inclement weather, he would concentrate on painting still life works of local flora in the Thoreson farm barn that the association uses as a studio work space. Whether working in oil or watercolor, Raack’s subject matter is versatile, careful realistic and includes boats, beach scenes, floral and fruit still life, portraits and landscapes. Raack’s 7:30 p.m. presentation is open to the public, free of charge. Refreshments are served. The association building is at 6031 S. Lake St. across from Cherry Republic.

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Other students around the school quickly caught wind and jumped on board, creating over 40 pieces of original art work that were on display this past Sunday at Silver Swan in Greilickville. Arieanna’s Aunt and Silver Swan co-owner, Petra Pepellashi, helped organize the event with delicious food donated by the restaurant as well as printing up certificates of appreciation for each artist

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Pathfinder fourth grade student Arieanna Pepellashi has always had a love for animals. Over the course of this past year she channeled that passion into action. After a successful fundraiser this winter, she excited a few of her fellow classmates with the idea of creating original student artwork and selling it at a gallery to raise money for needy animals.

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Public Notices For Leelanau County Notices Past and Present may also be viewed at: LeelanauNews.com Public Notice Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. (5@ 05-694(;065 >, 6);(05 >033 BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT ;/, 5<4),9 ),36> 0- @6< (9, 05 ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Keri Crystal Mitchel, an unmarried woman, original mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for lender and lenderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s successors and/ or assigns, Mortgagee, dated July 25, 2006, and recorded on August 3, 2006 in Liber 910 on Page 291, and assigned by said Mortgagee to The Huntington National Bank as assignee as documented by an assignment, in Leelanau county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Nineteen Thousand One Hundred Ninety-Three and 59/100 Dollars ($119,193.59). Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the place of holding the circuit court within Leelanau County, at 11:00 AM, on June 1, 2012. Said premises are situated in Township of Suttons Bay, Leelanau County, Michigan, and are described as: Land in the North half of Section 32, ;V^U 5VY[O 9HUNL >LZ[ described as: Commencing at the North quarter corner of Section 32, thence South 0 degrees 33 minutes East, along the North-South quarter line 585.82 feet; thence North 57 degrees TPU\[LZ >LZ[ MLL[" [OLUJL :V\[O KLNYLLZ TPU\[LZ >LZ[ 143.30 feet for the point of beginning; thence South 60 degrees 13 minutes 45 seconds East, 183.00 feet to the cen[LYSPUL VM >LZ[ 7PUL]PL^ +YP]L" [OLUJL :V\[O KLNYLLZ TPU\[LZ >LZ[ along said centerline, 100.00 feet; thence North 62 degrees 01 minute >LZ[ MLL[" [OLUJL 5VY[O degrees 01 minute 20 seconds East, 105.58 feet to the point of beginning. The Southeasterly 33.0 feet of the HIV]L [YHJ[ HYL Z\IQLJ[ [V >LZ[ Pineview Road. And also land described as: Commencing at the North quarter corner of said Section 32; thence South 0 degrees 33 minutes East, along the North-South quarter line 585.82 feet; thence North 57 degrees 42 minutes >LZ[ MLL[" [OLUJL :V\[O KLNYLLZ TPU\[LZ >LZ[ MLL[" thence South 28 degrees 01 minute 20 ZLJVUKZ >LZ[ MLL[ [V [OL WVPU[ of beginning; thence continuing South 28 degrees 01 minute 20 seconds >LZ[ MLL[" [OLUJL :V\[O degrees 49 minutes 30 seconds East, MLL[ [V [OL JLU[LYSPUL VM >LZ[ Pineview Drive; thence North 62 KLNYLLZ TPU\[L >LZ[ MLL[ [V the point of beginning. The Southeasterly 33.00 feet of said tract is Z\IQLJ[ [V >LZ[ 7PUL]PL^ +YP]L Together with a temporary water well and line easement described as: Commencing at the North 1/4 corner of Section 32, Town 30 North, Range 11 >LZ[" [OLUJL :V\[O KLNYLLZ TPUutes 00 seconds East along the NorthSouth 1/4 line, 505.82 feet; thence South 89 degrees 27 minutes 00 secVUKZ >LZ[ MLL[" [OLUJL :V\[O 00 degrees 33 minutes East, 195 feet to point A and the point of beginning of the easement; thence continuing South 00 degrees 33 minutes 00 seconds East, 100 feet to point B; thence South 89 degrees 27 minutes 00 seconds >LZ[ MLL[" [OLUJL 5VY[O KLNYLLZ 33 minutes 00 seconds East, 100 feet; thence North 89 degrees 27 minutes 00 seconds East, 160 feet to point A and the point of beginning. AND

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Commencing at the North 1/4 corner of said Section 32, Town 30 North, 9HUNL >LZ[" [OLUJL :V\[O degrees 33 minutes 00 seconds East, along the North-South 1/4 line 585.82 feet; thence North 57 degrees 42 min\[LZ ZLJVUKZ >LZ[ MLL[" [OLUJL South 31 degrees 32 minutes 00 secVUKZ >LZ[ MLL[ [V WVPU[ * HUK the point of beginning; thence South 28 KLNYLLZ TPU\[L ZLJVUKZ >LZ[ MLL[ [V WVPU[ +" [OLUJL PU H >LZ[LYS` direction, to point B in the description noted above; thence, in an Easterly direction, to point D; thence North 28 degrees 01 minute 20 seconds East, MLL[ [V WVPU[ *" [OLUJL PU H >LZ[LYS` direction, to point A in the description noted above; thence South 00 degrees 33 minutes 00 seconds East to point B in the description above. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. If the property is sold at foreclosure sale under Chapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961, pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be held responsible to the person who buys the property at the mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgage holder for damaging the property during the redemption period. Dated: May 3, 2012 For more information, please call: FC F (248) 593-1313 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200 Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525 File #303445F02 (05-03)(05-24)

Public Notice Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. (5@ 05-694(;065 >, 6);(05 >033 BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT ;/, 5<4),9 ),36> 0- @6< (9, 05 ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Mark A. Priest and Carrie 3 7YPLZ[ /\ZIHUK HUK >PML VYPNPUHS mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., Mortgagee, dated February 12, 2004, and recorded on February 23, 2004 in Liber 790 on Page 357, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Citizens Bank F/K/A Republic Bank as assignee as documented by an assignment, in Leelanau county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Three Hundred Five Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety and 16/100 Dollars ($305,990.16). Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the place of holding the circuit court within Leelanau County, at 11:00 AM, on June 22, 2012. Said premises are situated in Township of Suttons Bay, Leelanau County, Michigan, and are described as: Parcel A Part of the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 29, Town 30 5VY[O 9HUNL >LZ[ KLZJYPILK TVYL fully as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of said section 29 for the Point of beginning; thence South 89 degrees 49 minutes 07 seconds East along the North line of said section 29, 465.60 feet to the centerline of a 33.00 foot wide easement; thence South 05 degrees 10 minutes 51 seconds East along said centerline 271.89 feet; thence South 14 degrees 10 minutes 29 seconds East along said centerline 260.42 feet; thence South 03 degrees TPU\[LZ ZLJVUKZ >LZ[ HSVUN centerline 260.42 feet; thence South 03

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KLNYLLZ TPU\[LZ ZLJVUKZ >LZ[ along said centerline 240.99 feet; thence North 68 degrees 41 minutes 39 ZLJVUKZ >LZ[ MLL[ [V [OL >LZ[ line of said section 29; thence North 00 KLNYLLZ TPU\[LZ ZLJVUKZ >LZ[ HSVUN ZHPK >LZ[ ZLJ[PVU SPUL MLL[ to the point of beginning. Together with and subject to a nonexclusive 33.00 foot wide easement for ingress and egress over and across land in the Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 29, to HUK ILULĂ&#x201E;[[PUN WHYJLSZ VM SHUK PU ZHPK Northwest Quarter and also in the South half of the Southwest quarter of Section 20, all in Town 30 north, Range >LZ[ :\[[VUZ )H` ;V^UZOPW Leelanau County, Michigan the centerline of said easement is described more fully as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of said section 29; thence South 00 degrees 12 min\[LZ ZLJVUKZ ,HZ[ HSVUN [OL >LZ[ line of said section 29, 1344.38 feet to the North 1/8 of said section 29; thence South 89 degrees 47 minutes 39 seconds East along said 1/8, 118.56 feet to the point of beginning of said centerline; thence North 26 degrees 29 minutes 17 seconds East 76.88 feet; thence North 47 degrees 23 minutes 49 seconds East 314.62 feet; thence North 33 degrees 34 minutes 35 seconds East 196.83 feet; thence North 16 degrees 51 minutes 26 seconds East 139.79 feet; thence North 03 degrees 38 minutes 38 seconds East 240.99 feet; thence North 14 degrees 10 minutes 29 secVUKZ >LZ[ MLL[" [OLUJL 5VY[O 05 degrees 10 minutes 51 seconds >LZ[ MLL[ [V [OL 5VY[O SPUL VM said section 29 and the point of Ending of said centerline. Together with and subject to a nonexclusive 66.00 foot wide easement for the purpose of ingress-egress from Herman Road over and across land in the Southeast quarter of the Northeast quarter of section 30 and the Southwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of :LJ[PVU [V HUK ILULĂ&#x201E;[[PUN WHYJLSZ VM land in the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest quarter of section 29, all in ;V^U 5VY[O 9HUNL >LZ[ [OL centerline of said easement is described more fully as follows: Commencing at the quarter corner common to said sections 29 and 30; thence North 00 degrees 12 minutes 14 ZLJVUKZ >LZ[ HSVUN [OL ZLJ[PVU SPUL common to said sections 29 and 30, 1110.32 feet to the centerline of Herman Road; thence North 41 KLNYLLZ TPU\[LZ ZLJVUKZ >LZ[ along said centerline 43.80 feet to the point of beginning of the centerline of said 66.00 feet easement thence North 32 degrees 24 minutes 13 seconds East, 88.78 feet; thence North 48 degrees 51 minutes 57 seconds East 85.66 feet; thence North 26 degrees 29 minutes 17 seconds East 77.64 feet to the North 1/8 line of said section 29 and the point of Ending of said centerline. AND Parcel B Part of the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 29, Town 30 5VY[O 9HUNL >LZ[ +LZJYPILK TVYL fully as follows: Commencing at the Northwest 1/4 of said Section 29; thence South 89 degrees 49 minutes 07 seconds East along the North line of said Section 29, 465.60 feet to the centerline of a 33.00 foot wide easement and the point of beginning; thence continuing South 89 degrees 49 minutes 07 seconds East along said North section line 575.91 feet to the centerline of a 33.00 foot wide easement; thence South 30 degrees 28 TPU\[LZ ZLJVUKZ >LZ[ HSVUN ZHPK centerline, 250.28 feet; thence South 25 degrees 58 minutes 31 seconds >LZ[ HSVUN ZHPK JLU[LY SPUL MLL[" thence South 48 degrees 23 minutes TPU\[LZ >LZ[ HSVUN ZHPK JLU[LYSPUL 197.30 feet; thence South 33 degrees TPU\[LZ ZLJVUKZ >LZ[ HSVUN said centerline 177.81 feet; thence North 03 degrees 38 minutes 38 seconds East along said centerline, 240.99; thence North 14 degrees 10 TPU\[LZ ZLJVUKZ >LZ[ HSVUN ZHPK centerline 260.42 feet, thence North 05 KLNYLLZ TPU\[LZ ZLJVUKZ >LZ[ along said centerline 271.89 feet to the

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THE LEELANAU ENTERPRISE point of beginning. Together with and Subject to a nonexclusive 33.00 foot wide easement for ingress and egress over and across land in the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of section 29, to and ILULĂ&#x201E;[[PUN WHYJLSZ VM SHUK PU ZHPK Northwest 1/4 and also in the South 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of section 20, HSS PU ;V^U 5VY[O 9HUNL >LZ[ the centerline of said easement is described more fully as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Section 29; thence South 00 degrees 12 minutes 14 seconds East, HSVUN [OL >LZ[ SPUL VM ZHPK ZLJ[PVU 1344.38 feet to the North 1/8 line of said section 29; thence South 89 degrees 47 minutes 39 seconds East along said 1/8 line 118.56 feet to the point of beginning of said centerline; thence North 26 degrees 29 minutes 17 seconds East 76.88 feet; thence north 47 degrees 23 minutes 49 seconds East 314.62 feet; thence North 33 degrees 34 minutes 35 seconds East 196.83 feet; thence North 16 degrees 51 minutes 26 seconds East 139.79 feet; thence North 03 degrees 38 minutes 38 seconds East 240.99 feet; thence North 14 degrees 10 minutes 29 ZLJVUKZ >LZ[ MLL[" [OLUJL North 05 degrees 10 minutes 51 secVUKZ >LZ[ MLL[ [V [OL 5VY[O SPUL of said section 29 and the point of Ending of said centerline. Together with Subject to a 33.00 foot wide easement for ingress and egress over and across land in the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of section 29, [V HUK ILULĂ&#x201E;[[PUN WHYJLSZ VM SHUK PU said Northwest 1/4 and also in the South 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of section 20, all in Town 30 North, Range 11 >LZ[ [OL JLU[LYSPUL VM ZHPK LHZLTLU[ is described more fully as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of said section 29; thence South 00 degrees 12 minutes 14 seconds East HSVUN [OL >LZ[ SPUL VM ZHPK ZLJ[PVU 1344.38 feet to the North 1/8 line of said section 29; thence South 89 degrees 47 minutes 39 seconds East, along said 1/8 line, 118.56 feet to the point of beginning of said centerline; thence North 26 degrees 29 minutes 17 seconds East 76.88 feet; thence North 47 degrees 23 minutes 49 seconds East 314.62 feet; thence North 33 degrees 34 minutes 35 seconds East, 196.83 feet; thence North 16 degrees 51 minutes 26 seconds East 139.79 feet; thence North 33 degrees 34 minutes 06 seconds East 177.81 feet; thence North 48 degrees 23 minutes 46 seconds East, 197.30 feet; thence North 25 degrees 58 minutes 31 seconds East 297.10 feet; thence North 30 degrees 28 minutes 27 seconds East 250.28 feet to the North line of said section 29 and the point of Ending of said centerline. Together with and Subject to a nonexclusive 66.00 foot wide easement for the purpose of ingress-egress from Herman Road over and across land in the Southeast 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of section 30 and the Southeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of section 29 to and ILULĂ&#x201E;[PUN WHYJLSZ VM HUK PU [OL Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of section 29, all in Town 30 North, Range >LZ[ [OL JLU[LYSPUL VM ZHPK LHZLment is described more fully as follows: Commencing at the 1/4 corner common to said sections 29 and 30; thence North 00 degrees 12 minutes 14 secVUKZ >LZ[ HSVUN [OL ZLJ[PVU SPUL JVTmon to said sections 29 and 30 1110.32 feet to the centerline of Herman Road; thence North 41 degrees 26 minutes 13 ZLJVUKZ >LZ[ HSVUN ZHPK JLU[LYSPUL 43.80 feet to the point of beginning of the centerline of said 66.00 foot easement thence North 32 degrees 24 minutes 13 seconds East 88.78 feet; thence North 48 degrees 51 minutes 57 seconds East 85.66 feet; thence North 26 degrees 29 minutes 17 second East 77.64 feet to the North 1/8 line of said section 29 and the point of Ending of said centerline. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. If the property is sold at foreclosure sale under Chapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961, pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be held responsible to the person who buys the property at the mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgage holder for damaging the property during the redemption period. Dated: May 24, 2012 For more information, please call: FC F (248) 593-1313 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200 Farmington Hills, Michigan 4 8334-2525 File #401265F01 (05-24)(06-14)

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Public Notice STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF LEELANAU NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Estate File No. 12-11691-DE Estate of Millard Eugene Hartman Date of Birth: January 30, 1931 TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent, Millard Eugene Hartman, died May 3, 2011. Creditors of the decedent are notiĂ&#x201E;LK [OH[ HSS JSHPTZ HNHPUZ[ [OL LZ[H[L will be forever barred unless presented to Randy G. Hartman, named personal representative or proposed personal representative, or to both the probate court at 8527 E. Government Center Drive, Ste 203, Suttons Bay, MI 49682 and the named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice. Date: 5-11-2012 3H^ 6MĂ&#x201E;JLZ VM 1HTLZ 9 >PSSPHTZ 1HTLZ 9 >PSSPHTZ 7 > )YVHK^H` P.O. Box 458 Suttons Bay, MI 49682 (231) 271-3254 Randy G. Hartman 3149 S. Lee Point Road Suttons Bay, MI 49682 (231) 271-5210

Public Notice SCHNEIDERMAN & SHERMAN, P.C., IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A +,); (5@ 05-694(;065 >, 6);(05 >033 ), <:,+ -69 ;/(; 7<976:, PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by LINDA K. MACHIR and CHRISTOPHER F. MACHIR, BY LINDA K. MACHIR, HIS (;;695,@ 05 -(*; >0-, (5+ HUSBAND, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (â&#x20AC;&#x153;MERSâ&#x20AC;?), solely as nominee for lender and lenderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s successors and assigns, Mortgagee, dated January 26, 2006, and recorded on February 1, 2006, in Liber 889, on Page 965, and assigned by said mortgagee to THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK, as assigned, Leelanau County Records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Eight Thousand Forty-Eight Dollars and Twenty-Five Cents ($138,048.25), including interest at 6.500% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Leelanau County Courthouse, 8527 E. Government Center Drive, Suttons Bay, MI 49682 at 11:00 AM oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock, on June 15, 2012 Said premises are located in Leelanau County, Michigan and are described as: 7(9; 6- ;/, >,:; 6- ;/, SOUTHEAST 1 / 4 OF SECTION 22, ;6>5 569;/ 9(5., >,:; DESCRIBED MORE FULLY AS -6336>:! *644,5*05. (; ;/, SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 22; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 27 SECONDS >,:; (365. ;/, :6<;/ 305, 6- SAID SECTION 22, 1,336.56 FEET TO THE EAST 1 / 8 LINE (EAST LINE OF :(0+ >,:; 6- :(0+ :,*;065 22; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 26 SECONDS EAST, ALONG SAID 1 / 8 LINE, 1,427.20 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 33 :,*65+: >,:; -,,;" THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 26 SECONDS EAST, PARALLEL TO SAID 1 / 8 LINE, 460.10 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 33 SECONDS EAST, 189.39 FEET TO SAID 1 / 8 LINE; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 22 405<;,: :,*65+: >,:; (365. SAID 1 / 8 LINE, 460.10 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. If the above referenced property is sold at a foreclosure sale under Chapter 600 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, under MCL 600.3278, the borrower will be held responsible to the person who buys the property at the mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgage holder for damaging the property during the redemption period. THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK Mortgagee/Assignee Schneiderman & Sherman, P.C. 23938 Research Drive, Suite 300 Farmington Hills, MI 48335 HMC.001456 FNMA (05-17)(06-07)

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THE LEELANAU ENTERPRISE

Public Notice IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY IN BANKRUPTCY OR HAVE RECEIVED A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY AS TO THIS OBLIGATION, THIS COMMUNICATION IS INTENDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT IN VIOLATION OF THE AUTOMATIC STAY OR THE DISCHARGE INJUNCTION. IN SUCH CASE, PLEASE DISREGARD ANY PART OF THIS COMMUNICATION >/0*/ 0: 05*65:0:;,5; >0;/ ;/, FOREGOING. 6;/,9>0:, -,+,9(3 3(> REQUIRES US TO ADVISE YOU THAT COMMUNICATION FROM OUR OFFICE COULD BE INTERPRETED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND THAT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT 7<976:, 0- @6< (9, 56> 65 ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY OR HAVE BEEN IN THE PRIOR NINE MONTHS, PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AS YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO THE BENEFITS OF THE SERVICEMEMBERSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; CIVIL RELIEF ACT. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Brian S. Hearing and Gail L. Hearing, husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for North American Savings Bank, F.S.B., its successors or assigns, Mortgagee, dated August 12, 2005 and recorded August 23, 2005 in Liber 867, Page 878, Leelanau County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-4, Asset-Backed *LY[PĂ&#x201E;JH[LZ :LYPLZ I` HZZPNUment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Four Hundred Fifteen Thousand Eighty-Four and 58/100 Dollars ($415,084.58) including interest at 6.975% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Leelanau County Circuit Courthouse in Suttons Bay, Michigan in Leelanau County, Michigan at 11:00 a.m. on JUNE 1, 2012. Said premises are located in the Township of Bingham, Leelanau County, Michigan, and are described as: Part of Government Lot 4, Section ;V^U 5VY[O 9HUNL >LZ[ Bingham Township, Leelanau County, Michigan, described more fully as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Government Lot 4; thence North 89 degrees 56 minutes 00 ZLJVUKZ ,HZ[ HSVUN [OL ,HZ[ >LZ[ line of said Section 24, 386.78 feet (also recorded as East, 386.80 feet and 387.00 feet); thence South 44 degrees 31 minutes 31 seconds East, 332.81 feet (also recorded as South 44 degrees 35 minutes 00 seconds East, 333.00 feet) for the Point of Beginning; thence continuing South 44 degrees 31 minutes 31 seconds East, 49.97 feet (also recorded as South 44 degrees 35 minutes 00 seconds East, 50.00 feet); thence South 46 degrees 00 minutes 52 ZLJVUKZ >LZ[ MLL[ HSZV YLJVYKed as South 46 degrees 06 minutes 00 ZLJVUKZ >LZ[ MLL[ TVYL VY SLZZ [V the shore of Lake Leelanau; thence North 43 degrees 51 minutes 00 secVUKZ >LZ[ HSVUN ZHPK ZOVYL MLL[ (also recorded as North 44 degrees 35 TPU\[LZ ZLJVUKZ >LZ[ MLL[ " thence North 46 degrees 01 minutes 06 ZLJVUKZ >LZ[ MLL[ HSZV YLJVYKed as North 46 degrees 06 minutes 00 seconds East, 300 feet more or less and 282.72 feet) to the Point of Beginning. Including all land lying between the sidelines of the above described parcel as extended Southwesterly to the waterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edge of Lake Leelanau, with full riparian rights incident thereto. Together with the right of ingress and egress as more fully disclosed in a >HYYHU[` +LLK YLJVYKLK PU 3PILY pages 451 and 452, Leelanau County records. Subject to a non-exclusive easement for ingress and egress over and across H Ă&#x201E;M[LLU MVV[ ^PKL Z[YPW VM SHUK ZP[\H[LK in Government Lot 4, Section 24, Town 5VY[O 9HUNL >LZ[ )PUNOHT Township, Leelanau County, Michigan, the centerline of said strip described more fully as follows: Commencing at the Northwest Corner of said Government Lot 4; thence North 89 degrees 58 minutes 00 seconds East, HSVUN [OL ,HZ[ >LZ[ SPUL VM ZHPK Section 24, 386.78 feet (also recorded as East, 386.80 feet and 387.00 feet); thence South 44 degrees 31 minutes 31 seconds East (also recorded as South 44 degrees 35 minutes 00 seconds

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East), 361.78 feet for the Point of Beginning of said centerline; thence South 37 degrees 15 minutes 33 secVUKZ >LZ[ MLL[" [OLUJL :V\[O degrees 37 minutes 11 seconds East, 16.18 feet to the Southeasterly line of the above described parcel for the Point of Ending of said centerline. The sidelines of the above 15.00 foot wide strip extend form South Park Road to the Southeasterly line of the above described parcel. Subject to and together with other easements, restrictions and reservations of record, if any. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA Â§600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest. If the property is sold at foreclosure sale, pursuant to MCL 600.3278, the borrower will be held responsible to the person who buys the property at the mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgage holder for damage to the property during the redemption period. If you are a tenant in the property, WSLHZL JVU[HJ[ V\Y VMĂ&#x201E;JL HZ `V\ TH` have certain rights. Dated: May 3, 2012 Orlans Associates, P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy, MI 48007-5041 File No. 209.7805 (05-03)(05-24)

Thursday, May 24, 2012

ORDINANCE NO. 1-2012 Civil Infractions May 15, 2012 AN ORDINANCE to establish the authority and procedures for the issuance of municipal civil infraction notices and citations; to establish a municipal ordinance violations bureau; and to provide generally for penalties and sanctions for municipal civil infraction violations. .3,5 (9)69 ;6>5:/07 /,9,)@ ORDAINS: :LJ[PVU +LĂ&#x201E;UP[PVUZ As used in this Ordinance: Â¸(\[OVYPaLK SVJHS VMĂ&#x201E;JPHSÂš TLHUZ H member of the County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s department or any personnel of the Township authorized by this or any other ordinance of the Township to issue municipal civil infraction citations or municipal civil infraction violation notices. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bureauâ&#x20AC;? means the Township of Glen Arbor Municipal Ordinance Violations Bureau as established by this ordinance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Municipal Civil Infractionâ&#x20AC;? means an act or omission that is prohibited by this or any other ordinance of the Township, but which is not a crime under this or such other ordinance, and for which civil sanctions, including, without limita[PVU Ă&#x201E;ULZ KHTHNLZ L_WLUZLZ HUK costs, may be ordered, as authorized by Chapter 87 of Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961 and Act 3 of the Public Acts of 1895, as amended. A municipal civil infraction is not a lesser included offense of any violation of any other Township Ordinance that is a criminal offense. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Municipal Civil Infraction Actionâ&#x20AC;? means a civil action in which the defendant is alleged to be responsible for a municipal civil infraction. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Municipal Civil Infraction Citationâ&#x20AC;? means a written complaint or notice WYLWHYLK I` HU H\[OVYPaLK SVJHS VMĂ&#x201E;JPHS directing a person to appear in court regarding the occurrence or existence of a municipal civil infraction violation by the person cited. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Municipal Civil Infraction Violation Noticeâ&#x20AC;? means a written notice preWHYLK I` HU H\[OVYPaLK SVJHS VMĂ&#x201E;JPHS directing a person to appear at the Township of Glen Arbor Ordinance =PVSH[PVUZ )\YLH\ HUK [V WH` [OL Ă&#x201E;UL and costs, if any, prescribed for the ]PVSH[PVU I` [OL ZJOLK\SL VM JP]PS Ă&#x201E;ULZ adopted by the Township, as authorized under Section 8396 [MCL 600.8396] and 8707(6) [MCL 600.8707(6)] of the Act. Section 2. Municipal Civil Infraction Action; Commencement; Dismissal. A municipal civil infraction action may be commenced upon the issuance I` HU H\[OVYPaLK SVJHS VMĂ&#x201E;JPHS VM H municipal civil infraction citation directing the alleged violator to appear in court; or (2) a municipal civil infraction violation notice directing the alleged violator to appear at the Township of Glen Arbor Municipal Ordinance Violations Bureau. Only the Township Board may dismiss a municipal civil infraction action once it is commenced. Section 3. Municipal Civil Infraction

Citations; Issuance and Service. Municipal civil infraction citations shall be issued and served by an authoYPaLK SVJHS VMĂ&#x201E;JPHS PU HJJVYKHUJL ^P[O the provisions of Chapter 87 of the Revised Judicature Act, Act 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, as amended [MCL 600.8701, et seq]. Section 4. Municipal Ordinance Violations Bureau. Bureau established; Employees. The Township hereby designates the Township Treasurer as the Municipal Ordinance Violations Bureau (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bureauâ&#x20AC;?) as authorized under Section 8396 of the Revised Judicature Act [MCL 600.8396] to accept admissions of responsibility for municipal civil infractions in response to municipal civil infraction violation notices issued and served by H\[OVYPaLK SVJHS VMĂ&#x201E;JPHSZ HUK [V JVSSLJ[ HUK YL[HPU JP]PS Ă&#x201E;ULZ HUK JVZ[Z HZ WYLscribed by this or any other ordinance of the Township. Location. The Bureau shall be locatLK H[ [OL ;VÛZOPW VM .SLU (YIVY 6MĂ&#x201E;JL > >LZ[LYU 9K .SLU (YIVY Michigan 49636. Jurisdiction of Bureau. The Bureau may dispose only of municipal civil infraction violations for ÔPJO H Ă&#x201E;UL OHZ ILLU ZJOLK\SLK HUK for which a municipal civil infraction violation notice (as compared with a citation) has been issued. The fact that H Ă&#x201E;UL OHZ ILLU ZJOLK\SLK MVY H WHY[PJ\lar violation shall not entitle any person to dispose of the violation at the Bureau. Nothing in this ordinance shall prevent or restrict the Township from issuing a municipal civil infraction citation for any violation or from prosecuting any violation in a court of competent jurisdiction. The Bureau may only accept admissions of responsibility for municipal civil PUMYHJ[PVUZ HUK JVSSLJ[ HUK YL[HPU Ă&#x201E;ULZ and costs as a result of those admissions. The Bureau shall not accept WH`TLU[ VM H Ă&#x201E;UL MYVT HU` WLYZVU ÔV denies having committed the offense or who admits responsibility only with explanation, and in no event shall the Bureau determine, or attempt to determine, the truth or falsity of any fact or matter relating to an alleged violation. Municipal Civil Infraction Violation Notices. Municipal civil infraction violation notices shall be issued and served I` HU H\[OVYPaLK SVJHS VMĂ&#x201E;JPHS \UKLY [OL same circumstances and upon the same persons as provided for citations as provided in this ordinance and in Chapter 87 of the Revised Judicature Act. Appearance; Payment of Fines and Costs. An alleged violator receiving a municipal civil infraction violation notice shall appear at the Bureau and pay the ZWLJPĂ&#x201E;LK Ă&#x201E;UL HUK JVZ[Z H[ VY I` [OL [PTL ZWLJPĂ&#x201E;LK MVY HWWLHYHUJL PU [OL municipal civil infraction violation notice. An appearance may be made by mail, in person, or by representation. 7YVJLK\YL >OLYL (KTPZZPVU VM Responsibility not Made or Fine not 7HPK 0M HU H\[OVYPaLK SVJHS VMĂ&#x201E;JPHS issues and serves a municipal ordinance violation notice and if an admission of responsibility is not made and [OL JP]PS Ă&#x201E;UL HUK JVZ[Z PM HU` WYLZJYPILK I` [OL ZJOLK\SL VM Ă&#x201E;ULZ MVY [OL violation are not paid at the Bureau, or if the Bureau can not accept an admission of responsibility , or can not collect [OL Ă&#x201E;UL HZ WYV]PKLK PU :\IZLJ[PVU * above, a municipal civil infraction cita[PVU TH` IL Ă&#x201E;SLK ^P[O KPZ[YPJ[ JV\Y[ HUK a copy of the citation may be served by Ă&#x201E;YZ[ JSHZZ THPS \WVU [OL HSSLNLK ]PVSH[VY at the alleged violatorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last known address. Section 5. Penalties and Sanctions. Unless provided otherwise in a speJPĂ&#x201E;J VYKPUHUJL HUK L_JLW[ HZ WYV]PKLK PU :\IZLJ[PVU ) ILSV^ MVY Ă&#x201E;ULZ MVY municipal civil infraction violation notices paid at the Bureau, the sanction for a violation which is a municipal civil PUMYHJ[PVU ZOHSS IL H JP]PS Ă&#x201E;UL PU [OL amount as provided below, plus any costs, damages, expenses and other sanctions, as authorized under Chapter 87 of the Revised Judicature Act, Act 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, as amended [MCL 600.8701, et seq], and other applicable laws. <USLZZ V[OLY^PZL ZWLJPĂ&#x201E;JHSS` WYV]PKed for a particular municipal civil infraction violation by any other Township VYKPUHUJL [OL JP]PS Ă&#x201E;UL MVY H ]PVSH[PVU shall be not less than $100.00, plus costs and other sanctions, for each infraction 0UJYLHZLK JP]PS Ă&#x201E;ULZ TH` IL PTWVZLK for repeated violations by a person of any requirement or provision of this or any other Township ordinance. As used in this section, A repeat offense means a second (or any subsequent) municipal infraction violation of the same requirement or provision (i) committed by a person within any twelve-month period \USLZZ ZVTL V[OLY WLYPVK PZ ZWLJPĂ&#x201E;JHSS` provided by this or any other Township ordinance) and (ii) for which the person

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admits responsibility or is determined to be responsible. Unless otherwise ZWLJPĂ&#x201E;JHSS` WYV]PKLK I` [OPZ VY HU` other Township ordinance for a particular municipal civil infraction violation, [OL PUJYLHZLK Ă&#x201E;UL MVY H YLWLH[ VMMLUZL shall be as follows: ;OL Ă&#x201E;UL MVY HU` VMMLUZL ÔPJO PZ H repeat offense shall be no less than $200.00, plus costs. ;OL Ă&#x201E;UL MVY HU` VMMLUZL ÔPJO PZ H second repeat offense or any subsequent repeat offense shall be no less than $300.00, plus costs. :JOLK\SL VM JP]PS Ă&#x201E;ULZ MVY T\UPJPWHS civil infraction violation notices payable at the Bureau. >OLYL H T\UPJPWHS JP]PS PUMYHJ[PVU violation notice is issued, unless other^PZL ZWLJPĂ&#x201E;JHSS` WYV]PKLK MVY H WHY[PJ\lar municipal civil infraction violation by any other Township ordinance, the civil Ă&#x201E;UL PUJS\KPUN JVZ[Z MVY [OL ]PVSH[PVU payable at the Bureau shall be $50.00. >OLYL H T\UPJPWHS JP]PS PUMYHJ[PVU violation notice is issued for the second violation of the same ordinance, unless V[OLY^PZL ZWLJPĂ&#x201E;JHSS` WYV]PKLK MVY H particular municipal civil infraction violation by any other Township ordinance, [OL JP]PS Ă&#x201E;UL PUJS\KPUN JVZ[Z MVY [OL violation payable at the Bureau shall be $150.00. >OLYL H T\UPJPWHS JP]PS PUMYHJ[PVU violation notice is issued for the third or subsequent violation of the same ordiUHUJL \USLZZ V[OLY^PZL ZWLJPĂ&#x201E;JHSS` provided for a particular municipal civil infraction violation by any other ;VÛZOPW VYKPUHUJL [OL JP]PS Ă&#x201E;UL (including costs) for the violation payable at the Bureau shall be $250.00. A â&#x20AC;&#x153;violationâ&#x20AC;? includes any act which is prohibited or made or declared to be unlawful or an offense by this or any other Township ordinance; and any omission or failure to act where the act is required by this or any other Township ordinance. Each day on which any violation of this or any other Township ordinance continues constitutes a separate offense and shall be subject to penalties or sanctions as a separate offense. In addition to any remedies available at law, the Township may bring an action for an injunction or other process against a person to restrain, prevent or abate any violation of this or any other Township ordinance. Section 6. Prior Ordinances. All prior ordinances, or parts thereof, PU JVUĂ&#x2026;PJ[ ^P[O [OL [LYTZ VM [OPZ VYKPnance are deemed rescinded. Section 7. Severability. Each provision of this ordinance is declared to be separable and severable, and a judicial determination that any such provision is invalid or unenforceable, shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other article, section, subsection or provision hereof. Section 8. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective upon publication in accordance with law. At a regular meeting of the Township Board for the Township of Glen Arbor held on the 15th day of May, 2012 Quick moved for adoption of the foregoing ordinance and Thompson supported the motion. Voting for: Thompson, Kelly, Gretzema, Quick and Soderholm. Voting against: None The Township Supervisor declared the ordinance adopted. John Soderholm Township Supervisor CERTIFICATION The foregoing is a true copy of Ordinance No. 1-2012 which was enacted by the Township Board of Trustees for the Township of Glen Arbor at a regular meeting held on May 15, 2012. Bonnie Quick Township Clerk

Public Notice TO ALL CREDITORS: The Grantor, Eleanor Marie Chilson, who lived at 8863 E. Angus Road, Traverse City Michigan, died on May 15, 2011. There is no personal representative of the Grantorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s estate to whom Letters of Authority have been issued. *YLKP[VYZ VM [OL KLJLKLU[ HYL UV[PĂ&#x201E;LK that all claims against The Howard L. Chilson and Eleanor M. Chilson InterVivos Trust dated January 23, 2003, will be forever banned unless presented to Ann Marie Bridson, Trustee, within four (4) months after the date of publication at 5574 Gray Road, Traverse City, MI 49684. Notice is further given that the Trust will thereafter be assigned and distributed to the persons entitled to it. Dated: May 10, 2012 Michael J. Swogger (P42905) Swogger & Bruce Law Firm, PC 10691 E. Carter Rd., Suite 103 Traverse City, MI 49684 (231) 947-6800 Ann Marie Bridson, Trustee 5574 Gray Road Traverse City, MI 49684

Suttons Bay Village Council Notice to the Public Synopsis of Suttons Bay Village Council Regular Meeting of April 16, 2012 Regular Meeting Called to Order 5:30 p.m. Quorum present. Present: President Mawby, Trustees: Bumgardner, Johnson, Munro, Bahle, and Hylwa. Absent: Herman. The Village Council discussed the school property proposal and tabled action until April 23, 2012. The Village council appointed Randy Uâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Ren to the Village Planning Commission. Council authorized the Village Manager to enter PU[V JVU[YHJ[ ^P[O [OL SV^LZ[ X\HSPĂ&#x201E;LK bidderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pursuant to the engineering Ă&#x201E;YTZ YLJVTTLUKH[PVUZ MVY IV[O [OL [O Street Project and the Concord Street Project. Committee and staff reports were presented and approval was received for payment of bills. A special Meeting will take place on April 23, 2012. The next regular meeting will take place on May 21, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. The Meeting Adjourned at 7:17 p.m. A full copy of the minutes can be found on the Village website at www. leelanau.cc/suttonsbayvill.asp or a copy can be reviewed at the Village Hall. Dorothy Petroskey Village Clerk

Public Notice Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. (5@ 05-694(;065 >, 6);(05 >033 BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT ;/, 5<4),9 ),36> 0- @6< (9, 05 ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Terrance P Sheehan, a married man and Darlene A Sheehan, his wife, original mortgagor(s), to Citizens Bank, Mortgagee, dated January 11, 2002, and recorded on January 21, 2002 in Liber 625 on Page HUK TVKPĂ&#x201E;LK I` HNYLLTLU[ KH[LK January 30, 2010, and recorded on February 19, 2010 in Liber 1041 on Page 163, and assigned by mesne assignments to Chase Mortgage Company as assignee as documented by an assignment, in Leelanau county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Sixty Thousand Four Hundred Six and 09/100 Dollars ($260,406.09). Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the place of holding the circuit court within Leelanau County, at 11:00 AM, on June 8, 2012. Said premises are situated in Township of Empire, Leelanau County, Michigan, and are described as: Unit No. 38, Empire Hills, a Condominium project according to the Master Deed thereof as recorded in Liber 514, Pages 418 through 473, inclusive. Together with any and all amendments thereto, Empire Township, Leelanau County, Michigan, and designated as Leelanau County Condominium Plan No. 84. Together with rights in general common elements and limited common elements as set forth in the above Master Deed as described in Act 59 of the Public Acts of 1978, as amended The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. If the property is sold at foreclosure sale under Chapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961, pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be held responsible to the person who buys the property at the mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgage holder for damaging the property during the redemption period. Dated: May 10, 2012 For more information, please call: FC S (248) 593-1304 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200 Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525 File #374214F02 (05-10)(05-31)

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Glen Arbor Township Notice to the Public ORDINANCE NO. 2-2012 Parking Ordinance May 15, 2012 AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE PARKING OF MOTOR VEHICLES ON PUBLIC ROADS AND IN PUBLIC 73(*,: 05 .3,5 (9)69 ;6>5:/07" AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF. .3,5 (9)69 ;6>5:/07 /,9,)@ ORDAINS: :LJ[PVU +LĂ&#x201E;UP[PVUZ 6MĂ&#x201E;JPHS ZPNU! H [YHMĂ&#x201E;J WHYRPUN KPYLJtive device authorized by resolution of the Glen Arbor Township Board of Trustees. Vehicle: every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except devices exclusively moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. Section 2. Prohibited Parking A vehicle shall not be parked, except PM ULJLZZHY` [V H]VPK JVUĂ&#x2026;PJ[ ^P[O V[OLY [YHMĂ&#x201E;J VY PU JVTWSPHUJL ^P[O [OL SH^ VY the directions of a law enforcement VMĂ&#x201E;JLY VY H Ă&#x201E;YL VMĂ&#x201E;JLY H[ H Ă&#x201E;YL ZJLUL VY H [YHMĂ&#x201E;J JVU[YVS KL]PJL PU HU` VM [OL following places or at the designated times:: (a) On a sidewalk. (b) In front of a public or private driveway. J >P[OPU HU PU[LYZLJ[PVU K >P[OPU MLL[ VM H Ă&#x201E;YL O`KYHU[ (e) On a crosswalk. M >P[OPU MLL[ VM [OL HWWYVHJO [V H Ă&#x2026;HZOPUN ILHJVU Z[VW ZPNU VY [YHMĂ&#x201E;J control signal located at the side of a highway. N >P[OPU MLL[ VM [OL KYP]L^H` LU[YHUJL [V H Ă&#x201E;YL Z[H[PVU HUK VU [OL side of a street opposite the entrance to H Ă&#x201E;YL Z[H[PVU ^P[OPU MLL[ VM [OL LU[YHUJL PM WYVWLYS` THYRLK I` HU VMĂ&#x201E;cial sign. (h) On the roadway side of a vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street. (i) Upon a bridge.. Q ([ H WSHJL ^OLYL HU VMĂ&#x201E;JPHS ZPNU prohibits stopping or parking. (k) In a place or in a manner that blocks immediate egress from an emergency exit conspicuously marked as an emergency exit of a building. (l) In a parking space clearly identiĂ&#x201E;LK I` HU VMĂ&#x201E;JPHS ZPNU HZ ILPUN YLZLY]LK for use by disabled persons that is on public property or private property available for public use, unless the individual is a disabled person as described in section 19a or unless the individual is WHYRPUN [OL ]LOPJSL MVY [OL ILULĂ&#x201E;[ VM H disabled person. In order for the vehicle to be parked in the parking space the vehicle shall display 1 of the following: ( JLY[PĂ&#x201E;JH[L VM PKLU[PĂ&#x201E;JH[PVU VY windshield placard issued under section 675 of the Michigan Motor Vehicle Code to a disabled person. (2) A special registration plate issued under section 803d of the Michigan Motor Vehicle Code to a disabled person. ( ZPTPSHY JLY[PĂ&#x201E;JH[L VM PKLU[PĂ&#x201E;JHtion or windshield placard issued by another state to a disabled person. (4) A similar special registration plate issued by another state to a disabled person. (5) A special registration plate to which a tab for persons with disabilities is attached issued under this act. T 0U H JSLHYS` PKLU[PĂ&#x201E;LK HJJLZZ HPZSL or access lane immediately adjacent to a space designated for parking by persons with disabilities. (n) On a street or other area open to the parking of vehicles that results in the vehicle interfering with the use of a curb-cut or ramp by persons with disabilities. V >P[OPU MLL[ VM H Ă&#x201E;YL H[ ^OPJO Ă&#x201E;YL HWWHYH[\Z PZ PU H[[LUKHUJL PM [OL ZJLUL VM [OL Ă&#x201E;YL PZ V\[ZPKL H JP[` VY ]PSSHNL /V^L]LY ]VS\U[LLY Ă&#x201E;YL Ă&#x201E;NO[LYZ YLZWVUKPUN [V [OL Ă&#x201E;YL TH` WHYR ^P[OPU MLL[ VM [OL Ă&#x201E;YL PU H THUULY UV[ [V PU[LYMLYL ^P[O Ă&#x201E;YL HWWHYH[\Z H[ [OL scene. A vehicle parked legally previous [V [OL Ă&#x201E;YL PZ L_LTW[ MYVT [OPZ Z\IKP]Psion. W 0U ]PVSH[PVU VM HU VMĂ&#x201E;JPHS ZPNU restricting the period of time for or manner of parking. (q) In a space controlled or regulated by a meter on a public highway or in a publicly owned parking area or structure, if the allowable time for parking indicated on the meter has expired, unless the vehicle properly displays 1 or more of the items listed in section 675(8). (r) On a street or highway in such a way as to obstruct the delivery of mail to a rural mailbox by a carrier of the United States postal service. (s) In a place or in a manner that blocks the use of an alley. (t) In a place or in a manner that

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blocks access to a space clearly desigUH[LK HZ H Ă&#x201E;YL SHUL (u) In a place or manner contrary to diagonal markings for diagonal parking spaces. (v) In a place or manner contrary to parallel parking markings for parallel parking spaces. (w) Overnight in any of the following locations: (1) At any public road end terminating at a lake, river, or other body of water. (2) In the parking lot at the Township Hall Section 3. Authorized Enforcement 6MĂ&#x201E;JPHSZ Deputies of the Leelanau County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department and any other [V^UZOPW VMĂ&#x201E;JPHS ZV KLZPNUH[LK I` VYKPnance by the township are authorized to enforce this ordinance and issue any violation notices or citations, or take any other enforcement actions authorized by the Glen Arbor Township Municipal Civil Infraction Ordinance. Section 4. Penalties/Sanctions. Any person who violates this Ordinance shall be responsible for a municipal civil infraction and shall be subject to the penalties and sanctions provided for in the Glen Arbor Township Municipal Civil Infraction Ordinance. Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after publication in accordance with law. Adoption of the foregoing ordinance was moved by Thompson and supported by Kelly. Voting for: Thompson, Kelly, Gretzema, Quick and Soderholm. Voting against: None The ordinance was declared adopted. John Soderholm Township Supervisor CERTIFICATION The above is a true copy of Ordinance No. 2-2012 which was duly adopted by the Glen Arbor Township Board of Trustees at a regularly scheduled meeting held on May 15, 2012. Bonnie Quick Township Clerk

Solon Township Notice to the Public The Solon Township Board met at 7:00 P.M. on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at the Cedar Fire Department meeting room, Cedar, MI 49621. At this regularly scheduled meeting the board members approved to form a Citizens Group (maximum of seven) to work with the Planning Commission on the YL^YP[L VM [OL >PUK ,ULYN` 6YKPUHUJL If you are a resident of Solon Township and are interested in working on the >PUK ,ULYN` 6YKPUHUJL WSLHZL ZLUK a letter of interest to the STB, P.O. Box 253, Cedar, MI 49621. Letters of interest will be received until 5:00 P.M. Thursday, July 12, 2012. If you have any questions please call 231228-7578. Shirley I. Mikowski/Clerk

Solon Township Board Notice to the Public SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES SYNOPSIS FOR 05/10/2012 Supervisor Lautner opened the meeting at 7:00 PM. with the Pledge of Allegiance. All Board members were present. There were many guests in attendance. The following actions were taken by the Board: Approved the agenda with two additions Approved the regular meeting minutes from 04/12/2012 as written Approved to close the regular meeting and open the Public Hearing on the KYHM[ >PUK ,ULYN` 6YKPUHUJL H[ ! P.M. Approved to close the Public Hearing and resume the regular meeting at 8:28 P.M. (WWYV]LK [V ZLUK [OL KYHM[ >PUK Energy Ordinance back to the Planning Commission for revisions Approved to form a Citizens Committee (with a maximum of seven) to work with the Planning Commission on rewriting the KYHM[ >PUK ,ULYN` 6YKPUHUJL Approved the Township and Fire Department Treasurerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s report and payment of vouchers Approved the reduction amount of .5721 to process and print the 2012 summer and winter tax bills Approved to have the Leelanau County Road Commission remove all the downed trees at Joe Vlack Park for $500.00 Meeting adjourned at 10:03 P.M. A full transcript may be obtained by calling 231-228-7578 or writing STB, PO Box 253, Cedar, MI 49621. Shirley I. Mikowski/ Clerk

Public Notice SCHNEIDERMAN & SHERMAN, P.C., IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A +,); (5@ 05-694(;065 >, 6);(05 >033 ), <:,+ -69 ;/(; 7<976:, PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by RODOLFO ROMAN, JR. and SILA ROMAN, /<:)(5+ (5+ >0-, [V 4VY[NHNL Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (â&#x20AC;&#x153;MERSâ&#x20AC;?), solely as nominee for lender and lenderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s successors and assigns, Mortgagee, dated June 23, 2005, and recorded on June 24, 2005, in Liber 859, on Page 427, and assigned by said mortgagee to THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK, as assigned, Leelanau County Records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifty-Four Thousand Three Hundred Sixty Dollars and Ninety-Three Cents ($154,360.93), including interest at 6.000% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Leelanau County Courthouse, 8527 E. Government Center Drive, Suttons Bay, MI 49682 at 11:00 AM oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock, on June 15, 2012 Said premises are located in Leelanau County, Michigan and are described as: A PARCEL OF LAND ON THE 569;/>,:; 6- :,*;065 ;6>5 569;/ 9(5., >,:; MORE FULLY DESCRIBED AS: *644,5*05. (; ;/, >,:; CORNER OF SAID SECTION; THENCE (365. ;/, ,(:; >,:; 305, SOUTH 89 DEGREES 45 MINUTES 20 SECONDS EAST, 1331.60 FEET TO ;/, >,:; 305," ;/,5*, CONTINUING ALONG SAID 1 / 4 LINE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 45 MINUTES 20 SECONDS EAST, 200.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 05 SECONDS EAST, 860.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING NORTH 00 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 05 SECONDS EAST, 447.92 FEET TO THE *,5;,9305, 6- :;(;, /0./>(@ M-204 AS CONSTRUCTED; THENCE ALONG SAID CENTERLINE AND A CURVE TO THE RIGHT, 411.79 FEET, SAID CURVE HAVING A RECORDED RADIUS OF 2546.48 FEET AND A CHORD BEARING AND DISTANCE OF SOUTH 46 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 50 SECONDS EAST, 411.32 FEET; THENCE LEAVING SAID CENTERLINE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 05 :,*65+: >,:; -,,;" THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 45 405<;,: :,*65+: >,:; FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. If the above referenced property is sold at a foreclosure sale under Chapter 600 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, under MCL 600.3278, the borrower will be held responsible to the person who buys the property at the mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgage holder for damaging the property during the redemption period. THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK Mortgagee/Assignee Schneiderman & Sherman, P.C. 23938 Research Drive, Suite 300 Farmington Hills, MI 48335 HMC.001430 FNMA (05-17)(06-07)

Public Notice -69,*36:<9, 56;0*, ;OPZ Ă&#x201E;YT PZ a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for this purpose. If you are in the 4PSP[HY` WSLHZL JVU[HJ[ V\Y VMĂ&#x201E;JL H[ [OL number listed below. MORTGAGE SALE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made I`! 2H[OSLLU 3 :HUVY ( :PUNSL >VTHU to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc., its successors and assigns, Mortgagee, dated April 13, 2006 and recorded April 17, 2006 in Liber 897 Page 613 Leelanau County Records, Michigan Said mortgage was assigned to: CitiMortgage, Inc., by assignment dated February 28, 2012 and recorded March 12, 2012 in Liber 1115, Page 841, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seventy Thousand Six Hundred Fifteen Dollars and Sixteen Cents ($170,615.16) including interest 2.75% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of

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THE LEELANAU ENTERPRISE the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, Circuit Court of Leelanau County at 11:00AM on June 8, 2012 Said premises are situated in Township of Leelanau, Leelanau County, Michigan, and are described as: That part of the Southeast one-quarter of Section 4, ;V^U 5VY[O 9HUNL >LZ[ TVYL fully described as: Commencing at the East one-quarter corner of said Section 4; thence along the East section line, South 00 degrees 15 minutes 26 seconds East, 880.84 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence along said section line South 00 degrees 15 minutes 26 seconds East, 137.60 feet; thence along the centerline of State Highway M-22, South 44 degrees 30 minutes 40 ZLJVUKZ >LZ[ MLL[" [OLUJL along the South one-eighth line, South 89 degrees 45 minutes 48 minutes >LZ[ MLL[" [OLUJL HSVUN ZHPK one-eighth line, South 89 degrees 43 TPU\[LZ ZLJVUKZ >LZ[ MLL[" thence North 01 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East, 442.81 feet; thence North 89 degrees 47 minutes 12 seconds East, 631.83 feet; thence North 89 degrees 47 minutes 57 seconds East, 1328.77 feet to the Point of )LNPUUPUN ;6.,;/,9 >0;/ (5+ SUBJECT TO a non-exclusive easement 50 feet in width from ingress and egress to and from the above described premises and for the installation and maintenance of public and WYP]H[L \[PSP[PLZ [OL >LZ[LYS` SPUL VM which easement is described as: Commencing at the East one-quarter corner of said Section 4, Town 31 5VY[O 9HUNL >LZ[" [OLUJL HSVUN [OL ,HZ[ HUK >LZ[ VUL X\HY[LY SPUL South 89 degrees 55 minutes 50 secVUKZ >LZ[ MLL[ [V [OL 7VPU[ VM )LNPUUPUN VM ZHPK >LZ[LYS` LHZLTLU[ line; thence South 01 degrees 00 min\[LZ ZLJVUKZ >LZ[ MLL[ [V [OL 7VPU[ VM ,UKPUN VM ZHPK >LZ[LYS` easement line. Commonly known as 10750 E Johnson Rd, Leelanau MI 49670 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCL 600.3241 or MCL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale, or upon the expiration of the notice required by MCL 600.3241a(c), whichever is later; or unless MCL 600.3240(17) applies. If the property is sold at foreclosure sale under Chapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961, under MCL 600.3278, the borrower will be held responsible to the person who buys the property at the mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgage holder for damaging the property during the redemption period. Dated: 5/10/2012 CitiMortgage, Inc., Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates, P.C. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Hills, MI 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No: 12-60337 (0510)(05-31)

Leelanau Township Notice to the Public The Leelanau Township Planning Commission will conduct a Public Hearing on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. at the Leelanau Township Hall, 119 E. Nagonaba Street, Northport, MI 49670 to consider the following: Proposed Amendment to the Leelanau Township Zoning Ordinance VM (Y[PJSLZ +LĂ&#x201E;UP[PVUZ (Y[PJSL Âś Land Use Districts, Article 5 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Residential Districts, and Article 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Governmental District. The proposed amendment would WYV]PKL H UL^ KLĂ&#x201E;UP[PVU VM WSH`ground, clarifies that Leelanau Township governmental functions are exempt from the Ordinance, adds special uses to the R1 zoning district, adds Passive Recreational Facilities as a permitted use in all residential districts, adds Active Recreational Facilities as a special use in certain residential districts, and rewrites Article 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Governmental District. The complete ordinance language may be reviewed at the Leelanau ;V^UZOPW 6MĂ&#x201E;JL , 5HNVUHIH Northport, MI 49670, during normal business hours, or on the township web site at http://www.leelanau.cc/ government424445.asp >YP[[LU JVTTLU[Z TH` IL KPYLJ[LK to the Leelanau Township Planning Commission, P.O. Box 338, Northport, MI 49670, or by email at ltzone@leelanautwp.org and will be received until the time of the hearing. If you are handicapped and require assistance at the hearing please contact Deb VanPelt, Leelanau Township Clerk at (231) 386-5138 ext. 1. Deb Van Pelt Leelanau Township Clerk 24+7

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Leelanau County Notice to the Public The Leelanau County Government Center will be closed on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, 2012. As approved at the Leelanau County Board of Commissioners May 17, 2005, board meeting and as approved in the Leelanau County Personnel Policy Manual and the Teamsterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Local #214 union contract, Memorial Day is a holiday and shall be observed. Tom Van Pelt, Chairman Leelanau County Board of Commissioners

Elmwood Township Notice to the Public NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING for the Annual Adjustment of the East Timberwoods Drive Maintenance Special Assessment District created for the purpose of maintenance, improvements and snow removal within The Charter Township of Elmwood Leelanau County, Michigan ;6! (33 7967,9;@ 6>5,9: >0;/05 ;/, :7,*0(3 (::,::4,5; DISTRICT AND THOSE TO BE ADDED AND/OR DELETED. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Township Board for the Charter Township of Elmwood shall hold a public hearing at the Elmwood Township hall located at 10090 E. Lincoln Road, Traverse City, Michigan on June 11, 2012 at 6:00 P.M. for the purpose of annually adjusting the Special Assessment District for road maintenance, improvements and snow removal on all properties within the above named Special Assessment District, or to add new properties and delete any properties which no longer exist within the Special Assessment District. The Special Assessment is to be allocated among the property owners within the Special Assessment District as amended on an annual basis. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the costs for the road maintenance, improvements and snow removal shall be determined by the East Timberwoods Drive Association having a mailing address and location of 11210 South Cottonwood Drive, Traverse City, Michigan, 49684. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a public hearing shall be held at the Elmwood Township hall located at 10090 E. Lincoln Road, Traverse City, Michigan on June 11, 2012 at approximately 6:00 P.M. for the purpose of reviewing the roll of the above stated Special Assessment District and to provide adjustments, if any, to the roll based upon any new properties added, and the deletion from the roll of any properties which no longer exist within the Township within the past year. At such hearing, the Board will consider any errors to the Special Assessment roll, and ensure that any such errors are corrected along with any other revisions, corrections, amendments, or changes to the Special Assessment District. All interested persons are invited to be present at the aforementioned place described above, and to submit comments concerning any revisions, corrections, amendments, or changes to the Special Assessment District. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Special Assessment District roll TH` IL L_HTPULK H[ [OL VMĂ&#x201E;JL VM [OL Township Clerk from the date of this notice until, and including, the date of the public hearing hereon, and on the township website at leelanau.cc/elmwoodtwp.asp, click on Special Assessment Districts, and may be further examined at the public hearing. Connie Preston, Clerk Charter Township of Elmwood 24-31

Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency Notice to the Public Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency is seeking public comment by June 8th, 2012 on an application for a Housing Preservation Grant through USDA Rural Development, which will be matched with other funds to do home repairs for low-income homeowners in Leelanau County. For a full statement of activities, please mail your request to: Cathy Odom or Leslie Casselman, NMCAA, 3963 Three Mile Rd., Traverse City, MI 49686 or email codom@nmcaa.net or lcasselman@nmcaa.net. NMCAA is an Equal Opportunity Lender.

*The hearing impaired should contact us through the Michigan Relay Center at 1-800-649-3777.

NOTICE OF BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING The Bingham Township Board will hold a public hearing on the proposed township budget for fiscal year 20122013 at the townshipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Annual Meeting on Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 10 am, at the Bingham Township Hall/Office, 7171 S. Center Hwy. A copy of the budget is available for public inspection at the township hall/office location.

The property tax millage rate proposed to be levied to support the proposed budget will be a subject of the hearing.

This notice is posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Act), MCLA 41.72a (2) (3) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Bingham Township Board will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities upon 24 hours notice to the Bingham Township Board. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Bingham Township Board in writing to Bingham Township Clerk at 7171 S. Center Hwy, Traverse City, MI 49684, or by calling the township office at (231) 922-6767. Peggy Core, Bingham Township Clerk

Elmwood Township Notice to the Public NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING for the Annual Adjustment of the S. Blue Ridge Lane, S. Orchard Way, and Old Orchard Rd Special Assessment District created for the purpose of maintenance, improvements and snow removal within The Charter Township of Elmwood Leelanau County, Michigan TO: ALL PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT AND THOSE TO BE ADDED AND/OR DELETED. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Township Board for the Charter Township of Elmwood shall hold a public hearing at the Elmwood Township hall located at 10090 E. Lincoln Road, Traverse City, Michigan on June 11, 2012 at approximately 6:05 P.M. for the purpose of annually adjusting the Special Assessment District for road maintenance, improvements and snow removal on all properties within the above named Special Assessment District, or to add new properties and delete any properties which no longer exist within the Special Assessment District. The Special Assessment is to be allocated among the property owners within the Special Assessment District as amended on an annual basis. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the costs for the road maintenance, improvements and snow removal shall be determined by the South Blue Ridge Lane, South Orchard Way, and Old Orchard Road Association having a mailing address and location of 7915 East Old Orchard Road, Traverse City, Michigan, 49684. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a public hearing shall be held at the Elmwood Township hall located at 10090 E. Lincoln Road, Traverse City, Michigan on June 11, 2012 at approximately 6:05 P.M. for the purpose of reviewing the roll of the above stated Special Assessment District and to provide adjustments, if any, to the roll based upon any new properties added, and the deletion from the roll of any properties which no longer exist within the Township within the past year. At such hearing, the Board will consider any errors to the Special Assessment roll, and ensure that any such errors are corrected along with any other revisions, corrections, amendments, or changes to the Special Assessment District. All interested persons are invited to be present at the aforementioned place described above, and to submit comments concerning any revisions, corrections, amendments, or changes to the Special Assessment District. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Special Assessment District roll may be examined at the office of the Township Clerk from the date of this notice until, and including, the date of the public hearing hereon, and on the township website at leelanau.cc/elmwoodtwp.asp, click on Special Assessment Districts and may be further examined at the public hearing Connie Preston, Clerk Charter Township of Elmwood 24-31

Charter Township of Elmwood Notice to the Public A regular meeting of the Board of the Charter Township of Elmwood was held on May 14, 2012. The complete minutes may be viewed online at leelanau. cc/elmwoodtwp.asp or at the township office during normal business hours. The meetings may be viewed on Govt. channel 99, digital channel 994, or on your computer at www.upnorthmedia. org. For the television broadcast schedule go to www.upnorthmedia.org and click on Govt. Access TV.

Bingham Township Notice to the Public NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING The Bingham Township Board will convene the Townshipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Annual Meeting on Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 10am. This notice is posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Act), MCLA 41.72a (2) (3) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Bingham Township Board will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities upon 24 hours notice to the Bingham Township Board. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Bingham Township Board in writing to Bingham Township Clerk at 7171 S. Center Hwy, Traverse City, MI 49684, or by calling the township office at (231) 922-6767. Peggy Core, Bingham Township Clerk

Leland Township Notice to the Public Board Meeting May 7, 2012â&#x20AC;&#x201D;7:30 p.m. Leland Township Library Munnecke Room, 203 E. Cedar St., Leland The meeting was called to order by Supervisor Harry Larkin, with Clerk Jane Keen, Treasurer Shirley Garthe and Trustees Susan Och and Steve Plamondon and approximately 18 guests present. The agenda was approved. Minutes were approved for meetings on March 12, March 19, March 21, March 24, March 28 and April 20. The Treasurerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Report was approved. The following board actions were taken: â&#x20AC;˘ Appointed Michael Ball to a oneyear term as ex-officio Fire and Rescue Department representative to the Fire Board. â&#x20AC;˘ Accepted donation of a dock for the Horn Road access to Lake Leelanau. â&#x20AC;˘ Approved a resolution to extend Leland Townshipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lease of the Old Art Building for 10 years. â&#x20AC;˘ Approved a budget for the Library Grants Fund. â&#x20AC;˘ Adopted the Leland Township Zoning Ordinance. â&#x20AC;˘ Approved purchase of a lawn mower for the sewage treatment plant and a corresponding budget adjustment. â&#x20AC;˘ Approved a monthly contract with OMI. â&#x20AC;˘ Adopted an MDOT Performance Resolution for Governmental Agencies. â&#x20AC;˘ Approved a temporary vending permit for farm markets in Lake Leelanau and Leland. â&#x20AC;˘ Approved a street closing for the Walleye Festival parade. â&#x20AC;˘ Approved placement of a banner across M204 for the St. Mary Chicken Dinner. â&#x20AC;˘ Approved the closing of Cedar Street from M22 to First for the Artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market on July 14. â&#x20AC;˘ Authorized use of Bartholomew Park for Barbecruise on August 3. â&#x20AC;˘ Approved bills and accounts. Board comment and public comment were heard. The meeting was adjourned at 9:54 p.m. Minutes are on file at the Leland Township Office, 112 W. Philip St., Lake Leelanau, and on the township Web site at www.leelanau.cc/ lelandtwp.asp. Jane M. Keen, Leland Township Clerk

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Memorial Day Weekend traditionally ushers in the beginning of summer activities, and this year is no exception in Leelanau Township. On Saturday, the Cars in the Park antique car show will return to Haserot Park in Northport from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. At 11 a.m. on Saturday, the Blessing of the Pets will take place at the pavilion at the marina. Call 386-7234 for more details. Also on Saturday, the Northport Area Heritage Association (NAHA) will have the grand opening of its new location across from the Post OfďŹ ce. The building will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with the ribbon cutting at 10 a.m. There will be live music, refreshments, and tours of the building. The annual Memorial Day Service will be at the Township Cemetery in Northport on Memorial Day, beginning at 10:30 a.m. The services will include the Northport Community Band and Village Voices. This time of year also sees more people returning to the area. Ron, Lynn and Kristin Sutton are up for the summer from Pickney. Marcia Biskupski has returned from Chicago, and Kim and Linda Kemper are here from Barrington, Ill. Frieda Putnam and Helen Putnam Bradley returned from San Antonio just in time for the 90 degree days last week, so it felt like they hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t left Texas. Bill and Heidi Biedermanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son, Bill and his wife Amber and their daughters Kate and Abby were in Omena this past week from Illinois. Bill and Heidi arrive this week for the summer. After getting out of Indiana University for the summer, Joan and Dale Blountâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s granddaughter, Lauren Makarauskas,

Empire packed for veggie fest By BILL THOMPSON Phone 334-4486 Fax 334-3546 email: BThomp9264@aol.com * * *

The vegetable fest (asparagus) was a success. The Empire Lions Club parked about 400 cars and the tent was crowded all the time. I am told that the kazoo band, although good, could use a little practice before the next march wherever it is. I think almost everyone that left the tent had somewhat of a green shaded complexion. The Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail is not quite ďŹ nished as yet, they are going to put up some signage and strategically place some benches along the trail. We jumped the gun and rode the trail, it is really great. The scenery is beautiful and it is so well done, we can all be proud of this addition to our area. The Empire Heritage Group will put on programs at the Empire Town Hall for the next three Fridays beginning at 7 p.m. The programs will be extremely interesting and the kicker is free popcorn. The ďŹ sh are biting and the Glen Arbor ramp is open. For all the ďŹ sher people out there, remember to either get a season pass if you are going to use the ramp often or donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget to pay when using the ramp. This year you will be on camera. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be a scoďŹ&#x201A;aw, pay to use the ramp provided for your convenience. The Glen Arbor Farmers Market will open for the ďŹ rst time on Tuesday, June 19 at the Glen Arbor Township Hall parking lot. A reminder, Glen Arbor Garden Memorial Bricks are available through August. Order forms are available at the Glen Arbor Township Hall. Any questions, call Terry Gretzema or Dotti Thompson at 334-3539. OK, I missed again. It was Chris Nieswongerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s birthday on April 25th. Hope you had a good day way back then. Happy Birthday wishes to Bonnie Quick and Dick Daniel. This is the calm before the storm, get ready. Go Sox.

spent several days with them before ďŹ&#x201A;ying off to Ecuador for three weeks with a college friend. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll return in June to work at the Northport Marina for her fourth summer. Her brother, Jeff, will be staying on campus at MSU this summer for an internship with the Big Ten Network. Northport School is busy with many end of year activities. The Middle School Talent Show is this evening, Thursday at 7 p.m. in the NCAC, and graduation is June 1 at 7 p.m. in the small gym. Last Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Senior Project presentations were outstanding. The Senior Projects involve doing research, writing a paper, producing a product, and giving a public presentation. Omena resident Austin Millerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s project was in the ďŹ eld of astronomy and was about black holes. His product was to prepare a lesson plan and teach a class on black holes to both the third and fourth graders at Northport. His goal was to get them interested in astronomy, and science in general, at an early age. Other seniors and their projects were Alex Firestone who created a website to provide information and support for teens with Cystic Fibrosis; Megan Henderson researched the impact of media stereotypes on young womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s self esteem and created a website with information on that; Forrest Rogers presented career and training alternatives to traditional four-year colleges; Chelsie Wack planned and held an exercise day for local youth as part of her â&#x20AC;&#x153;Making Fitness Fun;â&#x20AC;? and Francis Wanageshik explored how using Native American traditions and culture can help students both socially and culturally. He trained two younger students on traditional drumming and singing, and they performed for other students. Congratulations to the students, to their coaches and mentors, and to NPS teachers Kate Stevens, Jennifer Walter, and Josh Vander Muelen, who worked very hard all year as the Senior Project Coordinators. The Northport School Garden Project is looking for volunteers to help maintain the garden over the summer. The Garden Project will give students hands-on experience and will provide some fresh food for the lunch program in the fall. Contact Kirsten.Gerbach@ foodcorps.org or at (551) 427-8630 to volunteer or for more information. The Leelanau Township Community Foundation (LTCF) held a board retreat this past Sunday at Northport Highlands. Pete Christ from the Council of Michigan Foundations

facilitated the afternoon meeting, which focused how the board can be even more effective in understanding and serving the needs of the community. In its 67 year history, the LTCF has played an important role in the townshipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arts, education, health, and parks and recreation. In recent years, they were instrumental in helping to bring the Leelanau Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center to its Northport location, started a fund to help uninsured and under-insured township residents to receive medical services in Northport, hosted a session with the Center for Michigan on education issues facing the State, and have been a convener of local interests to continue to pursue economic development strategies for the township. Omena residents on the board include Board Chair, Eugenie Von Holt, ViceChair Ann Marie Mitchell, Ruth Steele Walker, and Debby Disch. Ralph and Nancy Kalchik were the hosts at the May Omena Potluck. Tuesday, June 11 will be the last potluck of the season. Happy Birthday to Barbara RuďŹ&#x201A;i, Gary Silverman, and Jim Gregory. I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe Memorial Day weekend. Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day, and was ďŹ rst enacted to honor the Union soldiers of the American Civil War. After World War I, it was extended to honor all Americans who have lost their lives ďŹ ghting for our country.

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Looking Back in Leelanau…

BROTHERS LEONARD and Kenny Thoreson on the front porch of the Thoreson Farmhouse, c. 1940.

Getting things done around the Thoreson Farm

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Ole rigged up an old Model T engine in the basement of the granary with a drive belt running through the ceiling to the feed grinder above. However, “Dad almost asphyxiated himself” while working with the engine inside; so they attached skids and began moving it outside for grinding. When it was time to use the silo filler or the firewood buzz saw rig, they harnessed a team of horses to drag the motor around the farm to provide the power. Later, “We had an old Studebaker that we used — it had an old six-cylinder. That would run that feed grinder crazy! ‘Stationary motor,’ they called them. Then after we got the tractor, we got rid of all that.” Leonard bought their first tractor, a Ford 9N, when he came home after completing his Army service. They used its power take-off pulley for all these tasks. Note the ornamental trim, now gone from the house. Most of the original houses around Port Oneida had handsome finishes such as this, commonly produced by neighboring craftsmen such as Martin Basch. Later, such components were available via mail-order

from Montgomery Wards and Sears. During later decades of the 20th Century, many of the old porches were enclosed, decorative details were abandoned, and homes became less stylized. Using photos such as this, the Park Service and its cooperating partner, Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear, are gradually restoring Port Oneida to its historic appearance. As you might imagine, the granddaughters who stayed with neighbor Ellen Miller next door were always glad for a reason to go by the Thoreson place.

war, memories can bring great pain. “Memorial Day?” asked 82-year-old Anthony Ruthkowski of Centerville Township. “There are a lot of things I just don’t want to remember anymore.” 35 YEARS AGO May 26, 1977 VFW Post 7731 at Lake Leelanau will carry on a Memorial Day tradition in Leelanau County this year, conducting ceremonies at several cemeteries and holding a special flagraising ceremony. *** Rainfall in Leelanau County has amounted to less than 1 inch since the melting of the winter snow cover and the forecast through mid-June calls for less-than-normal precipitation. Coupled with a National Weather Service prediction earlier of a second successive dry summer in Michigan, concern is growing over crop production and, in some areas, over receding ground water supplies. *** Six of Leelanau County’s 11 townships have been organized to press a protest against “ever-rising” property taxes, the leader of the resistance campaign, Col. J.B. (Bart) Collings of the Solon-Cedar area said. 60 YEARS AGO May 22, 1952 Only three criminal cases and 13 civil are on the docket for the May term of Circuit Court opening Tuesday at Leland. Most of these are holdovers from previous terms. *** A total of 780 persons visited the Empire Air Force base Saturday afternoon in the special open house program in observance of Armed Forces Day. *** The Northport village council Thursday night approved a new budget of $18,420 submitted by the ways and means committee. The new budget is about $3,000 higher than last year’s but the local tax rate, set at 13 mills, will not need to be raised, village officials said. 115 YEARS AGO May 20, 1897 J. M. Watts will place on Carp Lake about June 1st, a fine electric launch. *** Wm. Hitchcock has traded his residence in this village for Traverse City property. *** Capt. John E. Banta has purchased the residence of Wm Hitchcock’s and will hereafter make Leland his home. *** Northport. It pays to advertise in your paper. The Suttons Bay stage driver found his keg the next day after the Enterprise reached here.

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5 YEARS AGO May 24, 2007 Hopes for the holiday weekend are high despite the rising cost of gas. According to Jamie Jewel-Van Duzen, senior manager of sales for The Homestead Resort near Glen Arbor, while the price of gas may have some impact on how many travelers come to the county, weather plays a bigger role. “The whole gas price situation is unfortunate, but people still want to come. Generally the cost isn’t so great that it will keep people away, but bad weather will.” *** The third time was the charm for the Harleysville Lakes States Insurance building, as Leelanau resident David Mathia led an investment group in the purchase of the county’s largest commercial building. “We are excited to have this gorgeous building available again for commercial tenants,” said Mathia. *** Ownership of the Tendercare Health Center of Leelanau will change hands later this year following acquisition of the entire Tendercare network of nursing homes by a company headquartered in Canada. Tendercare Health Center of Leelanau opened in September 2006 after construction of a new $6.5 million, 42,000-square-foot facility was completed on the corner of Fourth and Elm streets in Suttons Bay. 10 YEARS AGO May 23, 2002 Leelanau County, considered unique among the state’s 83 counties, will truly be in a league of its own pending a public hearing on a proposed ordinance for the purchase of property development rights. The ordinance could become a model for other counties seeking to save farmland. Grant funding could be possible but Leelanau County would still have to come up with a match of 25 to 30 percent of the cost to prevent landowners from splitting and developing their property. *** If you’ve enjoyed morel mushrooms in one of Leelanau’s many upscale restaurants this spring, it’s not a sure thing that they came from the backwoods of northern Michigan. According to the 1999 federal food code and adopted by the state soon after, restaurants are prohibited from using “wild” mushrooms in their dishes, except for those individually inspected and found to be safe by an “approved mushroom identiﬁcation expert.” *** Remembering those lost in war is at best a bittersweet exercise for most Americans. But for some who have actually experienced the horrors of

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In addition, Ashley has earned top honors in piano at regional and state Solo and Ensemble Festivals and serves as a parish eucharistic minister. Grant has received the Michigan Competitive Scholarship, the PEO Star Scholarship, the University of Michigan grant. She has been recognized as a 2011-2012 Discus Award winner for her achievements in the areas of academics, arts and community service. Ashley has enrolled at the University of Michigan and will pursue a pre-med curriculum.

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Leelanau County

Church Directory… Beulah St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church 8190 Lincoln Rd., Beulah 231-882-4241 www.benziestandrews.com

Burdickville Adult Sunday School Class: @ 8:30 a.m. Worship & Sunday School (K-5):10:00 a.m. Nursery care provided during worship FW Friends: (K-4) Wednesday @ 3:30 Route 3:16 (5th & 6th) Wednesday @ 3:30

JOSHUA JAMES Schaub, a Suttons Bay grad, and Erin Christine Dick have announced their engagement.

Suttons Bay graduate Schaub engaged Joshua James Schaub and Erin Christine Dick of Grand Rapids have announced their engagement. The couple plan to marry July 7 in Cadillac. Joshua is the son of Ron and Jeanie Schaub of Lake Leelanau. Erin is the daughter of Keith and Rebecca Dick of Falmouth. The bride-elect is a McBain Northern

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Michigan Christian and Grand Valley State University graduate. She is a registered nurse at Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids. The bridegroom-elect is a Suttons Bay and Grand Valley grad. He is a medicaid specialist for the State of Michigan at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Rapids.

Omena’s Lingaur in Navy, based in Japan Savannah “Nina” Lingaur of Omena is stationed with the U.S. Navy in Sasabo, Japan. A 2011 graduate of Suttons Bay High School, Lingaur graduated from basic training at Great Lakes, Ill. and “A” school in San Antonio before shipping out for Japan. A master at arms, Lingaur is the daughter of Jeff and Sheila Lingaur and granddaughter of Louis and Eunice Lingaur of Lake Leelanau. Maternal grandparents are Jon and the late Alice Smith of Suttons Bay.

Leland

Empire United Methodist Church Rev. Brenda E. Gordon 326-5510

Immanuel Lutheran Church LCMS Rev. Lawrence K. Matro, Pastor Phone 256-9464

Sunday School for all ages: 9:30 a.m. Worship Service: 10:30 a.m. Youth Fellowship (1 st & 3rd Sundays) 4:00 p.m. Wednesday: 5:45 p.m. Kingdom Kids

First Baptist Church Our Father’s House (SBC) Pastor Richard Blaser 7474 M-72 W. 947-9176

Sunday School: 8:30 a.m. Bible Class: 8:30 a.m. Worship Service: 10 a.m. Barrier Free Nursery available

Leland Community United Methodist Church 106 N. Fourth St. Linda Farmer-Lewis, Pastor Phone 256-9161 Website: lelandcumc.org

Suttons Bay St. Michael’s Church Corner of Elm and Broadway Father Leonard Paul Parish Office 271-3744

Church Services: 11:00 a.m. Sunday School: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday evening meeting at 7:30 p.m. Reading Room: Mon, Tue, Thurs, Fri 11-2 Wed. 6:45-7:20 p.m., 2nd & 4th Saturday 10-12 Childcare provided

Worship Service: 9:30 a.m. Fellowship Hour: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study: 10:30 a.m.

Good Harbor St. Paul’s Lutheran L.C.M.S. Corner of M-22 & Townline Rev. Robert W. Wurst, Jr. 228-6888 Divine Service: 9:30 a.m. Fellowship: 10:45 a.m. Bible Class & Sunday School: 11:00 a.m.

Northland Community Church 9105 E. Fouch Road Pastor Caleb Palmer 231-946-9693 Worship Service: 9:30 a.m. with nursery Sunday School: 10:45 a.m. For all ages www.northlandcommunity.org

Lake Leelanau St. Mary Church Father Michael Janowski 231-256-9676 Mass: Sat., 5 p.m.; Sun., 9:15 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.; Confessions: Saturday at 4:00 p.m.

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Leelanau Community Church Full Gospel 245 S. Lake Leelanau Drive 256-7838 Rev. Lucy Schaub, Pastor 1-20-11

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Bethlehem Lutheran Church 6012 Lake St. (In the Heart of Glen Arbor) Pastor Daniel L. Krause 334-4180

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Maple City Community Church 89 Church St. 228-6900

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son of Sutton Bay Township’s Doug and Jozell Rextroat. Rexroat will start medical school in August at Michigan State University in Grand Rapids.

St. Gertrude’s Church Warren at 7th Street Father Leonard Paul Parish Office: 271-3744

Saturday Mass at 5:00 p.m. Sunday Mass at 8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m. Weekday Masses at 9:00 a.m.

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teract as dinner is served. Cast members include Jan Lyon, Bill Lyon, Meredith Goodrick, Sandi Flack, Carole Merillat and Jim Sorbie. Tickets are $10 per person and are available in advance only by calling 326-5510 on Wednesday or Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Worship: 10:30 a.m. Sunday School: 10:00 Choir Wed. 7:00 p.m.

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St. Wenceslaus Church Father Andrew Buvala, O.F.M.

SAVANNAH LINGAUR, a Suttons Bay grad, recently graduated from Naval training.

Bethany Lutheran ELCA 220 W. Nagonaba, 386-5037 Tom W. Otis, Pastor

St. Philip Neri Catholic Church 326-5255

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Empire

Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Worship Service: 11:00 a.m.

Empire church has dinner, theater The Last Voyage of the S.S. Gigantic, a dinner theater spoof of the smash movie Titantic, will be presented twice, Tuesday and next Thursday at the Empire United Methodist Church. The evening festivities begin at 6:30 p.m. The audience and actors in-

Cedar Holy Rosary Church Rev. Fr. Donald Libby, Pastor Phone 228-5429

Big Al loved his vintage car more than anything in the world. When he died, a chauffeur led the funeral procession to the cemetery in his vehicle. Even though the burial service was brief, someone had time to steal his car while the mourners bowed their heads in prayer. Realizing what had happened, a friend said, “I guess you can’t be too careful even at your own funeral. You never know what might happen after you die.” But we can know without a doubt what will happen after we die. We know that God loves us and that we are very dear to Him. We also know that a car can take us many places, but not to heaven. Only our faith in the Lord can do that. When He calls us home to heaven, if our faith is in Him, He will bring us into His presence and we will enjoy eternity with Him forever.

Sunday 9:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Wednesday 7:30 p.m. “Jesus is Lord”

St. Rita - St. Joseph Church 8707 Hill St. 228-5823 Sat. Service: 6:30 p.m.

Northport St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church Warren at 7th Street 386-5037 Rev. Tom Otis, Rector Holy Eucharist 9:00 a.m. Coffee Hour 10:00 a.m.

Northport Covenant Church 409 Shabwasung (M-22) 386-7362 Pastor Jerry Lange Christian Education Hour 9 a.m. Worship & Nursery 10:30 a.m.

Trinity United Church of Christ 103 Warren Street Office 386-5801 Rev. Karen Schulte Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. Nursery Provided

Northport Indian Mission United Methodist Church 8626 N. Manitou (M-22) Pastor Thomas John Sunday Worship: 12:30 p.m.

Saturday Mass: 4:30 p.m. Sunday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Tues. 5:30 p.m., Wed. - Fri.: 8:30 a.m.

First Evangelical Lutheran E.L.S./W.E.L.S. Fellowship 321 St. Mary’s Ave. 271-3271 Pastor Ron Pederson Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday School, 11:15 a.m.

Immanuel Lutheran, E.L.C.A. Pastor Paul Kuhlman 203 Lincoln St. Phone 271-3671 Worship: 8:30 a.m. Family Service: 10:00 a.m.

Keswick United Methodist Church 3 miles S. of Suttons Bay on Co. Rd. 633 Pastor Patricia Haas Sunday Worship - 9:30 a.m. keswickumc.com

Suttons Bay Congregational Church 218 W. Madison St./2 blocks W. of M-22 Rev. Robin Long, Pastor Phone 271-6036 10 a.m. Worship & Sunday School Everyone Welcome! www.suttonsbaycong.com

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GARY HOENSHEID, a member of the Suttons Bay Township Parks and Recreation Committee, prepares to launch a flying disc at the site of a disc golf course at Herman Community Park.

Although efforts to build tennis courts and other amenities at Herman Community Park have stalled following the defeat last year of a proposed extravoted millage to pay for Suttons Bay Township parks programs, plans for a disc golf course on part of the 120-acre property are moving forward. The Suttons Bay Township Board this month heard from Suttons Bay High School seniors Ian Plamondon and Matt Collins who earlier in the year proposed the idea of building a disc golf course at the park as part of their senior project. With the help of officials from the NorthSky Nonprofit Network and The Grand Vision, a regional transportation and land use planning initiative, Plamondon, Collins and three other students — Eric Chapman, Jesse Fox and Jake Kiessel — administered a survey of their classmates. Thirty of 52 respondents agreed that a disc golf course would be desirable in the community.

Local chiropractor Mark Huffman has helped plan two disc golf courses in the area and volunteered to assist, along with fellow chiropractor Jesse Carden. The two recently produced drawings that map out the new course. The Suttons Bay Township Board this month accepted a $10,000 contribution from an anonymous donor to help build the disc golf course, and accepted a recommendation from its Parks and Recreation Committee to move forward with the plan. According to Suttons Bay Township Parks and Recreation Committee member Gary Hoensheid, volunteers are being sought to help clear brush and trim trees in preparation for the installation of tee pads and baskets. Anyone seeking more information or wishing to volunteer may contact Hoensheid at (231) 499-8502.

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Early college meeting Tuesday An informational meeting about a new “early college” program at Suttons Bay School will be held Tuesday in the high school auditorium. The 7 p.m. meeting will focus on the new program, which will allow students to begin their college study while completing their high school graduation requirements. Students in the program will attend both high school and college classes at Suttons Bay or through the Suttons Bay Virtual School for their general studies, then move to the Northwestern Michigan College campus for career-focused classes in the fifth year. Students will benefit from a curriculum that would allow them to earn their high school diploma and attended their 13th year of school earning an associ-

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St. Mary grad Schaub earns honors at LSSU Emily Schaub, daughter of John and Mary Lou Schaub of Lake Leelanau, was named to the dean’s list at Lake Superior State University (LSSU) for winter semester 2012. A 2010 St. Mary graduate, Emily is majoring in nursing at LSSU where she has organized monthly blood drives and is active in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life.

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AN AMERICAN flag, provided by the American Legion, waves proudly next to the gravesite and marker for Army Pvt. Bernard Couturier, who was killed Oct. 2, 1918 in France during World War I.

Leland Twp. soldier killed in WW1 not forgotten By Mike Spencer Of The Enterprise staff

Ruth Kalchik knows little about her uncle’s death in the World War I, but the Leland Township woman knows it was not in vain. Pvt. Bernard Couturier died Oct. 2, 1918 in France while serving in the Army’s Co. A Fourth Infantry. “He died serving his country,” said Kalchik, looking over old photographs of Couturier. “Soldiers like my uncle, they gave up a lot for us to have freedom and our children nowadays have no idea what freedom is. “They have no idea what they did for us.” The fourth of 13 children born to David N. and Liduvine Couturier, Bernard died at 23 years, 3 months and 22 days of age in the Meuse-Argonne battle. It was the largest frontline commitment of troops by the U.S. Army in

LIDUVINE COUTURIER, left, and her husband David stand over the grave of their son Pvt. Bernard Couturier, who was killed in World War I. After the war was over, Couturier’s body was returned for a proper burial at St. Mary Cemetery in Lake Leelanau. World War I, and also its deadliest. According to Wikipedia, the Fourth Infantry was a very technically advanced

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Brest, France in 1918 and participated in the defensive actions of Aisne, ChâteauThierry, Second Battle of the Marne, and in the Third Battle of the Aisne, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne offensives. The entire regiment was decorated with the French Croix de Guerre, having lost eighty percent of its men, under constant and grueling fire during thirty days on the line; the regiment was relieved by the 60th Infantry. Couturier, who was among 53,402 Americans killed in action in WWI, was initially buried in France. After the war ended, his body was returned for burial at the St. Mary Cemetery in Lake Leelanau. And every year, there has been a flag placed at the marker. “The family never talked about how he died and they had never gotten any word as to exactly why,” said Kalchik, who was 9-years-old when her grandmother passed (Concluded on Page 10)

This year’s first Diversion section offers Memorial Day insights: WWII POW, p. 3 Persian Gulf memories, p. 4 Native Americans in war, p. 6 New Legion head, p. 7 VFW history, p. 8 Vets killed in war, p. 10 County veterans, p. 11 Kids on war, p. 12 What we’re thinking, p. 15 Vet memorial update, p. 16

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Most of the troops’ feet froze. But I had talked with an ‘old timer’ who suggested I shove a few pair of socks in my pockets. I always had a dry pair.” Schaub lost track of how long it took to reach the camp at Bad Orb, saying his group “kept plugging away”, about 15 to 20 miles a day. Any thought that conditions would improve at Stalag 9B were dispelled upon arrival. The camp was supposed to be used to classify POWS and send them to regular camps. But the privates never left. Conditions at the camp, as reported by the Swiss Red Cross, were cold and horrible — bad food, filthy barracks, poor sanitary conditions and prisoners lacked clothing to stay warm. “We’d have soup with an old bone cooked so many times there was nothing left of it,” Schaub said. “One time they served rotten sauerkraut. Some guys couldn’t eat it, but I did. “That’s where I learned you could eat garbage and live. I would have traded it for what the pigs at home had in their trough. It would have been more nourishing for sure.” The more than 6,000 POWS at Bad Orb were far more than what the camp could handle. Each of the 160-person barracks was equipped with only one cold water tap and one hole in the ground for a toilet. A single stove was not enough to keep the barracks warm. “We’d huddle together on the floor and put our coats over us,” Schaub said. By the time the Cavalry and Infantry of the Seventh Army liberated the camp on April 2, 1945, four months in captivity had taken its toll on Schaub, who started out at 160 or 170 lbs. but had withered to 85 lbs. “I wouldn’t have lasted too much longer,” he said, adding that starvation wouldn’t have been a bad way to die. “It ain’t painful. You just get so weak you just let go.”

Schaub recalls his clothing standing straight up when he changed them for the first time in months after liberation. As soon as he was physically able, Schaub traveled to Paris and remembers seeing the Eiffel Tower. “I don’t remember the date, but it was when Roosevelt died,” he said. It was April 12, 1945. When stateside Schaub, who arrived in Europe on the Queen Mary, returned to the U.S. on a West Coast freighter. “It was quite a ride. A lot of people were getting sick,” he said. Schaub returned to Montana where he worked for 24 years as a heavy equipment operator for the county where he lived. He and his wife, Dina, relocated to Leelanau County where they purchased 70 acres in 1977. Locally, he worked for 15 years for Johnson Farms near Empire and has been a general farmer, raising pigs, cows and chickens and “any thing that grows” in his gardens. He doesn’t plan on attending any Memorial Day observances over the weekend, opting to stay home. Although he earned a medal for his service in Europe, he doesn’t know where it is. “Some soldiers have so many now, I think they get a medal or ribbon every time they have a fight with their wives,” he joked. The 86-year-old said he never thought much about his experience until now. “It haunts me now that I have time to sit around and think about it,” he said, adding that the wars of today are different than the one he fought. “The people who (we’re fighting against) are a bunch of cowards who hid in groups of women and children. “It’s only a matter of time that the U.S. will get the worse of it. There have been too many wars and too many battles.”

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Arthur Schaub lives in a modest home on 70 acres in rural Centerville Township. His dungarees, well-worn hands and beautiful gardens on Gauthier Road tell the story of a simple life and speak nothing of the horrors he experienced as a German POW. Schaub, the grandson of Provemont pioneer Jacob Schaub, was living with his grandparents in Montana when he was drafted into the Army in December 1943. He had just turned 18. One year later, the Army private was in Belgium fighting against the Germans in the Battle of the Bulge. “I had a rifle with 16 rounds and a grenade,” said Schaub moving back and forth slowly in his rocking chair. “We didn’t have much to fight with. I was down to four or five rounds and small hand grenade when I was captured.” American troops were ill-equipped for the German’s major offensive launched on Dec. 16, 1944. Germany’s goal was to split the American and British troop line in half, capture Antwerp and circle and destroy the Allies in western Europe. The paratrooper had been in Europe for less than three months before he and his group was “bunched up” to replace troops in France and then in Belgium. “When I first got there I had an old 30-30 rifle that was so bad, the only way you could hit a target was to not aim,” Schaub said. “It was worn out. I couldn’t hit anything.” It didn’t take long for a better gun to become available as weapons were salvaged from casualties. But the gun didn’t prevent Schaub from becoming a prisoner of the German Army. “I was captured at night. I went straight through the line and banged right into a German solider,” he recalled. “I think he was as surprised as I was.” Now a prisoner of war, Schaub and his fellow captives were marched from Luxembourg to Stalag 9B near Bad Orb, Germany. Prisoners taken earlier in the war were transported to their camps. However, by this time in the fighting, there were no longer German supply routes. The estimated 265-mile trek took its toll on many of the captured servicemen who were not prepared for the brutal cold temperatures. “All we had were the Army clothes issued to us,” he said. “I was lucky.

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Two Leelanau County men who are veterans of the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War say they have suffered health effects resulting from their participation in the war. Veterans Jeff Gleason and James Kiessel of Leelanau County are not alone. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs (the VA), approximately 250,000 of the nearly 700,000 veterans of the Persian Gulf War say they are afflicted with what has become known as Gulf War Syndrome. The syndrome is described as a “chronic multi-symptom disorder” that brings on fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, cognitive problems, skin rashes and diarrhea. Gleason said he has exhibited none of those symptoms on a chronic basis — so far. “The jury’s still out on Gulf War Syndrome,” Gleason said. “I’m keeping my fingers crossed.”

However, Gleason was diagnosed by the VA as having Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a result of his Gulf War service. PTSD can be marked by sleeplessness, nightmares, waking flashbacks and other symptoms. “I was not ‘in the rear with the gear’ during the war,” Gleason said. “I was put in a position where I kept stumbling across dead bodies and body parts — there was just a lot of death and destruction, and being in the middle of all that had a deep impact on me.” Kiessel said he, too has suffered some health effects from the war, “however getting the military to admit these are health related has been an uphill battle,” he said. Kiessel said that several members of his old unit were successfully able to prove that their health problems were related to the war, and have been given medical benefits. Both Gleason and Kiessel served as combat engineers during the war, but

in different units. They were involved in destroying enemy munitions, some of which were believed to include chemical weapons. Most U.S. troops were also issued nerve gas antidote pills which research indicates may be linked to Gulf War Syndrome. In addition, many troops were exposed to pesticides which may also have caused problems. Gleason said he was routinely exposed to depleted uranium which was used in anti-tank munitions. Kiessel said he spent weeks in areas where uncapped oil wells were burning and emitting dangerous chemicals. The exact causes of Gulf War Syndrome have not been determined, according to the VA.

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Native Americans followed tradition to serve country By Alan Campbell Of The Enterprise staff

About 2 of every 100 American males between the ages of 20 and 44 are serving in active military duty. For Native Americans, the number is 3 of every 100 males. Pinpointing one reason for overrepresentation among Indian people provides a shallow explanation, according to authors and documentaries on the subject. Several theories are out there, and it’s probably a combination of them that cause Native Americans to enlist at a higher percentage than any other ethnic group. “The courage, spirit, and warrior tradition of American Indians have long been recognized as contributing to the individual qualities which distinguished American Indians in the military,” reads a statement on the U.S. Department of Defense website. While the accomplishments of Native Americans in the military have been recorded many times — recall Ira Hayes lifting the American flag on Iwo Jima, the 400 Navajo “code talkers” who helped turn the tide during WW II, or even closer to home the death of Tribal member Melvin Wanageshek in the jungles of Vietnam — the reasons that they enlist can be somewhat less romantic. Two members of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians who served in the military provided reasons for their enlistments. They include tradition, economics and an opportunity for training. Mikki Pino was determined to serve during the Vietnam War. “I volunteered for Vietnam, and they said I was too young and didn’t have enough training yet, so they said, ‘Stay here,’” recollected Pino when interviewed last week during a meeting in Peshawbestown of the Eagletown Post of the American Legion. She served for six years as Legion post commander. “I wasn’t going to wait,” she continued. “So I turned around and enlisted in the Womens Army Nurse Corps Reserve.” Already a nurse, Pino was stationed at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Aurora, Colo., where she helped wounded soldiers recover. “I was there for them as a nurse. It was strange because I was older than most of them, being 24,” Pino said. “They just looked at me as an older sister.” One reason Pino was so dead set to serve had to do with family tradition. “My dad was too old for one (world war) and too young for the other. But two uncles and an aunt went into World War II,” Pino recalled. In fact, her aunt fell in love and married during the war . Pino’s list of family members who served in the military is much longer, and grew with marriage. After moving to Chicago, Mikki met Jake Pino, who served in Vietnam from 1963-65. A native of New Mexico, he belonged to the Acoma

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If these walls COULD TALK Veterans returned from war to build a place to gather By Alan Campbell Of The Enterprise staff

Sam Belanger, who with his wife, Louise, helped build the VFW Little Finger Post in structure and stature, isn’t worried much about the walls talking in the post’s hall. It’s that ceiling that haunts him — every time he looks up. “Can you see the difference in the ceiling?” he asks, giving no clue as to what stories the tongue-and-groove pine panels might have in store. “Keep looking.” It took awhile. There amongst the wide, skinny, wide, skinny pattern was an anomaly — two “skinnies,” side-by-side. Belanger was one of scores of volunteers who hand-built the VFW Hall; his brother, Bernard, was one of four World War II veterans who signed to purchase 4 1/2 acres in 1949 with a vision of bringing Leelanau County in line with communities across the country that were building VFW halls to accommodate growing memberships. Other signers, as recalled by Belanger, were Amil Bunek, Phil Brow and Tom Runge. “They probably paid $400,” Belanger recalled. “It was pasture land.” With the site secured, VFW members, wives and fathers — they were actually organized into the “Dad’s Club” — set to work in a labor of love. It was a true grass roots project, with work starting a bit lower. “They dug everything all by hand,” Louise Belanger, 82 recalled. “They even dug the septic. And they dug the footings.” And they built sturdy trusses to hold up a handsome, vaulted ceiling, using several thick chunks of lumber connected at crucial areas with huge bolts. They have met the test of time; no building permits were sought or, apparently, needed. The project took a few years to finish after members had erected the shell of the present day building. Before the upstairs was completed, the downstairs was built into a dining VFW room and stocked with cooking equipmembers, ment. For the first families time, the veterans of Leelanau County toiled and had their own home. “I was young, played in and didn’t pay the hall that attention,” Sam Belanger said. “But they built.

SAM AND LOUISE Belanger, shown above at a seat in the VFW Hall, have been deeply involved in the traditions of the Little Finger Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The hall itself has been the site of both social events and official gatherings like the one on the right in an undated picture. I knew it was a good idea because we were going all over the county to have our meetings.” Work bees were followed by a full schedule for the hall, which became a hub for veterans and non-veterans alike. Many if not most wed-

dings in Leelanau County were held in the hall, with Auxiliary members catering the events. For instance, the Auxiliary financial log shows a hand-written revenue entry of $50 from Florence Paupore for “catering wedding,” along with an

entry for $10 with the explanation “tip from wedding.” The entries were made on July 3, 1962, and helped buoy receipts for the month to $220.98. Included was $51.98 as “1/2 of buddy poppy sale.” The previous month, the Auxiliary took in $268.90 for a chicken dinner. As a comparison, Irene was working for $2 per hour and taking in some 16-hour days at The Cove. A few years earlier, Sam Belanger was driving a truck for 65 cents per hour. “It didn’t take too many years, and this was all paid off,” Sam Belanger said. Times for the post were so good that officers decided to buy an adjacent 72 acres, most of which was eventually sold off. And times were good for members, many of whom made the hall a center point of their social lives. There were dances, regular euchre tournaments organized by Louise Belanger and Mary McNeil, and regular visits to the hall just to chat. Beer was available in the refrigerator; members tossed quarters into a can to compensate. Sam Belanger, who worked most of his life in construction, remembers that his partner who helped pound in the ceiling slats had consumed a beer or two when the two skinny boards were matched together. Belanger didn’t figure anyone would notice — or, more importantly, raise a stink. “We had lots of fun when we were building,” Louise said. “We used to cook for them. Then just about every week we had something going on. We had dances for members, and the ladies would cook and we would dance. We had all sorts of music — it was our type at that time. We like polkas and waltzes. “I would work 11 hours at Fountain Point, then come back here and cater. We worked hard, but we all got along and we had a lot of fun.” The place is a treasure trove of symbolism for American patriotism and military history. It’s also a place of stored memories. One of two Boone & Crockett bucks shot in Leelanau County stands entry at the back door. The 10-point was shot by the Belanger’s nephew, John Steimel, in the Shalda Creek swamp. It was taken in 1967 just a few years before Steimel died in his 30’s of a head injury suffered from a fall on ice at his home. Sam and Louise celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in the hall — and then their 60th. “I suppose you’re waiting for our 70th now,” said Sam, who has trouble breathing. “I just pray we have some more time together. In October, it will be 64 years,” said Louise, who is recovering from a heart attack in the fall. A metal, circular chandelier was welded by member Sylvester Walters, who donated it to the post. Elk and moose mounts help fill the walls, their owners’ names forgotten by Belanger. Unfortunately, much of the legacy of the Little Finger VFW Post is also being forgotten. Veterans of more recent wars rarely join the VFW, leaving the Post in need of a newer generation to accept the responsibilities of running the organization (Concluded on Page 9)

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Gen. Patton helped turn the tide for the Battle of the Bulge lines of the Battle of the Bulge. He had minimum training to prepare for war; much of his time was spent getting to England aboard the Queen Mary, and crossing the English Channel on a landing barge. One week after getting to France, he was fighting on the front lines in Belgium — and in the middle of repeated, savage artillery fire. “Their heavy guns, they were back, maybe 10-20 miles back, and they had those long toms. Shells were falling all around,” Belanger recalled. He was lucky. His GI buddies were not. “I lost most of them,” recalled Belanger. D-Day and the invasion of Normandy is often depicted as the bloodiest time in the war; it was not, at least in terms of casualties. That recognition goes to the Battle of the Bulge, which resulted in 19,246 Americans killed among more than 108,000 casualties. The battle is officially listed as lasting from Dec. 16, 1944, to Jan. 25, 1945. Belanger credits General George S. Patton’s arrival with the Third Army for turning the tide. The German offensive had put American troops back on their heels, and cloud-filled skies had kept U.S. air power on its bases. “The Germans had a lot of fight in

them until Patton got in there and straightened them out,” Belanger said. “He changed the story. Then we started putting Germans in the foxholes. He said, ‘Let’s go boys, let’s go.’ Twenty miles in a hike. “We could use their foxholes; we didn’t have to dig our own. Most of the (Germans) who were left, they wanted to give up, anyways.” While U.S. forces pushed the German Army toward Berlin from the west, Russians were closing in from the east. “They were a tough-looking bunch, but they were just like everybody else,” Belanger said. The end of the European conflict on May 7, 1945, went unreported to Belanger and his Army buddies. “It took 3-4 days before we found out. The boys were ready to get out of there, just like I was. But you couldn’t get out until they gave the order.” Belanger returned stateside to take classes in agriculture through the GI bill; meet his wife of 63 years, the former Louise Vert of Cedar, on a blind date; buy the couple’s home in 1956 with $1,000 borrowed from his brother; and make a living through a variety of jobs including driving trucks. Sam and Louise still live in that home which, when first purchased, did not have electricity.

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Continued from Page 8 — and shape their own memories. The Auxiliary disbanded in 1990 attrition took its toll. While the VFW Post still counts 100 people as members, only about 15 attend meetings. “A lot of them know about it, but they say they forgot,” said Sam, who turned 86 on Monday. He’s held the title of post commander nine times through the years “We used to have potlucks, and now we have nothing,” said Louise, who is 82 and served as head if the Auxiliary five times. “I don’t want to start it because I’ve already done my share.” “I was president and he was commander,” said Louise. “And we still slept together,” said Sam behind a wry smile. They have hope that Greg Mikowski, a lifelong county resident and Vietnam veteran, can help return life to the Post. “He’s only 50 years old, just a young guy. He’s a nice guy, and he tries,” said Sam. “We’d like to have some young, new members. That would be the way to put it. Some of us old guys are

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County residents who died in wars A monument that has been moved from the county courthouse in Leland to the Leelanau governmental center in Suttons Bay Township lists the names of 110 people from the county who were killed while serving in American armed services during the past 150 years. Following are names that are included on the monument. Several inaccuracies are contained in the Leelanau County list. We have made corrections to the names of Roger Yagle and Melvin Wanageshik, whose names are misspelled on the county monument. In addition, we added the name of Thomas Yagle, whose name is missing. The Yagles and Wanageshik died during the Vietnam War. We did not remove the names of any service people, although two are known to have not died in combat. In addition, an effort by the Leelanau Historical Museum turned up 26 additional names; most were men who died in the Civil War. Those names are also listed below.

William Bader Melvin Wanageshik Eugene Kropp Elmer Amore Leo Aprill Wayne Aylsworth Glenn Kirt Dale Fisher John Fisher Frank Fisher Virgil Fouts Cassie Kuemin Sylvester LaBonte Alden Lackie Robert Miller Raymond Nelson Elmer O’Brien Phillip O’Brien Raymond Parker Amos Paul Howard Smith Douglas Salisbury Stephen Walter Bernard Couturier Arthur Schaub James Smith Russell Keeney Frank Nardloch Werner Bury Charles Buehrer Joseph Drew Emil Priest Edward Spinniken Joseph Dumas Edward Burdo Joseph Warwick Robert Moore Walter Palmer Albert Norris Henry Holcombe Patrick McLaughlin John Smedley William Voice Chauncey Woolsey Jacob Haines William Morgan

Stephen Simmons William Breithaupt George Dago William Sykes Jesse Morgan Charles Clark Henry Budd Mortimer Boyes Charles Allen Leonard Clark Henrich Klintworth William Remar George Leslie Edrick Peck William Spafford Samuel Guthrie Jacob Smith Clinton Woolsey Stephen Walter Walter Tobin Jr. Frank Fisher Emil Priest Gregory Belanger Charles Joy Claus Kropp Albert Freeland Theodore Nelson Albert Denoyer Martin Larson Richard Gearing Mary Freeland Albert Southbird Edward Olson Elmer Wilson William Schram Edward Morgan Willard Plamondon Mike Rosinski Emil Denoyer Charles Sands Charles Mork William Labonte Lee Cunningham Howard Uerno John Zimmerman Samuel Baxter

Edward Wilce Thomas McCormick Andrew Berdick Matthias Nemeskal Howard Seiler Boleslaus Winowicki Martin Mork William Voice Charles Buehrer Bennett Boursaw David Sutton Fred Zimmerman Jonas Shawandase Chris Anderson Joseph Drew Samuel Gauthier John Egeler Leonard Smedley Henry Lommerwell Earl Frankfather Albert Payment Richard Deering Thomas McCreary Paul Half Earl Probst George Ramsdell Al Smith Joseph Massuport Lemuel Bishop Thomas Hawkins Otto Bendrickson Roger Yagle Thomas Yagle Peter Baverfjord George Sites Earl O’Brien Henry Holcomb Warner Bury Ward Probst Wilmer Atkinson Ernest Irish George Lalonde Delbert Russell Norman Palmer Martin Gunderson

RUTH KALCHIK of Leland Township looks over photographs and memorabilia for Army Pvt. Bernard Couturier, who was killed in France during World War II.

Leland Twp. soldier Continued from Page 1 away. “It was a long time ago and we didn’t know much about him.” Bernard’s mother kept a diary of sorts from recipes, to children’s names, dates of births and deaths, to various purchases. But there were no notations on Bernard’s death. The family kept some old pictures in a trunk and the American flag given to fall soldiers. “My grandmother always used to say that there will be a war here and she was right,” Kalchik said in reference to World War II being started in Pearl Harbor on Nov. 7, 1941. Kalchik’s father, also named David, was 10-years-old at the time of his brother Bernard’s death. Because his older sibling was killed in action, David was exempt from having to serve, Kalchik said. “Uncle Bernie and Uncle Cal served together,” Kalchik noted. “But Uncle Cal, he came home. Messed up, but home. “It was mental, not physical. And war

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Names of veterans fill Memorial Plaza Some 227 names of veterans have been received by Leelanau County along with a $25 donation for their placement on the Walls of Honor at the Leelanau Veterans Memorial in Suttons Bay Township. Following is a list of those veterans. Donald Agosa J. Stephen Alguire Leroy A. Allington Harry G. Anderson Vernon A. Bauer Walter L. Baumberger Sargent O. Begeman Albert J. Belanger Bernard J. Belanger Christopher J. Belanger Germain J. Belanger Gregory D. Belanger Joseph R. Belanger Leo J. Belanger Leonard J. Belanger Linus G. Belanger Luke L. Belanger Napoleon J. Belanger Paul A. Belanger Paul J. Belanger Robert P. Belanger Troy J. Belanger Wallen J. Belanger Willard J. Belanger Dale M. Blount Harry M. Blount Doctor B. Bradley James Bradley Joseph N. Bradley Kalin D. Brehler Bruce A. Buchan Edward M. Budd Jerome E. Bufka Joseph C. Bufka Jr. Matthew J. Bufka Lawrence E. Bunchek Joseph F. Burda William R. Burmeister Alvin R. Bussey Clifford C. Calhoun James R. Calhoun Rolland G. Charpentier Earl Chervenka H.C. Christiansen John T. Cobb Alfred R. Collett Ronald D. Commons James Concannon Alvin A. Couturier Bernard J. Couturier Carl Couturier Clint Couturier David J. Couturier Gerald L. Couturier Raphael J. Couturier John Rowland Cox Kimberly A. Culman Richard D. Culman Robert W. Culman Jerry Currier Paul R. Currier Carl L. Dahlberg Ardath Weiss Davis Thomas G. Dean Clair M. Dechow Claude E. Dechow Frederick L. Dechow Gerald J. Dechow Veryl E. Dechow Richard J. Deering Warren P. Deering Robert F. Denison Donald J. Denoyer Daniel A. Dezur Kenneth W. Dezur Charles A. Donaldson Charles R. Donaldson Tim Donnelly Jonah D. Dornbos D. Preston Dozier Oscar J. Drow Robert J. Drow Gerald H. Dunklow Henry F. Dunklow

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America is always at war, younger generation says By Patti Brandt Of The Enterprise staff

TYLER GLASE, left, and Kurt Kalis, have a lively discussion on their views of U.S. involvement in overseas conflicts. Both are juniors in the Glen Lake High School American Studies class taught by Kris Herman. blogs by people whose rantings get lots of attention, he said. In short — it’s too much media, he said. “And people don’t always look at the source or credentials,” Herman said. “Are they hearing opinions or facts? It’s hard for teenagers to sort

through.” Junior Sarah Scarbrough said she was raised to believe in our country and support what they are doing. “It’s kind of hard to tune it out because it’s going on all around us and things are changing,” Scarbrough said.

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from all the vets and it would be more of an honor to serve in the armed forces if it was more honored by the public,” Tondreau said. Students recently had a class discussion about not just what’s going on in Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan, but about how the different conflicts are related, whether the United States should even be there and if any good has come from U.S. military presence in those areas. “What happens when we pull out of a country?” Herman asked his students. “And how do we learn from past situations like Vietnam and the Civil War and apply them to today?” Herman’s questions are not meant to get them to regurgitate facts. They

Most of the students in Kris Herman’s American Studies class at Glen Lake High School have not known a time when the United States has not been at war. As such, one might be inclined to excuse them for tuning it out, especially when iPhones, FaceBook notifications and hundreds of cable stations fight for their attention. But these teens are far from being detached. Many, in fact, have strong opinions about everything from U.S. involvement in Israel to terrorist organizations. “It’s important that we know what’s happening over there,” said Nathan Therrien, a senior. “So we know what’s going on and we know what our troops are really doing over there.” Katie Johnston, a junior in Herman’s class, said she can’t remember a time when there wasn’t war being covered on TV. “9-11 happened when I was in the first grade,” she said. Johnston said her parents talk about world events and they involve her in those talks. Her older brother also has two friends who are stationed overseas in the armed forces. “I’ve always been part of the discussions,” she said. “I listen to the news and I understand.” Johnston thinks she’s not typical, that most teens don’t care what’s going on in the Middle East and don’t want to learn. Ryan Tondreau, a junior, said caring about what’s going on in the world and with our service men and women is especially important on Memorial Day. The national holiday, originally called Decoration Day, is meant to be a day of remembrance for those who have died for their country. Tondreau said he’d like to see the day get back to it’s true intent, and said he thinks most teens don’t respect or even know what veterans are going through. “It would be much appreciated

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As America has grown tired of war, have we also lost appreciation of her service members and veterans?

“Yes. I think that when people grow tired of war, or disagree with the reasons for going, they look for someone to blame. Since our service members are the ones everyone sees carrying out the act of war, they’re one of the first targets.” Emily Sklodowske, Glen Arbor

“I think we’ve distanced ourselves from our military and servicemen. It’s not about losing appreciation for what they’re doing, it’s just that we don’t know exactly what they’re doing.” Mack Jones, Bingham

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“Personally, my opinion and appreciation has grown tremendously. They don’t seem to get the appreciation from the general public that they should and I think that’s because we can’t see exactly what’s going on, where they’re at and what they have to go through.” Veronica Mork, Suttons Bay

“Yes, we Americans don’t like war, but military action is probably going to be inevitable as long as we are the power of the world. However, war has not diminished, in any way, our tremendous respect and appreciation for our men and women in military uniform.” Bob Lanphier, Maple City

“Never. We learned an important lesson from the Vietnam War and the way our service members were treated upon returning.” Sandra Weber, Merrill, Wis.

“Yes we have mostly because of the economic times. We’re more concerned with our day to day living than appreciating what the troops are doing. We fail to remember that without them we wouldn’t have our daily routine and our daily grind.” Trish Miller, Suttons Bay

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THE MEMORIAL PLAZA is paved with bricks bearing named of people who served in the armed forces. Bricks can be purchased for $125 each.

Upgrades at Memorial Plaza to be dedicated on Memorial Day ed into them and filled with black epoxy and they are warranteed for life. When someone purchases one, a brick is popped out of the memorial walkway and the new brick is inserted, Culman said. Great care is taken so the bricks don’t get scratched or marred by snow shovels and plows, which means that in the winter the plaza is left alone, Culman said. “We let Mother Nature put a blanket over it and keep it safe,” he said. The Memorial Plaza was designed by architect Harry G. Wierenga of Fleis & Vanderbrick Engineering Inc. Phase II upgrades are being done by Hallmark Construction of Traverse City. The first phase of the Memorial Plaza was completed in 2009 at a cost of about $150,000. The upgrades cost about $40,000. Of all costs, about $60,000 has been donated by citizens purchasing names, bricks or making a donation to a perpetual fund set up to take care of the plaza.

THE HISTORICAL Wall of Honor is reserved for the names of Leelanau County residents who gave their lives in the service of their country. Additional names of those who served in any branch of the armed forces were recently added to the Memorial Plaza and a dedication is planned for 9 a.m. on Memorial Day.

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The Leelanau County Memorial Plaza has received upgrades that include 139 names of people who have served in the armed forces and four granite slabs that give the memorial room for future names. A ceremony to dedicate the new names and to celebrate Memorial Day is planned for 9 a.m. on May 28. The new gray-colored slabs — which match those already in the memorial — have been placed on black concrete foundations on either side of the walkway leading into the plaza. That plaza will be laid with bricks, also matching those that are already there. The new names are not in any order. They’re not alphabetical or by date or by service branch. They were inscribed on the new slab in the order in which they were turned into the county. “To me the monument represents

freedom,” said Jerry Culman, II, maintenance director for the Leelanau County Government Center. “The precious gift of life was given so that we have what we have, basically. “We take it for granted and when you walk into that plaza you just feel that human sacrifice that people willingly made for their fellow man. Everything we have is because of those names, those people.” While the centerpiece of the memorial, the Historical Wall of Honor, is reserved for citizens of Leelanau County who were killed in action, other areas of the memorial are for people from anywhere who served. If a Leelanau County resident has a father, a sister or other family member, or friend who does not live here, they can have their name inscribed on a Wall of Honor for $25. Bricks can also be purchased for $125 and inscribed with the name of a person that has served. Bricks are made of pure clay; the names are laser-blast-

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Thursday, May 24, 2012

Cottage Sale

Huge

Large selection of tools

(M-22) Glen Arbor

Porch Sale

(hand, pneumatic, yard & garden)

May 24 thru 28. 9-5 pm

Mustard’s Lawn Care Yard cleanups, lawncare and maintenance. “We do the work, so you won’t have to!” Call Peter for info. 231-499-8319

SPOTLESS Cleaning Services General & Spring Cleanings Window Washing Seasonal and Year ‘Round

Mower vacuum, dorm size refrig., furniture-antique & new, bikes & antiques. 40” antique round oak table. Whole table of new gift items incl. windchimes, dishes, beach totes & more!

Great deals, Great prices No early sales Multiple families

Need An Outlet To Sell Your “Treasures”? Northport’s Big Show is the place - May 26. 9 am-4 pm. Contact Sharon 231-386-5381 Antiques, Artwork, Collectibles.

Suttons Bay Yard Sale Step2 Playset, jogger, soccer net, Little People toys, clothing, rototiller & much more. Fri. & Sat. 8-2. Take M-22 to McCallister to Donnybrook.

Yard Sale Sat. 5/26 8-5 301 N. Main, Leland

East Leland Fine Sale Only quality items No clothes

Outdoor Marketplace In Northport

5/25-28 9-5. Antiques, vintage, new. Camera equip, electronics, tools, 40’s toys, books, kitchenalia, bikes, garden art, clothing, shoes, purses, clearance items from Laughing Fox Studio. MUCH MORE!! 423 N. St. Marys

Corner of M-201 & Third Street

Multi-Family Sale

Saturday, May 26 9 am-4 pm

Ken Scott, Photography Photographs of Leelanau County and beyond . . .

Estate & Multi-Family Garage Sale

Yard Sale

Antiques, baby items, toys, kid’s clothes, tools, furniture, bikes, canoe, household items, and deals to be made!!!! Sat., May 26 9am-4pm 602 E. Union St., Leland

Saturday, Sunday & Monday; May 26, 27 & 28 beginning at 9 am. Antique china including Royal Phoenix pattern. Computer desk. Tools. Lighthouse decor. Print tray shadow box and

Furniture, books, craft supplies, kitchen wares, movies, small kitchen appliances, toys, Avon collectibles, office supplies, chain saw, 8 piece dining room set.

GALLERIES

BIG spring cleaning sale May 24, 25, 9-4. May 26, 9-Noon. 5921 S Fisher Rd, Maple City.

Household-Estate-Antiques

OR 231-271-6070 www.kenscottphotography.com

Garage Sale Drywall & plaster tools, hand & power tools, antique trunks, smoker, ice fishing equip., early 70 s 10 sp. Schwinn bikes & other misc. items.

1-5-12

Spectacular Sale Friday, May 25 through Monday, May 28 9 am to 4 pm 11640 E Leemann Rd, Northport

In Cherry Home at 13276 N. Forest Beach Shores.

Michigan Artists in S.B. The Cottage Book Shop in G.A. Two Fish Gallery in Leland

Yard/Garage Sales

(Corner of Union & Fifth St.)

MUCH MORE.

Sale - 547 S. Lake Shore Dr. Thursday, Friday & Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Household goodies - kid/adult clothes

May 26 & 27 8am-5pm 7286 S. Center Hwy., Bingham Twp.

May 24-26 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. May 26 - 27 - 28

Garage Sale

7717 E. Alpers Rd. Lake Leelanau

Antiques * Artwork Estate Items

pottery, glass patio table, power tools, metal detector, vases, lamps, framed paintings, record albums, furniture, bikes, cookie jars, wall hangings, baskets, die-cast cars framed prints, bottles, speakers, wine, fishing rods, old oak shipwreck pieces, collectibles, miscellaneous. (take right at Riverside Inn - Leland)

May 26, 8-3 pm. Clothes, lawn equip., antique dry sink w/pitcher & basin, dorm size refrig., like new 26” bike, & misc. 129 W. Fifth St., Northport.

May 25, 26, 8am-1 pm May 27, 9am-Noon

Estate/Garage Sale

244 chandler street

2112 Birch Le Dr. (off of N. Lake Leelanau Dr.)

Big Living Estate Sale

Northport’s Big Show

Army surplus. Lawn ornaments Bale hauler (round bales) Friday, May 25 Saturday, May 26 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 109 S. St. Mary’s Suttons Bay

Saturday, May 26 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 411 Cedar Street, Leland

Antiques, Collectibles, Stuff Quilts; linens; yarn; firepl equip.; cookbks; fishing rods; water toys; pictures; lamps; Schwinn; pattern gls compotes, dog cages; misc. china; new Bissell carpet cleaning machine; cane seat chrs (need help); gift items; much more. All from Jane’s basement! No early birds. Cash or local check only.

231-929-2835

Big Sale

7945 S Glen Lake Rd

One Day Sale Saturday, May 26 8:00 am to 6:00 pm Suttons Bay North end on M-22, corner of Concord St. Antique furniture, glassware, dishes, some toys and Barbie dolls w/playsets (quite complete)

Inquiries 231.409.2072

Tools, guns, toys, bunk-bed, houshold items, many boys clothes sizes 6-14. Child’s desk, Coffee table, bike.

Free stuff too

Seasoned, split and delivered. 231-386-7816

Just $14.00! Will buy 1 Bold line & 2 Regular lines. Call Leelanau Enterprise 256-9827.

M-F 10-4 and Sat. 10-2

Call 231.409.6899

Sat. May 26, through Mon. May 28 9 a.m. -5 p.m. each day 8202 S. Schomberg Rd., Cedar Glass dining table w/6 mod.chairs. Fern painted dresser, two-tiered serving table. Porcelaine antique lamp. Silverplate punchbowl with goblets, cut crystal pitcher, tumblers and bowls. Green “depression” and collectible glass. Vintage purses, collector dolls, youth snowboards and much more.

(231) 256-9827 Fax–(231)256-7705 classifieds@leelanaunews.com www.leelanaunews.com

7200 E. Duck Lake Rd. Lake Leelanau, MI 49653 8am - 5pm Mon. - Fri.

First annual - Everything in and out of store on sale! Buying used camera equipment for cash or trade. Free 1/4lb. Nathan’s Hotdog with every purchase.

Pets and Animals Std Poodle Puppies

5-24-12

$3,300 or best offer

Memorial Weekend Estate Sale

ONE DAY ONLY, Saturday May 26 9am-3pm. Rain or Shine. 114 E. Front St. In Alley. Traverse City 231 946-7150

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Deadlines

It is the responsibilty of the advertiser to check the correctness of each insertion of an advertisement. The Leelanau Enterprise will not be responsible for more than one incorrect insertion and for only that portion that may have been rendered valueless by an error.

Classified Display Deadline:

2010 SMOKECRAFT 14 VOYAGER - Mercury 9.9 hp 4 stroke, trailer, almost new. $4,699 2007 BENNIGTON 2050 RL - Yamaha 115 hp 4 stroke, well optioned. $20,499 2004 COBALT 263 CUDDY Mint condition and loaded. $49,500 1999 MALIBU CORVETTE SKI BOAT - One of a kind. Must see! $39,900 1996 PROLINE 211 WALKAROUND - Ready to go fishing. Loaded $21,000 1964 CHRIS CRAFT 18 CUSTOM SKI BOAT - Very nice condition. $12,900 1956 CHRIS CRAFT 18 SEA SKIFF - Nice condition. $14,500 Call or stop by

(231) 334-4556 Ext 24 Glen Craft Marina 6391 Lake St. Glen Arbor www.glencraftmarina.com

8x8 Pontoon Swim Raft.

4 - 10’ sections w/supports $100 Lake Leelanau Call 231.633.1623

Excellent condition and very low hours

TENT SALE & CAMERA SWAP!

2010 MALIBU SUNSCAPE 21 LSV - Almost new, 27 hours, well optioned. $43,500

Firewood For Sale

Extras include paddle tires and helmet

256-2026

2011 LARSON 16 BOWRIDER - Yamaha 90 hp 4 stroke, trailer, brand new. $18,900

$450. Little Traverse Lk Pick-up only. Photo - E-mail brooksbe@comcast.net

Lots of Furniture Available Community Non-Profit Org.

2011 COBALT 232 - Loaded, 350 V8, trailer. $59,900

Miscellaneous For Sale

2004 Kawasaki KFX700

Samaritans’ Closet

2012 BENNINGTON 20 SL PONTOON - 50 hp Yamaha 4 stroke. $16,900

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Empire, Michigan Born May 9th. Colors available black, red, and apricot. AKC reg. Price $500 - $900. empoo743@gmail.com

Marine 2001 Bennington 24’ Pontoon w/70 hp 2-stroke Evinrude $6,500. OR Pondoon only $5,000. Hoist $850 847-226-8914

12:00 Noon Friday Classified Liner Deadline:

4:00 pm Friday Late Classified Deadline:

10 a.m. Mon. Deadlines move up at least 1 day during holiday weeks

40’ Wood Dock

NEWSPRINT Stub-End Rolls

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Thursday, May 24, 2012

Experienced at exterior brush work. Reliable transportation, immediate work. Flowers Painting 231-334-4694

Stop in to apply or call

Jamie 231-218-4713 or visit our website www.andersonsiga.com

LELAND LODGE RESORT Now hiring for the season:

A help wanted ad in the Leelanau Enterprise Classifieds is a great way to find future employees. 256-9827 or classifieds@leelanaunews.com

Experienced Front-Desk Asst. Housekeepers - Laundry Cooks - Servers Banquet Servers Call Michelle

231-256-9848 Or apply in person

Good Harbor Grill Hiring

Summer Staff

218-5130

www.samabood.com

402 E. Front Street Traverse City, MI 49686

ELMWOOD TWP.

SUTTONS BAY

OUTSTANDING DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY! Huge Potential. This Property Includes A Deep Water Dock, Boat Slips, 305+ Feet of West Bay Waterfront, Over 11 Acres of Buildable Land, All in Close Proximity of Traverse City! Brownfield Redevelopment Funds Designated for this Property. Previous Marina Development Plans Approved by the Army Corps of Engineers. Unique Multi use opportunity. (1729255) VIRTUAL TOUR $1,499,000

LARGE CUSTOM WEST BAY HOME! 5 BD – 5 BA – 4274 Sq Ft with 115 Ft of Private Direct Waterfront! High Quality – First Class Finishes w/a Variety of Exotic Wood! Really Cool Layout with Huge Deck Overlooking the Stream and West Bay. Patio w/Hot Tub off Walk Out Lower Level & Custom Built Sauna w/Shower! Office/Library could be BR #6! Four Fireplaces! Custom Imported Hardwood Floors. (1720792) VIRTUAL TOUR $739,900

GLEN LAKE

SUTTONS BAY

BIG GLEN LAKE - 200 FT - One of the World’s Most Beautiful Lakes (National Geographic)! This Property is a Large Estate Size Parcel of 1.81 Acres with 200 Feet of Frontage & Backs to Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore Property! This Parcel can be Split into Two Separate Properties or Building Sites or Kept Whole for your Dreamhouse on the Lake! Privacy at the Water’s Edge. (1728958) VIRTUAL TOUR $739,900

PRIVATE TOP OF THE WORLD SETTING IN THE VILLAGE OF SUTTONS BAY! Unique Three Story - 6 BD - 3.5 BA House is Ready for Guests! Walk to the Beach, Marina, Stores, Restaurants, Bay Theater, & All Amenities of this Postcard Picture Village! Features Include Distant-Seasonal Bay Views, Sauna, and Hot Tub! Big Kitchen & Dining Area Open to the Warm Living Room. (1735075) VIRTUAL TOUR $379,900

CEDAR

EMPIRE

LEELANAU COUNTY FARMHOUSE ON 10 ACRES NEAR CEDAR! . Geothermal Heat on a Site Ideal to Add Solar or a Windmill as Energy Sources! Features include Oak Hardwood Floors, Gas Fireplace w/Custom Antique Mantle & Granite Hearth, Big Open Kitchen w/Lunch Counter, Dining Room w/ Bay Window, Lots of Light w/French Glass Doors to Deck & Balcony, Large Main Floor Laundry, Large Office & Den Easily Converted to Main Floor Master Suite, Paved Driveway, Beautiful Terraced Gardens, Bilco Basement Door. Check it out!

4.83 ACRE WOODED PARCEL. 3 BD - 2.75 BA - 1630 SQ FT Home. Walkout Lower Level has Hair Salon with a Successful 20 Year History! Excellent Opportunity to Live and Work at Home! Chair & Fixtures Included in Sale! Space could be used for many Home Based Occupations. Nice Settup Allows for Customer Interaction without being in the Home or Living Space. Pole Barn/Garage has Automatic Door Opener and Workbench. Mature Trees & Gardens! Good location and exposure for home business. (1735080) $229,900

Various Positions 6584 Western Ave. Glen Arbor

231-334-3555

Advertising in the Leelanau Enterprise Makes a World of Difference. Advertisements placed in the Enterprise are now automatically published at LeelanauNews.com, extending the reach of your business promotion across the globe. We alternate the ads onto the home page of our popular website and publish the ads individually within our online Leelanau Market Place, providing your business with the best of both advertising worlds with one buy. In fact, your advertising message reaches online readers in ﬁve ways. Take the tutorial at LeelanauNews.com to learn more about the possibilities. And all the while, the Enterprise in its print edition remains the leading source for news — and advertisements — pertaining to Leelanau County. Whether your ad is found online or on newsprint – or both – be assured that the Enterprise is committed to bringing the Leelanau Marketplace to the front door of your business.

(1730309)

VIRTUAL TOUR

$313,000

Retail Help For Saturdays & Sundays. Leelanau Cheese Co. Please call to schedule an interview. 271-2600. Glen Lake Community Schools has two (2) open teaching positions available for the 2012-2013 school year. Certified Elementary 4th Grade (elementary k-5) and Secondary Spanish (FF) Certification State of Michigan. Must meet NCLB & Highly Qualified requirements. Please submit cover letter, resume, certification and a copy of transcripts. Send to Ms. Jeannie Peacock, GLCS, 3375 W. Burdickville Rd., Maple City MI 49664 or email to peacockj@glenlake.k12.mi.us Deadline is June 5, 2012 - 4:00 pm

YOGA & FITNESS INSTRUCTORS NEEDED

Please email purepranayoga@att.net or call 989-835-9642

All positions in front & back of house. Casual, premium Italian dining in Lake Leelanau

Accepting applications for summer housekeeping. Good pay and working conditions. Apply in person. No phone calls please. 6530 N. West Bayshore Dr (M-22) Northport, MI

Send resume & references to info@bellafortunanorth.com or stop in 104 W. Main St. Lake Leelanau, MI

231-994-2400

Help Wanted

Is now hiring Housekeepers & Dishwashers, Line Cook, Servers & Bartenders. For information

231-256-9971

www.thecoveleland.com

NOW HIRING

SUNRISE LANDING MOTEL

(231) 256-9827

Call 231-256-9834

Now taking applications for spring and summer season. Waitress, Hostess, Bussers, Line Cooks, Prep Cooks, Dishwashers Some positions are full time year round. Wine knowledge is a big plus. Call 334-3362

for NEW Leland Studio

7200 E. Duck Lake Rd., Lake Leelanau, MI 49653

Now accepting applications for the 2012 season. Availability in all positions. 4-26-12

All Shifts, mornings, mids & nights.

231

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Painter Wanted

SAM ABOOD

5-24-12

Summer - Sat. and Sun. Private home on Glen Lake & Homestead condo. 231-633-5041.

Hiring Waitstaff Full or Part-time All Shifts Send inquires to: cedarrusticinn@yahoo.com or apply in person 8699 Good Harbor Tr., Cedar

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PT Medical Receptionist PT Radiographer Send Resumé to: 650 S West Bay Shore Dr. Suttons Bay, MI 49682

5-17-12

Cleaning Help

Is now taking applications for the summer season. Hiring fun, energetic, upbeat people for all positions: cashiers, baggers, stockers, deli & produce.

Cedar Rustic Inn

5-10-12

Help Wanted

5-24-12

Anderson’s in Glen Arbor

THE LEELANAU ENTERPRISE

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Hiring for Summer

Stage Lighting Tech

Meat Cutters, Deli, Cashier & Stock Help. Leland Mercantile 231-256-9030. Call or stop in for application.

Needed for Northport Community Arts Center. E.T.C. exp. necessary. Call 286-9936 for details.

St. Mary School in Lake Leelanau

Mentor Teacher Part-time

is currently accepting applications for the following positions:

Secondary (7-12) Math Teacher Full-time Kindergarten Aide High School Theology Teacher

Outreach Coordinator Full-time Position

Great Jobs Available

For complete job descriptions please visit our website

Work at a successful and rewarding job this summer!

www.suttonsbay.k12.mi.us

Looking for seasonal employment? Or, considering a career change? The Homestead, one of Leelanau’s largest employers has part time and full time opportunities available – some are year round, some available immediately.

Please send a cover letter & resume with copy of transcripts, teaching certificate & references to: email: kulpas@suttonsbay.k12.mi.us Fax: 231-271-8691 Mail: Shirley Kulpa Suttons Bay Public Schools PO Box 367 Suttons Bay MI 49682 Deadline June 15, 2012 by 3 pm

Café Manitou Manager Bartenders Housekeeping Inspectors Retail Sales Laundry Grounds Hair Stylist Spa and Salon Receptionist Massage Therapists Front Desk Reservations

For complete job descriptions please visit our website www.stmarysll.org Please send resume/application to: Megan Glynn, St. Mary School, PO Box 340, Lake Leelanau, MI 49653 or submit electronically to mglynn@stmarysll.org Deadline for applications is June 8, 2012.

Hairstylist Wanted And Nail Technician for the Glen Lake Salon. Call Sherri for more information. 231-334-3761

Business & Services We are expanding our staff Immediate Openings for CENA, LPN, R.N. Cook & Caregivers Fitness Instructors for all types of classes Pool Operator All shifts – full/part-time Friendly working environment Must like working with seniors LTC experience desirable Competitive wages.

5-24-12

231.334.5000 www.thehomesteadresort.com

Positions Open 2012/2013

Tom Mastick, Bldr. Construction projects of any complexity. New Homes - Remodeling - Finish Carpentry. 386-5544.

Kate’s Window Serv. “My husband does windows and he does them well” 231-835-0268

Inside Storage Cars, RVs & Boats. Call B & L Rentals & Storage. 256-0179

Sewing Wanted Alterations, sewing, mending, repairs. Call Maralene Roush at 228-6248.

Advertise your business in the

Leelanau Enterprise Business & Service Directory For as low as $3.84 a week Call for details 256-9827

Jamison’s Custom Painting 31 years Experience Handyman Services Available Affordable, Reliable

386-7326

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FOR SALE BY OWNER

Send resumes to: kathryn@northporthighlands.com 5-17-12

or stop in & fill out an application 215 S High St. Northport, MI 49670

EOE

231-386-9900

POSITIONS AVAILABLE 2012 Season April 27 to October 21 Attendants

GROUNDS Groundskeepers Chemical Technician

ARNIE’S GRILL

Now Hiring!

Food & Beverage Manager Bartenders Servers/Beverage Cart Attendants

Great Country Home south of Suttons Bay! 4 bedrooms, main floor laundry, main floor master bedroom, master bath with his and hers sinks. Cathedral ceilings, hardwood floor in dining area, open floor plan, walkout finished lower level and the list goes on. Little or no work here, this home is ready to move into. MLS# 1718897 $165,000

4072 S. Woodshire Dr

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5605 Omena Rise

6444 Western Ave. Glen Arbor

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Stop in for an application.

Serious inquiries, call 231.271.4746

Beautiful Home Site on Grand Traverse Bay Build your vacation/ retirement home in one of Leelanau County’s choicest locations. A beautifully wooded lot with a 216 foot waterfront view. Near the picturesque Village of Omena, yacht club, hiking and skiing trails.

Wake up to a sunrise view of Suttons Bay from your private Master Suite including deck overlooking your Boat! Enjoy the sandy beach or outdoor pool, hot tub and sunning deck at the clubhouse. Catch and Release fishing pond, tennis courts, boat and RV parking all here. Walking distance to some of the areas best shopping and dining! MLS# 1726507 $365,000 Imagine! Sitting in 4 Seasons room hearing nothing but the Breeze,Birds and that Someone Special asking if you are ready for more wine! Hardwoods, and Wildlife surround this home. Wide plank Cherry floors thru out, open floor plan, Great room with field stone fireplace, Cathedral ceiling and floor to ceiling window Large wrap around deck, Granite counter tops. six panel interior doors Geothermal heat and,air conditioning,on demand hot water heater. MLS# 1735973 $374,000

Call or email Lou Okma for all your Real Estate needs all listings all the time at www.louokma.com Your Real Estate Navigator 231-645-7696 louokma@realestateone.com

5-24-12

756 St. Joseph St

Assistant Manager, Pizza Cook & Cashier

4-26-12

Applications and job descriptions available at www.manitoupassagegolfclub.com Manitou Passage Clubhouse or The Homestead in Glen Arbor. Send completed applications by email to sd@thehomesteadresort.com. By Fax to 231-334-5246. Or by mail to Manitou Passage Golf Club, 4600 Club Drive, Cedar, MI 49621

Beautiful spacious home on Stony Point peninsula, only 5 minutes to downtown Suttons Bay. 2,750 sq. ft. home in a quiet, quality neighborhood at the end of a cul-de-sac. Seasonal West Bay views, room with separate entrance from garage to finished basement for home business or salon! 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 2+ acres on wooded lot, hot tub, immaculately landscaped with irrigation system. $253,000. Adjacent lot available also! 5-10-12

GOLF SHOP

For details, contact Dick Kennedy (231)499-1831 dickkennedy@coldwellbanker.com

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Dining out? The Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most comprehensive dining guide can be found in the Leelanau Pages phone directory or at LeelanauPages.com

Check out our coupons for meal discounts at Leelanau restaurants!

He’s a . . . • Handyman • Licensed Electrician • Repairman • Remodeler • Painter • Builder • Drywaller • Jack-of-all-Trades • Door Fixer • Garage Door Fixer • Window & Door Installer

Wanted to Rent 2 - 3 bedroom apartment / house in Suttons Bay School District. May be interested in L/C or possible purchase.

. . . kind of guy

Needed by June 30 Please contact 231.271.2019

Get your Honey-DOO list together and CALL:

3-29-12

Quiet/cozy woods, Empire East, furnished, 1 BR/1BA, W/D, garage, share util. No pets/smoke. $425/mo. Immediate occupancy. 231-334-4656

Sugar Loaf Area

Top Hat

2 bd. 1.5 ba. duplex. $800 + utilities and security. 231-632-2079.

Vacation Rentals

Year around service and repair.

NFI CERTIFIED GAS TECH Recommended by Ferguson s Fireplace & Stove Center Fully insured

Vacation Rental

Area on Aging Coupons Accepted

Omena, MI on Grand Traverse Bay Attractive cottage on secluded, wooded lot with private, sandy beach. Four bedrooms., two baths, modern kitchen w/dishwasher, screened porch, fireplace, electric heat, DVD, tennis & golf nearby. NO PETS. Available select weeks June - October. $1,700 / week. Call 847-256-1026 or email JHRMHR@gmail.com www.OmenaCottage.com

Our 25th year servicing Leelanau County

GRAND TRAVERSE BAY BEACHFRONT

HEINEY MAINTENANCE Complete Lawn Service

NEAR LIGHTHOUSE

231-228-6423 Maple City, MI

Deck Washing & Sealing 22 Years Experience Free Estimates

200 feet sandy beach at the mouth of the bay. 5 bedroom cottage, patio, screened porch. Amazing View! No pets; No smoking Rustic and Beautiful

231-271-5600

BIG GLEN LAKE 4 bdrm., 3 bath home sleeps 8

Call Chris at

231-590-2912

Open: 6/23-7/7 & 7/21-7/28/12

www.thedeckwasher.com

Storage

No pets, no smoking Call Pam 231-334-4058 or 334-3348 pam@glenlakerentals.com martincodepuy@centruytel.net

Too Much Stuff?

GLEN CRAFT

Quick! 1-5-12

Call Quick Storage 231-334-4135 Maple City Rd Just South of M-22

Gills Pier Rd. extension, Northport

Village of Suttons Bay

Rustic setting, Fully Furn., 3 bdrm., 1 1/2 bath Sat. In/Out. $1,400/wk. (Discount for extended stay)

Charming 3 bedroom home $1,650/week

Avail. May thru Sept. $500/week also nightly rates

Avail. some July & late Aug.

Commercial For Lease/Rent Office Spaces 105 & 275 sq. ft in Suttons Bay. Use of conference room. Copier & fax use available. Larry L. Graves. 271-3721.

Suttons Bay 1,550 SF. Newly renovated storeroom. $1,000/mo. 614-364-7000.

Affordable Office Clean commercial space. Small, medium or large units. Short and long term leases. Leland. 342-7014

Real Estate Rentals Private Office Suite Downtown Glen Arbor Professional Building 556 sq. ft. - newly decorated Private bath and store room. $600/month lease includes utilities.

Beautiful and secluded resort setting on Big Glen Lake. Short walk to Glen Arbor. Lakefront condos and cottages available. Also offering boat rentals, slips, moorings, and convenience store on grounds. Check us out at www.glenlakelodging.com or www.glencraftmarina.com Glen Craft Marina & Resort (231) 334-4556

North Lake Leelanau Beautiful one bedroom guest cottage. Great location! www.vrbo.com/164328 Availability: Aug 18 -25 Aug. 25 - Sept. 1 ************************************** Adorable 3 bedroom guest cottage. Great location! www.vrbo.com/336433 Availability: Aug. 25- Sept. 1 *************************************

Weekly Rental

231-271-7000

Leelanau Boat Club

Big Glen Lake

“Your Cottage Up North”

Three Private Cottages Nestled On The Narrows of Lake Leelanau Boat Slip Included 888-419-2774 www.leelanauboatclub.com VRBO.com 352137 & 410255 HomeAway.com 988828 & 990593

231-715-6407 Dreaming of a Week by the Lake? Visit www.leelanauvacationrentals.com

for cottages that sleep 2 to 25 during the months of June & August on Lake Michigan, Lake Leelanau and Little Traverse Lake

North Lake Leelanau 2 large 4 bdrm. cottages next door to each other. Avail. in June & Aug. Call 231-633-9684 or email marylou1965@gmail.com

Good Harbor Bay!

LELAND RIVER HOUSE

DINING

Sleeps 6, On River, Walk to Town.

1 Prime Week Open Aug. 11-18, 2012 See VRBO#264533 or call 231-386-7838 N. Lake Leelanau Birchcroft -Classic 9 BR, 3.5 bath cottage on 3 acres w/263 of frontage directly across the lake from Leland, nice level lawn right on the lake with huge century old hardwoods, covered porches, large dock with bench, sandy beach, spectacular sunsets, quiet privacy and 110 years of good vibrations. Weekly rentals beginning August 18th through the fall. Immaculately maintained. Call 231-2716062 or email: jim@jbstacy.com and see photos & more details at vrbo.com listing #31109

LeelanauNews.com

Peaceful, secluded Tamarack Cove - Big Glen’s sheltered northeast shore. 1,474 sq. ft., family home gazes over tranquil turquoise waters. 3 bdrms., 1½ baths, spacious living/dining/kitchen area w/wonderful split stone natural fireplace. Large 26’ x 14’ lakeside deck. Incomparable sandy beach & lake bottom. 2 platted lots 4 & 4A. Private, rarely offered location. #1730242 $1,295,000 Please call Pam DePuy 231/334-7000 office 231/590-1351 cell martincodepuy@centurytel.net www.martinrealestate.com

Arts Tavern Glen Arbor

334-3754

130’ of Lake Michigan’s perfect sandy beach! Quaint, Hummel designed cottage was built in1972 & has been lovingly cared for ever since. Gorgeous 180 degree sunset views of Pyramid Pt., Manitou Islands and Whaleback from the living/dining room & spacious lake side deck. Details include: hardwood floors, natural stone fireplace, loft bedroom w/water view & half bath, plus most furnishings. Terrific rental history! Beautiful location, breath taking views! #1734490 $974,500

Blu 5705 Lake Street, Glen Arbor

334-2530

Bluebird Restaurant Leland

256-9081

Cedar Rustic Inn Cedar

228-2282

Cedar Tavern Downtown Cedar

228-7445

The Cove Fishtown, Leland

256-9834

Funistrada 4566 MacFarlane, Burdickville

334-3900

Please call Pam DePuy 231/334-7000 office 231/590-1351 cell martincodepuy@centurytel.net www.martinrealestate.com

Good Harbor Grill 6584 Western Ave., Glen Arbor

334-3555

Kerby’s Bar & Grill Maple City

Spectacular 783 Feet of Glen Lake Frontage

228-8869

LaBécasse S. Dunns Farm Rd, Burdickville

334-3944

Leelanau Pie & Pastry Lake Leelanau

Glen Lake, Lake Michigan Owners Thinking of renting? I’d be happy to help you!

256-0115

Leland Lodge Pearl St., Leland

256-9848

The Manor on Glen Lake

334-0150

Please call Pam DePuy, Glen Lake Rentals 231-334-4058 or 334-3348

Martha’s Leelanau Table Downtown Suttons Bay

271-2344 martincodepuy@centurytel.net www.glenlakerentals.com

GLEN ARBOR 3 Bedroom Home Sleeps 6 Walk to Shops, Restaurants & Beach. Fully Equipped A/C & Much More

6850 S. Dunns Farm Road, Glen Arbor • $7,500,000

Pegtown Station

Experience the magnificence of the sun setting over crystal clear Glen Lake and Good Morning America’s No.1 most beautiful place in America, the Sleeping Bear Dunes. Rare, estate size 10 acre property with 783 feet of lake frontage on the slightly elevated Eastern shoreline of Big Glen Lake. Deep secluded lot with majestic hardwoods offers a unique opportunity for the discriminating buyer. Grandfathered Boathouse. Lot may be split and includes property ID# 006-136-10-00.

Downtown, Maple City

228-6692

Riverside Inn Leland

256-9971

Trish’s Dishes 112 E. Philip St, Lake Leelaanu

994-2288

Pam Gray, Realtor

Western Avenue Grill

pgray@hallandhunter.com 248.593.0872 (o) • 248.842.4696 (c)

Downtown Glen Arbor

334-3362

Be a part of this Dining guide

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Northport, Michigan

Cottage on Lake Michigan

Call 231-228-6180

Bob Campbell The Yankee Craftsman

Little Traverse Lake 1 bdr. cottage next to Sleeping Bear National Park 1 mile thru the woods to Lake Michigan

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Empire - In Town

Lk. Leelanau Village

1 bdrm. cottage, fully furn., walking distance to beach. $900-$1,300/week. 231-709-9769

5 BR / 2 BA, sleeps 14. vrbo/411787 or anniescottages@yahoo.com

Glen Arbor

GWEN HALL 231-883-6366 cell gwen@gwenhall.com www.gwenhall.com

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Lake MI Beachfront Glen Arbor Beautiful, newly redecorated 3BR, 2BA, modern home w/ loft, sleeps 10+. Beautiful sunsets from huge deck, 5 min walk to Art s or downtown. Prime June Weeks Avail. $1,500/week

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Empire Area Garage on a two acre residential building site close to Empire MLS# 1731739 $44,900

SHANNON REALTY, INC 231 334-7656 midisher@yahoo.com

Vineyard & Winery Properties

Adorable Historic Cottage nestled in the heart of Sleeping Bear Dunes (voted the most beautiful spot in America by GMA 2011) and featured in the book “Historic Cottages of Glen Lake”. 150’ of sandy bottom, crystal clear water, and best view of the dunes & Alligator Hill...the cottage is located on the far eastern portion of the property, leaving ample room to build your dream home. $699,000

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Close to beach. Good summer rental history, zoned residential/commercial

150’ Little Glen Lake

$79,900

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This is the spot for all times!! On the edge of Northport, 15 acres w/ splits. Zoned Res/Agri. To die for 8-car garage and 15x30 workshop, various outbuildings and a 2 bedroom home. 1734963 $279,900

Charming cottage-style home on front street

Dan Matthies Peninsula Properties, Inc. 231-256-9942 or dlmatthies@aol.com

Walk to Glen Lake Schools from this quaint dwelling, located on 8+ wood acres

MLS# 1728901

Real Estate Sales

For Sale - Empire

Specializing in vineyard sites 20 to 150 acres, planted or vacant, I can help you get started or sell you an existing operation. 25 yrs. exp.

734-216-6622

Lake Street Condo Unit D custom built in ‘07 w/many upgrades. Located off the main street, but in the heart of Glen Arbor close to Lake MI beach, restaurants, shops & galleries. 1,650 sq. ft., 2 bdrms., 2½ baths, maple hardwood floors, granite, tile, stainless appliances & patio. Special features: gas fireplace, sound system throughout, central vacuum, sink in garage, easy access through privacy fence, lovely garden & fountain. Meticulously maintained. Furnishings negotiable. #1727906 $369,000

The Studio: A Sutton’s Bay Retreat $150 night. $800/wk. Secluded. http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/401592 231-218-0882

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$209,000.00 Call 231.326.6084 or e-mail igurabe@aol.com

For Sale By Owner 2 Bdrm., 2 Bath, Fireplace Handicapped Accessible Large 1 Car Garage Great Starter/Retirement Sugar Loaf Area

$112,000 231-620-3534 231-342-1900 Real Estate Appraisal & Consultation Michael L. Sheridan, SRA Senior Residential Appraiser Appraisal Institute State Certified General Appraiser www.appraisalsbysheridan.com

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LAKE LEELANAU HOME. Direct wtrfrnt home w/30x40 pole barn. Situated on the SW shore of all-sports lake. Sandy bottom frntg. Wood flrs. Main flr. MBR. C/air, appl’s. (1735762) 3 BR / 1.5 BA $395,000 Janel Brown, 231-313-1922

Presented by Connie Kroll, Realtor, Century 21 Northland, 231-929-7900

OLD MILL POND INN! Fam. retreat or B&B w/ room for all! Huge screened porch, lots of character & details. Beautiful gardens. Walk to beach, shops, restaurants in Northport. (1728447) 6 BR / 5.5 BA $265,000 Shelly Brunette, 231-642-6436

Your Specialists for Glen Arbor Real Estate!

LEELANAU COUNTY HOME. Well maintained home. Enjoy main floor living convenience, adjacent lot included for future use. Located just S. of the village of Suttons Bay. (1731709) 3 BR / 2 BA $139,900 Linda Schaub, 231-642-0342

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RealEstate@Oltersdorf.com Jonathan 100A. South Cedar St. PO Box 578, Suttons Bay, MI 49682

Cottage #9 of Brook Hill 3BR/3.5B Private Home at the Homestead $624,900

Bob, Linda & Ranae

Oltersdorf Realtor

5944 Glen Woods Dr. Vacant Lot Glen Arbor - 2.40 Acres $169,900

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5911 Fisher Rd 3 BR/3B Fisher Lake $775,000

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Super Suttons Bay building site on Donnybrook Rd. 1.17-acre lot in a quiet and scenic subdivision, 1/2 Sunset & small bay views. Natural gas, u/g electric. mile from Little Traverse Lake and golf courses! $42,700. (1725739) Shelly Brunette, 231-642-6436. $19,900. (1710274) Donna Sweeney, 231-735-1156.

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VACANT LAND

Nicely wooded with shared West Bay frntg. Quiet Residential lots in growing village of Empire next to Stoney Point Peninsula location in Leelanau. Sleeping Bear Ntl Park headquarters. Starting at $37,600 $59,900. (1687348) Shelly Brunette, 231-642-6436. to $108,000. (1726547+) Steve Rader, 231-620-9400.

(231) 334-6100 (800) 309-5045

Fisher Rd. Vacant Lot Fisher Lake - 3.0 Acres $475,000

721 Apple Tree Drive, Suttons Bay

1451 S Bay View Trail, Suttons Bay

This very charming condominium in pristine ristine condition offers spacious living and nd family rooms, fireplace, 3 large bedrooms, edrooms, an office, main level bedroom laundry, 2 ceramic tiled full oom and laundry baths, built-ins, and a very private location offering distant water views from your own patio! A well established condominium complex with beautifully landscaped common areas, 1200 ft of shared sandy Suttons Bay water frontage, tennis courts, and pool all within walking distant of the quaint year round Village of Suttons Bay! NEW LISTING! $238,000

Breathtak Breathtaking B king 180 degree Bay Views Peninsula are enjoyed oover ver Old Mission M throughout th hroughouut this exceptionally maintained located h home loca ated on a very private wooded lot lo ot offering offerin natural landscape and unobstructed and controlled water views. Enjoy 2700+ sq ft of living area, 3 bedrooms, office with built-in Murphy bed, 2.75 baths, living and family rooms each with brick fireplaces, a large kitchen, open floor plan, walk out lower level and extra deep garage! Wonderful low traffic cul-de-sac location on a county maintained paved road. $409,000

Beach Walk #9/10 Reduced Beach Walk #11 Brook Hill Cottage Lot #32 New Gentle Winds #21/22 Great Lakes #13/14 Reduced Hawks Nest #16 Loggers Run #33/34 Millside Lot #2 Sand Piper #23 South Beach #24 South Beach #39 South Beach #66 Reduced Tall Timber D-3 Owner Financing Available Tall Timbers B-4 Twisted Oak Lot #5 Wilderness #8

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WATERFRONT HOMES

Enjoy our beautiful county

North Lake Leelanau

. . . all year long. 4 bedroom cottage w/165â&#x20AC;&#x2122; of frontage offering the best pure sand swimming, beautiful sunsets and a quality private location. MLS# 1728008 $899,000

4 bedroom , 2Â˝ bath home on a quiet private road, pure sand swimming, 122â&#x20AC;&#x2122; of frontage, large lakeside living area w/fireplace, family room w/fireplace. MLS# 1722602 Reduced to $755,000

Grand Traverse Bay

150â&#x20AC;&#x2122; of gorgeous sandy frontage in a prime location. Quality home with 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2 fireplaces, screen porch, island kitchen, den/office and windows galore to take in the view. MLS# 1734875 $1,100,000

200â&#x20AC;&#x2122; of pure sand beach, sharp contemporary 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath home features rustic warmth, cedar beams, 3 sided fireplace, oak floors, screen porch, extensive built-ins & 2 car attached garage. MLS# 1734395 $990,000

100â&#x20AC;&#x2122; of frontage on Omena Point, 4 bedroom, 2Â˝ bath includes private master suite, hardwood floors, cathedral ceiling, screen porch and furniture included. MLS# 1734348 $450,000

100â&#x20AC;&#x2122; of frontage on Northport Bay within minutes of the village. 3 bedroom, 2 bath ranch w/sunporch, large garage, greenhouse, heated workshop and beautiful views. MLS# 1716532 $249,000

Lake Michigan

With a subscription to 100â&#x20AC;&#x2122; of sandy beach, 3 bedroom, 2 bath ranch, great room w/fireplace, lakeside master bedroom/private bath, lakeside entertainment deck and a very attractive exterior and grounds. MLS# 1725987 $595,000 SO LD

Custom home with 357â&#x20AC;&#x2122; of frontage and six acres near Leland. High quality craftsmanship ads to the extraordinary comfort of this estate. MLS# 1693460 Reduced $1,250,000

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Lake Michigan home 3 blocks from Leland w/128â&#x20AC;&#x2122; of sandy frontage. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, lovely stone fireplace, hardwood floors, cathedral ceiling and more. MLS# 1734924 $550,000

$42.00 Benzie/Grand Traverse counties $48.00 ALL OTHER PLACES $30.00 ON LINE only ($10.00 Active Servicemen) Mail or deliver payment to: Leelanau Enterprise % $UCK ,AKE 2D s ,AKE ,EELANAU -)

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Cathead Bay, 100â&#x20AC;&#x2122; of frontage, completely updated 2 bedroom, 2 bath home with extra rooms for guests. Beautiful views, 700 sq. ft. lakeside deck, open living area w/fireplace, hardwood floors and sharp kitchen with quartz counters. MLS# 1724869 $495,000

231-218-1479 Cell 231-271-6062 stacy@jbstacy.com

Lake Michigan cottage minutes from Northport features 96â&#x20AC;&#x2122; of sand frontage, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, spacious living area, fireplace and beautiful views. MLS# 1718647 $410,000

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Glen Lake Area

LEELANAU ENTERPRISE CLASSIFIEDS

www.LeelanauClassifieds.com

OPEN HOUSE Saturday, May 26, 1-4pm

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Please call Pam DePuy 231/334-7000 office 231/590-1351 cell martincodepuy@centurytel.net www.martinrealestate.com

Bear Necessities 4354 Beech Ct., Cedar $154,900 Call Tammy Both at Len Swanson Realty 231-228-4501

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Beautifully maintained, quality built home on 3+ acres. 2,762 finished sq. ft., 3 bdrms., 2Â˝ baths. Features include: birch floors, granite, cherry cabinets, sunroom, spacious deck, new patio & sidewalk, 24â&#x20AC;&#x2122; x 24â&#x20AC;&#x2122; garage. Private, but only minutes to Glen Arbor, Glen Lake access & Lake Michigan beaches. Virtual Tour #1732477 Newer Price: $319,000.

ELMWOOD TWP. HOME

SUTTONS BAY HOME

A LOVELY LAYOUT/WOODED SETTING, 3 BR, 2.5 BA, 1950 sq. ft., spacious living room w/stone f/p, open kitchen & dining area, h/w floors, large master suite w/bath, walk-out L/L, central a/c, situated on a 1+ acre parcel in a small private Elmwood Twp. development known as Lakeview Ridge. $259,900. (1732876)

GREAT FAMILY SIZE HOME, 3 BR, 2 BA, 1620 sq. ft., cozy living room w/ natural f/p & open to dining area, spacious kitchen layout, appl. included, main floor laundry, partially finished walk-out L/L w/ BR & bath, heated breezeway, workshop, 2 car garage, adjacent lot included, well maintained. $139,900. (1731709)

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Pristine sugar sand beach, secluded 1.25 acre parcel with 103’ of Lake Michigan frontage, one mile west of Glen Arbor. Imagine a clear view of Sleeping Bear Point, S. Manitou and N. Manitou Islands, plus Pyramid Point. Also included, 1,100 sq. ft. authentic log cabin in excellent condition, with a detached oversized 2 car garage. New well and numerous upgrades make this a “must see” property. (1735150) $1,095,000 For more information, please call John Martin 231/334-7000 231/590-3770 cell johnmartin8650@gmail.com www.martinrealestate.com

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PERFECT LELAND LOCATION Perfect Leland location just blocks from downtown and one block to Lake Michigan access. $520,000 MLS-1735837 Mark Carlson 256-9836

PRIVATE CUSTOM LK MI WATERFRONT HOME exceptional features throughout. Magnificent views main level master suite w lake views, sauna, wine cellar $1,850,000 MLS#1735948 Gale Fox 231-386-5305

LIME LAKE – 386 SUGAR BAY LN drastic price reduction-owner wants sold 3BR 2BA, 100’ on north shore $459,000 MLS 1732132 Mark Fisher 231-633-5041

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NORTH LAKE LEELANAU AT IT’S FINEST 171 ft frontage with quality throughout home. Sunset views and a true on the water feel. $1,390,000 MLS#1725465 Schaub Team 231-883-4644

TRULY ONE OF A KIND HOME IN THE VILLAGE of Leland. This 4,400 sq ft home is one of the few Lake MI waterfront homes w/ a dock in Leland Harbor at your door $1,750,000 MLS#1731216 Schaub Team 231-883-3545

THE BEACH HOUSE AT MAGIC CARPET Elegant, beautiful & beachy. 6-bdrms. 258 ft Lake Michigan, 3.7 acres . $3,900,000 MLS-1729488 Ann Marie Mitchell 256-9836

BRADYS POINT, N LK LEELANAU Chance to own 1 of a kind property Secluded, 4BR/3BA, 2.3 acre $4,995,000 MLS-1734638 Mark Carlson 256-9836

3BR/2BA, GORGEOUS 10 AC Secluded among Hardwoods Close to Leland and beaches $210,000 MLS-1720138 Mark Carlson 256-9836

LITTLE GLEN LAKE COTTAGE fabulous Sand Dune/sunset view spacious 3br/2ba, attached garage $250,000 MLS 1735767 John Peppler 231 645-1928

SB WINE COUNTRY VICTORIAN 2.7 acres, 4BR, 2-1/4 baths, fireplace, parlor 2 car garage just 10 minutes to TC! $259,900 MLS#1730357 Pam Mork 231-920-0520

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BEAUTIFULLY MAINTAINED 3BD, 2BA ranch, open flrplan, mstr suite frpl lovely backyard incl deck w/pergola $133,900 MLS#1730741 Judy Levin 231-218-7653

BEAUTIFUL 3BD/2.5BA CONDO all the amenities of the SB yacht club open fl plan finished lower walkout $264,999 MLS#1730076 Judy Levin 231-218-7653

MUST SELL! Beautiful Farmhouse, 13 acres Matchless Value $299,500 MLS-1735321 Ann Marie Mitchell 256-9836

WATERFRONT SHORTSALE! 188’ Crystal River-Glen Arbor Unique 4BD 3BA $490,000 MLS 1734364 Allan Reed 231-218-1932

VILLAGE OF GLEN ARBOR walking distance to downtown Glen Arbor just a few steps to Lk MI access $425,000 MLS 1732717 George Bulliss 231-499-8454

OMENA - 100’ PRIVATE SETTING on GT Bay 4BD 2.5BA private master suite screened porch and many artistic touches $450,000 MLS#1734348 Jim & Becky Stacy 231-271-6062

BREATHTAKING VIEWS TO LK MI & Islands. Stone Frpl, large main fl BD, decking, observation deck $550,000 MLS#1734924 Jim & Becky Stacy 231-271-6062

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COMMERCIAL BLDG IN SUTTONS BAY 2 offices, admin area, kitchenette full basement, has a current tenant $142,500 MLS#1716098 Schaub Team 231-883-354

WONDERFUL COUNTRY SETTING! Close to Lake Leelanau, spacious ranch 10 acres, new roof in 2011, large deck $169,900 MLS#1736023 Elizabeth Schaub 231-360-1100

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LK LEELANAU 5-PLEX MULTI income prop all occupied with leases updates, tenant pay utilities. $199,000 MLS#1725199 Elizabeth Schaub 231-360-1100

400’ WATERFRONT VACA HOME home pays for itself +/- $26,000/ yr rent sunsets & only 10 min to TC or SB $235,900 MLS#1728932 John Wintzinger 231-313-4560

4BD 1.5BA GORGEOUS ACRE SITE hardwood floors, main floor utility new roof, deck, close to public access $112,500 MLS#1735994 Pam Mork 231-920-0520

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WALK TO FISHTOWN, WATER ACCESS buyer may choose some finishes as it is completed. Features custom cabinets & more. $299,900 MLS#1734738 Schaub Team 231-883-3545

COMPLETELY REMODELED HOME turn of the century in Cedar. New windows roof/ kit/bath/carpet, paint/ character! $89,900 MLS#1735144 John Wintzinger 231-313-4560

2BD,1BA HOME IN SUTTONS BAY many updates since 2005 including siding, shingles, windows, deck & more $69,000 MLS#1735928 Schaub Team 231-8834644

UNIQUE LOG LODGE! FEATURES you dream your vacation home will have log wet bar, two way fireplace, lake access! $299,900 MLS#1735738 Judy Levin 231-218-7653 ED

QUALITY HOME WITH BTFL VIEWS hardwood flrs, screened porch, 3 car garage, irrigation, air, custom touches $289,000 MLS#1735646 Schaub Team 231-883-3545

NO DETAIL FORGOTTEN! 4BD 2BA immaculately maintained, heated garage Gazebo, patio, an absolute must see! $154,900 MLS#1734125 Elizabeth Schaub 231-360-1100 LI NE ST W IN G

2BD/2BA EURO-STYLE CHALET condo fixer upper frpl skylights balcony deck, close to Good Harbor Beach $47,000 MLS#1734871 Judy Levin 231-218-7653 LI NE ST W IN G

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LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF TC great fixer upper and potential rental income needs remodeling inside, spacious lot $43,000 MLS#1735906 Elizabeth Schaub 231-360-1100

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CATHEAD POINT-LUXURY HOME 4BR/3BA, 3000 sqft, custom beachfront home Curved walls, wood, stone, endless water views $1,190,000 MLS-1725419 Ann Marie Mitchell 256-9836

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DELIGHTFUL BIG GLEN COTTAGE custom built year around with 4br/2ba perfect sand beach and stunning sunset view $1,150,000 MLS 1735807 John Peppler 231 645-1928

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IDEAL VACA/RETIREMENT HOME ON GT BAY 103ft beachfront, picture-book setting, woods, views 3BD/3BA loft, workshop, near yacht club & Omena Village $650,000 MLS#1733302 Dick Kennedy 231-499-1831

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PRIVACY ON FISHER LAKE with direct access to Big Glen charming 3ba/2ba w/fireplace $598,500 MLS 1735924 John Peppler 231 645-1928

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BIG GLEN LAKE beautiful Traverse Bay Log home 5 BR, 3½ Baths, 158’ sandy frontage $1,395,000 MLS-1732526 Mark Fisher 231-633-5041

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LELAND HOME ON LK MICHIGAN 357’ sugar sand beach frontage on 6 ac 3BR/2BA-deeded access to Lk Leelanau $1,250,000 MLS#-1693460 Jim & Becky Stacy 218-1479

WATERFRONT HOME-GT BAY Wonderful waterfront home on 120’ of great sandy beach $365,000 MLS-1735690 Dick Wilson 256-9836

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LITTLE TRAVERSE LAKE Picturesque 100ft lot in NW corner $169,900 MLS 1734424

TWO BEAUTIFUL LOTS, CLUBHOUSE tennis courts, beaches, trails, playgrounds $39,900 MLS#1733768

WATERFRONT LOT WITH GREAT VIEWS! Nthport sewer system, wooded, $325,000 MLS#1735414

2 AC LOT IN THE ORCHARDS – NICE neighborhood just outside of Suttons Bay $42,500 MLS#1735621

BREATHTAKING LANDSCAPE 10 ac of land ~ Scenic Valley $95,000 MLS-1728640

2.09 ACRES OF BEAUTY INCL 150 FT of sandy beach & view of GT Bay, utilities in! $449,000 MLS#1731596

1 ACRE, NORTH OF LELAND Wooded, undergrnd utilities, nat. gas $72,000 MLS-1717766

GOOD HARBOR BAY VIEWS 11.59 acres, can be split $139,000 MLS 1731249

102 ACRES NEAR GLEN LAKE horses, recreation, peace, quiet, imagine $795,000 MLS 1735101

AFFORDABLE LOT LOVELY DEVELOPMENT Close to Lk Michigan & Lk Leelanau, utilities $17,900 MLS#1720089

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4000FT OF SHARED LK MI FRONTAGE lakefront neighborhood in lovely Northport MI $72,900 MLS#1732594

21.9 NPT BAY VIEW ACRES Corner Garthe/Kitchen Rds. LC terms $159,000 MLS-1727149

LOT IN THE VILLAGE OF LELAND! LAKE MICH LOT, BEACH ACCESS Fishtown, restaurants, boat launch LK MI access gorgeous views to the Manitou and Fox Islands $79,900 MLS#1734744 $310,000 MLS#1731301

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SHETLAND CREEK beautiful site on sparkling stream $65,000 MLS 1735729

LG LOT IN THE VILLAGE OF NORTHPORT Private, secluded, walk to village $29,000 MLS#1694456

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2 AC LOT IN THE ORCHARDS – NICE neighborhood just outside of Suttons Bay $42,500 MLS#1735621

MAGNIFICENT 16 + AC HARDWOOD forest in an area of fine homes close to water $85,000 MLS#1735722

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20 ACRES AT THE CORNER OF HEALY Lake Rd. and Woods Trail. Heavily wooded. $39,900 MLS#1735748

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VACANT LAND MAGNIFICENT DEEP FOREST LOT lovely neighborhood near LK MI, Leland schools $9,900 MLS#1735503

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GALE FOX 5-24-12

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Private Lake MI waterfront plus gracious livability in this custom home with exceptional features. Magnificent views from the expansive living/dining/ kitchen area. The stonemason’s art shows in the living & family room fireplaces. Natural cherry & granite combine for warmth & elegance in the large kitchen. The generous use of cherry continues in the office. Main level master suite features lake views, customdesigned railroad baron bed, large Kohler jetted tub. Sauna, wine cellar, spacious bonus room. $1,850,000

Gorgeous LAKE MICHIGAN home on a beautiful pure sand beach located six miles north of Leland in Leland Township. Enjoy the views and sunsets from Pyramid Point, Manitou and Fox Islands. Easling Construction w/sauna, Pella windows, 3 natural stone fireplaces, skylights, main level master suite, 4 BR/6 BA in a total 6310 square feet of quality living. $1,700,000

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Custom log home located on sandy no bluff Lake Michigan frontage just north of Leland. This home features large open living area combining living, dining and gourmet kitchen. Floor to ceiling stone wood burning fireplace is the centerpiece of the living area which also includes cathedral ceilings. This fine home also includes private master suite, 4 additional bedrooms, 4 full baths and family room with kitchen in walkout lower level. $1,495,000

Charming LAKE MICHIGAN waterfront home. Spacious wood and stucco 5 bedroom, 4 bath, 3742 square foot Hummel home with three fireplaces, walls of glass doors to the expansive deck, hot tub, woods and lake with sunset and island views. Specially selected quality furnishings make this an extraordinarily comfortable retreat for family and friends. Turn key home including all furniture with the exception of some personal art work. $1,390,000

Price Reduced Open House Sat. 12 – 3

Traditional well constructed year around home on a pure sand beach on Lake Michigan north of Leland. Gorgeous views from Pyramid Point to South Fox Island. 3 bedroom, 2.75 bath, main floor master suite. Skylights, open wood ceilings, brick and rock fireplaces, 416 square feet of decking and much more. $1,250,000

155’ of sand frontage on Lake Michigan off Gills Pier Road. Very private hardwood setting in an area of upscale homes with architectural house plans for a home to capture the views of the islands. The lot is 2.07 acres with another 2.19 acres for protection. Survey and Percolation Site Survey on file. $850,000

A very private 200` Lake Michigan lot in Leland Township. Sandy beach, fully treed, no bluff, 2,500` off NW Manitou Trail for added privacy. Critical Dunes Permit, driveway and building area completed. $1,150,000

A gorgeous 204 ft, sandy beach Lake Michigan property protected by conservation easement in an area of estate homes. Enjoy 3BR/3BA, open living in 4,000 sf, in-floor heat on ceramic tile, a widow’s watch tower and views to Manitou and Fox Islands. $995,000 Directions: Northport to M-201 to DeLong to Cathead Pt Rd, Left to N. Cathead West.

A pure sand wide beach entering Lake Michigan sandy waterfrontage. Faces west for gorgeous sunsets from Pyramid Point to South Fox Island. Private quite setting over 2200 ft. from Manitou Trail. Located in Leland Township. $595,000

Traditional chalet 3 BR, 2 BA home with a two car garage, picket fence, bayside gazebo and 55 ft. of pure sand beach located just past NMC on East Bay. The home features an open kitchen, dining, living room, brick fireplace and first floor laundry and master bedroom. $549,000

Heavily wooded waterfront lot on beautiful Omena Lake Michigan lot with gorgeous views to the Manitou Point Road. Enjoy outstanding views over Grand and Fox Islands. Private area of nice homes and comTraverse Bay from Old Mission Peninsula to Northport mons access to a sandy beach. $310,000 Pt. Health department approved for alternative system. $350,000

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Lake Michigan lot with 142’ width and 4400’ of shared access. Walkways to the beach and forested area. Gorgeous sunset views to the Manitou and Fox Islands. $195,000

Gorgeous westerly views over LAKE MICHIGAN and North Lake Leelanau on this 10.1 acres located just south of St Wenceslas Church. A 15 acre wooded and meadow commons area included. Survey and restrictions on file. $155,000

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Leland lot on Fifth Street just few blocks from public access to Lake Leelanau and Lake Michigan. Hancock Field and tennis court just around the corner. Mature trees and quiet location for a Leland home. Walk to shopping, restaurants and all Leland has to offer. $150,000

Lake Michigan views and sunsets on 10 acres just south of St. Wenceslas Church. Surveys and restrictions on file. Heavily wooded with views of Manitou and Fox Islands possible. A 15 acre wooded and meadow commons area included. $125,000

Northport Lots $29,000 – $74,900 Dramatic Large hardwood lots in the Village of Northport. Very private and secluded property yet within walking distance to town and the marina.

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P W l u a e h y! v o i e re Y L Suttons Bay Hide-Out. Private 3BR/3BA. You’ll love the vaulted Tongue & Groove pine ceilings, stone FP, Super modern kitchen & hdw floors. Walk-out LL. $179,900

“LEELANAU Delight”. Amazing Victorian details in this 4600SF home on 20 acres on a Designated “Natural Beauty Road”. 5BR, 4.5BA, plus separate mom-in-law with its own BR, Bath & Laundry. Grand entry w/20’ ceiling + Tin & Coffered ceilings, crown molding & attention to detail throughout. Ash flooring, spacious rooms. Trails, beautiful landscaping, UG sprinklers. Central Air. Conventional FA heat + outdoor wood boiler. $785,000

LELAND ~ Leelanau. Super location @ Hill & Main. 4BR, 3BA (private guest quarters w/separate kitchen). Sunroom, Deck, Garage. Walk to town & beaches! $259,900

South shore - 7580 W. Glenmere Rd. Fabulous, spacious parcel 200’ x 500’+ deep. 1,700+ sq. ft., 3 bdrms., 1½ baths. Panoramic views! Bring your imagination & let the creativity begin! #1726690 $995,000

Suttons Bay 12 ACRES + VIEWS Solid & Spacious…5000 SF home w/ attached 3 car gar. + det. 2 car garage. Elbow room, Views, Horses ok. $495,000 1735163

Cathead Bay Dr ~ Leelanau. 354’ Private Frontage on Grand Traverse Bay w/5 Acres. Rugged & Unspoiled land w/70’s, 3BR, 2BA home w/stone FP & garage. Will split. $735,000 / $430,000

South shore - 7888 W. Welch Rd. Stunning 2006 home w/many fine details! 3,057 sq. ft., 4 bedrms., 3½ baths. 1 bdrm. & half bath in charming detached guest house too! Private, magical waterfront living! #1728187 $1,035,000 Waterfront Home & Guest Cottage!. 111’ on WEST BAY – Lee Point. 2+ acre site, 900’ deep & private. Incredible 4BR, 3BA home w/ Great views + a 2 BR Guest Cottage! Main home has hardwood flooring, tile baths, large kitchen w/cherry cabinetry, granite counters, Viking stove. Huge covered balcony/deck w/ indoor-outdoor surround sound. The list goes on. Gorgeous! $799,900

North shore - 6831 W. Day Forest Rd. Wonderful family compound! 206’ on the water. Main home: 4 bdrm., 3½ bath, 2 bdrm., 2 bath beach house, 3 stall garage & gardening studio. Main home, garage & shed w/103’ for $995,000, beach cottage w/103’ for $749,000 or everything for $1,495,000. #1719846, #1730573, #1730575

VACANT – VIEW – ACREAGE – WATERFRONT Donnybrook Farms……building sites. UG Gas/Elect...................... $32,000+ 5 AC –Natures Trail; beautifully wooded ............................................$49,900 Rolling Hills – Up close W.Bay views Suttons Bay........................ $80,000+ Bay Valley – Grand Views + shared ftg on W.Bay ............................$119,900 12+ AC – Lk Leelanau views, wooded + beach access! .................$175,000 Magnificent Views, 7 Acres + privacy…a real gem..........................$190,000 Cathead Bay N……..155’ private ftg, unspoiled ..............................$330,000

HORSE LOVERS / TRAINERS / BREEDERS 11 AC w/ 20,000SF Barn Regulation size Dressage arena, 10 stalls, ht bath, mirrored walls, 2 tack rooms, wash rack, fenced area. Southern Leelanau – close to TC. $425,000

South shore - 8018 W. Latter Dr. 3,200 sq. ft., 4 bdrms., 3½ baths. Welcoming, fresh interior features hardwood floors, tile, solid wood doors, natural fireplace. Private location. #1721158 $895,000

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HISTORIC Northport- Old Mill Pond Inn Family Retreat or B&B. 6BR, 5.5BA Beautiful gardens. 1895 Northport Cottage. Walk to beach, shops, rest. $265,000.

Village Lake Leelanau. Walk to Dick’s Pour house & the Lake! 3BR/1BA. 1 car garage + storage shed on .75ac site. $79,900 (with bids for updates). A steal!

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GLEN LAKE AREA A HOME FOR ALL SEASONS; a meticulously maintained house, lovely landscaped yard “&” close to a Big Glen access. Well constructed in ‘93, the 1,992 sq. ft., 3 bdrm., 2½ bath home is perfect for a family or couple. Nice features include: 3-season porch, natural fireplace, hardwood floors, cathedral ceiling, patio & attached 2 car garage. Minutes to Glen Arbor & Glen Lake Schools. $199,000. Please call Pam DePuy. (1735993)

SOUTH BAR LAKE ONE OF THE LEAST EXPENSIVE PRIVATE WATERFRONT properties in SW Leelanau County. Located in an area of million dollar Lake Michigan homes. Potential to be a pristine fishing & wildlife paradise. Large 30’x40’ concrete garage w/ a surprisingly cozy 2 bdrm apartment above. Short bike ride to North Bar Lake in the National Park or Empire Beach. $199,900. Please call David DesAutels. (1735930)

S. FRITZ ROAD WELCOME TO PARADISE. Comfortable 4 bdrm home on 21.2 acres w/distant views of Glen Lake. Home looks out to a woodland meadow where wildlife abounds. Perfect balance of convenience & privacy- restore your soul in this beautiful setting. 24’ x 40’ pole building to store your tractor & tools. House also available w/31.9 acres: for $339,000. (1735949) $259,000. Please call David DesAutels. (1735941)

NEW LISTING GLEN LAKE HIGHLANDS FIVE 10 ACRE PARCELS some w/distant views of Glen Lake & S. Manitou Island. Countryside vistas looking down Burdickville Valley. Reasonable covenants to protect your investment. Parcels 1 & 3: $89,900 each; #4 - 6 are $125,000 each. Please call David DesAutels for more information.

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LITTLE GLEN LAKE SOUTH-FACING HOME ALONG the sandy shoreline of Little Glen Lake, with National Lakeshore land across Day Forest Rd. A must-see property in an ideal setting. Spacious 2,368 sq. ft. home w/ 5 bedrooms & 3 baths equals family fun. Priced to sell now. Virtual tour. $895,000. Please call John Martin. (1731983) CLOSE TO EMPIRE NATURAL 2.4 ACRE building site w/large trees & underground electric. Quarter mile east of the village of Empire & close to the National Lakeshore. South facing countryside views & easy access from Westview Dr., off M-72. $37,900. Please call John Martin. (1727379) LITTLE GLEN LAKE CAPTURE THE CARIBBEAN blue waters on Little Glen’s SW shore for your dream waterfront home & guest house too! 2.46 acres w/100’ on the water x 1,050+’ deep. Residential zoning permits 2 residences. Sandy lake bottom & beachfront w/ ever changing dramatic views of Sleeping Bear Dune Climb & Alligator Hill. Let the magic of Glen Lake inspire you! $639,000. Please call Pam DePuy. (1734637)

GOLDEN VALLEY RANCH BEAUTIFUL LEELANAU HILLS surround this 42-acre historic horse ranch. 24 stalls, 6 tie stalls, 5 pastures, indoor 60’ x 200’ riding arena, 40’ x 60’ pole building, 2 houses, & misc. equipment. Pastures fenced w/ HTF, near horse trails, National Park, & State Forest. $379,000. Please call David DesAutels. (1729682) LITTLE GLEN LAKE IDYLLIC SETTING - 206’ on north shore. Historic farmhouse circa 1900, 3,332 sq. ft., 4 bdrm., 3½ baths updated in 1993. Expansive family compound: 3 car garage w/700 sq. ft. unfinished 2nd floor, 12’x30’ lakeside deck w/hot tub & 300 sq. ft. gardening studio. Main home & garage w/103’ listed for $995,000 & beach cottage w/103’ listed for $749,000. Endless possibilities. Virtual tour. $1,495,000. Please call Pam DePuy. (1719846)

STORMER ROAD PRODUCING CHERRY ORCHARD (sweets & sours) and 4 acres of apples southeast of Empire. Approximately 80 acres of orchard & 60 acres of hardwoods. Property includes numerous buildings, including a 2,560 sq. ft. barn w/16’ ceiling, office, 1 bathroom & 896 sq. ft. lean-to, & inside cooling pad. Nice set-up! $995,000. Please call John Martin. (1727266)

BRIGHT LAKE A LEELANAU COUNTY TREASURE...gorgeous 11+ acre parcel w/over 800’ on Bright Lake, graceful rolling meadow land & massive trees. Several lovely elevated building sites. Only 25 minutes to Traverse City. A special, special place! $269,000. Please call Pam DePuy. (1725950)

BENZONIA TRAIL EXCEPTIONAL WOODED 20 acre parcel, midway between M-72 & Glen Lake, across from Echo Valley Rd. This parcel is bordering National Lakeshore property. Includes 24’ x 24’ storage building & 2 acre meadow. This is a rare opportunity! $250,000. Please call John Martin. (1733651)

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Select the camp that has the best staff. Our staff includes many returning counselors and is made up of experienced and qualified individuals in all of our program areas. Shady Trails is a committed partner in helping your children develop positive values as they grow to adulthood. Our camp is a secure place for children, licensed by the State of Michigan. Red Cross trained lifeguards and camp health officers are on duty when campers are present. Experience the magic that is Shady Trails. Our tranquil, forested setting, on Grand Traverse Bay provides an ideal environment for campers to participate in a wide variety of activities and programs while building new friendships with campers from all over the world. Whether your child is a Raccoon, Frog, Fox, Bear or Owl, Shady Trails Camp will make their summer a truly enjoyable experience.

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If you are looking for a vacation or retirement home, look in the right place. It’s surrounded by the area named “America’s Most Beautiful Place” by Good Morning America’s viewers. It’s been here for 80 years and has an unmatched reputation for things that matter. Spectacular beauty is one. Responsible land use is another. Quality is yet another.

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your destination Hawaii, and Wyoming, to name just a few. With its 31-mile stretch of Lake Michigan shoreline, two uninhabited offshore islands, sand dunes perched atop towering glacially formed cliffs, quiet streams and inland lakes, forests and open meadows, you’re never more than a glance away from jaw-dropping sites in the Lakeshore. But studies and contests can’t begin to unravel the mystical experience of Leelanau. Here you’ll find old world charm melded with world class art and music. Award winning wines paired with locally grown food rivaling cuisine found in the most prestigious of vacation spots. Best of all, though, you’ll find the people — friendly faces of folks surprisingly eager to share Leelanau’s delights as well as some of her secrets – and yes, despite the recent notoriety, there still are some secrets. We invite you to spend a little time reading through this Guide, then a summer venturing forth to discover the magic of Leelanau County.

It’s no secret to the 21,899 of us lucky enough to call Leelanau home that it’s a great place to be. Named second healthiest county in Michigan by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Leelanau is a place where you can share a breath of air with Lake Michigan. Or sculpture white sugar sand with your toes. Staying healthy is easy here – with colorful fresh fruits and veggies spilling from dozens of roadside stands and markets, and plenty of work out opportunities across miles of wooded trails and long stretches of beach. Leelanau is pretty easy on the eyes, too. In fact, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, crown jewel of the county, was voted last August by the audience of Good Morning America as the Most Beautiful Place in America – beating out notable vistas in California, Colorado,

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Detour – Bluegrass Ahead* June 9, 2012 at 8 pm Sponsor: Easling Construction Company & Easling Home Maintenance Co-sponsors: Leelanau Enterprise, Alan & Debra Campbell and Bayshore Oil & Propane Bluegrass music at its best! Includes mandolin, banjo, jazz fiddle, guitar and bass player along with a harmony of vocal renditions.

An Evening with George and Ira Gershwin June 23, 2012 at 8 pm Sponsor: Dick & Sherry Koenig & Barbara Bartley and Biggs Construction Service Co-sponsor: Larkin Insurance – Dan White Featuring soloists Claudia Schmidt & Fred Szczepanski along with the Village Voices & the Northport Community Band.

Pianist Thomas Pandolfi July 7, 2012 at 8 pm Sponsor: Jes Asmussen & Colleen Cooper Co-sponsors: Constance & Edwin Arnfield, Northport Lions Club

Grupo Ayé – Latin Jazz July 21, 2012 at 8 pm Sponsor: Sherwood Manufacturing Corporation Co-sponsor: Fischer's Happy Hour Tavern Authentic Latin Salsa music by a group with backgrounds in Cuban and Spanish music including Rob Mulligan.

The Four Aces August 4, 2012 at 8 pm Sponsors: Northport Point Jazz Buffs, Jes Asmussen & Colleen Cooper American traditional pop music quartet with close harmony and instrumentals from the 50s. Songs include “Love Is A Many Splendored Thing” and “Melody Of Love” among many others.

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• Season Tickets: All seven performances with reserved seating in your favorite seat: $125. • Flex Passbooks: Six flex passes can be used in any combination for any of the performances: $110. Available for sale until July 1, 2012. • Individual Tickets: $20 adults, $5 for children from preschool through grade 12

Tickets can be purchased at the NCAC office, or at the ticket window in the lobby which opens one Sousa Concert – Northport hour before each performance.

Community Band August 18, 2012 at 8 pm Sponsors: Gertrude L. McDuck Benevolent Society, Martinson Funeral Home of Suttons Bay This annual Sousa Concert has become a Northport classic. Traditional fast-paced music conducted by Don Wilcox.

Christmas Concert December 16, 2012 at 3 pm

Sponsor: Northport Bay Boat Yard Co-sponsors: Thomas & Milliken American classical pianist playing Millwork, Northport Highlands, Frederick Chopin and Franz Liszt with Sound of Music Magic superb grace, finesse and polish. An encore performance from last year.

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Ring in the holiday with the annual traditional family affair featuring the Village Voices and the Northport Community Band. 10

The NCAC Auditorium is located at 104 Wing St (Northport Public School) Northport, MI Office location is Rm 202 in the school with office hours from 10 am to 2 pm, M-F

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Leelanau on a budget..............Pgs. 12-14

We’re No. 1 Lakeshore stories....................Pgs. 15-19

Vintage Leelanau Your guide to wine, spirits......Pgs. 61-66

Artistry You guide to Leelanau art ......Pgs. 67-70

Catch Up On History, Books .......................Pgs. 71-72 Night Skies . ................................ Pgs. 73 Here Birdie . ............................... Pgs. 74 Bountiful Boating...................Pgs. 75-76 To the Links............................Pgs. 77-78 Beautiful Beaches..........................Pg. 79 Underwater Treasure...............Pgs. 80-81 Wildlife Viewing.......................... Pgs. 82

Why not stop in? Communities Starts on

Cedar/Maple City......Pg. 45 Empire........................Pg. 55 Glen Arbor.................Pg. 49 Greilickville................Pg. 20 Lake Leelanau...........Pg. 41 Leland.........................Pg. 33 Northport/Omena......Pg. 29 Peshawbestown..........Pg. 28 Suttons Bay................Pg. 23

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Home-grown Markets.............Pgs. 83-85 Cherries & Healthy Living.....Pgs. 86-87 Cherry Treats..................................Pg. 88

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Delicious Dining Your guide to eating out..........Pgs. 89-93

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Lodging Camping Options......................... Pgs. 95 Keep it Green.................................Pg. 96 Sleep Good............................Pgs. 97-100

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Got a Date?.........................Pgs. 101-105 Places to Worship.........................Pg. 106 Information..................................Pg. 107 Advertiser’s Directory.................Pg. 108

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About the author

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Linda Hepler of Leelanau County has lived “Up North” for more than 20 years, and is the author of most of the stories in the Visitors Guide. In addition to being a freelance writer, she is a nurse at The Leelanau School in Glen Arbor. She has written for a variety of local and national publications, including Max Sports and Fitness, Junior Baseball, Working Nurse, and Healthy Life Magazine. A mother of six and grandmother of six, she lives in Maple City with her husband and four dachshunds.

It was a “cousin fest” at Good Harbor Beach with relatives ranging in ages from 4 to 13 gathering last summer for a Lake Michigan swim. Shown in the shadow of North Manitou Island are, from left, Drew Berish of Lansing; Riley Collins of Traverse City; and Malia, Matthew and Kawailani Spencer of Denver, Colo. Credit Jennifer Berish — their Aunt — for providing the photo.

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The Leelanau Trail provides a simple getaway experience while traversing pastoral countryside between Greilickville and Suttons Bay. A similar off-road trail is now underway in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

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Drift through Leelanau with jingles in your pockets Think “vacation” is a synonym for “money?” Well, think again, because Leelanau is one place that you can enjoy on the cheap. For starters, Leelanau is a virtual family outdoor playground, said Rachael Ball Dyer of Lake Leelanau, who has two girls, aged 9 and 13. “There’s so much to do outside; it’s such an ecologically beautiful place, with lots of public land,” she added. For one thing, there’s Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. For just a few bucks, you can hike,

Seeking inspiration? Leelanau is home to beautiful, country churches where your presence, and faith, is welcome.

• Play ball! Bring your bats, wheels, a chain and a seat from gloves and balls to the fields in which to gawk. Cedar, where the ballfields are • Rock hunt. Favorite spots always open. Like to play tennis? include Peterson Park and Leelanau Cedar has courts, although the most State Park north of Northport — popular spot in the county may be and, of course, anywhere around the on township-owned courts in Glen aptly named Stony Point in Suttons Arbor just south of the business • No. 1 has to be biking. Bay. You’ll find the shoreline of district. Leelanau County is a bicyclist’s Leelanau a treasure-finder’s dream • Visit Leelanau County parks. delight, with many state and county for petoskeys and beach glass. Each has its own personality. Old roads offering a shoulder to lean • Great Lakes Children’s Settlers Park is located on big Glen on away from traffic. And we’re getting better — construction of a Museum. Found in Greilickville Lake at Burdickville, and lends $10.8 million hard-surface trail is near a kid-friendly Elmwood itself to picnicking, wading and underway to connect Sleeping Bear Township Park, the museum offers relaxing. A short public dock is Dunes National Lakeshore lands an indoor place for the family to found there. Myles Kimmerly is from the county line north to Good enjoy rain or shine. The museum, designed for a sporting visit with Harbor beach. It will be sort of a run by a non-profit corporation, is a Frisbee disc golf course, driving west side version of the Leelanau open seven days a week with its range and ball fields. It’s located Trail that connects Greilickville to hands-on association of games, between Burdickville and Maple City off Co. Rd. 669. And Veronica Suttons Bay. You don’t need money sights and activities. or gas to explore Leelanau, just two (Continued on Page 14) swim, and play to your heart’s content. Then there’s the public beaches, rivers, state and township parks, campgrounds, parades, picnics, festivals – and, and, and... Here are a few ideas for inexpensive fun:

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Leelanau cheaply, but with affection Continued from Page 12 Park, with its open, breezy feel and kids fishing ponds, is located south of the village of Lake Leelanau on Lake Leelanau Drive. • The Dune Climb Concert is part of the Manitou Music Festival, presented by the Glen Arbor Art Association. The Festival offers concerts throughout the summer in outdoor and family friendly settings, featuring national and regional performers of classical, jazz and folk music. One of the first concerts of the season, the Dune Climb Concert, held July 15th this year, will feature Detour, a bluegrass group from Brethren. The best part about it? “It’s free,” said Rachael. “You can bring food and wine and sit on the dune, and the kids can run and play.” For more information, see www.glenarborart.org. • The Leelanau Conservancy has preserved hundreds of acres of wetlands, farmland, forests and meadows for your hiking, birding, canoeing and kayaking pleasure. Each of the more than 12 Natural Areas and Preserves are different, but all are magical. Two of our favorites are near Leland: The Whaleback area, with its sweeping views of the Manitou Passage, and the Village Green near the business district. Read more about them and how to get to each at www. leelanauconservancy.org.

• For an inspiring tour, take in some of Leelanau County’s historic churches. Catholics may find this idea especially appealing, with churches found in Suttons Bay, Lake Leelanau, Isadore, Empire and Gills Pier. They all have their own special appeal, but two also stand out for their country settings. The views of Lake Michigan and Lake Leelanau from St. Wenceslaus Church in Gills Pier can be breathtaking. Follow Eagle Highway north out of Lake Leelanau. And Holy Rosary Church in Isadore was recently restored. It’s found off County Road 645 north of Cedar. Both are worth seeing for their stained glass. • Leelanau County puts on a show just about every weekend. You won’t find a place that works harder at providing a party. Starting with a new date and location for the Lake Leelanau Spring Music Fest — on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, at a local farmer’s field — throughout the summer, something is going on virtually every Saturday. Check out our calendar of events. Most are free, and on some weekends you can double up. The Anchor Day Festival in Empire, with its parade so nice it goes around town twice, and the folksy Inland Seas Summer Festival in Suttons Bay are both held July 21. Pick a village, and enjoy.

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For 42 years now, people have been coming to the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore to explore its natural beauty. Eventually, the secret was bound to get out. It was no surprise to longtime Lakeshore lovers that their partner was the most beautiful place in America. Their hearts were verified last summer, when the Lakeshore was voted the “Most Beautiful Place in America” by viewers of the television show Good Morning America. “We knew it, but now I think America and the rest of the world knows it,” said Lakeshore superintendent Dusty Shultz. The Lakeshore’s nomination, put in by Grand Rapids resident Jim Madole, helps explain: “I sit in awe and wonder at the perfection of Mother Nature.” With a 31-mile stretch of Lake Michigan shoreline, magnificent sand dunes, two islands, numerous crystal clear rivers and inland lakes, beech-maple forests and open meadows, the Lakeshore is a veritable outside playground — a place where you can hike, bike, splash, jump, run and play to your heart’s content. And it’s a place where you can travel through time as well as nature. Within the Lakeshore, you’ll find stories of the hardy settlers who came before us – whether poking around abandoned farms and cottages in a ghost town, traipsing up the long spiral stairway of a lighthouse, or exploring artifacts in a maritime

museum. If you’re very still, you might feel their presence. Whether you’ve got just three days to explore the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore — or three long weeks — you could fill every minute with something that suits your style and schedule. A good place to start your adventure is at the Philip A. Hart Visitor Center, located on M-72 just east of M-22 in Empire. You can listen to Dreams of the Sleeping Bear, a free 15-minute multimedia program highlighting the Lakeshore’s scenery, seasons and history. Exhibits provide information on geology, ecology and human stories. Review the schedule of ranger-led walks, and let the friendly staff help you with brochures, maps and ideas for what to do. The Visitor Center is open daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Labor Day and 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. the remainder of the year. It’s closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. A park entrance pass is required when venturing into Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore,. You can purchase a pass at the Visitor Center; weekly passes are $10 for vehicles and $5 if you’re on foot, bicycle or motorcycle. Annual passes are $20, with discounts provided to seniors and those with disabilities. Like the rest of America, you’ll probably like what you see.

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Sleeping bear, or camellia? Lakeshore changes to meet your desires

Fun means different things to different people. But there’s something fun for everyone at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Here are some ideas: For the History Buff A can’t-miss stop for the history aficionado is Glen Haven Historic Village, located on M-209, 7 miles north of Empire. Once a bustling harbor used by steamships sailing between Chicago and Buffalo, the well-preserved and rebuilt ghost town tells the story of how people lived at the turn of the 20th century. You can take a ranger-led walk through town where you’ll see a working blacksmith shop and the Cannery Boat Museum, tour the crew quarters and boathouse at the Life Saving Station Maritime Museum, and participate in a shipwreck rescue demonstration. End your visit with a piece of old fashioned candy at the General Store. You might also enjoy Port Oneida Historic Farm, one of the most intact agricultural districts in the National Park System. Bicycle or drive the back roads to view old farmsteads, fields, orchards, and cemeteries representative of the late 19th and early 20th century. Pick up a brochure at the historic Olsen Farmhouse (the office of Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear) on M-22, 3 miles north of Glen Arbor. If you have a whole day to spend, take the South Manitou Island Ferry from Leland’s Fishtown for a motorized island historical tour following deboarding. Learn about the lumbering and agricultural history of the island while viewing farms, the old schoolhouse and cemetery. For the Athlete An athlete — or even an aspiring exerciser — can stay busy in the Lakeshore. There are

13 designated hiking trails, from easy to strenuous. One of the most challenging is the Sleeping Bear Point Trail, which offers a short hike option with a panoramic view of the shoreline, dunes, and islands. A longer option will take about 2-3 hours, and leads through a ghost forest, over dunes, and back through the woods. Trailhead is at the end of Sleeping Bear Dunes Rd. off of M-209, west of the Maritime Museum. The Lakeshore is a bicyclist’s dream. While you can take any road through the park that vehicles are allowed on, a moderately difficult ride on primitive roads through glorious scenery can be found in the Platte Plains area, close to the Platte River Campground. And experienced bicyclists can find a challenge on the 7.5 mile loop of Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive, which provides overlooks of Lake Michigan and the dunes. This is a strenuous ride with high traffic volumes and steep hills. Lakeshore rangers also lead guided rides during summer months while providing insight about Lakeshore sights that otherwise would be a passing blur.

For the Kiddies No trip would be complete without a visit to the 110-foot Dune Climb on M-109, six miles north of Empire. Take your time climbing to the top, then walk, run, or slide your way back down. Crystal River offers calm, shallow waters for canoeing or kayaking with the kids. If you don’t have equipment of your own, there are rental facilities near either launch. The Crystal winds its way from little Glen Lake through Fisher Lake and onto a back-andfourth course to Lake Michigan at the Homestead Resort. It provides

For the Romantic Romantic views abound in the park. Two especially notable ones are on the Pyramid Point Trail, which offers a 1.2 mile round trip hike that provides an amazing overlook of Lake Michigan and the Manitou Islands, and Inspiration Point, where you’ll see the Glen Lakes, Alligator Hill, and North Manitou Island. To get to the Pyramid Point trailhead, take M-22 north from Glen Arbor, then turn north on Port Oneida Road to Basch Road. For Inspiration Point, take M-22 to MacFarlane Rd., 8 miles east of Empire.

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Oxen help explain the lives of settlers at the Port Oneida Fair.

a popular journey in the summer because it’s so easy to navigate — little chance of dumping, and even then you can probably stand up to catch your breath. Children wearing life preservers feel safe while kayaking, canoeing or tubing. Enjoy the Summer Ranger Programs almost every day during the summer at both the D.H. Day Campground Amphitheater and the Platte River Campground Amphitheater. Learn about bugs, water, plants, animals, dunes, Lakeshore history, and much much more. Look for the program schedule at the Lakeshore’s visitor center.

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If you’ve visited the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the past, you know that there are miles and miles of hiking trails – but no nonmotorized trails suitable for bicycles, roller blades, strollers and wheelchairs. That will soon change, said Tom Ulrich, deputy superintendent. “Construction will begin this spring on the first segment of the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail,” he explained. According to Ulrich, the hard-surfaced, multi-use trail will run parallel to M-22 and M-109 and eventually cover 27 miles through the Lakeshore, connecting Good Harbor Beach at County Road 651 to the Leelanau County line south of Empire. “The first segment will run between the Dune Climb and Glen Arbor and will connect to the group campground, Glen Haven, and the DH Day Campground,” said Ulrich. “And as we secure grant funding and donations, we’ll construct additional segments.” Expect to see the multi-use trail ready to use by summer’s end, said Trees cleared to make way for the new Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail were mulched earlier this year when construction got underway for the $10.8 million project.

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If you’re a fan of the Lakeshore — and who in Leelanau County isn’t — please give these related stories a read: • The Leelanau beach list naturally includes many popular places to sun in the Lakeshore, Page 77. • Birding is a popular pastime in the park. See Page 81. • Park wildlife is abundant, but are cougars? Pages 85-86. • And much of the park’s bottomlands are preserved. Page 86.

Ulrich, where you can take a ride to burn off that burger, fries and ice cream! Another new experience is available on South Manitou Island, where daytime visitors may sign up to be driven to the famed Valley of the Giants — home to some of the oldest cedar trees in the nation. Speculation has it that the cedars were spared the lumberman’s axe because wind-blown sand from a nearby dune would dull axes. Whatever the reason, it took a marathon runner to get there and back in time to catch a Manitou Island Transit ferry back to the peninsula. The alternative was camping on the island. You’ll also find a new trail through the cedars.

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Firewood abounds, so please don’t bring it to the Lakeshore

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore plans to prohibit the movement of unauthorized firewood into campground areas, including those on the Manitou islands. The policy change is meant to protect what you’ve come to experience — the natural beauty of the area. Transporting firewood, according to Michigan State University entomologist Erwin “Duke” Elsner, spreads non-native pest insects and diseases that kill off trees. One of these devastating bugs is the emerald ash borer. A metallic green beetle about a half inch in length, the emerald ash borer is thought to be an Asian stowaway on ash wood used to build cargo crates. It was found in Michigan in 2002, and has since spread to surrounding states and even into Canada, killing tens of millions of ash trees. The infestation has threatened

to wipe out the entire ash population in North America, and has been moving through Leelanau County for the past several years. “It isn’t the beetle that causes the problem,” said Dr. Elsner. “But they mate and then lay eggs in the bark of the tree. The eggs hatch into tiny grubs that feed on the regenerative part of the tree, eventually causing its death.” “You might not see active insects on the firewood you bring in,” added Dr. Elsner. “But all it takes is one or two tiny larvae lurking in the bark of the wood to spread this pest.” Another pest insect is the hemlock wooly adelgid. Asian native, the invasive insect feeds exclusively on coniferous trees. It was found in southeast Michigan in 2010. Insects feed on stored starch reserves in the trees, which are critical to its growth

A family enjoys a fire on the beach of Good Harbor last summer. Fires are allowed on the mainland, but only in designated areas on the Manitou Islands. Remember to only use local firewood. and survival. If an insect infestation goes undetected, it can kill an entire tree within a year or two. The hemlock wooly adelgid can be spread by wind, birds, deer, and other mammals – including man. Just like the ash borer, it can be brought in undetected on firewood. So where to get firewood? According to Deputy Superintendent Tom Ulrich, “You will still be able to bring firewood into the park, if you have purchased it from one of our certified local vendors. Check with park headquarters for information.

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We plan to implement a certification program for any local vendors who wish to participate, and can demonstrate that their wood has been treated, is of species that have no known pests, and/or is from a local area not in quarantine for any diseases.” In addition, Ulrich added, campers may pick up wood that is already dead and down for use in the campground campfires. So, enjoy your campfire – free from insect pests and diseases – under a healthy canopy of trees.

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Get up close and personal with nature on one of the Lakeshore’s 13 designated mainland trails. With easy, moderate and strenuous hiking options covering about 100 miles in all, you’ll be sure to find a trail that fits your style. Remember that the National Park belongs to everyone. Please leave plants, rocks and other natural objects undisturbed for other visitors to enjoy. Ask a ranger about what fruits, berries, and mushrooms can be picked. For detailed information on the trails, visit www.nps.gov/slbe or visit the Park’s Visitor Center in Empire. A brief description of each trail: Old Indian Hiking and Ski Trail: Two fairly flat loops of trail, each about 2.5 miles, lead you through mixed evergreen and hardwood forest and low dunes to the Lake Michigan shore. Platte Plains Hiking and Ski Trail: Three separate loops totaling 14.7 miles, offer easy walking with forest, meadow and lake views. Empire Bluff Hiking Trail: A short but very hilly trail leads you through a beech-maple forest to a spectacular lookout on top of Empire Bluff; 1.5 miles roundtrip. Windy Moraine Hiking and Ski Trail: A 1.5 mile trail begins with an easy walk through a meadow and into a beech-maple forest and old farm fields, then up a steep hill with a view of Glen Lake at the top.

Shauger Hill Hiking and Ski Trail: This 2.4 mile hilly trail, which begins at Pierce Stocking Scenic drive, affords the same views of the woods that you see from your car when taking the Scenic Drive. In the winter, when the Scenic Drive is closed to vehicles, an additional 8 mile loop connecting to the Shauger Hill Trail offers a challenge for those on snowshoes and skis. Cottonwood Hiking Trail: A 1.4 mile trail that begins at stop #4 on the Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive and takes you out across the perched dunes to see native grasses, shrubs and wildflowers. Dunes Hiking Trail: Beginning at the Dune Climb, this four mile round trip hike takes you on a strenuous 3-4 hour adventure across the high dunes plateau and eventually to Lake Michigan. Duneside Accessible Trail: Accessible to those in wheelchairs or visually impaired, and great for strollers, this .5 mile trail along the base of the dune by the Dune Climb is fun for everyone. There are stops along the way with tree and habitat identification. Sleeping Bear Point Hiking Trail: A 2.8 mile loop with a beach return option, this meandering trail leads you across the dunes to see dune grasses, shrubs and wildflowers, as well as great views of Lake Michigan. Alligator Hill Hiking, Bridle and Ski Trail: Three loops, totaling eight miles of hiking or

Lakeshore park ranger Susan Schmidt leads a guided hike on Sleeping Bear Dunes while explaining how such a sandy environment can support plantlife such as cottonwood trees. riding, each lead up through a shady beech-maple forest to an overlook where you can see Lake Michigan and the Manitou Islands. Bay View Hiking and Ski Trail: With a total of 7.5 miles of trail, you’ll see views of the Port Oneida Rural Historic District as well as a panoramic view of Lake Michigan. Pyramid Point Hiking Trail: A steep, challenging 2.7 mile trail through the beech-maple forest up to a bluff overlooking an unforgettable view of Lake Michigan. Good Harbor Bay Hiking and Ski Trail: An easy 2.8 mile trail leading inland from Lake Michigan through woods and wetlands.

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Greilickville Greilickville THEN Traveling along West Grand Traverse Bay just north of Traverse City, you’ll come to Greilickville. While at first glance, it seems like just an extension of Traverse City, it’s actually part of Elmwood Township — the most populous of Leelanau’s 11 townships. You’ll definitely want to stop and see what it’s all about, for this “gateway” into Leelanau County is rich in history as well as recreational opportunities. Settled in 1852 by Seth and Albert Norris, who built a gristmill, then a tannery and a brickyard, the little community was first known as Norristown. Several years later, Austrian architect Godfrey Greilick arrived in town with his sons to build a water-powered sawmill, later replaced by a steampowered mill. The operation became the most important sawmill on Grand Traverse Bay, producing 8.5 million feet of hardwood lumber in just one year. In addition to the wooding business, the Greilicks built and operated a successful brewery. By the time the Manistee and Northeastern Railroad came through in 1892, the community, recognizing the enormous

Greilickville’s ‘Heritage Harbor’ is seen as it appeared 75 years ago. The steamer Diamond Alkali discharges a load of coal on the recently completed dock, built by Frank Sears, while a fish tug may be seen at the extreme left. Over the years, dozens of different commercial vessels would call at the dock, which today is home to replica vintage sailing ships. role the Greilicks played in local industry, adopted the name. The town later became known as Greilickville.

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A place to play along West Grand Travese Bay Bordered on the east by the west arm of Grand Traverse Bay and at least partially to the west by hidden but surprisingly large Cedar Lake, Greilickville is all about water. And where there’s water, there’s boats. Lots and lots of boats, underway in the sparkling waters of the bay or bobbing gently in their slips at the several marinas. The largest is owned by Elmwood Township, and is connected to the Greilickville Harbor Park. With the area’s only deep water launch and both contracted and transient slips available, the marina is considered by many to be the finest on Grand Traverse Bay. Greilickville has plenty of places for picnicking, splashing and playing. The newly designed

Greilickville Harbor Park, with pavilions, grills, and a nautically themed playground, is ideal for kids, and a wonderful place to take your morning coffee and watch the sun come up. It’s also the perfect vantage point for watching fireworks at dusk on Independence Day, or the airshow and fireworks a little later during the National Cherry Festival. In addition to Harbor Park, Cherry Bend Community Park of Cherry Bend Road offers a pavilion with grills, ball diamonds, basketball and volleyball courts, and a playground. Talk is that in the future, it may even offer a dog park! Planning is underway for The tall ship Manitou sleeps in Greilickville when not traversing Grand Traverse Bay and other points in Lake Michigan. — Photo by Klaus Heinert (Continued on Page 21)

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Hop on your bike or roller blades, or set out by foot on the Leelanau Trail for views of rolling hills, lush forests, peaceful meadows and orchards and glimpses of streams, lakes and ponds. Running the entire length of the township, you can start out at Cherry Bend Community Park, and go all the way to Suttons Bay if you want! At the Carter Road intersection, you’ll come across a surprising site – an old (but freshly painted) yellow caboose car. Caboose #2938 was originally a B&O railroad car, thought to be built in the 1930s. Visit the Discovery CenterGreat Lakes educational facility, located just off M-22. The complex is home to the Maritime Heritage Alliance, which supports an active workshop for historic boat building as well as a sailing mentoring program for youth. The property also houses the Watershed Center Grand Traverse Bay, which offers information

on watershed protection and has a volunteer water quality monitoring program in the Grand Traverse Bay area. The kiddies will find entertaining the Great Lakes Children’s Museum, with hands-on water-related exhibits for children and their families as well as educational programs throughout the year. Across the street from Discovery Center-Great Lakes, at the Traverse City Light & Power coal dock, you’ll see the tall ship Manitou. A replica of an 1800s cargo schooner that once sailed the Great Lakes, the schooner works with Inland Seas Education Association to provide hands-on environmental education to school kids from throughout the region and state. The Manitou also offers day sails and multi-day cruises. On the opposite side of the same dock is the Maritime Heritage Alliance’s fleet of historic sailing vessels.

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Suttons Bay SUTTONS BAY THEN Fifteen miles north of Traverse City, midway up the eastern shore of the Leelanau Peninsula, you’ll find Leelanau’s county

seat since 2008, and largest town – Suttons Bay. The town sprang up around a sawmill built by pioneer Harry C. Sutton in 1854. Sutton was a man of many talents, serving at one time or another as a teacher, town cobbler and community doctor. It’s said that whiskey was the first ingredient in many of his potions! Sutton stayed 17 years, leaving his mark on the little town of “Suttonsburg,” then moved on to Kansas. But missionary priest and real estate operator Father Andrew Herbstrit had other ideas for the town when he platted 6,000 lots with the intention of selling them and building a National University. “Rock the Hermit” was a common sight around Suttons Bay Unfortunately, the town didn’t grow quickly enough to realize one hundred years ago, and well known through northwestern the Father’s dream, largely because it’s center was swampy Michigan. He’s pictured in 1910 with “Babe” his oxe. and unsuitable for building. Eventually the swamp was drained and the town began to multitude of shops, it became known as the place to be when flourish, being incorporated as Suttons Bay. Because of the you needed to purchase goods.

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The beaches along Suttons Bay are mostly owned by the village, and host to a summer of fun. They also host a gathering of TART Trail enthusiasts every summer.

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Suttons Bay is still the place to be for a unique shopping experience, followed by a satisfying meal. The charming village boasts a multitude of eclectic shops and boutiques anchored by Bahles department store, owned by successive generations of Bahles ever since 1876. And there are galleries – lots and lots of them – with everything from pottery and metal work to fiber art, paintings and photography. Rounding out the mix are sweet shops and ten restaurants, catering to just about any food taste you can imagine.

Dominating the main street downtown is the Bay Theatre, Leelanau’s only movie house. It’s state of the art sound system and comfortable and cozy interior make it the ideal place to see everything from the latest blockbuster to artful foreign films. If you’re in Suttons Bay in August, you won’t want to miss Suttons Bay’s biggest summertime event – the Suttons Bay Art Festival. One of Michigan’s most competitive juried art fairs, this event draws people from far and wide (Continued on Page 26)

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Continued from Page 23 to the Suttons Bay Marina Park to view artwork, feast on local fare, and spend time at the beach. This year’s Festival will be held on August 4 and 5. But don’t worry if you won’t be able to make the Festival, because Suttons Bay has both a Summer Solstice Art Walk (June 22) and a Fall Art and Wine Walk (October 19), where you can enjoy artwork, wine and live music galore. When you’re downtown in Suttons Bay, don’t forget to get your picture taken in the village’s big red phone booth, at the corner of M-22 and Madison Avenue. The booth was purchased in England and brought back to Suttons Bay, where it was refurbished and placed on the street.

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Volunteers with the Suttons Bay Chamber of Commerce stand ready to steer visitors in the direction of fun. They maintain a visitors center in a bayfront building near the Inland Seas Education Center.

Not To Miss in Suttons Bay Get up close and personal with nature at the Inland Seas Education Association, a nonprofit educational organization created to enhance public understanding and stewardship of the Great Lakes. Here, you can learn about the secrets of the Great Lakes at interactive learning stations, and shop the Great Lakes store. Or plan ahead to board the 77-foot, two-masted schooner, Inland Seas, for a family ecology sail, birding cruise, or astronomy lesson. The ever-popular Suttons Bay Municipal Park and Beach in downtown Suttons Bay boasts a playground with a “digger” that kids can sit on, spin, and shift gears to scoop up sand. Also try the south beach park, complete with picnic area and a pavilion.

Both areas are blessed with sandy beaches kind to bare toes. Or let the kids play in the small stream that falls into Suttons Bay at the edge of 45th Parallel Park, the village’s newest park, just east of the M-22 and M-204 intersection. Hop on the Leelanau Trail on foot, rollerblades or bike. The non-motorized trail, which runs from Traverse City to Suttons Bay, travels on rolling hills through lush forests and picturesque orchards and meadows, where you’ll catch glimpses of waterfowl on a pond or songbirds darting through the trees. You can take the trail from its end at First Street toward Traverse City; the village has future plans to extend the trail from First Street through the north end of town.

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Peshawbestown P E S H AW B E S T O W N T H E N Long before the first white settlers arrived in Leelanau County, several tribes of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians migrated here from the east coast to fish the plentiful rivers and lakes and hunt the dense forests. They were the Anishinaabek, or “original people,” some of whose descendants live in Peshawbestown (Peh-shaw-bee-town), a little village about four miles north on M-22 from Suttons Bay. Peshawbestown is headquarters of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (GTB), a tribe numbering over 4,100 members, many of whom live in a six-county area throughout northern Michigan. Peshawbestown itself was established in 1852 and first called Eagletown. It was renamed Peshawbestown after Chief Peshaba, who had settled into the area with his band from the Catholic Mission near Cross Village. The history of Peshawbestown involves more than a century of struggle to recover lands and political independence promised when the band ceded most of what would later become Michigan to the federal government in the early 1800s. In 1978, the GTB became the first U.S. tribe to successfully petition for recognition of its sovereignty, and in1980, the band celebrated official federal reaffirmation of treaty rights.

A long line of Native Americans attending a funeral stand outside the historic Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church.

VI S I T P E S H A W B E S T O W N N O W Keeping tradition alive is important to members of the Grand Traverse Band. Here, Toni Shanaquet shows Tribal member Syrys Smith how to aim a bow at a natural resources fair held in September.

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Not To Miss in Peshawbestown Visit the Eyaawing Museum to learn more about the history, language and customs of the Anishinaabek. The museum, whose name means “who we are” in Anishinaabemowin, the native language of the band, features exhibit galleries, where you’ll read about the history of the people and see objects such as quilts, bead work, and ash baskets as well as traditional Pow Wow regalia. After exploring the museum, enjoy Odaawe Gamik, the museum store, featuring both traditional and contemporary work of tribal artists, as well as

Peshawbestown played a vibrant role in Leelanau’s history, and the community continues to contribute to the area’s economy, owning and operating the Leelanau Sands Casino and Lodge, the largest employers in the county. A trip to the little village is a good opportunity to learn about the GTB, who have their own sovereign tribal government, rich cultural traditions, and close social relationships among members. One of the best ways to do that is to attend the annual traditional Pow Wow, where both Anishinaabek and non-Natives come together to celebrate life through song and dance. Here, you’ll also see Native American art work and be able to try “Anishinaabe Miijim,” or Native American food. The Pow Wow will be held August 18 -19. Before you leave, wander down to Peshawbestown marina with your cooler and pack it with fresh caught whitefish, lake trout or salmon (in season). The marina is on M-22, a mile north of the Leelanau Sands Casino and adjacent to Graham Greene Park.

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toys, books and recordings that reflect the culture and history of the Anishinaabek. Don’t forget to wander through “Mother Earth’s Garden” outdoors, which bears native species of plants such as cedar, sage and sweet grass. Cool off at Graham Green Park, located just north of Peshawbestown to rock hunt, swim and picnic. Try your hand at the slot machines at the Leelanau Sands Casino, which also offers big name entertainment throughout the year, as well as dining options (see www.casino2win.com).

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Northport/Omena NORTHPORT/OMENA THEN Just shy of the northern tip of the Leelanau Peninsula, through rolling hills of cherry and apple orchards and vineyards, lie neighboring harbor towns Northport and Omena. Both began in the mid-1800s as mission settlements, first Northport, called “Waukazooville,” after Chief Peter Waukazoo who came to the area with his band of Ottawa Indians, accompanied by missionary Reverend George Nelson Smith. Three years later, missionary Reverend Peter Dougherty moved a band of Ottawas and Chippewas from the Old Mission Peninsula to “New Mission,” later named Omena. With the arrival of white settlers, Northport’s sheltered harbor and proximity to outside shipping lanes were attractive to businesses that relied on Lake Michigan for trade. Soon the community grew into a busy landing spot and supply distribution point — it became the largest community in the county. Hundreds of schooners and steamships moved in and out of port, transporting people and goods — first lumber, then potatoes, apples and cherries. Hotels and tourist lodges sprung

Great Lakes steamers regularly stopped at a dock that stretched into Omena Bay where the present community beach is located. This picture was taken in 1905. — Photo courtesy of the Omena Historic Society up and both Northport and Omena gained popularity as tourist havens. Northport served as the first county seat between 1863 and1883.

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boast of beautiful bays, beautiful beaches Today, Northport and Omena are known as quiet shoreside communities – places where even the rich and famous can enjoy anonymity. But don’t let that fool you, because both villages have plenty of action come summertime. Then, Northport’s marina comes alive with boats, pedestrians line the sidewalks to browse eclectic shops and galleries, and children splash and play at the bathing beach, where the turquoise water stays shallow forever. A little farther south in Omena, tourists flock to visit the multi-artist Tamarack Gallery, a century old country store, and a winery with a tasting room overlooking the bay. A public beach is within walking distance, offering an opportunity for parents to explore the village while older children enjoy the waves and sand of Omena Bay. It seems like something fun is going on here every day during the summer. In addition to the standard swimming, boating and shopping are events at the Northport Community Arts Center, and “Music in the Park” downtown Northport on Friday nights. If you’re in town

on July 21, you can help celebrate 160 years of Omena with a day planned for family fun. Festivities kick off at 11 a.m. with a Mayor’s parade. But this is not just any elected official; the Mayor of Omena is chosen from those Omena residents who are a living pet of any genus or species! August continues the summer merriment with the wildly popular Dogs on Parade in Northport as well as the Northport Lions Club Fly-in/Drive-in Breakfast at Woolsey Memorial Airport, featuring unique small aircraft and antique custom and sports car displays – and a special appearance of the Northport Community Band. Northport thanks you for your continuing patience as the community progresses on a multi-million dollar upgrade to its waterfront area. A new boaters’ bathhouse is under construction and work will begin on a promenade along the shoreline, so that visitors will eventually be able to walk the entire waterfront in comfort. No worries though – there’s still plenty of room to swim, sun and play!

You know a community enjoys itself when it hosts a parade for dogs. Here, Joan Kalchik TenBrock of Omena helps her pooch strut through Northport.

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The fly-in breakfast held in August at Woolsey Airport offers anything but a fast meal. You’ll get your flapjacks on time, but will probably want to wander around the airport to view planes landing and taking off, and antique cars.

store, tavern-gas station and more, with store fronts, interiors, artifacts and photos depicting life in earlier days. No trip to the Northport Omena area is complete without a visit to the Leelanau State Park at the tip of the peninsula. You’ll find 8.5 miles of hiking trails, great for birding and nature exploration, and a shoreline that’s fantastic for Petoskey stone hunting. Finish your visit with a stop at the historic Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum, where you can tour the restored keeper’s home, climb the tower, and get souvenirs at the gift shop. West of Northport is Braman Hill Recreation Area, where you can enjoy year-round fun. Summertime pleasures include hiking trails, a tot lot, a shooting range, tennis courts, a basketball court, and a scenic viewing area located at the top of the hill, complete with fire ring and picnic tables. Come back in the winter for skating a sledding and A kiteboarder plies his trade, breezing a warm up in the warming house. across Northport Bay.

Between the yellow house next to the Omena post office and the Tamarack Gallery is the Putnam Cloud Tower House, home of the Omena Historical Society and Museum. Here, you’ll see historic exhibits and programs detailing Omena’s history, with a special main room exhibit featuring businesses from Omena’s past. The exhibit includes general stores, the ice cream parlor, post office, book

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Leland LEL A N D T H E N The charming marina town of Leland was virtually unknown to white settlers until the mid 1800s. Prior to that, it was the site

of the oldest and largest Ottawa village on the Leelanau peninsula. With Lake Leelanau connected to Lake Michigan by the “Carp” River” — it’s now known as the Leland River, and a popular water roadway for diners headed to the Riverside Inn or Bluebird Restaurant — it provided ideal fishing grounds in the spring when big fish pushed upstream from Lake Michigan to spawn. By the middle of the century, with the lumber business well underway in other areas of Leelanau County including the Manitou Islands, early white settlers were looking to expand operations. They found Leland an ideal place to build a dam and sawmill. Soon enough, a settlement grew around the sawmill, and Leland became a busy port town with schooners and steamers arriving and departing regularly, transporting people and supplies to and from the islands.

A large crowd of Leland residents was on hand in 1936 to watch the launching of a new mail boat in the Leland river. — Photo courtesy of the Leelanau Historical Society. As it evolved, Leland became an important hub of commercial fishing and iron smelting. It also had a reputation as an end-of-the-line resort town, with folks coming “up north” to escape the heat of Chicago or St. Louis.

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Runners young and old sprinted off the starting line of the 2011 Fishtown 5K run. Funds were raised to continue the legacy of Fishtown as a working commercial fishing village.

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Today, Leland’s maritime tradition continues in historic Fishtown, most of which is owned by the Fishtown Preservation Society, a non-profit organization that operates the commercial fishery. Weathered grey shanties, some used in the past as ice and smokehouses, still stand, but are now converted to art galleries and unique little shops. A stroll through Fishtown today generates

many of the same visions as a century ago, with tugs hauling in a day’s catch, fish nets drying in the sunshine, and passenger boats, run by the Grosvenor family, whose genealogy traces to the Manitou islands, going to and from North and South Manitou island. While you could spend an entire day right in Fishtown, browsing the little shops and (Continued on Page 38)

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The Leelanau Community Cultural Center, AKA The Old Art Building, is a wonderful place to get your fill of the arts. It was built as a community center in 1922, then donated in 1939 to Michigan State College to be used as a summer art school. By 1989, the program had stopped, and the building stood vacant until 1992, when it was resurrected by a group of concerned Leland citizens who feared for it’s future. Now leased from MSU by Leland Township, the building, with its high ceilings, cracked wooden floors and fieldstone fireplace, is an ideal spot for a variety of art, craft and dance classes, art exhibits, concerts, and other community events. One very popular summer event at the Old Art Building is the Artists Market. Now in its 16th year, the art fair will be held on July 14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It features 80 art booths both inside the building and on the lawn, where you’ll see fine art, photography, pottery, jewelry, woodcarving, basketry, sculpture, and more. The Leelanau Historical Society Museum sits directly behind the Old

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Continued from Page 33 munching on smoked fish from Carlson’s fisheries (a family whose lineage to Lake Michigan fishing goes back generations), there’s so much more to explore. There are dozens of small shops and eateries in town, collectively providing everything from must-have vacation clothing to one-of-a-kind souvenirs. The town is also a magnet for artists and artisans, so it’s a wonderful outlet for adding to your art collection. In the summer, the Old Art Building just south of the Leland River bridge off M-22 bustles with art shows, classes and their followers. Venturing north of town, you’ll get to the Village Green, the first major project of the Leelanau Conservancy. It was bought through donations to prevent development from taking over the last big chunk of open space in the village, and now hosts extensive gardens – a great spot to sit and reflect.

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Art Building. Here, you’ll find a variety of exhibits and collections, including the Shipwrecks of the Manitou Passage exhibit, which brings stories of several major area shipwrecks to life. Also as a permanent collection is the Anishnabek Basket and Quill work room, which features black ash baskets and quill work on birch bark done by local Odawa artists. New to the museum is the Life on North Manitou Island exhibit, which uses photos, maps, documents and oral histories to depict the life of residents on the island between 1895 and 1930. Bartholomew Park, popularly known as Nedows Bay Beach, was doubled in size in 1998 through a cooperative effort between Leland Township, the Leelanau Conservancy and the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund, adding 163 feet of gorgeous Lake Leelanau frontage to the park. With a boat launch, picnic area and dock – sometimes even a lifeguard – it’s the perfect spot for taking the kids and a picnic lunch and spending the entire day. Get there by taking Pearl Street (east of Main) all the way to the end.

If you’re in a beachin’ it mood, Leland has several to choose from, including a public beach on Lake Michigan at the end of Reynolds Street west of Main Street and one on north Lake Leelanau on M22 just south of the village. And if you’re in Leland the second Saturday in June, you won’t want to miss the Leland Wine and Food Festival, one of the biggest events of the summer in Leelanau County. Here, you’ll enjoy tasting wines and foods from the many local wineries and restaurants, and dancing in the park to live music. A bonus is the gorgeous view of Lake Michigan and the Manitou Islands. Barring unforeseen circumstances, you’ll be able to see this sight from an observation deck atop the new public restroom facility this summer, part of the second phase of a marina renovation that also includes a new, wider boat launch.

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Lake Leelanau L A KE LEEL A N A U T H E N Lake Leelanau, located close to geometrical center of Leelanau Peninsula, is a picturesque village nestled along a slow-

current waterway that connects the north and south basins of a lake bearing the same name. At one time, the lake was two smaller ones, separated by a trickling stream of water. Indians who lived in the area called it “Ke-ski-bi-ag,” meaning “narrow body of water.” By the mid 1800s, white settlers had moved into nearby Leland, built a dam on the Carp River (now Leland River) for a water powered sawmill. The mill raised the water level behind it, and the two lakes became one. The basins are connected by the navigable and picturesque mile-long narrows you see today. Lake Leelanau was a farming community from the very beginning of white settlement, and was home to the first vineyard in the county. Eventually the farms fields were changed over to the orchards that dominate the area today. By 1871, a post office was built and the village was named

In 1896, when the village of Lake Leelanau was called Provemont, these girls seemed to delight in a wade along the shoreline. — Photo by Leelanau Historical Society “Provemont,” only to be changed to Lake Leelanau in 1924. The community was home to Emelia Schaub, who became the first female prosecutor in the state of Michigan.

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Lake Leelanau embodies the quaint charm and friendliness of days gone by. You’ll find folks catching up with local news at the grocery store or hardware, playing a friendly game of cards at the coffee shop, or spinning their latest hunting and fishing yarns at Dick’s Pour House (a pub named after the father of the present owner)

over lunch or dinner. While you walk the streets or poke around the eclectic little shops, you’ll hear bells from the century-old St. Mary Church of the Assumption pealing out the hours, as they’ve done faithfully year after year. Behind the church is a covered patio, where an army of volunteers grill and (Continued on Page 44)

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Lake Leelanau Not To Miss in Lake Leelanau

You can’t leave town without taking the time to walk across the Narrows bridge. It’s a gorgeous view either way you look, and it’s fun to watch the boats and the swans go by. For a closer view of the Narrows, check out a Leland Township-owned dock open to the public behind St. Mary Church, or the road-end off William Street. You’ll find another public dock near the north end of St. Marys street. One quiet but pleasant place to visit is the township-owned Provemont Pond Nature Area off Popp Road. And the township provides picnic tables and a dock at where Popp Road ends at south Lake Leelanau, a popular place for swimmers. Explore the 8,000 acres of Lake Leelanau, whether splashing and picnicking at the Centerville Township Park off Highway 643

south of the village, picking up some bait from the Narrows Bait Shop and finding a hot fishing spot, or taking a slow paddleboat ride through the narrows to the big lake. Once a strawberry farm, then a golf course, and now one of three parks owned by Leelanau County, Veronica Valley County Park is a great spot to hike and look for birds and other wildlife. It’s a favorite for families, as the county Parks and Recreation Committee joins with the Lake Leelanau Lake Association and businesses to stock the ponds with bluegills. But give your pole to the beginners; fishing is restricted to kids. Covering 92 acres, the park has six ponds, two bridges, and lots of open and forested wetlands in which to roam. Find the park on County Road 641 south of the village.

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Lake Leelanau Continued from Page 41 serve chicken dinners in August at one of the biggest events of the summer – the St. Mary Summer Festival and Chicken Dinner. A ride through the village’s rolling countryside will bring you past numerous farm stands, where you can buy the tastiest strawberries, cherries and peaches ever. And you’ll also find five of the county’s wineries in which to stop and taste award-winning wines. If you’re lucky enough to be in town May 30 through June 3, you can catch one or more of the birding field trips or speakers at the second annual Leelanau Peninsula BirdFest. A highlight is visiting Lake Leelanau’s Fountain Point Resort, which hosts the

festival. It’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Because of its central location, Lake Leelanau is the perfect hub from which to venture out to everywhere in Leelanau County, such as the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, the casino in Peshawbestown, or the Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum at the tip of the Peninsula. But there’s a pretty good chance you’ll be having such a good time, you’ll want to stay put. The unincorporated village has enjoyed a resurgence of late, having added a bakery, cycling themed coffee house, sandwich shop, upscale Italian restaurant, wine tasting room and a distillery to its mix in the past few years.

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Cedar & Maple City C e da r & M A P LE CI T Y T H E N Located in the rolling heartland of Leelanau county, Cedar and Maple City formed around the wooding industry. Maple City had its beginnings in 1866, when J.T. Sturtevant came north from Ohio to start a shoe peg factory, pegs being in high demand to extend the life of shoes that had lost their stitching. A sawmill soon followed and Maple City, or “Peg Town” as it was called by then, began to manufacture all sorts of other wooden products, including butter bowls, broom handles and maple flooring. By 1875, there was a small hotel for housing laborers as well as a post office, and the town took on the name of Maple, later expanded to Maple City. Cedar, named for its plentiful cedar trees, was home to the Sullivan Lumber Company, which made shingles, and the Dewey Stave Company, which manufactured barrel staves and hoops Cedar and Maple City started as lumber towns, as used to construct wooden barrels to hold produce grown in the evidenced by this picture of a rough and rowdy camp taken area, such as apples and pickles. Cedar’s early population was at the Tager sawmill south of Cedar. — Photo credit to Leelanau Historical Society, from the largely Polish immigrants who had come to work in the mills Sharon Wiegand Burkholder collection. and farm the fertile land.

VI S I T CE D A R & M A P LE CI T Y N O W Spectators lined the streets of Cedar and Maple City in 2011 for the State Championship Road Race. The bicycle race will run through the villages again this August.

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Although the days of lumbering are long past, Cedar and Maple City still testify to the warmth and neighborly spirit that infused the area during the lumbering heyday. On any given day, residents will welcome you at one of many gatherings – a Zumba class at the township hall, a game of cards or karaoke night at the Cedar tavern, or an ice cream social at the park. And if you walk into the hardware, the grocery, or the meat market more than once, it’s likely that the owners and workers will greet you by name.

The sister towns are a perfect stop off place to picnic, play, swim, paddle – and simply relax. The little Solon Township Beach Park located off South Lake Shore Drive four miles east of Cedar is a great place for the kids to splash in the warm waters of Lake Leelanau. And the adults will enjoy the Manitou Passage Golf Course and Sugar Loaf The Old Course, both found north of Cedar, or tasting a variety of award winning wine selections at one of two area wineries. Cedar

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Cedar & Maple City Not To Miss in Cedar & Maple City

A paddle by canoe or kayak down the meandering Victoria Creek (Cedar River) through the 380 acre Leelanau Conservancy Cedar River Preserve, an extensive wetland complex, is the ideal place to view yellow pond lilies, sundews, bladderworts, and insect-eating pitcher plants. You’ll also see turtles, frogs, and whirligig beetles, and if you’re lucky, even a glimpse of a mink, muskrat, or osprey. Put in at Solon Township River Park at the north end of Cedar, and paddle all the way to Lake Leelanau. For the sports-minded, the Myles Kimmerly Recreation County Park a mile west of Maple City offers something for everyone. Dedicated to former Probate Judge Myles Kimmerly in 1974, it has a hiking trail, soccer and ball fields, volleyball, basketball, and tennis courts, and even a driving range and 18 hole disc golf course. Pack a picnic basket or something to grill and you can enjoy lunch after your activities under the cool shade of the picnic shelter. After the Polka Fest, enjoy a game of softball with the kiddies at Cedar’s Solon Township Playground Park. With baseball diamonds and tennis courts, it’s also the ideal place to stop any old night after buying ice cream cones to watch one of the many ball games played there.

Cedar & Maple City Continued from Page 45 has a surprising variety of interesting little shops to browse, and each town has popular eateries where you can get a burger, a pizza, or something a little more elegant. Don’t forget to pick up authentic Polish sausages at Buntings Market or Pleva’s meat market to put on the grill – yum! If you’re lucky enough

to be in Leelanau July 5-8, you’ll have to hit one of its biggest summer happenings – the Cedar Polka Festival, an event that draws thousands together under the big tent to listen to music, eat, and dance the night away. And on August 26th in Maple City is the Car and Truck show, a popular old fashioned street celebration with classic cars, trucks and hot rods galore.

You won’t want to miss the Polka Fest held in conjunction with the Fourth of July (top, file photo), a busy place in Cedar compared to a quiet paddle down the Cedar River (above photo courtesy of the Leelanau Conservancy).

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Glen Arbor G LE N A R B O R T H E N Like many of Leelanau’s towns, Glen Arbor had its start as an Indian settlement, developing around what was once called

Bear Lake, now Glen Lake. By the mid 1800s, the first white settlers began arriving, first to trade with Indians, and then to harvest the area’s plentiful forests. The Fisher family made a living with a mill at the lower end of what is now Fisher Lake and the start of the Crystal River. By the end of the 19th century Glen Arbor, along with nearby Glen Haven, had grown with the lumbering business. A number of hotels were needed to house the lumbermen — and a growing tourism business as word of this pristine, perfectly round lake spread through the Midwest. Steamers would stop at a large dock built at Glen Haven. Sleeping Bear Point Life-Saving Station opened Sleeping Bear Dunes has always been a big part of the to serve ships passing through the sometimes treacherous Glen Arbor community. At one time, visitors piled into “dunesmobiles” to see the area. Manitou Passage.

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While surrounding lands eventually became part of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Glen Arbor remains a small residential and vacation home community, and a popular tourist destination sought for its sun and sand, beautiful waters, and artsy and very walkable downtown. Small enough for a new four way stop to be the talk of the town (no traffic stoplight though;

the county tally remains at one!), there’s still plenty of action to be had here. When you tire of swimming, boating and skiing, a trip downtown offers numerous places to shop for everything from clothing to artwork to souvenirs, as well as to dine and people watch. Glen Arbor is flanked to the north by The Homestead Resort, (Continued on Page 53)

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Glen Arbor Not To Miss in Glen Arbor There’s water fun galore at the Glen Arbor Lake Michigan beach or the more isolated beach on Lake Michigan at historic Glen Haven. But you haven’t experienced the full glory of Glen Arbor’s waters without a lazy trip down the Crystal River. Running 6.3 miles through sections of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore into Lake Michigan just north of town, it meanders through groves of cedar, tamarack, and paper birch as well as swamp lands. Because the river is shallow and no wider than about 20 feet, it’s an ideal place for even the most inexperienced to kayak or canoe. The sandy bottom makes it great for tubing or rafting, too. And if you love wildlife, you’re sure to get a glimpse of turtles, frogs, otters, and muskrat, as well as many species of birds, such as

bald eagles, heron, ducks, swans, and kingfishers. The Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA) is a nonprofit organization created in 1983 with a mission to further the arts in the Glen Lake area. With both children’s and adult classes in a variety of art forms as well as an artist in residence program and the wildly popular Manitou Music Festival, GAAA is the place to discover your artist within. Check out class offerings and events at www.glenarborart.org If you haven’t reached your exercise saturation point, head to the southeast corner of State Street and M-22 to get to the Glen Arbor Township Park. With a basketball court, four tennis courts, a picnic area and a children’s playground, it’s the perfect place to make a healthy day of it!

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Glen Arbor Continued from Page 49 a community within a community that offers the county’s most and widest array of lodging opportunities. Also nearby is Leelanau School, a boarding institution that attracts high school students from across the globe. If you’re in Glen Arbor on Independence Day, you’ll be amazed to see how many folks line up hours ahead of time for the biggest summertime event ever – the 4th of July parade. Drawing hundreds of participants and thousands of parade enthusiasts, it’s a come-as-you-are affair, followed by an equally enjoyable “boat parade” on Glen Lake. A trip to Glen Arbor would be incomplete, though, without exploring surrounding Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, complete with stops at preserved historic settlements. You can visit Port Oneida Rural Historical District, a 3,400 acre community

of 18 abandoned farmsteads, or Glen Haven, a well-kept ghost town that bears witness to the peninsula’s maritime past. One of the best ways to see things up close and personal in the Lakeshore is on foot or bike. And this summer, you’ll be able to try out the first segment of the new Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail, a hard-surfaced multi-use trail that runs between the Dune Climb and Glen Arbor, connecting to Glen Haven and the DH Day Campground. If you’re not completely donein by the time dark falls, you can head to the Lanphier Observatory, located on the shores of Lake Michigan at The Leelanau School in Glen Arbor, for an evening of wondrous star-gazing. The observatory is open Wednesday and Thursday nights, June 20 through August 30, from 10:00 p.m. to midnight, if the skies are clear.

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Empire E M P IRE T H E N It’s hard to believe that with a current population of only about 400, Empire was once

the largest town in Leelanau. Like most of the forested harbor towns here, it began in the mid 1800s as a small community built up around the lumbering business. But by 1887, the T. Wilce Company, a hardwood flooring business out of Chicago came to town, purchased a steam powered sawmill on South Bar Lake and established the Empire Lumber Company. With one of the largest hardwood mills in the state, Empire’s population grew to more than 1,000. During its heyday, the Empire Lumber Company cut between 15 and 20 million feet of lumber per year, shipping much of it to Chicago. By 1911, the wooding days were mostly over, and with the loss of livelihood, Empire’s population dwindled. Those who stayed eked out a living through agriculture, growing potatoes, then later fruit crops, including apples, cherries, and peaches. In 1950, the United States Air Force acquired a piece of property southeast of the village and erected a radar system. The Empire Air Force Station was a part of the government air

Empire has always been a community known to enjoy itself, as typified of two early citizens in this picture preserved by the Empire Heritage Museum. surveillance system, used during the Cold War. In later years, the site was turned over to the Federal Aviation Administration and now, much of it is gone. However, the massive radar apparatus still stands, and some of the barracks are used as housing for rangers with the National Park Service.

VI S I T E M P IRE N O W Empire’s a hoot at the Anchor Day parade, proclaimed by fans and organizers as the parade so nice it goes around twice.

Empire,

little town with big character

Today, the lakeside village is largely defined by its proximity to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Visitor Center, and why not? It sits smack-dab in the middle of the 71,000-acre park. Empire is an outdoor lover’s paradise – perfect for hiking, biking, sunning and splashing. And with the Empire Bluffs to the south and the sand dunes to the north, Empire has some of the most spectacular scenery in all of Leelanau County.

While it’s without a doubt a destination spot for those who love the outdoors, Empire also has a reputation for being a little town with big character. Downtown there’s an assortment of galleries and eclectic shops, and you’re sure to find a gathering of townspeople talking local politics and happenings over a cup of coffee at one of the family friendly eateries. Empire is cozy enough for everyone to get acquainted, yet seemingly big enough for everyone when the population swells in

summer. Parking can be a problem, so get to the beach early and obey signs. Empire is one of three incorporated villages in the county, and has its own water system. Some say that residents here grab at any excuse to plan a festival. Spring ushers in the Asparagus Festival, which features all things asparagus – food, poetry and recipe contests, music, a dance and pig roast, a parade with (Continued on Page 56)

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Take a little of Leelanau home with you Dave Taghon once owned and operated the only gas station in Empire. He’s now a full-time history buff who helped assemble the large collection of pieces in the Empire Heritage Museum.

Not To Miss in Empire Take a trip back in time at the Empire Historical Museum, a complex of four buildings that preserve the town’s past. The first floor of the main museum features the turn of the century Roen Saloon and other artifacts from Empire’s rich lumbering history, and the lower floor has a blacksmith’s shop, woodworking shop, railroad and shipping displays, the Empire Lumber Company display, a covered wagon, buggies and sleighs. Wander out to the woods behind the main building to see a one-room schoolhouse, complete with water pump, outhouse and a wood burning stove. You’ll also see a 1911 fire house featuring handpulled fire equipment and the Billy Beeman Barn, with horse-drawn equipment such as a stagecoach, a hearse, buckboard and sleigh. Don’t be afraid to ask questions of the dedicated volunteer staff! From the Visitor Center of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, head south on M-22 for about 1.7 miles, then take a right (west) on Wilco Road to get to the Empire Bluff Hiking Trail trail head. The 1.5-mile round trip

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hike is hilly but well worth the effort. It takes you through a beechmaple forest, past a field with the remnants of 1940s farm equipment left behind, to the top of a bluff 400 feet above Lake Michigan. Here you can see a view of the Sleeping Bear Dunes, the Lake Michigan shoreline, and on a clear day, South Manitou Island. Take your time along the way with a brochure that explains the natural and geologic history of the area. Splash and play to your hearts delight one of Empire’s spectacular beaches. There’s the public beach In town, the kid-friendly South Bar Lake, and North Bar Lake just north of town. But one of the most beloved beaches in Empire is Esch Road Beach, located at the mouth of Otter Creek. Here you can get in on the wave action, or watch the kids play in the warm shallows of the creek outlet. Walk up the creek a ways to see wildflowers lining the banks or catch minnows darting in and out of the shadows. To get there, follow M-22 south of town, then turn west (right) onto Esch Road. The beach is about one mile down on Esch.

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Fountain Point Resort An Old-fashioned Family Summer Place Since 1889

Established in 1889, Fountain Point, a National Historic Site, sits on 53 acres of lawns and woodlands with paths along the shores of Lake Leelanau in the heart of beautiful Leelanau County Michigan. A Hotel B&B with antique furnishings and 19 comfortably refurbished, 1-6 bedroom cottages, Fountain Point is for friends and families who want to spend quality time together in a picture-book setting with an atmosphere that has been personal and genuine for 120 years. Some of our amenities include: • Panoramic, lakefront setting in Leelanau County • Private cottages in a social, resort atmosphere • Sandy beach w/child-safe swim area/nightly campfire • Continental breakfast, many common rooms in Victorian hotel • Kid's Play Area • Canoes, Kayaks & Paddleboat • Game Room in Hotel • Home of the Lake Leelanau Rowing Club • Rowing/Sculling lessons, coaching, training available

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The view from Leelanau County vineyards is world class, just like the wines they produce. That’s West Grand Traverse Bay to the right as seen from Willow Vineyard; below, vintner David Bell from Circa Estate Winery shows off the bountiful 2011 grape crop.

Come sip, and enjoy With Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore recently winning the title of “Most Beautiful Place in America,” there’s plenty of reason to visit Leelanau County to feast your eyes on the countryside. But there’s far more than beauty to be had here. The Leelanau Peninsula is increasingly gaining attention as a significant wine region. Recent write-ups in publications such as Food & Wine, Wine Enthusiast, and Wine Advocate, coupled with consistent wine accolades in national competitions, have earned this area status as a wine destination spot rivaling that of the more popular California or Oregon wine countries. If you’re wondering how the chilly north can be conducive to wine grape growing, you may be surprised to learn that the cool climate, along with unique geographical conditions, make Leelanau ideal for growing cool-weather grapes such as Chardonnay, Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris and PinorNoir. Their fruit results in

clean, crisp, balanced wines with real varietal character. What are Leelanau’s unique grape growing conditions? With it’s rolling terrain jutting out into Lake Michigan, the “little finger” Michigan peninsula enjoys a “lake effect” influence on vines. As the spring growing season begins, breezes from the lake provide a cooling effect, retarding vine bud development usually until after the final frost. As the temperatures heat up during summer, warmth stored in the lake exerts a moderating effect on the land, keeping the difference between day and night temperatures less variable, and helping to delay the fall frosts that can damage the vineyard. And as the season ends, snow showers created by cold air passing over the warmer Lake Michigan insulate and protect the vines throughout the winter. But as protective as Leelanau’s climate is for grapes, Mother Nature has a way of being fickle. Take, for instance, the 2010 growing season. “In 2010, we had a warm spring

with temperatures in April hitting the 80s,” said Paul Hamelin, owner of Verterra Winery in Leland. “The vines starting pushing new buds out. But then in mid-May there was a hard frost, chilling the primary nodes (buds that develop first and have the greatest crop potential), resulting in a small harvest due to frost damage.” The 2009 season was almost as dismal in terms of harvest size, at least for red wine grapes, added Hamelin. With the coldest summer recorded in 30 years, there were an insufficient number of “growing degree days,” or days in which the temperature is conducive for maturing sweet flavorful grapes – resulting in red grapes being wasted rather than being harvested at an unripe stage. But in 2011, the conditions were outstanding, said David Bell, who along with his wife Margaret owns Circa Estate Winery. “We had a crummy cold, wet spring,”

he explained. “People were complaining, but the weather was perfect for the grape vines. They sat and did nothing until the frost danger was past.” And when danger was past, produce they did. “The plants put out additional primary nodes to compensate for the previous summer,” said Hamelin. “There was a heavy crop load, and our major concern was whether it would all get ripe.” The Leelanau vintners were in luck. “We had a Napa Valley fall,” said Bell, who added that a balmy October with temperatures into the 80s allowed for mature grapes with just the right amount of sugar and aromatics at harvest time. “It was frosting on the cake.” You’ll find Leelanau wines produced from that “Napa Valley” growing season for sale across the Peninsula on your wine tour of Leelanau County.

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Wine pairings:

Follow your buds If selecting a wine to go with your barbeque picnic or summer dinner for ten leaves you agonizing over what Robert Parker or Jancis Robinson would do – take heart. Pairing wine with food doesn’t have to be that difficult.”There are some rules of thumb in pairing wine with food,” said Becky Hemmingsen, certified sommelier and manager of The Wine Shop at Hansen’s in Suttons Bay. “But the boundaries are wide open.” According to Hemmingsen, the old rule of thumb about pairing white wines with fish or fowl and red wines with meat isn’t hard and fast, but it serves as a starting point. “This old adage helps eliminate the possibility that wine overpowers the food, or vice-versa,” she explained. “A delicate chicken dish would get lost with a big, hearty Cabernet Sauvignon, and a delicate white wine

would get lost with a grilled steak.” Delving a little deeper, rich fatty foods like red meat need acid, which usually means a red wine with a good acid structure. But the red wine then needs to be matched to the delicacy or boldness of the dish. “Lamb, for example is rich, but delicate in flavor,” said Hemmingsen, who suggests a lighter red such as a Spanish Tempranillo or a Pinot Noir to balance the lightness of the lamb. A bolder heartier meat than lamb, such as beef, needs a bigger red such as Cabernet Sauvignon or a red Bordeaux. “The weight of the food and the wine are more important than the color of the wine,” she said. “You want to aim to balance that weight – rich, robust food deserves rich, robust wine. Delicate dishes obviously need delicate wines. What we try to do is let the wine enhance, not overwhelm, the food, and the food

enhance the wine.” Hemmingsen, who believes that most meals taste better with wine, has these food pairing suggestions for three varietals that thrive in Leelanau’s climate: • “Pinot Noir is a red grape that does really well in our cool climate of northern Michigan. The tannins are smooth and soft and the red fruit flavors are wonderful with roast, chicken and salmon – see, we just went outside the boundaries!” • “Riesling is one of my favorite food wines because of the fruit and acid balance. Riesling can be bonedry all the way to dessert sweet. I like Riesling with spicy Asian cuisine, curries, ham, even barbeque ribs. It can also be good for breakfast!” • “Pinot Gris or Pinot Grigio is very good just sitting on the beach watching the sunset, eating Stonehouse bread and Leelanau Raclette cheese. It’s also good with non-oily fish such as whitefish because of it’s lemony characteristics.” When it comes to pairing foods with wine, listen to what the professionals say, but there is no absolute

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Doug Matthias inspects some younger pinot noir vines at his family’s Chateau Fontaine winery off Dufek Road. He’s one of several second generation vintners making their own imprints in the Leelanau wine industry. right and wrong, so don’t be afraid to be creative, advised Hemmingsen. “There are many variables in food preparation, sauces and sides, variables in wine making, as well as variables in people and our body chemistry. Tastes are subjective,” she added.

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Engage your senses on a county wine tour

Eager to try some of Leelanau County’s finest? You can sip and savor wines in one of the almost two dozen wineries scattered throughout the peninsula, most of which are open for tasting from May through October (call for off-season hours). Wine trail maps are available at tourist centers and stores throughout the region or at www.lpwines.com. Boathouse Vineyards – Located on the narrows in picturesque Lake Leelanau, the Boathouse is ready to serve up Pinot Noir, Rosé, Boathouse Red, sweet and semi-sweet Rieslings as well as award-winning Pinot Grigio and Dry Riesling. Enjoy a glass of wine on the covered porch, or take a stroll down to the water to watch the boats and swans float by. Call for hours. Located at the corner of St. Mary’s Street and M204. 256-7115. Bel Lago Vineyard & Winery – Sitting high on a hill overlooking south Lake Leelanau, Bel Lago, whose name means “beautiful lake” in Italian, offers wines made from family owned vineyards. Enjoy a large variety of wines, including Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Riesling, delicate Rose blends, and Bel Lago Red, a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Franc and other selected varietals. Open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. MonSat, Sunday noon-6 p.m. Located seven miles south of Lake Leelanau village at 6530 S. Lake Shore Drive, Cedar; 228-4800. www.bellago.com Black Star Farms Winery & Distillery – With a hand-crafted approach to wine-making, Black Star Farms offers classic varietals such as Chardonnay, Riesling, and Pinot Noir as well as a large selection of fruit, ice and sparkling wines and fruit brandies. A large tasting room filled with wine accessories and gifts, the award winning Leelanau Cheese Company on the premises, a farm market, café, horse stables, and a bed and breakfast inn rounds out your winery experience. Open Mon-Sat 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday noon-5 p.m. Located two miles south of Suttons Bay, just off M-22 at 10844 E. Revold Road, Suttons Bay; 944-1270. www.blackstarfarms.com

Boskydel Vineyard – The first winery to open in Leelanau, Boskydel vineyard was established by owner Bernie Rink as a way to keep his five sons occupied and out of trouble. Enjoy wines made from French-American hybrid grapes such as Vignoles, Vin Blanc and de Chaunac (none over $10) along with Rink’s homegrown Chinese chestnut appetizers (roasted on a woodstove in the tasting room) while perusing his collection of photographs, bartered artwork and witty sayings. Open 1-5 p.m. daily. From Lake Leelanau, turn south on County Road 641 and after 3.5 miles, turn left on Otto Road until you get to 7501 E. Otto Rd., Lake Leelanau; 256-7272. www.boskydel.com

Brengman Brothers Crain Hill Vineyards – Enjoy sweet and dry Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Syrah, fruit wines, and a special white blend, Block 65. Named after late brother Albert’s Eastern Michigan University football jersey number (he succumbed to cancer after 20 years), a percentage of the proceeds of sales for this wine are donated to hospice care and cancer research. Open 11-7 daily. Located south of Suttons Bay, turn on E. Crain Hill Rd. off of M-22 South, then left onto S. Center Highway (County Rd. 633) to get to 9720 S. Center Highway; 946-2764. www.brengmanbrothers.com (Continued on Page 64)

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your senses Continued from Page 63 Chateau de Leelanau – From the tilling of the fields to the pouring of the wine, Chateau de Leelanau focuses efforts on creating exceptional wines, including Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, and Rieslings as well as Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc, cherry wines and hard ciders. Open Mon-Sat 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday noon-5 p.m. Located at the corner of M-22 and Hilltop Rd., south of Suttons Bay at 5028 S. West Bay Shore, Suttons Bay; 271-8888. www.chateaudeleelanau.com Chateau Fontaine – Named after proprietor Lucie Matthies’ middle name and honoring the French immigrants who settled the area, Chateau Fontaine was established on a deserted potato farm. With a wide variety of white grapes, including Chardonnay, Riesling, Gewurztraminer, and Pinot Gris as well as Pinot Noir and other red blends, this winery offers something for every palate, as well as a selection of humorous cocktail napkins, recipe books and a wall of 5,600 corks in the restroom. Open Wed-Sun noon-5 p.m. Located near Suttons Bay, six miles west on M-204, then three miles south on County Road 645 (S. French Rd.) at 2290 S. French Road, Lake Leelanau; 256-0000. www.chateaufontaine.com Cherry Republic – Celebrate all things cherry at Cherry Republic winery. From cherry wines and cherry grape wine blends to cherry soda, juice, salsa, dried and chocolate covered cherries – you’ll be in cherry heaven. Open Mon-Sat 11 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sunday noon-7 p.m. Located in downtown Glen Arbor at 6026 S. Lake Street, 334-3150. www.cherryrepublic.com Ciccone Vineyard & Winery – Owned by winemaker Silvio “Tony” Ciccone, father of superstar Madonna, Ciccone offers European style wines, including Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Cabernet Franc,

as well as red and white blends, fruit and dessert wines. Open daily from noon-6 p.m. Take M-22 south from Suttons Bay and turn west on Hilltop Road until you reach 10343 E. Hilltop Road, Suttons Bay; 271-5553. www.cicconevineyards.com

winemaker, is a good guy that makes good wines! Join us and relax inside the handsome tasting room or outside by the viewing pond nestled at the foothills of the estate vineyard. Open Mon-Sat 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday noon5 p.m. Located 4 miles north of Leland on M-22 (first driveway Circa Estate Winery – Old world north of Eagle Harbor), 5620 N. charm meets new world elegance Manitou Trail, Northport; in Circa’s tasting room, where 256-7003. you’ll sample carefully crafted www.gillspier.com fine dinner wines, including Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Good Harbor Vineyard – Enjoy Cabernet Franc, the signature a self-guided tour of this winery Requisite, made from Austrian owned by a third generation Blaufrankisch grapes, as well as farming family. Taste Chardonnay, Mosaic, a blend of Pinot Grigio, Pinot Grigio, Riesling, and several blends, including Muscato and Chardonnay grapes. signature Enjoy live entertainment on the trademarked Trillium®, named patio on Saturday nights, and take for Michigan’s spectacular spring home a bottle, carefully wrapped flower. Open Mon-Sat 11 a.m. to in gold tissue paper. Open Mon- 5 p.m. and Sunday noon-5pm. Sat 11 a.m. -7 p.m. and Sun Located three miles south of noon-7 p.m. Located east of Lake Leland on M-22, 34 S. Manitou Leelanau; follow M-204 (Duck Trail, Lake Leelanau; 256-7165. Lake Rd.) toward Suttons Bay www.goodharbor.com until you get to Horn Rd., turn Neighbor Organic north on Horn Rd. until you get to Good 7788 E.Horn Rd., Lake Leelanau; Vineyard & Winery – With a goal to treat the earth in a sustainable 271-1177. and eco-responsible manner, Good www.circawinery.com Neighbor is the only certified Forty-Five North Vineyard & organic grape grower and winery Winery – Located exactly on the in the region. Featuring wines Chardonnay, Riesling, 45th parallel, the winery features from Gewurztraminer, an Amish built post and beam Traminette, barn as a tasting room, similar to and Pinot Gris grapes as well as those owner Steven Grossnickle fruit wines and the trademarked remembers from childhood. Quatro Loco ™ hard ciders. Open Here, you’ll be able to sample weekends only, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. award-winning wines, including Located approximately three miles Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, south of Northport off M-22. Take Riesling, Pinot Noir Rosé, red Engles Rd. to the end and turn and white blends, as well as fruit right until you get to 9825 Engles wines. Open daily 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Rd., Northport; 271-5679. www.goodneighbororganic.com Located east of Lake Leelanau; follow M-204 (Duck Lake Rd.) L. Mawby – Totally committed toward Suttons Bay until you get to producing sparkling wines, to Horn Rd., turn north on Horn owner/winemaker Larry Mawby Rd. and go to 8580 E. Horn Rd., pens poetry for his wine labels and Lake Leelanau; 271-1188. features sparklers with names like www.fortyfivenorth.com “Wet” and “Sex.” Mawby believes that you can enjoy drinking bubbly Gill’s Pier Vineyard & Winery – anytime, any day, each day – Named after a historic Bohemian and to prove it, he hosts several settlement, Gill’s Pier Vineyard & sparkling wine picnic events Winery features estate Riesling, during the summer. Open daily Cabernet Franc, Merlot and noon-6 p.m. Going south on M-22 Sauvignon Grapes. Bestseller out of Suttons Bay, turn west on Just Unleashed expresses the Hilltop Road, north on Elm Valley best of a custom red wine blend, Road, about ½ mile to 4519 S. Elm and Vignole grapes define their Valley Rd., Suttons Bay; Whitewater as a semi-sweet 271-3522. classic. Bryan Ulbrich, their www.lmawby.com

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Leelanau Cellars – With a tasting room sporting a 35 foot maple counter and a giant fieldstone fireplace as well as spectacular views of Grand Traverse Bay, Leelanau Cellars offers a wide variety of wine selections. Sample popular Tall Ship Chardonnay as well as Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Baco Noir, Rieslings and many blends, including seasonal collection: Spring Splendor, Summer Sunset, Autumn Harvest and Winter White. There’s also a large selection of fruit wines and ports. Open Mon-Sat 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday noon-6 p.m. Located north of Suttons Bay on M-22 in Omena at 5019 NW Bayshore Drive; 386-5201. www.leelanaucellars.com Longview Winery – When owners Alan and Linda Eaker met at a conference and had to return afterwards to separate states and lives, they took the “long view” and planned for a day when they could be together forever. Now married and retired, they’re fulfilling Linda’s dream of a vineyard and winery in Leelanau County named after their positive outlook on life. Taste award winning wines, including Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir, Riesling and Pinot Gris as well as fruit wines, ice wine, and the only commercially produced Mead in the county. Open MonSat 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday noon-6 p.m. Find the tasting room adjacent to the family-run Cedar Rustic Inn at 8697 Good Harbor Trail in Cedar; 228-2880. www.longviewwinery.com Raftshol Vineyard – First a dairy operation, then a cherry orchard, the Raftshol farm, in the family since 1906, now produces a variety of grapes, including Chardonnay, Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Noir, and a selection of dessert wines and mead.The first vineyard to gamble on commercial-sized plantings of red vinifera grapes in a cool weather region, this winery is known for its wonderful reds, including the Raftshol Red blend, which was one of the first red wines produced in northern Michigan. Open daily from noon5 p.m. Located 2.5 miles north of Suttons Bay or 1 mile south of (Continued on Page 66)

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your senses Continued from Page 63 Leelanau Sands Casino on M-22 at 1865 N. West Bay Shore Drive, Suttons Bay; 271-5650. www.raftsholvineyards.com Shady Lane Cellars – With a tasting room converted from a 100 year old chicken coop and appointed in copper, Douglas fir, Italian tile and granite, Shady Lane Cellars offers classic cool weather wines, such as Chardonnay, Riesling, Blaufrankish, Cabernet Franc and Pinot Noir, as well as red and white blends, dessert wines and bubblies. Open MonSat 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sun

from M-22 north of Suttons Bay. Stallman turns to McKeese; turn onto Peshawbestown from McKeese until you arrive at 11087 E. Silver Leaf Farm Road, Suttons Bay; 271-3111. Silver Leaf Vineyard & Winery www.silverleafvineyard.com – Founded in 2005 by owners Patti and Mark Carlson, Silver Leaf Tandem Ciders – A unique stop winery is a converted machine on the Leelanau wine trail, Tandem shop/horse barn. The tasting room Ciders specializes in hand crafted features rotating displays of local hard and sweet ciders made from art and opens through double local apples. Try Farmhouse, The French doors to a deck where Crabster, Pretty Penny, Early Day, you can drink wine and listen as well as other ciders, each with to entertainment while taking a flavor unique to the apple and in views of the scenic Leelanau the land it was grown on. Open countryside. Taste Chardonnay, Tues-Sat noon- 6 p.m. and Sunday Pinot Gris, Riesling, Pinot Noir, noon- 5 p.m. To get there, head a red blend, signature fruit wine north on M-22 through Suttons “Chaffia,” and dessert wine. Open Bay, and approximately 1.5 miles daily noon- 6 p.m. Get to Silver from the second blinking light, Leaf by turning onto Stallman turn left on Setterbo Road. Wind up Setterbo for another mile and look for the white barn with a red tandem bicycle, 2055 N. Setterbo Road, Suttons Bay; 271-0050. www.tandemciders.com noon-5 p.m. Located south of Suttons Bay off of M-22 on Shady Lane at 9580 Shady Lane, Suttons Bay; 947-8865. www.shadylanecellars.com

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Whiskey Smorgasbord If you enjoy tasting wines, you might just like getting more into the spirit of things by stopping by a distillery to taste hand-crafted whiskeys, vodkas and other liquors. One such distillery is found in Leland, and another will open this summer in Lake Leelanau. Mark and Mandy Moesler have renovated a portion of the Thunderbird building just east of the Lake Leelanau Narrows, and plan to have their Northern Latitudes Distillery business open around Memorial Day weekend. The distillery will share the historic Thunderbird building with Trish’s Dishes, a tasty gourmet sandwich shop, and Fish Hooked Too, which caters to outdoor sportsmen and women. Kent Rabish, owner and distiller at Grand Traverse Distillery in Leland, said many wine lovers stop by. “People come up for wine tasting and are looking for something a little bit different,” he said. In the distillery’s tasting room, one paid serving consists of three 1/3 ounce samples of spirits. If that sounds skimpy, said Rabish, it’s because there are strict state laws regarding the tasting of spirits. “You can’t taste over one ounce,”

he explained. And if you decide on something you like, you can buy a bottle. Or if you want, you can take home a barrel of custom whiskey. If you’re thinking that you could never drink a whole barrel of whiskey – not to mention find a place to store the thing – don’t worry. Buy a small barrel — 2, 3 or 5 liters. They’re hand crafted from American white oak, said Rabish, and charred on the inside just like big barrels used for commercial whiskey aging. And you get to customize your whiskey by selecting your own “mash bill.” According to Rabish, a mash bill is a recipe of grains that make up the whiskey. “It could be corn, wheat, rye, malted barley or a peated malted barley (which gives a smoky flavor),” he said. The staff will help match your tastes to your purchase. After purchasing a barrel and the whiskey, which is sold separately in one liter bottles at 125 proof, you take the barrel home to age the whiskey. Six months later – voila! Your own whiskey. The best part? The barrel is good for several batches, so you can come back for more un-aged whiskey and start all over again.

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philosophy! Translation: “True to the Land.” Come sample our award winning wines, grapes grown from our Leelanau County vineyards, crafted into 16 distinct wines. Tasting room is open April-December, Monday through Saturday 11 a.m. To 6 p.m. and Sunday noon- 5 p.m. Located in historic downtown Leland, 2 blocks from Fishtown at 103 River St. across from the Bluebird Restaurant; 256-2115. www.verterrawinery.com

Willow Vineyard – Located on a windswept hillside in Suttons Bay, with panoramic views of the West Bay, Willow is one of Leelanau’s smallest vineyards and wineries. Expect big things, though, from the award winning wines, which include Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir. Open Mon-Sat noon-6 p.m.and Sun noon-5 p.m. South of Suttons Bay off of M-22, turn west on Hilltop Road to 10702 E. Hilltop Road, Suttons Bay; 271-4810. Verterra Winery – What’s www.traversebiz.com/willow in a name? Our wine making

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viewed by a photographer, painter, sculptor, wood carver, jeweler or textile artist. With its vast array of hues — azure blue skies reflected in shimmering silver water, sun-struck dunes, deep-green shadowy forests, meadows dotted with brilliant reds and yellows — the county is a natural draw for artists. For landscape artists, selecting a scene for each painting is tough — because there are so many to choose from! We asked several area landscape artists what Leelanau vistas inspire them most. Mary Fuscaldo of Cedar had a hard time pinpointing just one. “I’ve been everywhere in Leelanau County,” she said. “It’s more like a favorite place of the week.” In general, Fuscaldo gravitates toward water and winter scenes. And she loves the landscape of Victoria Creek at the Cedar bridge on Co. Rd. 651. “It’s one of my favorites because nobody ever paints it,” she said. Although Fuscaldo has painted all over the world, she can’t wait to get home to Leelanau. “You can’t live here and not want to paint it,” she said. “Everyone interprets it differently.” Jane Batteiger, an artist based in Glen Arbor, loves to paint scenes of Sleeping Bear Bay. “Sleeping Bear Bay is just this magic place to me,” she said. “It makes me realize there’s a big force we have no control over – it has so much power.” She also finds endless inspiration at the Thoreson Farm, part of the Sleeping Bear Dunes Port Oneida Historic District, where she takes classes each summer through the Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA). “I can’t believe I live in a place where I can drive just ten minutes from my house and have this kind

Joseph Lombardo of Ohio paints a scene from downtown Glen Arbor. Lombardo taught classes for the Glen Arbor Art Association last summer.

of a painting experience,” said Batteiger. Leland artist Brenda Clark favors farm scenes, and enjoys venturing up a two track road behind an old farm on Jelinek road. She paints on location (yes, outside, in all seasons), carrying her paints in a bag over her shoulder or pulling them along in a sled. “I was raised on a farm and can relate to the hard work that I witnessed of my grandparents in Missouri and the farmers on Jelinek,” said Clark. “The farmsteads are well worked and generational. The orchards are there along with fields of corn, and now the vineyards. Just capturing a glimpse of it is all that I want – real drama driven by the Leelanau landscape – my attempt to capture all of these elements of the landscape through color, gesture and passion via my paintbrush.” Experience the passion of these – and many other – area artists at one of the numerous Leelanau art galleries, including:

L. Saile – Designer jewelry with gemstones and Lake Michigan beach stones, fine art and engraving. 9044 E. Kasson St. 228-2082.

BINGHAM End of the Road Studio – Watercolor and acrylic paintings, collage, paper making and print making, one of a kind ceramics and fused glass pieces by Donna Johnston. 7200 South Shugart Rd. 947-3081

GLEN ARBOR Becky Thatcher Designs – Jewelry with gemstones, Lake Michigan beach stones. 5795 Lake St., 334-3826, www.beckythatcherdesigns.com.

BURDICKVILLE Art Works, Chas. Mattson – Watercolors, commissioned works. 10169 S. Bow Road, 334-4526. Underbark Furniture Workshop – New mission furniture by Paul Czamanske. 4057 W. Burdickville Road, 334-3753, www.underbark.com. By appointment. CEDAR Bel Lago Winery – Eclectic gallery. 6530 S. Lake Shore Drive, 228-4800. duck to Swan – Fine art gallery, decorative painting. 9044 E. Kasson St. 228-2082. Leone’s Glass Studio – Hand blown glass ornaments, wine stoppers and more. 800-694-6357, www. leonesglass.com. By appointment.

Rimwalk Studio – Pastels and limited edition reproductions by Mary Fuscaldo. 4249 S. Whitehill Drive (off Hohnke Road), 256-2237, www.maryfuscaldo.com EMPIRE Leelanau Trading Co. – Leatherwork bags, journals, luggage by Ted Gilmer. 13030 S. Coleman Road (M-72 and County Road 669), 228-6575, www.leelanautradingco.com. Sleeping Bear Gallery – Fine Arts, glass, sculpture, metals, jewelry, blacksmithing, painting and photography. 10085 W. Front Street, one block west of M22 and across from Empire’s town hall. Secret Garden Gallery – Gallery of artwork and handcrafted items. 10206 Front St., 326-5428, www.secretgarden.empire.com.

Dickinson Photo Gallery – Leelanau landscape photos. 7611 W. Glenmere Rd. (3.5 miles south of Glen Arbor on M-22), 334-6800, www.dickinson-gallery.com. Dokan Jewelry Designs – Custom jewelry by Robert N. Vertel. 6640 W. Western Ave. 334-RING. Glen Arbor Botanicals – Original antique botanical drawings. 6590 Western Ave., 334-3404, www.glenarborwest.com. Glen Lake Artists Gallery – Work by various Leelanau artists is on display. Lake Street, Arbor Light Bldg., 334-4230. Lake Street Studios – A home for a variety of artists and art forms; includes:

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Center Gallery – Original paintings and weekly one-person art shows Forest Gallery – Arts and crafts style pottery, metalwork and more North Gallery – Glass, ceramic and fiber arts 6023 S. Lake Street, 334-3179, www.lakestreetstudiosglenarbor.com. Paul May Furniture and Paradiso Gallery – Fine art and furniture. 5964 S. Ray St., 334-3128, www.kristinhurlin.com. Synchronicity Gallery – Original work of 90 outstanding Michigan artists in a wide variety of media. 6671 Western Ave., 334-4732, www.synchronicitygallery.com. Ruth Conklin Gallery – Offers contemporary art and crafts from many Michigan and Midwestern artists in a variety of mediums, including acrylic and oil paintings, wildlife wood carvings, beach stone and beach glass jewelry, ceramics and glass. 6632 M-109, 3343880, www.ruthconklingallery.com.

GREILICKVILLE Annz Metalz Designz – Original metal art. Yard art, gates, arbors, trellis’, bird baths, water features and kinetic pieces that rotate & swing. 13692 S. West Bay Shore Dr., 231-421-5503. Korner Gem – Unique gems & jewelry, specializing in Michigan stones such as Petoskey, Leland Blue, Fordite, Green Stone & Agate. Custom jewelry design. Design that special ring you’ve always wanted in 14k gold or sterling silver. Beach combers, natural stone beads, bead jewelry, gems, fossils, minerals and stones. 13031 S. Fisherman Cove, 929-9175. LAKE LEELANAU Plumfield Studio and Gallery – Original fine art work, specializing in portraits on commission by acclaimed artist Fred Petroskey. By appointment, 256-7649. LELAND Al Jacoby Gallery – Original paintings, prints and collectables. 505 W. Grand Ave., 256-7224, www.jacobygallery.com. Aurora Borealis Designs – Beach glass jewelry and custom designs. 106 N. Lake St., 256-0170

Becky Thatcher Designs – Jewelry with gemstones, Lake Michigan beach stones. 301 S. Main St., 256-2229, www.beckythatcherdesigns.com.

MAPLE CITY Campobello Gallery and Studios – Photography, woodwork and more. 12738 S. Maple City Rd., 645-4556.

Benjamin Maier Ceramics – Contemporary pottery and ceramic art. 104 N. Main, 590-1084, www.benjaminmaier.com.

Good Harbor Gallery – Pottery, photography, paintings. 4510 S. Maple City Road (M-22 and County Road 667), 228-6954.

Main St. Gallery – Original fine art and sculpture representing 20 of northwest Michigan’s premiere artists. 307 S. Main St., 256-7787, www.mainstreetgalleryleland.com.

NORTHPORT Joppich’s Bay Street Gallery – Paintings by Edee Joppich and guest artists as well as exceptional pottery by 12 master potters. 109 Bay St., 386-7428.

Reflections Gallery – Local photography, artwork and sailboat replicas. In Fishtown, 256-7820.

Leelanau Prints – Egg tempera and giclee paintings by Douglas Racich. 6411 N. Overlook Rd., 499-2927, www.leelanauprints.com

Roxane Designer Jewelry – Inspired by the art of Leelanau County, pieces incorporate precious and semi precious stones into unique designs. 106 N. Lake St. in Harbor Square, 994-2707.

Northport Pottery – Rake glazed pottery by local artist Tom Gennette. 7907 N. Matheson, 386-5827, www.northportpottery.com.

Spörck Tile Art – Ceramic tiles that reflect the natural environment by Leif Spörck. In Fishtown, 256-7330, www.sporcktileart.com.

Quiet Dove Gallery – Features the original art work of owners Cynthia Franseen and John Kristiansen. 14691 E. Woolsey (CR 629), 386-9005.

Two Fish Gallery – Handcrafted items from many artists. 104 W. River St., 2569350, www.twofishleland.com.

Rantz Fine Arts – Landscape paintings, jewelry, fiber work. 205 E. Third St., 386-7628.

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The Painted Horse Gallery – Paintings, sculptures, dimensional art and handcrafted furniture. 106 Waukazoo, 386-5828. Studio 106 – 106 N. Mill St. 386-1078 Wright Gallery – Regional contemporary artists. 210 Mill St., 3865594, www.wrightartgallery.com. OMENA Tamarack Gallery – Showcase for 65 regional and national artists; fine arts, crafts and folk art. Downtown on M-22, 386-5529, www.tamarackartgallery.com. SUTTONS BAY Bayside Gallery – Garden art, glass, jewelry, fine folding knives, unusual home furnishings. 204 N. St. Joseph, 271-4975. Brenda J. Clark Gallery – Expressionistic paintings of Leelanau landscapes. 408 N. St. Joseph, 271-2323, www.brendajclark.com.

Case Daniels & Rae – Jewelry, weathervanes, sculpture, fountains by Will Case and Rae Welch. 305 St. Joseph, 271-3876. Gallery 22 – Paintings, prints, pottery, fiber art, sculpture, jewelry and more from over 20 area artists. 5046 S. West Bayshore Drive (between Suttons Bay and Traverse City), 271-2244, www.gal22.com. Michigan Artists Gallery – Fine art, fiber, jewelry and folk art. 309 St. Joseph, 271-4922, www.michiganartistgallery.com.

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The Painted Bird – Artistic clothing, tiles, jewelry and ornaments. 216 St. Joseph, 271-3050, www.painted-bird.com. Suttons Bay Galleries – Specializing in 15th-20th century Antiquarian works, paintings and Russell Chatham originals. 102 E. Jefferson, 271-4444, www.suttonsbaygalleries.com. Treeline Gallery – Original art in a variety of mediums, regional, national and international artists. 103 Jefferson St., 271-5363, www.treeline-gallery.com

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Historic Proportions Far from just a place to store old stuff, museums bring history alive for later generations, said Susan Pocklington, Director of Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear (PHSB), a non-profit partner that works to assist the National Park Service in preservation efforts. “Museums allow us to go beyond reading about something – and see things up close and personal,” she added. PHSB utilizes volunteers to help to preserve natural and cultural landscapes within the National Park. Recent projects include work on the Katie Shepard Hotel on North Manitou Island, and repairs and field clearing at the Treat Farm, part of the Port Oneida Rural Historical District, a 3,400 acre farming district, preserved as it was in the late 19th to mid 20th century. PHSB headquarters is at the Olsen House, also a part of the Lakeshore’s historical district, where there’s a small museum designed to teach about life in the former farming community. Pocklington shared her thoughts about the importance of having such a museum available to the public: “Just as eyes are said to be windows into the soul of an individual, museums are windows into the soul of the community. Looking through the eyes of those who came before, we learn of their struggles, problem solving, resourcefulness, ingenuity, inventions, culture, architecture, crafts and skills. What has shaped the community can be seen through the pieces and places preserved and protected for the benefit of the present and future. They expand our sense of place, spur appreciation, spawn our own creativity and move our spirit. Like a continuing thread, museums connect the community to its past, present and future.” See history come alive at one of Leelanau’s eight museums. They are:

Sadly, a 90-foot cottonwood that had welcomed visitors to Fishtown an estimated 109 years had to be cut down last fall. The state-record tree had fallen on hard times in recent years, and was deemed to be a danger to pedestrians. The Leland Michigan Chamber of Commerce was considering what to do with the cottonwood’s sizeable trunk when the Leelanau Visitors Guide went to print.

Grand Traverse Lighthouse and Museum – Tour the restored lighthouse and see how a keeper and his family lived in the 1920s and 1930s, see exhibits about lighthouses, foghorns and shipwrecks, and climb the tower for a marvelous view of Lake Michigan. (Nine miles north of Northport, 386-7195)

“Shipwrecks of the Manitou Passage, Loss and Legacy.” The museum is recognized for its worldclass collection of Anishnabek baskets, which have been assembled into a permanent exhibit. (203 E. Cedar St., Leland, 256-7475). Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear Museum – Learn about Port Oneida, a mid-19th century farming community, and the Charles and Hattie Olsen family through a tour of the Olsen house. Original artifacts and interpretive signage tell the story of the hardy settlers of this district. Pick up a brochure here and continue on to several other original historic sites in Port Oneida, part of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. (3166 W. Harbor Road, M-22, Empire, 334-6103).

Great Lakes Children’s Museum – Hands on, interactive and informal educational environment, where kids can learn about a precious natural resource – water. Exhibits include a lighthouse Empire Area Museum Center – This four- overlooking the bay and a “Listening to the building complex is home to a turn of the River” exhibit, which allows a glimpse into life century saloon, one room schoolhouse, a 1911 in the local watershed. There is also a large-scale firehouse, 1924 vintage gas station, blacksmith magnetic navigation wall, a thunder and lightning and woodworking shop. There are many horse station and a three-tiered water table complete drawn items, such as sleighs, buggies, wagons, with pumps, locks, and boats. (13240 S. West Putnam Cloud Tower House – It’s the home of and even a stage coach hearse. (11544 LaCore St., Bayshore Drive, Greilickville, 932-4526). the Omena Historical Society and Museum. Here, 326-5568) you’ll see historic exhibits and programs detailing Leelanau Historical Museum – Exhibits reflect Omena’s history, with a special main room exhibit Eyaawing Museum and Cultural Center – the cultural history of the Leelanau Peninsula featuring businesses from Omena’s past. The Explore the history, traditions and language and its islands from the time of first habitation. exhibit includes general stores, the ice cream of Leelanau county’s first inhabitants – the The museum has an extensive archive, including parlor, post office, book store, tavern-gas station Anishinaabek. Exhibits change regularly but photos, letters, manuscripts, government and more, with store fronts, interiors, artifacts and include traditional work of Tribal artists and documents and newspapers as well as collections photos depicting life in earlier days. Located right Pow-wow regalia. (2304 N. West Bayshore Dr., of objects that represent the diverse cultures (Continued on Page 72) Peshawbestown, 534-7764) of Leelanau. The present exhibit is entitled,

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If you haven’t been to a library in a while – you’re in for a real treat. Today’s libraries are more than a quiet place to read and check out books and magazines. “Libraries offer so much today,” said Sylvia Merz, Director of Leland Township Library. According to Merz, Leland joins other Leelanau libraries in offering large collections of books, music and movies (most of them free). The library also serves as “your office away from home,” with free wireless, copy and fax machines, a scanner and public computers. The best thing? You can access materials right in the comfort of your own home through the Internet. “All you need is a library card,” said Merz. “And you have access to 4,500 titles in our collection. You can put items on reserve or renew items you’ve borrowed.” What is more, added Merz, three

of four Leelanau area libraries have digital collections that can be downloaded – e-books, limited movies and music. Most area libraries also have a rich program of events for the entire family. Slated for Leland Library this summer are a pajama party, a live raptor program, and a civil war presentation – to name just a few. And then there’s the institutional value available from librarians. Looking for a book written by a local author? Chances are, librarians have been asked that question before, and have read many of the books they might suggest. Leelanau’s libraries have forged relationships with other institutions to widen their reach. You’ll find books available at East Traverse Catholic Federal Credit Union in Lake Leelanau, Chase Bank in Cedar, and in the Maple City Health and Fitness Center. A surprising

amount of books can be borrowed in each of these places, and you don’t have to be a customer. Nor do you have to check the books out or pay fines for late returns, said Merz. “It’s all on the honor system.” Ready to see what Leelanau’s libraries can do for you? Check things out at one of the following: Glen Lake Community Library, Empire – 10115 Front St., 3265361, www.glenlakelibrary.net

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in Omena between the yellow house next to the Omena post office and the Tamarack Gallery, (386-7539). Sleeping Bear Point Maritime Museum – Visit the original U.S.

Leelanau Township Library, Northport – 119 E. Nagonaba St., 386-5131, www.leelanautownshiplibrary.org Leland Township Public Library – 203 E. Cedar, 256-9152, www.lelandtownshiplibrary.com Suttons Bay Area District Library – 416 Front St., 271-3512, www.suttonsbaylibrary.org

Life-Saving Station where there are exhibits covering Great Lakes shipping history, the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Life-Saving Service. Includes re-enactments of Life-Saving Service rescue techniques and a Lyle Gun firing demonstration. (End of Sleeping Bear Point, off M-109, 326-5134)

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Have you ever laid on your back way out in the country to watch a blackened sky splattered with zillions of stars? From the very beginning of time, people have felt a connection with the night sky. Ancient people looked to the stars to navigate oceans

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— or ‘city’— lights? Looking up at the dark Leelanau sky, you see a steady glow near the horizon. Are you finally going to glimpse the Northern Lights? Not necessarily, especially if you’re looking toward the southeast. Here, the lights of Traverse City, the biggest town in neighboring Grand Traverse County, cast their glow into the sky, and can be seen in Leelanau near the horizon. The light pollution, which was barely more than blimp on the skyline a generation or two ago, can obscure the lower portion of the night sky in Leelanau, making it difficult for star gazing. For best sky viewing, find a dark area away from city — or in the case of Leelanau County, which lacks one — village lights. If you’re out often enough, you may be lucky enough to catch a Northern Light show this summer, although the next big year for the spectacular lights isn’t predicted to occur until 2013. The dazzling colors in the sky – red, blue, even neon green – are a result of charged electrons from sun storms colliding with atoms in the earth’s upper atmosphere. The particles are drawn to the south and north poles by the earth’s magnetic field, producing the aurora borealis (Northern Lights) in the northern hemisphere and the aurora australis (Southern Lights) in the southern hemisphere. From a distance they can be just a steady glow of light, but on some nights they pulsate and ripple — a lightshow dance in Leelanau’s summer sky.

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and deserts. And before calendars, folks used constellations to help determine when to sow or harvest their crops. Many of us have become disconnected with the skies. For one thing, we have calendars now – not to mention computers and smart phones – to provide us with information. And the glow of city lights diminishes our ability to see much up there, anyway. But stargazing remains a favorite pastime in Leelanau. Here, on a darker-than-ink night at a remote beach, you can spot dozens of constellations, pick out planets, or watch a spectacular meteor shower. Of course, it’s even nicer to know what you’re looking at. And Leelanau County offers an ideal place to learn — the Lanphier Observatory. Located on the shore of Sleeping Bear Bay near the Leelanau School in Glen Arbor, the observatory is open to the public on Wednesday and Thursday nights, late June through late August, from about 10:30 p.m. to midnight – clear skies permitting. You’ll be able to take a sky tour with the help of knowledgeable observatory staff, said Norm Wheeler, Director of the Lanphier Observatory. “We teach everyone about the constellations and the brightest stars of the summer sky. We feature a 14inch Celestron reflecting telescope through which we can see planets, multiple star systems, nebulae, and distant galaxies in a sky much darker and star-rich than around any city,” he continued. The original Lanphier Observatory was a gift from Charles H. Lanphier, an electrical engineer from Springfield, Ill., who summered on Glen Lake for many years. Star-gazing was Lanphier’s passion, and his dream was to share this enjoyment. He oversaw — and even helped build — a state-of-the-art observatory on Prospect Hill, where from 1976 to 1990, hundreds of visitors flocked to watch the celestial skies over Glen Lake. But in 1990, the hill was given to the Homestead Resort by the Leelanau School in exchange for the Cora Beals house, which became its visual art center. In 1991, the observatory was rebuilt on the beach, where you can see the Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes towering above the blue wa-

ters of Lake Michigan — a great vantage point for observing ship traffic in the Manitou Passage, migrating birds, and of course, the night skies. What can sky gazers look forward to this summer? According to Ed Hahnenberg, Lake Leelanau night sky enthusiast and author of recently published book The Impatient Astrophotographer, two meteor showers are on their way: • On July 28 and 29, look to the east after midnight for a glimpse of the Southern Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower, a show that produces about 20 meteors per hour during peak dates. • And on Aug. 13 and 14, the Perseids meteor shower will light up the sky with as many as 60 meteors per hour in the northeast after midnight. You’ll also get a chance to observe Neptune at its closest approach to earth on Aug. 24, but a strong telescope will be needed to appreciate the

blue planet. There’s no special date needed to get a good look at one of the most spectacular sights in the Leelanau skies, though, added Hahnenberg, who identifies himself as a man who lives between heaven and earth. “There are an estimated 100 billion stars in our own Milky Way Galaxy. That’s unbelievable,” he marveled. Head to Lanphier Observatory, located on the shores of Lake Michigan at The Leelanau School in Glen Arbor, for an evening of wondrous star-gazing. The Observatory is open Wednesday and Thursday nights, June 20 through August 30, under clear skies. And check out Hahnenberg’s unbelievable photos of galaxies, star clusters, nebulae, planets, moon and more – and get information about how to schedule a trip to the Hahnenberg Observatory at www.hahnenberg.org

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Here, birdie! Birders spread out across the Leelanau Peninsula for the 2011 birdfest. With more than 75,000 acres of publicly accessible land and dozens of species of birds, Leelanau County is a bird watcher’s paradise. “Leelanau is a hotter bird area than most people realize,” said Kay Charter, executive director of Saving Birds Through Habitat, an organization dedicated to bird conservation education and activities. So hot, in fact, that the county put on its first — and very successful — Bird Fest last June, and is repeating the event in 2012. Birders come from miles around to hear renowned speakers, take guided birding trips, and network with other like-minded people. It seems that Leelanau has all of the right variables for this sort of event, explained Charter. “You need lots of quiet outdoor environments, like our pristine beaches and rivers, dunes, islands, conservancy land and state park. And a rare or endangered species of bird.” So what is Leelanau’s rare bird? That would be the endangered Great Lakes population of the piping plover, said Charter. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore doubles as Michigan’s premier site for this small shorebird, which has a sandy-colored upper body, white underside and yellow legs. During the breeding season, adults sport a black breast band, black forehead bar and orange bill and legs. Other hard-to-find or interesting birds in Leelanau include bitterns, rails, northern harriers, and prairie warblers, to name just a few, she added. While spring is a great time to catch a glimpse of birds traveling through Leelanau County from the tropics to breeding grounds in North America, any time is “bird time” here. Pick up a booklet at the Sleeping Bear Dunes

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Saving Birds Through Habitat – This nonconservation organization includes three Bird lovers will flock to profit acres of mixed habitat as well as a bird sanctuthe Leelanau Peninsula ary. While the sanctuary is only open for tours on selected dates, the adjacent property is open Birdfest, held in 2012 to visitors all summer long and into October. Over 60 species, including black-billed cuckfrom May 30-June 3. oos, orioles, and eastern kingbirds have been spotted on Saving Birds Through Habitat propNational Lakeshore headquarters produced by erty. Check out the website at Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes or a birding www.savingbirds.org trail map from the Leelanau Peninsula Chamber of Commerce for birding suggestions and Veronica Valley County Park – Once a popudirections to hot spots. lar small golf course, Veronica Valley, with it’s For starters, Charter offers up a few ideal open and semi open habitat, is a great place to places to bird watch: find species such as the yellow warbler, gray catbird, eastern kingbird, and brown thrasher. Leelanau State Park – The park is divided It’s also home to a kids’ fishing pond. The park into two areas, one at the tip of the peninsula is found south of Lake Leelanau on County and another four miles south. Between the two Road 642. areas is private property – so be careful not to trespass. The northern area is an excellent spot Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore to look for migrating species. The southern – Just about anywhere on this 71,000 acres is section, which hosts hiking trails, leads you ideal for bird watching. With a variety of habithrough wooded wetlands, hardwood forests tats, such as wetland, woodland, shoreline and and dunes along the Lake Michigan shore- meadow, over 250 species, including the enline. Here, you might glimpse brightly colored dangered piping plover, have been seen here. songbirds such as scarlet tanagers, indigo bun- Visit the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Laketings and blackburnian warblers. Get directions shore Park website at at www.leelanaustatepark.com www.nps.gov/slbe/index.htm Lighthouse West – Beyond the private property next to the lighthouse point section of the Leelanau State Park is Lighthouse West, a Leelanau Conservancy property. In the spring, you’ll find migrating songbirds, and on the rocky shoreline and in the shallow waters, you’ll spot shorebirds and waterfowl.

South Manitou Island – With miles and miles of isolated shoreline and some of the largest white cedars in Michigan, South Manitou Island is a great spot to find shorebirds, waterfowl, and plenty of songbirds. Take the South Manitou Island Ferry from Leland’s Fishtown for a day trip or a longer adventure.

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While on the water, you just may pass a classic wooden boat — or even a flotilla, as is organized over the Fourth of July weekend on north Lake Leelanau by the Leland Yacht Club.

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It’s boating season again, and boating enthusiasts around the county are prepping their watercraft — or have already launched their vessels into one body of water or another. What’s so special about boating in Leelanau? Well, the obvious, of course – the tranquility of being on the water, the feel of the sun kissing your face and the wind tangling your hair. But one of the nicest things about this area, said Konrad Molter, principal of Glen Lake secondary school and owner of Leelanau Watersports, is the “many options for boating.”

For those who enjoy catching a glimpse of wildlife, a quiet canoe or kayak trip down the Victoria or Crystal rivers might be just the ticket. Thirsty for speed? Skiing behind a powerboat on Lake Leelanau or Glen Lake or sailing the open waters of Lake Michigan on a windy day will quench that desire. And if you just want a leisurely day, said Molter, “You can take a pontoon trip, drop anchor on a sand bar, and have a picnic and a swim.” Anywhere you boat in Leelanau County, though, you’ll be amazed at the pristine beauty of the water, he added. “From the cobalt water of Lake Michigan to the aqua of Glen Lake and the turquoise of Lake Leelanau, it’s all so clean and clear.” But you don’t have to own your own vessel to experience the pleasure of boating, because with almost a dozen area watercraft rental businesses, there are plenty of opportunities to rent a sailboat, canoe, kayak, fishing boat, pontoon, or ski boat – for a day, a week, or longer. “When the sun shines the phone rings,” said Molter. Ready to go? Hop aboard and enjoy. If you’re spending the night, consider one of Leelanau’s four county marinas. Each provides transient slips, restrooms, showers, and holding tank pump-out; all but Elmwood Township have gasoline. Call ahead to inquire about slip (Continued on Page 76)

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The schooner Inland Seas regularly hosts students and lake lovers throughout the summer months. Above, participants enjoy a visit to Gull Island during the Leelanau Peninsula Birdfest. Little Glen Lake — ¼ mile west of M-22 off Day Forest Rd.

Northwest Little Traverse Lake — Cleveland Township Park

LAUNCH SITES, ACCESS POINTS There are numerous road-end access points to Lake Michigan and West Grand Traverse Bay. Glen Lake, Lake Leelanau, and the Leland River have several access points as well. North Bar Lake, Cedar Lake and Kehl Lake each have one public access. Some access points have facilities for launching small watercraft. Here is a list of Department of Natural Resources and Environment boat launch sites. Those with asterisks denote landings better suited for 14-foot boats or smaller.

Lime Lake — County Rd. 667, 2 miles south of M-22

West Bay — Elmwood Township Park near Grand View Rd.

Armstrong Lake — Armstrong Rd. and M-72

Northeast Lake Leelanau — Horn Rd (no parking)

Cedar Lake — County Rd 633, ¼ mile west of M-22

Northeast Lake Leelanau — East Leland Park, ½ mile north of Alpers Rd, off 641

Leland River — River Street and First Street Lake Leelanau Narrows — County Rd. 641 just south of M-204 Southeast Lake Leelanau — Bingham Rd. and County Rd. 641 Southwest Lake Leelanau — County Rd. 643, ½ mile south of County Rd. 620

School Lake — County Rd. 669, ½ mile south of M-22 North End Shell Lake — Off Good Harbor Drive (no motors) West Grand Traverse Bay — M-22 and Hilltop Rd. OTHER LAUNCH SITES South Bar Lake —Village of Empire Kehl (Leg) Lake — Kehl Rd and north end of lake Lake Leelanau Narrows — St. Mary’s Street, north from end of 643

South Lake Leelanau — Fouch Street south end of lake Southwest Lake Leelanau — 620/643 Centerville Twp. Park Southwest Lake Leelanau — Solon Twp. Park Lake Michigan — Lake Street in Glen Arbor

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WATERCRAFT RENTALS Empire Glen Lake Marine & Manitou Motorsports — Pontoon boats, jet-skis, deck boats and fishing boats. (326-5666) Glen Arbor Crystal River Outfitters — Kayaks, canoes and stand-up paddleboards. (334-4420) Glen Craft Marina — Power boats, pontoons, jet-skis. (334-4556) On the Narrows Marina — Pontoons, sailboats, fishing boats, pedal boats, kayaks, canoes. (334-4891) Greilickville Sunset Watersports — Pontoons, ski boats, jet-skis. (932-1800) Lake Leelanau Narrows Passage Bait & Tackle — Pontoons, canoes, kayaks. (256-2547) Leelanau County Leelanau Watersports — Pontoons, ski boats and jet skis (590-6372) Leland Soulfish Outfitters - Stand-up paddleboards, kayaks and bikes. (2562650) Stander Marine — (256-9231) Suttons Bay Get Outside Rentals — Canoes, kayaks, small sailboats. (271-2210)

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Leelanau golf courses can bring out the smiles. Shown are Ed Fleis Jr. and brother Larry, who organize an annual charity golf outing at SugarLoaf The Old Course to pay for scholarships given to graduating seniors in Solon and Centerville townships.

eh, make that six great golf courses that await you in Leelanau Leelanau County golf courses offer up some of the best views in the United States. With sand dunes, lakes, and rolling hills as backdrops, it may be hard at times not to stop playing just to gape. And it’s those very natural features – hills, woodlands, and waters – coupled with strategically placed bunkers, that offer up a memorable round of golf on courses you’ll want to play again and again. Experience both the challenge and the landscape at one of the following public golf courses:

Manitou Passage Golf Course: Recently revamped, the Arnold Palmerdesigned championship course has garnered kudos from the likes of Golfweek magazine and Travel Golf. Formerly the King’s Challenge Golf Club, Manitou Passage renovations include wider fairways, restored bunkers, and the clearing of trees and brush to enhance views. It also includes a dining room with indoor and outdoor seating available. The course plays to 6,734 yards from the back tees. 4600 S. Lime Lake Rd., Cedar; 228-6000. www.manitoupassagegolfclub.com

Sugar Loaf The Old Course: Formerly called the Sleeping Bear Golf Club, it’s Leelanau County’s first public golf course and reflects the architecture of the first half of the 20th century. The classic course was designed by C.D. Wagstaff. The terrain is hilly, and weaves its way through some heavily wooded areas. While there is plenty of landing area on fairways, some greens are small, which adds to the challenge. The par-72 course has three sets of tees and plays to 6,813 yards from the tips.The course includes a natural turf practice range for warming up. 4512 S. Townline Rd., Cedar; 228-2040. www.sugarloaftheoldcourse.com

The Leelanau Club at Bahle Farms: It may be best known for the working cherry orchards that are part of the course, and an interesting combination of par-3 holes. The 11th hole, for instance, provides stunning views and a drop of nearly 100 feet from tee to green, while No. 4 offers a 202-yard test over a pond. The Leelanau Club is much more than a collection of good par-3 holes, though. The par-71 6,651-yard Gary Pulsipher-designed layout features speedy greens, varied terrain, and water hazards strategically placed around the course. There’s also a driving range and

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Taking a romp on Good Harbor beach in 2011 were, from left, Natalie Schunk, Hannah Sword and Casey Mazza. Schunk and Mazza are from Grosse Pointe Farms; Schunk is from Highland Park.

Places to set your beach chair Water, water everywhere. Surrounded on three sides by the cool blue waters of Lake Michigan and Grand Traverse Bay, and with a profusion of inland lakes and rivers, you’re never more than a few minutes away from a Leelanau beach. Here are an even dozen popular public beaches to try: Leelanau State Park – Very rocky and more suitable for hiking and wading than swimming, but not to miss for the views and a visit of the Grand Traverse Lighthouse. North of Northport at 15310 North Lighthouse Point Road. Peterson Park – Near Northport, this park overlooks the tip of the peninsula and offers a blend of sugar sand beach and pebbles. Especially good for rock and beach glass hunting. Empire Beach – A fun family beach with both Lake Michigan shoreline and a swimming dock “next door” on

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grill. Otto Road, Suttons Bay; 271-2020. www.leelanauclub.com Dunes Golf Club: The Empire-area course puts an emphasis on enjoyment and casual golf. It’s a 5,730 yard course located in the Sleeping Bear Dunes area. It was built in 1982 and opened the following spring as a ninehole course. The back nine was added in 1991. The back nine is shorter but plays more difficult for many golfers because of its tight, tree-lined fairways. There’s also a snack bar, practice green and driving range across the road. 6464 W. Empire

warmer South Bar Lake. At the foot of Niagara Street in Empire. Perhaps Leelanau County’s most popular beach.

Christmas Tree Corners Beach – On Lake Michigan at the end of Reynolds Street in Leland west of Main Street.

Suttons Bay Municipal Park and Beach – Downtown Suttons Bay, this park boasts a playground with a “digger” that kids can sit on, spin, and shift gears to scoop up sand.

In Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: Good Harbor Beach – A vast crescent of Lake Michigan beach that can be accessed at the end of County Rd. 669 and County Road 651, you can catch views of the Manitou Islands, search for Petoskey stones, and walk for miles.

Omena Beach - Instead of turning north on M-22, go straight. The beach will be out your window. Northport Village Beach – Downtown Northport, the water is shallow forever; it’s a great place for kids. Greilickville Harbor Park – Perhaps a better selection for family fun and a picnic, the beach offers playground, picnic tables and restrooms. Nedows Beach – Public beach and park on North Lake Leelanau with a picnic area and dock. Take Pearl Street south of Main Street, 7 blocks. Highway, Empire; 326-5390. www.dunesgolf.com Mountain Flowers: Known for its stunning views of Sleeping Bear Dunes, North Manitou, South Manitou and South Fox islands, the 9-hole par-3 course, with its small greens and short yardage is the embodiment of target golf. The most challenging hole is NO. 9, a 196-yarder that features a tee box set 95 feet above the green. Wood Ridge Rd., Glen Arbor; 334-5000. www.thehomesteadresort.com Private courses Leland Country Club and Northport Point: These private clubs offer some of the most memorable holes in Leelanau County. However, you’ll need to pair up with a member to enjoy.

Esch Beach – Also called Otter Creek Beach, has a creek that flows into Lake Michigan – an ideal shallow splashing

pool for the kids. Located at the end of Esch Road off M-22, south of Empire. North Bar Lake – Is a popular beach with the locals, a warmer spot as a contrast for cooler days on Lake Michigan. Located at the end of Bar Lake Road north of Empire. Glen Haven Beach – From this beach on Sleeping Bear Bay, you can get a good view of the Manitou Islands and see pilings remaining from the old Glen Haven dock, part of the historic harbor of the 1900s. Two miles west of Glen Arbor on M-109/M-209.

Not all ‘blooms’ are pretty An isolated beach walk in Leelanau County offers a myriad of breathtaking sights — and, occasionally, less appealing sights. One of these is a green algae called Cladophora. Found naturally along the Great Lakes coastlines, it grows on hard surfaces under the water, such as submerged rocks and logs. Wind and wave action can cause it to break free and wash to shore, where it decays and causes an unpleasant odor. Cladophora growth is dependent upon warm temperatures, light availability and phosphorus. Warm summers and increased light levels on the lake bottom due to zebra and quagga mussels — they are invasive filter-feeders that cause increased water clarity — as well as phosphorus can increase algae bloom. Phosphorus can come from the disposal of home cleaning products, or natu-

rally through animal feces and mussel waste. While less than attractive, Cladophora by itself won’t hurt you. But it does provide an ideal breeding ground for type E botulism bacteria. And birds that feed off of invertebrates that have ingested the botulism toxins and fish that have ingested the invertebrates can become ill and die. Which means that you – or your dog – may occasionally come across a dead bird carcass lying on the beach. According to Tom Ulrich, Deputy Superintendent at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, the National Park Service is working with a team of researchers to search out measures to reduce or eliminate the botulism problem. “If we can better understand how to prevent botulism outbreaks, we can hopefully ward them off,” he said.

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Sitting on the shore of Lake Michigan at the end of the day, listening to the gentle lap of the waves hitting the sand and watching the last delicious red sliver of sun slip below the horizon, it’s easy to think of the big water as a calming force. But Lake Michigan is also a force to be reckoned with. Hundreds and hundreds of shipwrecks populate the bottom of this lake, tragically lost to the treacherous waters. Beginning in the 1830s, with the opening of the Erie Canal, the volume of shipping in the Great Lakes grew immensely. Here in Leelanau, the Manitou Passage (the sheltered channel between North and South Manitou Islands and the mainland) had the heaviest area of water traffic, as it was the most direct route for ships traveling between Chicago and Buffalo. Shipping companies in those days demanded that schedules be kept, regardless of the weather, so ships carried their passengers and cargo — ore, grains, lumber, coal — over sandy shoals and near rocky shores in fog, heavy winds, and storms, resulting in frequent shipwrecks. “The Manitou Passage is one of the deadliest stretches of water in the Great Lakes,” said recognized explorer of Great Lakes shipwrecks and Michigan mysteries Ross Richardson. “All types of ships were lost — schooners, wood and steel freighters, barges.” Fortunately for those who enjoy learning about shipwrecks, the cold fresh waters of the Great Lakes has acted as an ideal natural preservation for the lost ships. And in 1980, the Michigan underwater preserve system was created to protect the thousands of vessels that litter the bottom of the Great Lakes for later generations to explore. Today, over 2300 square miles of Great Lakes bottomland have been set aside as protected historic resources, divided into twelve underwater preserves — the Manitou Passage State Underwater Preserve being one of them. Historians believe that there are as many as 100 shipwrecks in the Manitou Preserve, about 60 of them found and identified. While diving is the best way to explore these underwater treasures, you may also see some of them while snorkeling, or even from the shore. But this is not a static situation. “Things have a way of moving around in the lake,” said Richardson. “Things get buried in the sand, and then revealed again. What you see today may not be what you see tomorrow.” One such appearance was in the fall of 2010 following a huge wind storm, when a previously undiscovered shipwreck washed to shore where

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Lake Michigan beached a present for those interested in shipwrecks, as the remains of what is believed to the schooner Jennie and Annie, which was lost in 1872, washed ashore last summer north of Empire.

Please look. Don’t touch

It’s tempting to remove a small item, such as a cup or tools, from a shipwreck site. But the State of Michigan owns all objects in the preserves. It’s a felony to remove or disturb artifacts on the bottom of the Great Lakes, such as cargo, portholes, anchors, or anything the Dunes Hiking Trail meets Lake Michigan. Local experts believe that this wreckage is the remains of one of two propeller-driven steamers that disappeared in this area in the mid 19th century. And very recently, a piece of shipwreck that experts believe to be from the schooner Jennie and Annie, which went down in 1872, washed up on the shore north of Empire. While you never know what you may see at any given time, some of the notable shipwrecks you can explore right now in the Manitou Passage Preserve include: Francisco Morazon – This steel-hulled Liberian freighter set out from Chicago on November 27, 1960, bound for Holland via the St. Lawrence Seaway, carrying 940 tons of cargo. On November 29, 40 mile per hour winds, fog, and heavy snow resulted in the ship running aground off the south end of South Manitou Island. The crew of 14 men and the Captain’s wife were rescued and taken to Traverse City. Today, the Francisco Morazan can easily be seen a few hundred yards from shore on South Manitou Island. The broken hull is in shallow waters, with much of the deck and cabin above water, home to colonies of cormorants and gulls.

else. Shipwrecks outside of established preserves have the same protection. Enjoy your walk along the beach or dive into Lake Michigan, and take all the photographs that you want. But leave things where you find them for others to enjoy!

was bound from Fairport, Ohio for Milwaukee, Wisc. with a cargo of steel billets on October 13, 1894 when she sprung a leak during a gale, 20 miles off of North Manitou Island. Seeking lee near the island, she sank, but the crew was rescued by the US Lifesaving Service on the island. She lies strewn across the lake bottom northwest of the North Manitou Shoals light in about 30 feet of water.. Three Brothers – A small wooden lumber freighter, the Three Brothers was built in 1888 and was first christened as the May Durr. She was renamed Three Brothers in the early 1900s when sold to the William H. White and Co., a lumber business in Boyne City run by brothers William, James and Thomas. Used to haul lumber from Lake Charlevoix to the White’s sawmill in Tonawanda New York, she was purposely run aground 200 yards east of the lifesaving station on South Manitou Island on September 27, 1911, during heavy weather when she began to leak and the pumps became flooded. Upon impact, the bow split open and the pilot house was knocked loose. Captain and crew were rescued but the ship was deemed a loss. Over the next 50 years, shifting sands formed a sandbar that completely obscured the ship, until in 1996, she was revealed again. Today the Three Brothers lies in water from 5 to 45 feet and is accessible from the beach.

Walter L. Frost – A 235-foot propeller driven wooden steamer, the Walter L. Frost was carrying a cargo of corn from Chicago to Ogdensburg, New York, when she ran aground on November 4, 1903 on South Manitou Island. The crew was safely evacuated. This ship is broken up due to the Morazon running aground on top of her a half century later, but the remaining hull, boilers and related artifacts can be seen in the shallow water at about 12 feet.

Congress – This 265 foot wooden steamer was built to be used as a passenger ship in Cleveland in 1867 and named Nebraska. In 1903, she was renamed Congress and used for lumber transport. On October 4, 1904, she caught fire while loading lumber in the harbor on South Manitou Island, and to prevent burning of the dock, she was towed out in the water, where she continued to burn, eventually sinking in about 165 feet of water.

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The bow is mostly intact, and engines, boilers and deck equipment can be seen. Montauk – A 137-foot wood schooner loaded with coal, the Montauk ran ashore north of the dock on North Manitou Island on November 23, 1882. After a harrowing night aboard the floundering ship, the crew was rescued by the US Lifesaving Service. The ship continued to break apart in the water over the next month and the remains are now resting in about 35 feet of water. Supply – This 132-foot brig rigged vessel was built in 1855 in Buffalo and originally named Curtis Mann; it was renamed Supply in 1861. In November of 1869, bound from Detroit to Carp River while carrying a large load of bricks, the ship broke in two astern and foundered in a gale off the shore of North Manitou Island. The crew spent two days in a rigging until rescued; one crew member died of exposure. The debris of the ship and cargo now lie in 8 to 10 feet of water. H.D. Moore – A 103-foot two masted wood schooner, it was bound from Harbor Springs Michigan to Port Washington, Wisconsin, carrying a load of lumber. On September 10, 1907, she

sought refuge from a storm in South Manitou Island harbor, but struck a rock and was split into pieces by the waves. All crew rescued, her wreckage lies in shallow water, 10 to 12 feet. James McBride – This 121-foot wooden brig was bound from the Manitou Islands to Detroit on October 19, 1857 with a load of lumber, when she ran aground near Sleeping Bear Point. Her remains lie in about 5 to 15 feet of water. Rising Sun – A 133-foot wooden steamer, the Rising Sun was headed south for the winter, carrying farmers with their harvest. On October 29, 1917, she ran into high winds and snow and went aground on the Pyramid Point Shoal. Passengers and crew made it to shore but the ship broke to pieces in the frigid surf, and her wreckage now lies in 6-12 feet of water, where it can be seen from the top of Pyramid Point.

Big lake surface warmth deceiving When venturing out on the Great Lakes to see shipwrecks, remember that the lake can be unpredictable and storms and heavy seas may arise quickly. Make sure you have appropriate safety equipment and a seaworthy vessel – as well as experience. The waters of the Great Lakes remain cool; while surface

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If the closest you’ve come to wildlife in the past year occurred while channel flipping, you’re in for a big treat at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. There’s a cornucopia of animals here, if you’re in the right spot at the right time,” said Steve Yancho, retired Chief of Natural Resources. “You’ll often see animals in wetland spots, and you don’t have to get too far off of the road to see them.” What kind of wildlife could you find in your wanders? According to Yancho, plenty, if you keep your eyes and ears open. Songbirds are hard to miss, snakes and turtles may take some wandering, and skunks have a way of finding you if food is left at the campire. Yancho provided a tour of wildlife possibilities: Beaver “You’re more likely to see the effects of a beaver rather than the animal itself,” said Yancho. This ungainly creature is remarkably graceful in the water, using its large webbed feet and paddle shaped tail to navigate. It typically burrows in the banks of lakes or rivers, but if the habitat is not to its liking, it re-engineers the landscape by building large log, branch and mud structures to block a stream or creek and turn the nearby woods or field into a large pond. Look for the structures as well as fresh cuttings on trees to identify signs of beaver in an area. While it may seem destructive, “The beaver is actually an important component of a healthy forest,” said Yancho. “It causes water to back up, killing mature forest and allowing new vegetation to grow.” Black Bear Bear sightings are somewhat rare in the Lakeshore, but rangers have receive calls from the Platte River Campground area and in Glen Haven. Bears are naturally shy creatures. “You’re most likely to hear it first before you see it, busting through the brush trying to get away from you.”

Lions, tigers and cougars? Oh my! Are you sharing the woods with cougars? Well, yes, according to those who’ve seen the big yellow cats in various locations around Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. But there is still no solid evidence of a cougar living here, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR). In recent years, however, the DNR has verified cougar sitings in the Upper Peninsula, and cougars have been verified in Wisconsin. The large felines, also called mountain lions, were native to Michigan but declared extinct in the state by the early 1900s. Since that time, Michigan’s DNR

has received many reports of sightings, but no physical evidence its biologists consider conclusive, such as carcasses, photos or tracks — until 2008. That year and the following one, the DNR verified sets of cougar tracks and also trail camera pictures from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Biologists are still investigating where the animals might have originated from, but suspect they moved eastward from the Dakotas. So what about the reports of cougar sightings in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, where “cougar warning” signs were once posted? “I’ve talked to people all the time who say they’ve seen

cougar,” said retired Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Chief of Natural Resources Steve Yancho. “They’re certainly seeing something out there.” Yancho added that it wouldn’t be unusual for a cougar to have a wide range of territory and to periodically show up in places when unexpected. “And when you hear a smattering of reports from the same area, it gives credibility to the sightings,” he added. If you do see a cougar, said Yancho, “Realize that you’re not at the top of the food chain. Make yourself look big and back away. And try to snap a picture!”

It’s always wise to give a bear space, added Yancho. “You don’t want to agitate a mother bear,” he advised. “Just slowly back away.” It’s important to take precautions when camping to discourage bears, with their keen sense of smell and curiosity. Food items, as well as scented items such as dirty dishes, toiletries, toothpaste, medicine, insect repellent, and tobacco products, should be placed in animal-proof food storage boxes or your vehicle trunk, with windows and doors closed.

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diminutive creature unless you’re tramping through the woods at night — because it’s nocturnal. About 10 inches in length, with cinnamon brown fur on top and white underneath, it has huge round black eyes. The flying squirrel glides by means of two flaps of skin stretched from the arms to the legs, which form a parachute after the animal launches itself from a branch. More interesting is that it uses its tail as a rudder to change directions! The preferred habitat of the northern flying squirrel is dense conifer or mixed conifer and deciduous forest.

Whitetail Deer The deer population in Leelanau County is fewer in numbers than many northern Michigan locales, but your odds of seeing a buck — maybe even a big buck — are pretty good. That’s because Leelanau has instituted “quality deer management” rules that require bucks to have at least one antler point on one side to harvest. At least partially to protect orchard damage, the DNR has successfully kept the overall deer population down. The result is a healthier population of whitetail deer with a higher percentage of bucks more similar to

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Bobcat Count yourself lucky to view this solitary and shy wild cat, which weighs 20-35 pounds and grows to about 3 or 4 feet long. It has a reddish or yellowish brown coat streaked with black or dark brown, and prominent pointed ears with a tuft of black on each. It, of course, has a bobbed tail. Coyote You’re more likely to hear than to see a pack of coyotes. Resembling a German Shepard, this white, grey, rust or brown 30-50 pound relative to the domestic dog is mostly nocturnal, although it will hunt during the day if it has to. It has a wide range of habitat and can be found in wooded areas as well as prairies and open farm land. The sound of a coyote is unmistakable: a series of high pitched yips or yelps, often followed by a howl. No wolf sitings have been verified in Leelanau County.

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River Otter “One of my favorite animals is the otter,” Yancho said. “The best place to see it is in Shalda Creek (a stream that empties into Lake Michigan in Good Harbor Bay). You have to be very quiet and watchful.” The river otter can be seen both in the water and on the banks of the river or stream. It is a long (up to 3 feet) animal with short legs, a long, muscular tail, a round head, beady eyes, and large whiskers.

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help define farming in Leelanau County It’s somewhat amazing, but perhaps not surprising given the venue, that so many roads in Leelanau County are flanked by roadside farm stands. One reason is that Leelanau has managed to retain not only its agricultural base, but also the makeup of that base. The county is blessed with family owned farms, many of which have been in business for several generations. Another reason is the work ethic of those same farming families, who appreciate the extra income generated by the sale of seasonal products bought by passersby. While in Leelanau, take time to pick up some apples — or homemade apple jelly, for that matter — from our roadside stands. Generally, you’ll have enough change to break a larger bill to pay the exact amount. Regardless, consider leaving a tip in exchange for a view of the county’s agrarian countryside. Bakker’s Acres Suttons Bay – Alan and Lynn Bakker 231-271-3673 or 231-620-4260 Products: SweeTango apples and 20 plus other varieties including HoneyCrisp, Gala, Jonagold, Spy, Chestnut and Macoun. Sweet, Tart and Balaton Cherries, Peaches, Pears, Plums and Apricots. Vegetables and Chestnuts. Growing Practices: USDA GAP Certified, MAEAP verified, integrated pest management. Details: Farm stand open August thru mid November. Location: Two miles north of Suttons Bay on M-22 to Setterbo Rd. Two miles to large green pole barn by the road, 2677 Setterbo Rd. Project FRESH and GT Band coupons accepted. Also available via farmers markets, restaurants, retail stores, and phone orders. Bardenhagen Berries Lake Leelanau – Steve & Pam Bardenhagen 231-271-3026 steve@bardenhagen.com Products: Strawberries, sweet cherries, Balaton cherries, and blackberries. Growing Practices: integrated pest management. MAEAP verified. Details: Call ahead for availability and

directions. Orders placed by phone can be picked up noon-1 p.m. Location: Available via phone orders and retail stores. Bardenhagen Farm (James) Suttons Bay – Jim and Jan Bardenhagen 231-271-3199 jbardenhagen@centurytel.net www.bardenhagenfarms.com Products: Gingergold and Honeycrisp apples, dark sweet cherries, Balaton tart cherries, apricots, currants, plums, and table grapes. New potatoes: white superiors, dark red norlands, colonial purple, russets and fingerlings. Growing Practices: integrated pest management. MAEAP verified. Organic certified for Tart Cherries. Details: Call ahead for availability. Season starts with cherries in early to mid-July and ends with apples in October. Call to arrange on-farm pickup. Preseason orders accepted at any time. Location: 7881 E. Pertner Rd. From Suttons Bay, take M-204 to Eagle Hwy., follow to Pertner Rd., then right (east) .5 mile to gray farmhouse with red warehouses. Also available via phone orders, local grocery stores, institutions and served in local restaurants.

A drive through the Leelanau countryside can be very fruitful — and result in fresh veggies, too. Breeze Hill Greenhouse Traverse City – Carol and Mike Morris 231-941-7295 breezehillgreenhouse.com. Products: Annuals, perennials, vegetables, herbs, native plants, hanging baskets, shrubs, patio pots, and eclectic containers. Growing Practices: integrated pest management. Details: Open April 30 – Oct. 15. Hours vary seasonally. Location: Three miles west of Tom’s West Bay supermarket on M-72. Turn north on Harrys Rd., go .8 mile to Breeze Hill. Bufka Brothers Farm Maple City – Matt and Laura Tarsa, Joe and John Bufka 231-228-7884 bfkbrsfrm@centurytel.net Products: Custom, all-natural Angus beef by the quarter, half, or whole, whole animal ground burger and allbeef hotdogs. Growing Practices: artificial hormone free and synthetic chemical-free. Details: Call ahead for availability and to arrange orders. Shipping usually July to October. Quantities limited. The cattle and food they consume are raised on site. Cherry Beach Orchards Suttons Bay 231-271-3404 cherrybeachorchards@hotmail.com Products: Cherries and cherry

products, Honeycrisp apples, tomatoes, jams and jellies, baked goods and much more. Details: Our family farm has many wonderful products to offer. Location: You can find us at the Leelanau Farmer’s Market or stop by the farmhouse at 855 S. Stony Point Rd. You may also find us on Facebook. Covered Wagon Market and Bakery Suttons Bay – Greg and Linda Mikowski 231-271-6658 www.coveredwagonmarket.com Products: Local in-season produce, 40-plus cherry products, deli items, sandwiches, doughnuts, breads, cookies and pies. Also specialty items from the area including honey, maple syrup and handcrafted baskets. Details: Open 7 a.m.-5p.m. during spring and fall, 7a.m.-7p.m. during summer. Location: 8996 E. Duck Lake Rd. (M-204) between Suttons Bay and Lake Leelanau. Project FRESH and GT Band coupons accepted. Also available via web sales, phone orders, mail orders and retail stores. Gallagher’s Farm Market & Bakery Traverse City – Maria and Sid Lammers 231-947-1689 or 231-946-7696 www.gallaghersfarmmarkettc.com Products: Strawberries, cherries, apricots, peaches, nectarines, pears, plums, grapes, and apples. Wide

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variety of vegetables, jams, jellies, wine, cherry products, baked goods, honey, and maple syrup. Also petting farm, seasonal corn maze and school tours! Details: Open 8 a.m.-6 p.m. June, September and October, Open 8 a.m.-8 p.m. July and August. Project FRESH and GT Band coupons accepted. Location: 3.5 miles west of Traverse City on M-72 at 7237 E. Traverse Hwy. Also available via phone orders, mail orders, and u-pick. Iris Farm Traverse City – William Black 231-947-9040 Products: More than 800 varieties of irises and 200 varieties of daylilies available as cut flowers and as plants. Specializing in Oriental Asi-Florum and Trumpet & novelty lilies. Details: 6 acre flower farm open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday.-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. Roam gardens in early June and cut your own. June plant orders can be picked up or shipped in August or September. Location: Five miles west of Traverse City on M-72. Also available via phone orders and mail orders. Jelinek Orchards Northport – Martin Jelinek 231-271-3774 jelinekorchards@aol.com Products: Sweet, tart, and Balaton cherries, apricots, peaches, plums, pears, nectarines, and many apple varieties. Growing Practices: integrated pest management. Details: Open daily in season, usually mid-July to December. Call ahead for special orders. Gift package apples shipped UPS. Location: Two farm stands. 608 St. Joseph St. (M-22) in Suttons Bay, last house on right before M-204. Also at 5282 N. Jelinek Rd. Take M-22 north, turn left on Setterbo Rd., go right past church, then left on Jelinek Rd., first place on right. Project FRESH and GT Band coupons accepted. Also available via farmers markets, phone orders, and retail stores. Lakeview Farms Northport – Blaise and Sarah Korson 231-386-5223 Products: Sweet and tart cherries,

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apples, including Honeycrisp, Jonagold, Jonared, Crispin, Northern Spy, and many more. Growing Practices: integrated pest management. Details: Call ahead for availability and to arrange orders. Location: North on M-22 from Suttons Bay, turn left on Setterbo Rd. Follow until you reach church. Turn left on Kolarik Rd., then go .25 mile and turn right on Novotny Rd. Follow one mile to 5714 Novotny. Look for big rock on right side of road. Also available via farmers markets and retail stores. Leelanau Peninsula Maple Sugar Bush Northport – Allen and Margo Ammons 231-386-5098 Ammonsmaple@bignetnorth.net Products: Maple syrup, maple sugar, maple cream, maple candies; maple cotton candy on request. Growing Practices: synthetic chemicalfree. Details: Self-serve stand open yearround or call ahead for specific orders. Location: One mile west of Northport. Take Third St., which becomes Melkild Rd. after the village limit, to 10361 E. Melkild Rd. Sign in yard, use garage side door. Also available via farmers markets, phone orders, mail orders and retail stores. Popp Farm Northport – Richard and Betty Popp 231-271-3209 Products: Apricots, Nectarines, red & black raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, peaches and table grapes. Apples including: Honeycrisp, McIntosh, Gingergold, Yellow and Red Delicious, Rome, Jonagold, and Ida Red. Growing Practices: integrated pest management. Details: Farm stand open 9 a.m.-8 p.m. daily mid-July to October. Location: 10620 E. Omena Rd, 2.25 miles west of Omena. Project FRESH and GT Band coupons accepted. Also available via farmers markets and phone orders. Price Farms Lake Leelanau – Bruce and Betsey Price 231-256-7385 Products: Strawberries, cherries, and sweet corn. Details: Self-serve stand open 9 a.m.9 p.m. during season. Location: South side of M-204, .5 mile east of Lake Leelanau.

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Farmers Markets on your list With recent publicity in national food publications such as Food and Wine and Bon Appetit, Leelanau County is rapidly emerging as a foodie destination. And all it takes is a summer drive through the rolling countryside to understand why. Award-winning wines, colorful fruits and veggies, locally caught fish, organically raised meats, artisan crafted cheeses, and scrumptious jams and syrups made from the earth’s bounty can be bought virtually everywhere. Some of the best places to find locally grown and created products are at one of Leelanau’s farmers markets. Held throughout the summer in different locations almost every day of the week, the markets offer a far different experience than a trip to the supermarket. “Shopping at your local farmers market is more of a community event,” said David McDonald, a Market Master at Leelanau Farmers Markets. “It gives you a chance to speak to the farmers directly, ask questions, and choose your purchases based on what’s available NOW, as opposed to what was just shipped in from across the country,” he added. Local farmers at the markets are happy to tell you what type of growing practices they use, when the produce was picked or the meat butchered, and how to cook that squash you’ve never seen before. And you can rest assured that the food has the highest nutrients possible, because it hasn’t been stored for weeks before it hits your table. If you’ve never shopped at a farmers market before because you think things cost more, you’re in for a big surprise. Buying food in season — when it’s in abundance — is usually less expensive. Tesearch comparing costs of farmers market items – even organic products – to their supermarket counterparts reveals that many products are a better buy at the farmers market.

And, according to McDonald, food stamps are accepted at many markets. Last year, he added, the Leelanau markets began participating in Michigan’s “Double Up Bucks” program, a system where the SNAP recipient’s expenditures at farmers market are matched with bonus tokens, which can be spent on Michigan grown fruits and veggies. “We are literally doubling their buying power at the markets,” said McDonald. Ready to taste Leelanau? Enjoy a trip to one of the county’s farmers markets. They are open for business from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with the exception of Leland, Betty Popp, left, who operates Popp Farm in Leelanau Township whose hours are 9 a.m. to noon. with her husband, Richard, helps Suttons Bay resident Courtney Kremers at a farmers market last summer. Kremers was picking up Glen Arbor some fresh fruit following a morning run. Tuesdays, June 19 - September 11 Downtown, behind the Glen Arbor Township Hall.

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Northport Fridays, June 8 - September 14 At The Depot, adjacent to the village marina. Suttons Bay Saturdays, May 12 - October 27 In the bayside park east of the intersection of M-22 and M-204 north of downtown. The location changed in 2011. Empire Saturdays, June 16 - September 15 Downtown next to the Post Office. Lake Leelanau Sundays, June 17 - September 2 In the parking lot across from Kejara’s Bridge, just off M-204. For further information about Leelanau farm markets, contact the MSU Extension office at 256-9888 or www. eatleelanau.com

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Early settlers were drawn to Leelanau because of plentiful forests for timber. They soon discovered that this area was ideal for fruit crops, too. With its frost-shedding hills, Lake Michigan’s weather-tempering effect, and sandy soil for good drainage, fruit such as grapes, apples, peaches, apricots, pears and plums thrive here. Of all fruits grown in Leelanau County, cherries have remained “king of the hill” since the 1900s. But even all cherries are not made the same. According to Leelanau County MSU Extension, 11,650 acres are planted in cherries, of which 8,150 acres are comprised of tart cherry orchards. Called “sours” locally, tart cherries are not to be eaten on their own — unlike the sweet cherries available across the peninsula at roadside markets in July and August. Prior to 2006, tart cherries had a reputation primarily as a dessert fruit, good only for making cherry pie or topping cheesecake. With an increasingly health-conscious public, sales of canned or frozen cherries and cherry pie filling dropped — and the industry suffered. Today, that has changed. With the help of the Cherry Marketing Institute (CMI), an organization funded by North American tart cherry growers and processors and devoted to promoting the health benefits of cherries, the demand for tarts has been on the rise. CMI brings to the table “The Red Report,” a compilation of over 50 peer-reviewed scientific studies on the health benefits of

tart cherries — a move that is expected to even further increase public demand for cherries. “The No. 1 driver for food purchase is taste,” said Dr. Wendy Bazilian, who acts as CMI’s “science translator.” “And tart cherries have a unique sweet-tart taste that people are seeking. But after taste is health. We want antioxidants in our food, and we want foods that are inherently healthy rather than fortified.” Tart cherries, according to the Red Report, have antioxidants galore, ranking 14th of the top 50 “super foods” for highest antioxidant content per serving. They contain 19 times more vitamin A than blueberries or strawberries. What is more, tart cherries have anti-inflammatory properties, making them valuable for heart health, joint health, and muscle recovery following athletic performance But simply knowing about the health benefits of tart cherries is not enough, according to Bazilian. “It’s one thing to hear about the scientific evidence, and another to bring it into the kitchen. If you’re going to reap the benefit of cherries, you must eat them,” she said. And that’s what CMI is all about. With an active marketing campaign using taglines such “The Power of Red” and “Go Red Instead,” the Institute is expanding the market for all things cherry — from cherry concentrate and juice to frozen, canned, dried and chocolate covered cherries, even cherry meats. ”We’ve gone from cherry pie to home grown super fruit,” Bazilian said.

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Local cherries may be hard to find As of the writing of the Leelanau Visitors Guide, a shortage of cherries seemed unavoidable for the summer season. Temperatures hit the mid 80’s for several days in late March, pushing cherry bud development to a vulnerable stage. Several seasonal frosts followed with cooler weather, killing buds and

retarding pollination. Months before harvest, growers were reporting few healthy tart cherries in their orchards. A very light sweet cherry crop — those are the dark ones sold at roadside stands — was also anticipated. So enjoy those juicy, sweet cherries when you find them.

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Farmers learn from trip to southern 45th parallel Despite Leelanau County’s Lizotte joined 37 other members natural and geographical conditions of a local agricultural program favorable for fruit crops, cherry called FARM (Farmer Assistance farmers still face challenges related and Resource Management) got to the northern climate. Crops to do just that — in New Zealand. remain vulnerable to late spring “This was the culmination of a and early fall frosts. The growing three year leadership program season is short, sometimes without in the agricultural community,” sufficient warmth to fully ripen Lizotte said. “It was partially fruit. Heavy rainfall during late funded through the United States maturation can cause rot or mildew; Agricultural Department (USDA) too little rain can lighten a crop. and Traverse City Rotary charities, a In addition to weather dilemmas, local group that’s helping to protect critter, disease and pest problems agriculture in our communities.” and crop load management issues — Why New Zealand? For one not to mention a federal crackdown thing, said Lizotte, its farmers grow 3797 Dr.found on immigration that has dried up the many of theVeterans specialty crops workforce for hand-harvested crops Traverse here, including cherries, and City, MIhops, 49684 — all cause farmers to constantly wine grapes. And it’s on the 45th just like Leelanau County search for answers in order to parallel,231-946-6655 be successful and move toward is — only on the other side of the continued growth. equator. One way to improve horticultural “It209 was St. an awesome choice,” Mary’s St. she practices and address general added. “It helped us to draw from Leelanau, MI 49653 obstacles in farming, said Erin Lake the similarities.” Lizotte, integrated fruit practices The group spent most of its time 231-256-7778 and Integrated Pest Management in the rural areas of the South Island, District Educator for the Northwest touring cherry and peach orchards, Michigan Horticultural Research sheep and cow farms, and wineries. Center in Leelanau County, is to New Zealand trip participant and learn from others. So in February, manager of Cherry Bay Orchards,

Mark Miezio said participants were able first-hand to view a high density orchard system. “Farmland is 50-100 percent more expensive even than land here. It’s important to make the most of the land by planting trees closer together. Instead of 100130 trees per acre, trees are planted about 1,000 trees to the acre.” A high density orchard also decreases the number of people needed to maintain and harvest a crop. Using dwarf trees, such as those planed as a trial at the horticultural center, provides a harvest 2-3 years after planting rather than the customary 5-7 years for cherry orchards.

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Mezio said the group encountered many other things of interest during the trip, such as using non-financial equations to determine efficiency of operations — “such as the number of cows divided by the number of full time workers.” Conservation practices were interesting, too. “They don’t have as plentiful water as we do, so they have to get the best bang for the buck with a gallon of water,” he added. All in all, Lizotte said, the trip was a great success. “We did what we set out to do, which was to learn about a different agricultural area of the world and bring that knowledge back to northern Michigan.”

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Cherry recipes that say ‘Leelanau’ When in Leelanau, our suggestion is to eat local — whether that’s in county restaurants, eating cherries, or both. Try these recipes should you decide to take meal-making into your own hands. They’re provided by the Cherry Marketing Institute, whose director, Phil Korson, is from Leelanau County. Naturally.

Red Alert Iced Tea For a subtle spice flavor, add 1 cinnamon stick to the boiling water along with the tea bags. Discard the cinnamon stick along with the tea bags. Ingredients: 4 cups boiling water 4 orange pekoe or English breakfast tea bags 1/4 cup sugar or sugar substitute* 1 cup tart cherry juice Directions: Add tea bags to boiling water. Let stand 10 minutes. Discard tea bags; stir in sugar until dissolved. Stir in cherry juice. Chill at least 1 hour or up to 2 days. Pour over ice in tall glasses. Makes 4 servings. *Note: Follow package directions on sugar substitute, using suggested amounts to replace ¼ cup sugar.

Spinach Salad with Cherry Vinaigrette For Roast Onion and Cherry Dressing: Ingredients: 1 medium yellow onion (about 8 ounces) ¼ cup plus 1 teaspoon olive oil ¼ cup fresh lime juice 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 3 tablespoons cherry juice concentrate Salt and pepper to taste For Spinach and Cherry Salad: Ingredients: 1 medium pear 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice 8 cups baby spinach leaves, washed and dried 1/2 cup chopped dried cherries 3 tablespoons toasted almond slivers 2 ounces medium-firm goat cheese Directions: Prepare dressing: Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Peel onion and cut into 8 wedges. Place onion, cut side down, on baking sheet. Drizzle with 1 teaspoon of the olive oil. Bake for 15 minutes. Turn onion over and bake until brown and caramelized, about 15 minutes longer. Set aside to cool. Place onion in bowl of a food processor; add lime juice, mustard, and

cherry juice concentrate. Puree until smooth and thick. (Add 1 tablespoon of water if mixture is too thick to process). Add the remaining ¼ cup of olive oil in a thin stream. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside. There will be about 1 cup of dressing.

and bake for 15-17 minutes until just about cooked through. Drizzle the second half of the tart cherry-honey mixture over the fillets and bake for an additional 2-3 minutes until slightly

Prepare salad: Cut pear in half vertically, and remove core. Cut halves crosswise into ¼-inch-thick slices. Stack the slices and cut crosswise into 1/8-inch-wide slices, forming thin matchsticks. Toss pear sticks in lime juice in a large mixing bowl. Set aside. Add spinach, cherries and almonds to the pear. Add just enough dressing to coat the spinach about ¼ cup; toss well. Divide salad evenly among 6 plates. Crumble the goat cheese and sprinkle over the salads. Serve immediately. Pass extra dressing separately.

Honey-Tart Cherry Salmon with Cherry Salsa Ingredients: Salsa: 1 cup chopped tart cherries (thawed from frozen) 1 small red onion, diced (about 1/2 cup) 1 jalapeno, chopped 1 tbsp honey 1 clove garlic, minced 1 tsp grated ginger salt and pepper, to taste Salmon: 1 lb salmon fillet, cut into four pieces 1/4 cup tart cherry juice (I used juice from the frozen cherries) 1/4 cup honey Directions: In a medium bowl, stir together the ingredients for the salsa until well combined. Cover and chill until ready to serve. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with nonstick aluminum foil or parchment (foil preferred). Rinse the salmon fillets under cool water and pat dry with a paper towel. Arrange on the baking sheet. In a small bowl, whisk together the cherry juice and honey. Spread half of the mixture over the salmon fillets, reserving the second half. Slide the baking sheet into the oven

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golden at the edges. Serve the salmon fillets on a bed of greens with the tart cherry salsa on top. Enjoy!

Cherries wonder,

why apple blossoms? Michigan has a state bird, state tree, state flower and even a state soil. What about a state fruit? Say .... cherries? The notion has been given some attention, but not enough to get through the Legislature. A state Senator from Ann Arbor introduced such a resolution last spring. It never advanced out of committee, according to the Michigan Capital Confidential news letter. In 2010, a Canton state representative sought to name the tart cherry as the state’s official fruit. Same result. Other fruits have also vied for the title, blueberries and apples, for examples. But Maine grows half of the blueberries in the United States. And Washington state has a lock on apples. So lobby your Michigan legislator for cherries. If Kalkaska Sand can be the state soil and apple blossoms lay claim to the state flower, shouldn’t cherries get a mention? Haven’t our lawmakers ever seen a cherry orchard awash in white blossoms?

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Open daily all summer. Off-season schedule varies, please call or visit web site for current schedule. www.restaurantlabecasse.com Laker Shakes Burdickville Market 8995 S. Dunn’s Farm Road, Burdickville, Corner of CR 616 & 675. 231-334-4669. Ice cream: handdipped Moomers, soft-serve, homemade waffle cones, specialty shakes, malts and sundaes. Coffee, espresso beverages, baked goods, hot dogs, newspapers, local produce & grocery basics. Free WiFi, beautiful garden setting across from Big Glen Lake. Special events starting in late June! Visit our website for more Information and specials. www.lakershakes.com

Leelanau offers a menu for everyone If you’re looking for the nearest Burger King or McDonalds, you won’t find one here. What you will find is something much better. Whether you’re at a high-end eatery or a simple little pub, each Leelanau dining experience is unique — and excellent food and service are the rules. Don’t believe us? Consider a two-page spread published last summer in Bon Appetit magazine. It was all about Leelanau County’s food offerings, and written by one of America’s favorite foodies: Mario Batali. He has a summer place in the summer. Batali offered rave reviews for many local restaurants, as well as fresh offerings at farmers’ markets in Leelanau County. “It puts Leelanau County on a national stage, although I hope not too many people show up,” said Batali, who was quoted in a story published in the Leelanau Enterprise. Many of Leelanau’s restaurants were dishing up locally grown foods long before the “eat local” movement began. You’ll find meals prepared with our signature seasonal bounty: fresh-caught whitefish, wild morel mushrooms, asparagus, cherries and apples. Toss in some of the peninsula’s award-winning wines and maybe even some of our acclaimed cheese, and a meal becomes an event. Best of all, perhaps, is the atmosphere. Each restaurant has its own ambiance, and most are kid friendly. You’ll be welcome in your blue jeans, too — even in the fanciest places. After all, you’re on vacation! So whether you’re in the mood for French, Italian, Asian, vegan, Creole, Indian, or good old American cuisine, you’ll find it right here in Leelanau’s paradise. Here’s a look at some of the county’s restaurants. Bon appetit! BURDICKVILLE Funistrada 4566 McFarlane Dr., Burdickville, on the east side of Big Glen Lake. 231334-3900. Dinner. Creative Italian cuisine. Specialties: Veal, veal chops, steaks and pasta. Price range: $18-$35 Ambiance: up-scale casual, cozy atmosphere.Vegetarian options. No children’s menu. Alcohol. Smoke free. Uses local produce in season.

La Becasse Restaurant 9001 S. Dunn’s Farm Rd., Burdickville. Corner of Hwy. 675 & 616. 231-3343944. Open for dinner. Authentic French country food. Smoke free in a cozy environment; full service bar, patio seating available, handicap access. Vegetarian options and children’s menu available. MC, Visa, Disc., AE. Reservations preferred.

CEDAR Cedar Rustic Inn 8699 Good Harbor Trail (CR 651), Cedar, 231-228-2282. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Featuring American regional cuisine with casual familyfriendly dining and full kids menu. Homemade pizza for take-out. Full take-out menus available, full bar and patio seating. Open year round with seasonal hours and reservations accepted but not required. www.CedarRusticInn.com Cedar Tavern 9039 Kasson, Cedar, 231-228-7445. Lunch and dinner. Full menu including appetizers, sandwiches, burgers, soups, salads, and homemade pizza. Dine in or carry out. Offering daily happy hour 4-8pm. Karaoke, Wii, keno & free WiFi. Alcohol and takeout beer sales. The best people in the world walk thru this door! GLEN ARBOR Art’s Tavern 6487 Western Ave., Glen Arbor, 231334-3754, www.artsglenarbor.com. Located on the corner of M-22 & Lake Street. A favorite of locals and visitors for over 75 years. One of the few remaining authentic “Up North” eateries. Serving breakfast, lunch & dinner 7 am until late, 360 days a year. Fresh ground hamburgers, hand-cut steaks, homemade soups and fresh salads made to order. Full selection of beer, wine & cocktails, including

several Michigan microbrew beers and Leelanau County wines. No credit cards, cash or checks only. Bear Paw Pizza & Market 6444 Western Ave. (M-22), 231-3342327 Glen Arbor. Lunch and dinner. Pizzas, whole and by the slice. Sub sandwiches. Ambiance: casual indoors and outdoor picnic table seating. Vegetarian options. No alcohol, but sold in the store. blu 5705 Lake Street, Glen Arbor, 231334-2530. Panoramic Lake Michigan fine dining. Owner/Chef Randy Chamberlain offers a daily changing menu featuring local ingredients and the finest from beyond. Full bar and extensive wine list with an outstanding dessert menu round out the offerings. Reservations suggested. Open year round, call for hours. www.glenarborblu.com Boone Docks 5858 Manitou View Blvd, Glen Arbor, 231-334-6444. Lunch and dinner. American fare. Specialties: steaks, sandwiches, salads, seafood, fresh fish. Ambiance: casual family dining. Vegetarian options. Children’s menu. Alcohol. Large outdoor deck seating available with acoustic music seven nights a week in season. Foothills Restaurant 7097 S. Dunns Farm Road, 2.5 miles south of Glen Arbor 231-334-7499. www.foothillsofglenlake.com. Breakfast (all day) and lunch. Family dining with sandwiches, salads. Specialties: Eggs Benedict. Ambiance: casual, window views onto a country setting. Vegetarian options. Children’s menu. No alcohol. Good Harbor Grill 6584 Western Ave., Glen Arbor, 231334-3555, www.glenarborwest.com. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Fresh, made from scratch “summertime food” featuring local products with plenty of salad, fresh vegetables, grass fed hamburgers and the ever-popular real turkey sandwich on fresh baked bread. Home-made pies, soups and chilies. Leland whitefish daily and

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Continued from Page 89 fresh Florida seafood weekends. Plenty of vegetarian choices all three meals & best place in town for breakfast! Price range: $4-$12 on breakfast & lunch, $12-24 on dinner. Ambiance: casual, nautical theme. Children’s menu. Alcohol. Nonna’s - The Homestead Wood Ridge Rd., Glen Arbor, 231334-5150 www.thehomesteadresort. com Classic, contemporary, authentic Italian cuisine located at The Homestead. Chef John Piombo creates his menu from scratch using the finest local, fresh ingredients available each season. Fresh pasta and breads are produced in-house. Dining and full bar are available in the adults-only Tavern, or family-friendly dining room. Wine card reflects a strong Italian influence with the best from our local vineyards. Open for dinner 6 days a week May through October, 3 days a week December through March and limited days in the off season. Call 231-3345150 for reservations. Riverfront Pizza and Deli 6281 Western Ave., Glen Arbor, 231334-3876 www.riverfrontpizza.com We’re more than just pizza! Pizzas, sandwiches, gyros, subs, chicken tenders, shrimp and fish combos, pasta dishes, salads, burgers, wrap sandwiches, side dishes, desserts, soft serve ice cream (seasonally), and lots of other goodies. We have frozen meals and soups available to take home for a ready-to-heat meal, TakeN-Bake Pizzas to order. We are located next door to the Crystal River Outfitters so take lunch with you on the river or stop in and pick something up when you are done and enjoy your meal on our decks on the banks of the Crystal River. We offer group rates and will work with you to come up with a wonderful menu for your group! Become a fan on Facebook to receive info on our specials each week! LAKE LEELANAU Dick’s Pour House 103 W. Philip St., Lake Leelanau, 231256-9912. A local tradition since 1935. Lunch and dinner with daily specials. Thursday Burritos and Taco Salad,

Friday Night Fish Fry, Saturday Prime Rib and seafood specials. Daily fare includes pizza, the best burgers around, steaks, nachos and many sandwich favorites. Try our famous Greek Pizza! Ambiance: Great food in an Up North atmosphere! Family oriented with casual attire. Take out available. Liquor and many local beers and wines. Full menu at www.DicksPourHouse.com Leelanau Pie & Pastry Bakery 41 N. Eagle Hwy. at the corner of

LELAND The Cove 111 River Street, Leland, 231-2569834, www.thecoveleland.com. Welcome to The Cove, the casual home of fine cuisine, spectacular sunsets and Leland’s only harbor side dining. Featuring an award-winning menu, The Cove is located in Leland’s historic Fishtown, on the Leland River offering panoramic views of the Straits of Manitou and Leland Harbor as well as the most beautiful sunsets to be found in Michigan. The restaurant is

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Everyone wants to live a long and healthy life. Residents of Leelanau, however, apparently have better odds than people living in any other county in Michigan. The latest county health rankings for Michigan moves Leelanau to the top of the list of 83 counties. Then again, Leelanau has always been close to the top, starting at No. 3 two years ago and moving to No. 2 in 2011. The rankings are determined and published by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. Leelanau earned its lofty ranking though a formula based half Eagle Hwy and M-204, Lake Leelanau, 231-256-0115. Hand crafted pies, French pastries and breads. Chicken or beef pot pies in full or mini sizes. Variety of quiches. Moomers Ice Cream by the pint. Coffee from Leelanau Coffee Roasting. Pasties in our case for take-home. Bagels and other special baked items available seasonally. Outdoor seating when weather permits.

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on the length of people’s lives, and half on their quality of life. Such factors as tobacco use, education, access to quality health case and community safety are taken into consideration. Ottawa County placed No. 1 in the 2011 rankings, and slipped one place in 2012. Livingston County took the title in 2010. Where not to live? Clare County placed 80th, Wayne County was 81st and Ontonogan was 82nd. Keweenaw, Michigan’s other “peninsula” county, was unranked. Leelanau fared well nationally, also, coming in third among America’s counties. outfitted as a reflection of Leland’s nautical heritage; vintage canoes hang from rafters, and outboards from years gone by adorn the spiral staircase. Whether you arrive by land or by sea, a dining experience like none other awaits you here at the Cove. The Bluebird Restaurant & Tavern 102 E. River St., Leland, 231-2569081, www.leelanau.com/bluebird/ Lunch and dinner, Sunday Brunch –

call for hours. It has been a privilege to serve locals and visitors since 1927. Enjoy our casual 100 seat Tavern, our 180 seat Dining Room featuring lush gardens and wonderful Leland River views, or our new riverfront patio (seasonal). Serving traditional and contemporary cuisine, fresh local whitefish, perch, walleye, the finest Steaks, Prime Rib, seafoods, and a revolving selection of ethnic fare, be it Asian, Cajun, Mexican, Mediterranean, anything goes. Our established relationships with local farms assure us access to a variety of seasonal, fresh produce to enhance and accompany our cooking whenever possible, and our booming local wine industry provides us the opportunity to enhance our large wine list with the most complete selection of local wines in the north. Specializing in rehearsal dinners, reunions, special events and parties. Early Bird 100 Main St. Leland, 231-256-9656. Breakfast and lunch 7-2. On the ‘Main Corner’ in town, this is where Leland has breakfast, with omelettes, eggs, pancakes, waffles, and unique ‘skillet breakfasts.’ We grind our own locally roasted coffee, and our bakery cabinet is full of freshly baked pastries, scones, rolls, and cookies to round out the morning offerings. Our new deli lunch menu allows you to “build your own” deli sandwiches made with fresh baked breads, or choose from several new soon-to-be-famous sandwich and salad creations you can eat in, or take out. Traditional hamburgers and house-made soups ensure that there is something for everyone. Start your day at the ‘Early Bird’. The Riverside Inn 302 River St., Leland, 231-256-9971 or 888-257-0102. www.theriverside-inn.com. An intimate and historic setting with beautiful views of the Leland River. Casual fine dining with waterfront views from every seat, our decks, the lobby bar and our two dining rooms. Our award-winning wine list complements the fresh local ingredients on our world-inspired menus. During the summer, dinner is

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Continued from Page 90 served nightly & Sunday Brunch. Off season hours vary, so please call. Private parties, weddings and exquisite catering are also available. Sisson’s Main Street 203 N. Main Street, Leland, (just north of the post office on M-22). 231-256-9201. www.sissonsmainstreet.com. Hot, fresh coffees, fresh homemade pecan rolls, cinnamon twists, muffins, scones, and more to start your day. Made to order sandwiches, on our herbal bread, preordered box lunches, specialty salads and soups, home made appetizers and entrees to go. A complete catering menu, specialty local products and Polish Pottery. ‘Leland’s (from scratch) bakery’, with jumbo cookies, packaged cookies, specialty cakes, mini cup cakes and much, much more. Stone House Bread Café 407 S. Main St., Leland, 231-256-2577,

www.stonehousebread.com It is the neighborhood place to meet friends and enjoy good food and drink. Crusty sourdough loaves, good coffee, unique sandwiches and soups, freshbaked scones, cookies, and rustic apple tarts are the daily fare at Stone House Bread Café. Open 7 days a week year round in the tiny tourist town of Leland. Wireless hot spot.

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Village Cheese Shanty 199 W. River Street, Leland, 231-2569141. Situated on the historic docks in Fishtown, we sell fresh, made-toorder sandwiches, over 75 domestic and imported cheeses, and a large selection of Leelanau County wines. We also offer a variety of local gourmet food products. We’re open 7 days a week May through October so whether you’re fishing, shopping, or enjoying the day at the beach, we can pack your lunch or help cater to your party needs.

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Continued from Page 91 MAPLE CITY Kerby’s Bar & Grill 172 W. Burdickville Rd., Maple City (in the Old Red Schoolhouse) 231228-8869. Open 7 days a week. Cuisine: Homemade American favorites, authentic Mexican, handtossed pizza, kids menu. Daily lunch specials. Nightly dinner specials, Friday Fish Fry. Full bar service, large venue, deck seating available. Casual sports bar environment. 8 big screen TV’s for all of your sports viewing needs. Happy Hour Mon-Fri 4-6pm. Power Hour Sun-Thurs 9-11pm. Karaoke Friday night. Live entertainment Saturday night. Catering service available. Good food, Good People & Good Times! Pegtown Station 8654 S. Maple City Hwy, downtown Maple City, 231-228-6692. Best Breakfast award winner (Northern Express)! We offer a full service hearty breakfast featuring Eggs Benedict, Vegetarian Greek Omelets &

homemade corned beef hash. Our menu also includes GT Bagel Factory bread and coffee from Leelanau Roasters. We also offer a large selection of fresh made-to-order sandwiches and subs on our own homemade sub buns. Our award winning pizzas are homemade & hand tossed. Choose from our specialty selections such as The Station Special, The BBQ Chicken, The Greek or create your own. We welcome you to a family friendly smoke-free dining atmosphere. Open year around. www.pegtownstation.net NORTHPORT Fischer’s Happy Hour Tavern 7100 N. Manitou Trail halfway between Leland and Northport on M-22, 231-386-9923. A third generation family restaurant presenting a casual yet well rounded menu in a quaint old tavern atmosphere. We offer locally made wines, micro brews and imports, or try one of our famous Manhattans. A delightful dining experience.

Stubb’s of Northport 115 Waukazoo St. Northport, 231-3867611, www.stubbsrestaurant.com. Fine regional cuisine in a casual atmosphere featuring fresh seafood, steaks and international flavors. wine list, daily lunch and dinner specials, full bar open late, catering. Reservations are welcome but not required.

Peshawbestown, 231-534-8166, www.casino2win.com. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. American fare from burgers to pizzas. Specialties: seafood and prime rib buffets, breakfast all day. Ambiance: casual, vegetarian options. Children’s menu, alcohol, smoking/ nonsmoking. Connected to the Leelanau Sands Casino.

OMENA Knot, just a bar 5017 N. West Bay Shore Drive, Omena, 231-386 7393, www.knotjustabar.com. Casual, fun waterfront dining, overlooking beautiful Omena Bay. Serving lunch & dinner seven days a week year round. Daily specials, seafood, steaks, pasta, burgers, wraps & sandwiches, salads, soups, starters & sweets. kids menu. Full bar featuring local wines and extensive beer and drink lists.

SUTTONS BAY Black Star Farms 10844 E. Revold Road, 3 miles south of Suttons Bay just off M-22. Visit the Hearth & Vine Café at Black Star Farms for wood-fired pizzas, sandwiches and homemade baked goods. Our food offerings are matched with our award winning wines and brandies, available by the glass or bottle for sampling and sales. Please check with www.BlackStarFarms.com for hours of operation and special event information.

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Continued from Page 92 Boone’s Prime Time Pub 102 St. Joseph, Downtown Suttons Bay, 231-271-6688, www.4gr8food.com. Boone’s famous burgers are fresh ground in house daily. All of our steaks are hand cut right on the premises. Prefer fish? We purchase our whitefish fresh daily from the docks of Fishtown in Leland (May - October). In order to provide you with superior products, we use several local purveyors who supply us with some of our fresh fish, meat, produce, beer & wine. Homemade soups, chili and our legendary Jumbo Onion Rings. Corky’s Bistro and Beach Bar at the Vineyard Inn on Suttons Bay 1338 N. Pebble Beach, Suttons Bay Bistro: 231-271-2675 (CORK). Inn: 231-941-7060 for room reservations. www.corkysbistro.com Leelanau County’s only beach Bistro and Inn. The lively waterfront bistro offers creative cuisine with the small plate approach designed for pairing

and sharing, gourmet wood stone pizzas, tableside raclette, fondues and seasonal entrees. Flights of local wines and microbrewery beers. Boaters welcome. Al fresco dining. Catering, entertainment, headquarters for Wine Country Limo and Wine Tours. Perfect for private parties, intimate weddings, beach BBQ’s. Open daily, coffee bar 7am, lunch and dinner, reservations accepted. Gift Shop. Deb’s Dish, Great Coffee & Specialty Drinks 100 S. Cedar, Suttons Bay, 231-2716445 Latte, espresso, cappuccino, chai, fruit smoothies, fresh baked goods, breakfast bagel sandwiches, soups & lunch sandwiches, & sweets. Large orders welcome. Open 7 days a week Memorial Day to Labor Day. Martha’s Leelanau Table 413 N. St. Joseph St., Suttons Bay one block north of downtown, 231-2712344 www.marthasleelanautable.com. A delightfully unique Café and Bistro. Martha’s is open everyday for breakfast and lunch (closed Mondays and

Tuesdays in the winter). We are also open for dinner on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings and reservations are not required, though appreciated. Martha’s could be best described as a European style cafe, where every entrée is made from scratch (including the pastries) and made from the very finest ingredients available in Leelanau County and the surrounding region. Martha also serves beer, wine and cocktails. Village Inn Restaurant & Tavern 201 St. Joseph, Suttons Bay, 2713300. www.villageinnsuttonsbay.com. Leelanau County’s oldest restaurant set in the heart of Suttons Bay. Award winning breakfast, lunch and dinner served every day. Fresh salads, homemade soups, Black Angus burgers, hand cut steaks, pub-style sandwiches, fresh fish and authentic Mexican dishes, margarita menu, pizza, kids eat free on Sundays, 12 taps, local wine, HD TV’s and games for the whole family.

TRAVERSE CITY Little Bohemia (Lil Bo) Fun • Food • Family • Friends 540 W Front @ Maple, Traverse City 231-946-6925, www.lilbo.com Celebrating 80 years in business 19322012. Traverse City’s second oldest tavern is located in the heart of the Historic West End District. Voted “Best place to take your kids for dinner”, “Best Olive Burger”, “Best Burger”, “Best Calamari”, “Best Mussels”, “Best Gnocchi” and “Best Perch.” The TC Cherry Sandwich and the Cherry Bread Pudding have both received a stamp of approval from the National Cherry Festival. The Eggplant Appetizer, named “One of Northern Michigan’s Irresistible Eats” and the homemade lasagna was named “The North’s Best Lasagna” Offering a full menu as well as weekly homemade comfort food specials, made fresh, made from scratch. Open Monday at 4pm and Tuesday thru Saturday at 11am. Live local music!

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From RVs to tents, Leelanau’s reserved a campsite for you

Let’s face it. These days, our fast-paced lives leave little room for quality family time. And so when we do have time together, we’re often gathered around electronics, rather than each other. That’s why camping is such a great family activity – it draws us closer to each other as well as nature. Whether you’re sleeping outside under the stars with the sound of waves lapping at the shore, or tucked cozily into a bed in your air conditioned RV, chances are you’ll wake up feeling rested and relaxed. Leelanau County offers a variety of camping options. Whether you prefer a backpacking adventure away from civilization or a glitzy RV park complete with all the amenities, there’s something for everyone. Get away from it all at one of these campgrounds in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: • D.H. Day Campground: D.H. Day is a rustic campground offering both tent and RV camping in a wooded setting 6 miles north of Empire near the Dune Climb, the museums and Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive. Named after a turn-of-the 19th century entrepreneur who built Glen Haven and advocated for a network of roads to bring people “up north” to Michigan. Open from spring to late fall on a first-come, first-served basis, there are 88 private sites – just a short walk to the Lake Michigan beach. There are no electric hookups, although limited generator use is allowed at several sites; water spigots and vault toilets are available throughout the campground. During the peak season you can enjoy Ranger-led evening programs at the amphitheater right inside the campground. (334-4634) • North Manitou Island: With a historic Coast Guard village and nearly 15,000 acres of forests, fields and beaches to explore on foot, North Manitou Island is a true wilderness adventure. Preparation is essential; potable water is available only at the Ranger station,

Valley View: Four miles north of D.H. Day Campground is a 1.5 mile trail winding uphill from the trailhead, and ending at this quiet campground with five campsites and two fire rings. There’s no water source here, so you’ll need to pack in your water. Backcountry permit required. (326-5134)

One of the county’s most popular camping stops is D.H. Day campground, located between Glen Arbor and Glen Haven off M-109. and there are no stores, supplies, gasoline or fuel on the island. Catch the passenger ferry operated by Manitou Island Transit out of Leland to get to the island – and remember to bring provisions for at least two extra days in case adverse weather delays the ferry’s return. You can camp at one of the eight designated campsites (with two fire rings and an outhouse) within the village, or set off on your own. You’ll need a backcountry permit or group camping permit. (326-5134) South Manitou Island: Offering both day trips and overnight camping adventures, South Manitou is a historical treasure. Catch the passenger ferry out of Leland, and lounge on the beach or explore the lighthouse, historic farms, cemetery, schoolhouse and a view from shore of several shipwrecks. Camping is permitted in one of three campgrounds on the island, two of which have potable water, community fire rings and outhouses. Backcountry permit or group camping permit required. (326-5134)

There are also a number of options outside of the National Lakeshore. These include: Empire Township Campground: With 60 primitive sites and nine sites with electricity, as well as pay showers available, Empire Township Campground is located 3 miles east of Empire. (326-5285) Indigo Bluffs RV Resort: Three miles east of Empire, this resort has both ownership and rental options. Trails, showers, camp store, and heated pool round out the offerings. (800-224-4488) Lake Leelanau RV Park: A private family run RV park on south Lake Leelanau that caters to all campers, from pop ups to big rigs. 196 sites, showers, rental boats, game room, playground and children’s activities. (256-7236) Leelanau Pines Campground: A private campground on south Lake Leelanau with 181 sites accommodating tents and RVs, Leelanau Pines has a camp store, game room, boat rentals, showers, trails and playground. (228-5742) Leelanau State Park: Comes with 1,300 acres of state land, and 51 rustic camping sites for tents and RVs and 3 mini cabins, Leelanau State Park offers 8.5 miles of hiking trails, the Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum and a picnic area. The State Park is located in Northport at 15310 N. Lighthouse Point Rd. (386-5422) Wild Cherry Resort: A private “big rig friendly” RV park, although tent and yurt sites are available. Located on a 200 acre working cherry farm, 30 acres of woods with trails. Here, you can practice your golf swing at the driving range, play two holes of golf free, taste wine and cherries (in season), take wagon rides, and visit nearby attractions. (271-5550)

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Keep it green and beautiful Of course you’ve been doing all you can to embrace a greener lifestyle. But what to do while traveling? Here are some easy steps that can make a difference to lighten up your eco-footprint while on the go in Leelanau:

shipping, the energy required to produce the plastic, and the volume of waste in landfills.

• Clean up the poop: Phosphorus released from pet feces can promote Cladophora, that icky green algae that washes up on • Find a green place to stay: Great Lakes beaches. So scoop Don’t be afraid to ask when the poop, and even better, use booking accommodations what biodegradable pet waste bags! green initiatives are being taken there. An ideal place to stay is at • Recycle: Yep, you can recycle, one of the Sleeping Bear Dunes even while vacationing. If take advantage National Lakeshore campgrounds camping, or at the Leelanau State Park, of recycling offered in park both of whom have taken actions campgrounds, or use one of these to reduce emissions. And do drop off sites: your part too, whether you stay at a B&B or a campground: take Cedar - near the boat launch at the shorter showers, turn off lights, Cedar River turn off the AC when you aren’t Empire Village - off Fisher Street, in your RV, re-use towels, request East of LaCore Street Glen Arbor - next to The Leelanau that linens not be changed daily. School • Park the car: Many of Greilickville - Cherry Bend Rd. Leelanau’s little towns are very (former fire station) walkable or bike ride-able. You Lake Leelanau - behind the Post can also get just about anywhere Office you want to go using the Bay Northport Village - Seventh Area Transportation Authority Street, East of Mill Street (BATA) bus system, which offers Peshawbestown - M-22, across scheduled and “dial-a-ride” from the Casino services. Call 941-2324 for more Suttons Bay - at the school parking lot, near the football field information, or log on to www.bata.net/contact.htm All sites accept newspaper, copy • Support local craftsmen and paper, junk mail, magazines, farmers: Buying local products, flattened cardboard, tin cans, from food to souvenirs, assures aluminum cans, clear and colored that you’re supporting the local glass, and #1, #2,and #5 plastics. economy and reducing the Please check the bottom of all greenhouse gas emissions required plastic containers for the numbers to get goods from their origin to 1, 2, and 5. Plastic motor oil you. And going local is fun, too! containers, margarine tubs and Check out the little town shops for clam shell deli type containers local arts and crafts, stop at local cannot be accepted, even if there farm markets/ farmers markets to is a 1 or 2 on the bottom. This is buy your food, explore the many due to the materials contained in wineries along the Leelanau them (motor oil) or the process used to make the container that peninsula. makes them incompatible in the • Bring your own bottle: If you recycling process (margarine tubs, didn’t remember to bring along clam shells). For other materials a reusable bottle, buy one! By that cannot be accepted, check out shifting away from bottled water, www.leelanau.cc/solidwaste.asp. you can reduce emissions from

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Glen Arbor merchants sponsored special recycling bins for their village. Pictured, from left, are Tim Barr, owner of Art’s Tavern; Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce president David Marshall; his wife, Christy, who is owner of The Black Swan; and Bob Sutherland, owner of Cherry Republic.

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Call for pricing. We have two cottages available for nightly (2 night minimum) or weekly rentals on 29 acres of rolling hillside.

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You won’t find a Comfort Inn or a Hilton Express in Leelanau. But that’s a good thing, because there are plenty of cookie-cutter motels. In Leelanau County, you’ll be treated as somebody very special. In fact, it’s a pretty good bet that after a stay at one of Leelanau’s quaint lodging options, the proprietor will be calling you by first name before the end of your stay. And probably next year, too. Whether you choose to hang your hat at one of our laid-back, familyrun cabins, bed-and breakfast retreats, cozy inns, or lodges, you’ll get personal touches, exceptional hospitality, and laid back hosts. And you won’t have to look through the brochure rack to find recreation ideas either. Just ask, and you’ll get plenty of suggestions, good directions, and even a “how’d it go?” at the end of the day. Of course, the bonus is that a Leelanau lodging experience, whether for a day, week or an entire summer, can be magical. Surrounded by breathtaking vistas, you can fall sleep under a sky as dark as ink while listening to gentle lullaby of waves. Ready to start your own Leelanau lodging memory? Check out one of these places to rest your head: Amber Sands Resort 4028 S. Lake Leelanau Dr. Lake Leelanau, MI 49653 231-256-9571 www.ambersandsresort.com Open mid May to the end of Oct. Rates: $625 - $775 in-season. 25% off before Memorial Day and after Labor Day with daily rates of $75 - $95. Centrally located in Leelanau County on 500 ft. of lovely south Lake Leelanau. 6 housekeeping units that sleep from 6-8. Evening campfires

and beautiful sunsets, protected boat slip and walking docks. Bayshore Cabins 10890 Northshore Dr. PO Box 351 Northport, MI 49670 231-386-5402 bayshorept@aol.com Prices: Seasonal. Housekeeping. Charming, rustic cabins. Located on Northport Bay one mile north of the Village of Northport. Private beach. Nicely wooded quiet setting.

Campbell’s Beach Rentals Lake Leelanau, MI. 231-256-7002 www.leelanau.com/beachfront Great dates still available for Fall 2012! Call or email for pricing. ginsnapsphoto@gmail.com Lake Michigan lakefront home features include 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, central heat, fireplace, telephone, cable TV, VCR, washer/ dryer, blankets/pillows (please provide your own linen and towels), dishes, silverware & utensils, microwave and ceiling fan. Located right on Good Harbor Bay at 946 South Manitou Trail (M22). It’s just 4 miles south of the village of Leland. Cedar Haven Cottages 6061 E. Ryan’s Way Lake Leelanau, MI 49653 231-256-9294 5 housekeeping log cottages on the South shore of North Lake Leelanau. 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms available for weekly rentals, May thru October. Call for rates and availability. Century Farm Country Cottages 2421 N. Jacobson Rd. Suttons Bay, MI 49682 231-271-2421 or 800-476-2421 www.centuryfarmcottages.com

Empire House Bed & Breakfast 11015 S. LaCore PO Box 203 Empire, MI 49630 231-326-5524 empirehouse@charter.net 1890’s farmhouse with WiFi. Flatscreen TV’s and separate guest house. Peaceful, rural setting in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Weekly or nightly stays. Falling Waters Lodge 200 W. Cedar St. Leland, MI 49654 231-256-9832 www.fallingwaterslodge.com $69 - $279 Steps to downtown Leland, Lake Michigan beach, the marina and historic Fishtown. Rooms/Suites have wonderful views of the water, great sunsets! Groups/Weddings welcome! The Foothills Motel 7097 S. Dunns Farm Rd. 2.5 miles south of downtown Glen Arbor www.foothillsofglenlake.com 231-334-3495 Prices vary seasonally. 8 clean, comfortable rooms in a country setting close to Glen Arbor, Glen Lake, Lake Michigan, and Sleeping Bear Dunes. Fountain Point Resort 990 S. Lake Leelanau Drive Lake Leelanau, MI 49653 231-256-9800 www.fountainpointresort.com $50 – 80 / person / day. Call for rates and availability. An old-fashioned family summer

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Bayshore Cabins

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On Grand Traverse Bay, Northport • 6 Charming rustic cabins • Accommodate 2-6 each • Kitchens w/ pots, pans & dishes • Private Beach • Quiet wooded setting

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Continued from Page 97 resort on Lake Leelanau, established in 1889, Fountain Point is the 2nd oldest resort in Michigan and is a landmark, part of the National Historic Registry. 20 cottages ranging from 2 people up to 13 accommodate a total of 140 guests. The resort sits on 50 acres and has wooded areas with paths to explore, a Civil War era mineral spring and 1,900 feet on spectacular Lake Leelanau. Safe swimming area and docking for your boat available. Kayaks, paddleboats and canoes are ready at the beach, plus options to water ski, sail, row and learn to fly a seaplane. Tennis, shuffleboard, small playground and plenty of space for tiny legs to run on our sprawling lawn. Breakfast, musical performances, campfires, professional story-telling and a cook-out once a week. Free wireless, but no TV’s or phones. An atmosphere of family time together is ideal for family reunions, weddings, retreats and special events. Off-season also available for special events. Open May-Mid October. We welcome you to Fountain Point! Glen Arbor Bed & Breakfast & Cottages 6548 Western Ave. Glen Arbor, MI 49636 231-334-6789 www.glenarborbnb.com $99 - $225 Featured in Midwest Living this picturesque inn has all the amenities. Striking yet comfortable furnishings, full homemade breakfasts & warm hospitality. In the heart of the village, and steps from the beach. GlenArborRentals.com Glen Arbor, MI 49636 248-548-1835 Contact SandyMich@hotmail.com www.GlenArborRentals.com Starting at $125/night. Only Lake Michigan Beachfront condos at the Homestead on Sleeping Bear Bay. Free kayaks and canoes included! Glen Lake Rentals PO Box 284 Glen Arbor, MI 49636 231-334-3348 (Rentals) www.glenlakerentals.com Call for prices. Weekly summer rentals: Little Glen, Big Glen, Glen Arbor & Lake Michigan. 4-10 persons. No pets. No smoking. Contact Pam DePuy, Realtor at The Martin Company 231-334-7000 (Real Estate).

Guest House B & B PO Box 82 504 Saint Joseph Suttons Bay MI 49682 231-271-3776 Three spacious queen rooms with attached baths $125 + 6% tax, two night minimum weekends and prime time. Generous self serve continental breakfast. Upstairs has kitchen, living/ dining room, deck overlooking the water. The entire upstairs $350 + tax, 2 night minimum. Great for families & small groups. Call for off season and longer stays. The Homestead Wood Ridge Rd. Glen Arbor, MI 49636 231-334-5000 www.thehomesteadresort.com America’s Freshwater Resort – Surrounded by Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore with frontage on Lake Michigan & the Crystal River. Enjoy spectacular views, sandy beaches, golf, tennis, skiing, swimming pools, shops, dining, entertainment, salon and a luxurious spa. Award-winning weddings, family reunions, and meeting facilities are available. Accommodations include four hotels, condominiums or vacation homes located in the woods, high atop a bluff or on the beach. Rates vary by unit type, location & season, from $93 to $974 per night. Indigo Bluffs RV Resort M-72 West, 6760 W. Empire Highway Empire, MI 49636 231-326-5566 www.indigobluffs.com/visitus $36 - $60 daily. Weekly, monthly and seasonal rates available. Come enjoy the natural luxury of Leelanau County. On the doorstep of Sleeping Bear Dunes, Lake Michigan beaches and minutes from inviting villages, shops, restaurants or miles of trails. On site pool, fitness center, WiFi and other amenities. All inclusive packages available. Jolli-Lodge 29 N. Manitou Trail Lake Leelanau, MI 49653 1-888-256-9291 www.leelanau.com/jolli $70 - $1500 Located three miles south of Leland on the shore of Lake Michigan. Twenty two cottages, apartments and rooms. May 15-Nov. 1. Korner Kottage 503 N. St. Josephs Avenue

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Salmon fishing is a favorite pastime for Leelanau visitors, including Scott Kwiatkowski of Milford who is shown with a 21 lb., 4 oz. king caught on a charter out of Fishtown in Leland. What to do with the fillets? Many local restaurants make a point of preparing your salmon, for an effortless and delightful meal. Suttons Bay, MI 49682 888-552-2632 Prices: $100 - $180 + tax. Turn of the Century B & B, four guest rooms with European decor. Art and Gardens, gourmet breakfast, walking distance to downtown and the Bay. Lake Leelanau RV Park 3101 S. Lake Shore Drive Lake Leelanau, MI 49653 231-256-7236 www.lakeleelanaurvpark.com $54 - $69 (off season $41 - $56) Upscale family operated camping resort on Lake Leelanau with accommodations for big rigs to pop ups. Boat rentals, dock rentals, gasoline on the lakefront. Brand new

tennis/basketball court. Shuffleboard courts and newer playground equipment. Park offers 196 sites, all with full hook up, cable TV and WiFi. One 2BR cottage (sleeps 6). Family events and free children’s activities offered through summer months. New Clubhouse opened 2010 (available for rent)! Leelanau Boat Club PO Box 226, Lake Leelanau, MI 49653 888-419-2774 or 231-3603426 www.leelanauboatclub.com vrbo.com/352137 Your Cottage Up North! Open Year Round

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Continued from Page 98 $100-$2,600. Four properties to choose from. One is handicapped accessible. Three units sleep up to 4. Mosier House can accommodate up to 14. Located in the heart of the village of Lake Leelanau on the narrows. Each unit comes with a slip for your boat, or rent one. Hiking trails, natural setting, walking distance to everything in the village, hot tub and more. Private extended stay memberships available. Leelanau Family Vacation Rentals P.O. Box 834, Leland MI 49654 231-421-3494 Mary Lou Landry, Proprietor www.leelanaufamilyvacationrentals.com Leelanau Family Vacation Rentals offers properties in Leelanau County on Lake Michigan, Lake Leelanau, Little Traverse Lake, Bright Lake and Leland. You can experience living in a restored 100 year old barn north of Leland or choose to pamper yourself in luxury at Woodsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Haven on Lake Michigan. We can accommodate groups as large as 15 or 16 people in some of our properties. All properties are non-smoking and some are pet

friendly. All of our properties supply linens, towels, soaps and paper products. I will personally meet with you upon your arrival with the keys and any information about the house in which you are about to begin your vacation. Wherever you choose to stay, you will begin a love affair with a unique part of Leelanau County. Leelanau Sands Casino & Lodge 2521 N. West Bay Shore Drive, Peshawbestown, MI 49682 800.930.3008 or 231.534.8282 www.casino2win.com Nestled in the woods, overlooking West Grand Traverse Bay, relax and settle into comfortable, accommodating rooms at affordable prices. 51 units available with free local calls, satellite TV, in-room coffee service, hair dryers, in-room refrigerator. Continental breakfast. Free shuttle service to Casino, Restaurants, Showroom and Eagleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ridge Conference Center. Outdoor grill and picnic table in common area overlooking beautiful Grand Traverse Bay. Call for rates and availability.

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Leelanau Family Vacation Rentals "Create Summer Memories"

The Sunset Lodge is an 1898 Country Victorian Lodge with a rich Leelanau County history. The Wheeler house has 4 guest rooms each with a private bath, A/C, and an elegant breakfast served in the formal dining room. The Shedd Cottage has 5 rooms available with a variety of lodging options. The Dixie LeMieux Cottage has 3 large suites, amenities include fireplaces, wet bars, ceiling fans and a breakfast brought to your door. Close to casino, wineries, golf, beaches and historic villages. State/National Parks offer year round recreational activities. 22 miles north of Traverse City. 12 rooms. Seasonal. PB $99-$149.

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Continued from Page 99 Leelanau Vacation Rentals 6546 S. State St. Glen Arbor, MI 49636 231-334-6100 or 800-309-5045 www.lvrrentals.com Call for pricing. Escape with Leelanau Vacation Rentals. We specialize in Homestead condominiums, cottages and homes on/near Lake Michigan, Glen Lake, Lime Lake & Lake Leelanau. Virtual tours available on our website. For all the seasons of Leelanau! The Leland Lodge 565 Pearl St. Leland, MI 49654 231-256-9848 www.lelandlodge.com $75 - $185. Nestled within beautiful Leland overlooking manicured golf greens, the Lodge is the perfect destination for getaways. Limited dining on site. Ideal for Weddings, Groups. Cottages available. Maple Lane Resort 8720 Dorsey Rd. Empire, MI 49630 231-334-3413 www.maplelaneresort.com $59 - $185 Call for best rates. Maple Lane Resort is a unique family resort located on beautiful Glen Lake in the heart of the Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore. Weekly rates available. Nature’s Rentals 617 West Harbor Highway (M22) Maple City, MI 49664 231-228-4501 www.leelanau.com/naturesrentals Nature’s Rentals offers a “home away from home” while experiencing all that the Leelanau Peninsula has to offer. Nightly and weekly Sugarloaf condos and scenic Bed & Breakfast rooms, lakefront cottages and beautiful homes welcome your arrival. Leelanau…our season of choice. www.naturesrentals.net Nature’s Window B&B 9765 S. Cedar Rd. Cedar, MI 49621 231-228-4501 www.leelanau.com/natureswindow $95. Peak Season $125 Spectacular panoramic views & breathtaking sunrises overlooking 25 acres. Private entrance & bath, queen log bed, deck and wildlife viewing. Breakfast served in your room.

Omena Sunset Lodge 12819 Tatch Rd. Omena, MI 49674 231-386-9080 or 888-386-9080 www.omenasunsetlodge.com $99 - $149 Discover the serenity of the Leelanau Peninsula as you relax in this 1898 Country Victorian Lodge. Paul’s Paradise Cottages 351 E. Harbor Hwy. (M-22) Maple City 231-228-7100 www.paulsparadise.com $650 - $1,250/wk Beautiful waterfront cottages directly on Little Traverse Lake. Each cottage sleeps 5, with 2 bedrooms, full kitchens, fireplaces and decks with grills. Sandy beach swimming, kayaks & canoes are just steps away. Great family fun! Red Lion Motor Lodge 4290 S. West Bay Shore Drive Suttons Bay, MI 49682 231-271-6694 www.redlionmotorlodge.com Quality affordable lodging amidst the quiet country charm and natural beauty of Leelanau County. Daily/Weekly rates, Comfortable Efficiencies including Townhouses, Color cable TV, Air Conditioning, Non-smoking & Handicapped rooms, parking at your door.

Sunrise Landing Motel 6530 NW Bayshore Dr. Northport, MI 49670 800-488-5762 www.sunriselanding.com $59 - $150 Scenic, peaceful and quiet, sandy beach, Satellite TV, phone, Free WiFi, Air conditioning, rooms with kitchen, whirlpools, fireplace, daily/weekly housekeeping, open year round, close to everything. The Sylvan Inn Bed & Breakfast 6680 Western Ave. Glen Arbor, MI 49636 231-334-4333 www.sylvaninn.com $80 - $210 Relax and unwind in this beautifully restored historic Inn. 14 rooms with sophisticated amenities. Spa & sauna. Just steps to Lake Michigan, dining & shops. Visit Up North Vacation Rentals 600 W. Front St. Traverse City, MI 49684 800-901-8922

231-334-3051 www.visitupnorth.com hpi@visitupnorth.com Call for rates. Great beaches, great sunsets, great family activities…great vacations! Stay in one of our rental homes, cottages, or condos in beautiful Northern Michigan, and experience it all. Over 140 rental properties in Leelanau County, Traverse City and surrounding areas. We’re open all year for getaways during any season. Own a property? Ask about our management services. Whaleback Inn 1757 N. Manitou Trail W (M-22) Leland, MI 49654 1-800-942-5322 www.whalebackinn.com $99 - $259 Vacation accommodations. Cottage, suites, and lakeview rooms. Nightly and weekly. Fully furnished, A/C, summer breakfast included. Spectacular setting with access to Lake Leelanau. Open Year Around.

Sleeping Bear Bed & Breakfast 11977 S. Gilbert Rd. Empire, MI 49630 231-326-5375 www.sleepingbearbb.com $115 - $200 Nestled in the rolling hills of the Leelanau Peninsula, this restored 1890’s vintage farmhouse offers a restful retreat. Five guest rooms offer a variety of amenities. Common rooms and beautiful gardens await your every need. Room rates include lodging and wonderful gourmet breakfasts. Snowbird Inn Bed & Breakfast 473 N. Manitou Trail Lake Leelanau, MI 49653 231-256-9773 www.snowbirdinn.com snowbirdinn@gmail.com Nestled on 18 acres of peaceful countryside. 3 miles from Leland and Fishtown. Near wineries, Sleeping Bear Dunes, bike trails, beaches and restaurants. Spacious, air-conditioned rooms with private baths. Lavish breakfasts. Private Lake Michigan access. Open all year.

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One event that has been on the calendar in Leelanau County since 1893 is the Old Settlers Picnic, which is set to begin with a church service on Sunday, Aug. 5, at Old Settlers Park in Burdickville. Visitors young and old attend, and enjoy each other’s company.

Every summer, Leelanau comes alive with events. There’s something for everyone — from kids to adults — every day. Whether you’re a bookworm, an outdoors person, an athlete, an art, music or wine enthusiast, or a lover of festivals, parades and picnics, you’ll be able to find something that suits your fancy. Join the crowd at some of these happenings, and be sure to check each week’s Leelanau Enterprise or log on to Leelanaunews.com for more events.

from art to exercise for both adults and children, Old Art Building, 111 S. Main St. 256-2131, www.oldartbuilding.com

Leelanau Conservancy, Leland Weekly events, work bees and hikes. 256-9665, www.theconservancy.com

Open Art Studio, Leland - Tuesdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Old Art Building Join others to paint. 256-2131, www.oldartbuilding.com

Music in the Park, Northport - Friday evenings 7 to 9 p.m. between June and Aug at Marina Park. Bring the family and a dinner. Contact Lisa, 386-5575, www.northportomenachamber.org

ONGOING Walking Friends, Cedar - Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9 a.m.; July and Aug. at 8 a.m. Meet at the tennis courts at the Cedar Recreation Complex for walking. 228-3426

Children’s Story Time at Leland Township Library - Wednesdays, 10:3011a.m. For children up to age 7. For this and other family events: 256-9152, www. lelandtownshiplibrary.michlibrary.org

Northport Yacht Club, Northport marina - Sailboat races, picnics and more scheduled all summer long. PO Box 388, Northport, MI 49670

Michigan Trail Riders, Empire - Join others for trail rides along the shore-toshore trail across Michigan. 989-473-3205, www.mtra.org Glen Lake Community Library, Empire - Stories and More from 1112 a.m. each Wednesday throughout the summer; stories, music, and crafts for preschoolers and their caregivers. For adults: join the monthly Lakeshore Readers book discussion group, held monthly on Wednesday mornings. 326-5361, www.glenlakelibrary.net Lanphier Observatory, Glen Arbor Wednesday and Thursday nights, June 20 through August 30, from 10:00 p.m. to midnight if skies are clear. Leelanau School, 1 Old Homestead Road. 334-5890

June 23. Check for details. 334-6112, www.glenarborart.org Orvis Michigan Fly-Fishing School, Glen Arbor - Weekends May through September. Professional instructors welcome beginners and seasoned anglers. The Homestead, 334-5100 www.orvis.com

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You Jazz, Glen Arbor - Every Tuesday night from 6-8 p.m. in the gardens of Wildflowers, on M22 in Glen Arbor. Bring your instrument and play or just relax in the gardens and enjoy the music. 334-3232, www.wildflowersglenarbor.com Group Bicycle Rides - Rides around Leelanau County throughout the summer. 334-6419, www.cherrycapitalcyclingclub.org Open Knitting Night, Glen Arbor Tuesdays 6:30-9 p.m. All skill levels welcome. At The Yarn Shop, Glen Arbor, 334-3805

Beach Bards, Glen Arbor - Summer storytelling, poetry, music on the beach. Children’s hour begins at 7:30 p.m. followed by adults at 9:00 p.m. Friday evenings, June 22 through August 10 at the Leelanau School Fire Circle, 1 Old Homestead Road. 334-5890

Great Lakes Children’s Museum, Greilickville - Interactive story time each Wednesday at 11 a.m., toddler time Fridays 10 a.m. to noon, “Make It Mondays” from 1-3 p.m., make a craft to take home. Call for other summer events. 932-4526, www.greatlakeskids.org

Children’s Pine Patch Story Hour, Glen Arbor - Mondays and Wednesdays from July 1 to mid-August, Cottage Book Shop. 334-4223, wwwcottagebooks.com

Grand Traverse Yacht Club, Greilickville - Sailboat races, weekend regattas and more scheduled all summer long. 946-9779, www.gtyc.org

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Continued from Page 101 Northport Youth Sailing School Learn to Sail Program for ages 8-16, four one-week sessions July 9 to August 10. Donna Chapman, 386-7401, www.northportsailing.org Grand Traverse Lighthouse Summer Education Program Series, Northport Evenings during the summer. 386-7195, www.grandtraverselighthouse.com Saving Birds Through Habitat, Omena - Learn about birds, amphibians, reptiles, butterflies and more through hikes and events at the Charter Sanctuary. 271-3738, www.savingbirds.org Family Ecology Sail, Suttons Bay June 20 through Sept. 1. Science lessons aboard the schooner Inland Seas. Call for departure times and places. 271-3077, www.schoolship.org Yarn Lovers Night, Suttons Bay - Mondays, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Thistledown Shoppe. Crocheters and knitters welcome to meet, work on their projects. 271-9276 Suttons Bay Friendship Community Center - Ongoing social events and programs throughout the summer beginning in June. 271-4630, www.seniors.tcnet.org Wigglers Story time, Suttons Bay Bingham District Library - Fridays at 11 a.m. Stories and fun for children up to age 5. 271-3512, www.suttonsbaylibrary.org Summer Programs, Sleeping Bear Dunes – Saturdays at the Lakeshore: Meet at the Philip Hart Visitor Center at 1 p.m. each Saturday for a ranger led hike in the National Lakeshore. Other ranger-led programs and initiatives for children and adults alike. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. 326-5134 Ext. 328, www.nps.gov/slbe MAY Perennial Plant Sale, Cedar - May 26, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Victoria River Park. 228-3426 Cars in the Park, Northport - May 26, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. From classics to antiques at Haserot Park. Contact Lisa, 386-5575, www.northportomenachamber.org Blessing of the Pets, Northport - May 26, 11 a.m. All pets welcome, must be on leash or in carrier. Each pet will receive a Saint Francis medallion and a treat. Marina Park. Contact Lisa, 386-5575, www.northportomenachamber.org

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Inaugural Lake Leelanau Spring Music Fest - May 27. Details were still being worked out as the Leelanau Visitors Guide went into production, but the Lake Leelanau Community Association plans to hold the event near the corner of Eagle Highway and North Lake Leelanau Drive. Houdek Dunes Natural Area Hike - May 27, 2 p.m. Join the Leelanau Conservancy for a hike through the Houdek Dunes to look for pink Lady Slipper Orchids. 256-9665, www.theconservancy.com Artist in Residence Presentation, Glen Arbor - May 31, 7:30 p.m. At Glen Arbor Art Association. Robert Raack, painter. 334-6112, www.glenarborart.org Summer Fitness Program, Cedar May 31, 7 p.m. Meet at the Cedar Tennis Courts to pick up your pedometer and instructions for this 10-week fitness program. Those who report miles weekly eligible for a weekly prize. 228-3436. Leelanau Peninsula BirdFest - May 31-June 4. Second annual birding festival hosted by the Leelanau Peninsula Chamber of Commerce. Speakers, guided field trips for bird watching. 271-9895, www.leelanauchamber.com JUNE Leelanau Summinars Wine and Cheese Reception, Leland - June 1 (call for time). Learn about and sign up for educational seminars to be held in July and August on a broad range of topics. Old Art Building, 111 S. Main St. 256-2131, www.oldartbuilding.com Leelanau Artists at the Old Art Building, Leland - June 1-3. 11th annual exhibit of local artists’ work, mixed media. Opening reception Friday 5-7:30 p.m., exhibit open Sat. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sun. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Old Art Building, 111 S. Main St. 256-2131, www.oldartbuilding.com Tall Ship Birding Cruise, Suttons Bay - June 2 and June 3, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Join local birding experts and Leelanau Conservancy staff aboard the schooner Inland Seas to view gull and cormorant colonies on Gull Island. 271-3077, www.schoolship.org Leelanau Peninsula Chamber of Commerce Annual Golf Outing - June 6, noon to 6 p.m., shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. Annual golf outing at The Leelanau Club at Bahle Farms. 271-9895, www.leelanauchamber.com Detour - Bluegrass Ahead, Northport - June 9, 8 p.m. Bluegrass music at its

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6-8 p.m. Suzanne Sandmeyer, paintings. At Glen Arbor Art Association, Pine Street. 334-6112, www.glenarborart.org

M-22 Challenge, Empire - June 9, 8 a. m. Multi-discipline event including a run, paddle and bike segment. 6900 South Dune Highway, Empire. 883-5936, www.m22challenge.com

Pajama Party, Leland - June 19, 1 p.m. With Joel Tacey, Michigan’s Family Funnyman. In the Munnecke Room. 256-9152, www.lelandtownshiplibrary. michlibrary.org

Leland Wine & Food Festival - June 9, noon til 6 p.m. Admission includes wine glass and two tickets for wine tasting. 256-0079, www.lelandmi.com

Astronomy Under Sail, Suttons Bay - June 20 and 22, 9-11:45 p.m. Set sail aboard the schooner Inland Seas for an astronomy lesson with astronomer Dick Cookman. 271-3077, www.schoolship.org

Nature’s Library of Flora and Fauna at Lamont Preserve - June 9, 10 a.m. Join Leelanau Conservancy docents to explore woodland and wetland species of flora and fauna. 256-9665, www.theconservancy.com Free Fishing Weekend - June 9 and 10. No fishing license required to fish inland lakes and Great Lakes waters for all species of fish. All fishing regulations still apply. www.michigan.gov/dnr Glen Arbor Solstice Half Marathon and 5K - June 16, 7 a.m. Enjoy spectacular Leelanau views while supporting the Glen Arbor Fire Department and the Glen Arbor Park Commission. Pre-race pasta dinner on June 15. 231-715-1406, www.enduranceevolution.com BBQ and Brew Festival, Glen Arbor - June 16, noon to 6 p.m.. Food, drink, music and fun under the tent in downtown Glen Arbor, across from Cottonseed and Totem Shop. www.visitglenarbor.com A Walk Back in Time at Lighthouse West Natural Area - June 16, 10 a.m. Join Leelanau Conservancy docents to explore flora and fauna at the tip of the Leelanau Peninsula. 256-9665, www.theconservancy.com LPVA Small Plates - June 16, 6-9 p.m. Features several Leelanau Peninsula Vintner’s Association member wineries offering a full glass of wine paired with a tapas dish. www.lpwines.com Art Exhibit, Old Art Building, Leland June 16. Craig Holland, landscape painter. 256-2131, www.oldartbuilding.com Teichner Preserve Hike - June 17, 10 a.m. Join Leelanau Conservancy docents to look for yellow flag iris and showy lady slippers at the preserve. 256-9665, www.theconservancy.com Glen Arbor Art Association Mini Gallery Show, Glen Arbor - June 18-29, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Meet and greet June 22,

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Saving Birds Through Habitat Speakers Series, Omena - June 21, 7 p.m. “Design Your Garden With Native Plants” by Gail Ingraham of Bellwether Gardens.Meet at the Habitat Discovery Center, 5020 North Putnam Rd. 271-3738, www.savingbirds.org Suttons Bay Summer Solstice Art Walk - June 22, 5 p.m. to 9 pm. 6th annual walk featuring galleries and shops in the village partnering with Leelanau wineries for a perfect summer evening. Each shop will host an artist and their work, along with wine tasting and hors d’oeuvres, live music. 271-4922, www.suttonsbayarea.com Artist in Residence Exhibit, Leland June 22-24. Features the work of Glenn Wolff at the Old Art Building. Call for information. 256-2131, www.oldartbuilding.com Wildflower Hunt at Chippewa Run - June 23, 1 p.m. Join Leelanau Conservancy docents to search for spring wildflowers. 256-9665, www.theconservancy.com An Evening with Gershwin, Northport - June 23, 8 p.m. Featuring Claudia Schmidt and Fred Szczepanski along with The Village Voices and the Northport Community Band. Northport Community Arts Center, 109 E. Nagonaba, 386-5001, www.northportcac.org Kids Fishing Day, Lake Leelanau - June 24, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Enjoy a free day of fishing, fish-related activities and refreshments at Veronica Valley County Park, where ponds are stocked with fish that kids can easily catch. 590-3309 Artist in Residence Presentation, Glen Arbor - June 28, 7:30 p.m. At Glen Arbor Art Association. David Westerfield, painter. 334-6112, www.glenarborart.org

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Continued from Page 102 Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes and Manitou Passage - June 28, 7 p.m. Sponsored by the Leland Township Library and the Leelanau Historical Museum. In the Munnecke Room. 256-9152, www.lelandtownshiplibrary. michlibrary.org Maritime History Under Sail, Suttons Bay - June 28, 6 p.m. To 9 p.m. Join local historians and crew of the schooner Inland Seas in discovering the rich maritime history of the area. 271-3077, www.schoolship.org Native Plant Sale, Lake Leelanau June 29, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Leelanau Conservation District, 112 W. Philip St. 256-9783 Saving Birds Through Habitat Speakers Series, Omena - June 30, 2 p.m. “Flying Cigars and Helicopters” with Kay Charter of Saving Birds and Bobbie Poor from the Leelanau Conservancy. Learn about Leelanau’s backyard birds. Meet at the Habitat Discovery Center, 5020 North Putnam Rd. 271-3738, www.savingbirds.org Kehl Lake Natural Area: Discover Nature’s Richness - June 30, 10 a.m. Join Leelanau Conservancy docents to discover the wonders of the plants and animals in the Kehl Lake Natural Area. 256-9665, www.theconservancy.com Traverse City Wine and Art Festival - June 30, 3-10 p.m. Original artwork by regional artists, music, wine from Leelanau and Old Mission Peninsula wineries, and food from Traverse City and Leelanau restaurants. Under the tents on the lawn at the Village at Grand Traverse Commons, www.traversecitywinefestival.com JULY Pancake Breakfast, Glen Arbor - July 1, 8 a.m. to noon at Glen Arbor Township Hall. Glen Lake Fire and Rescue, www.glenarborfire.com DeYoung Farm, Inside and Outside - July 1, 1 p.m. Visit the historic DeYoung Farm to see Cedar Lake and tour the inside of the old farm buildings, including the house. Leelanau Conservancy docents will be your guides. 256-9665, www.theconservancy.com Polka Lessons, Cedar - July 1, Solon Twp Hall, 7 p. m. Get ready for the Polka Festival by learning to polka. 228-3426 Manitou Music Festival, Glen Arbor July 3, 7 p.m. Patriotic music performed

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by Northport Community Band, Glen Arbor Athletic Club lawn. 334-6112, www.glenarborart.org The Adventures of Keeno and Ernest, Leland - July 3, 10:30 a.m. in the Munnecke Room. Author Maggie VanGalen presents her children’s book. 256-9152, www.lelandtownshiplibrary. michlibrary.org Patriotic Hymn Sing, Leland - July 3, 8 p.m. Join Immanuel Lutheran Church of Leland members at the Village Green to sing patriotic hymns. 256-9515. Leland fireworks - July 3, dusk. Fourth of July celebration gets an early start with show at Hancock Field. 256-0079, www.lelandmi.com Fourth of July Parade, Leland - July 4, 3 p.m. Floats antique cars, fire trucks, a kids’ bike parade and more in smalltown charm. 1 p.m. free bike decorating before the parade at the Old Art Building. www.lelandmi.com Fourth of July, Glen Arbor - July 4. Flag-raising ceremony, 10 a.m., Old Settlers Park; free bike decorating, Glen Arbor Art Association, 10:30 a.m.; parade at noon. www.visitglenarbor.com

Swanson Preserve Exploration - July 8, 2 p.m. Join Leelanau Conservancy docents to explore this preserve. 256-9665, www.theconservancy.com The Cherry Connection - July 9-13, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day during the Traverse City National Cherry Festival. Wagon rides and tours of a Leelanau cherry farm, learn how cherries are grown and harvested. Petting zoo and other activities for kids. South of Suttons Bay at the NW Michigan Horticultural Research Center. www.visit.cherryfestival.org Wings of Wonder, Leland - July 10, 10:30 a.m. in the Munnecke Room. Join Rebecca Lessard for a live animal program. 256-9152, www. lelandtownshiplibrary.michlibrary.org Green Cuisine, Empire - July 11, 5 to 8 p.m. A “green-friendly” celebration of local gourmet food, wine and specialty ale. 326-5444, www.foodforthought.net Northport Women’s Club Home Tour - July 11, begins at 9:30 a.m. Tour several beautiful and historic homes. Contact Lisa, 386-5575, www.northportomenachamber.org

Fourth of July fireworks, Northport - July 4, dusk. Celebrate the nation’s birthday with fireworks in the marina park. Contact Lisa, 386-5575, www.northportomenachamber.org Cedar Polkafest - July 5-8. Visit Cedar and enjoy polka dancing, food, and children’s activities; parade at noon on July 7. 228-3378 Art Exhibit, Old Art Building, Leland - July 6-7. Gene Rantz and Debbie Ebbers, Fine Art. 256-2131, www.oldartbuilding.com Run for Funds, Northport - July 7. 33rd annual fun run/walk to benefit the American Cancer Society. Meet at The Depot near the marina. Contact Lisa, 3865575, www.northportomenachamber.org Pianist Thomas Pandolfi, Northport - July 7, 8 p.m. Enjoy Chopin/Liszt. Northport Community Arts Center, 109 E. Nagonaba. 386-5001, www.northportcac.org National Cherry Festival Air Show - July 7-8, 12:45-3 p.m. each day. The 86th annual event features the Black Diamond Jet Team, F-18 Hornet demonstration and others flying over the West Grand Traverse Bay. www.visitcherryfestival.org

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Glen Arbor Art Association Gallery Show - July 13-14. Reception Friday evening, Gallery hours Sat. Renie Cutler and Deb Hepner. Glen Arbor Art Association, Pine Street. 334-6112, www.glenarborart.org Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear Work bee - July 13-14. Painting at the Treat Farm, call for details. 334-6103, www.phsb.org Great Lakes Relay, Empire - July 1315. Shore-to-shore running event to benefit the Special Olympics, ends in Empire. 885-3256, www.greatlakesrelay.com Artist’s Market, Leland - July 14, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The 16th annual art fair includes 80 booths on the lawn and inside the Old Art Building. 256-2131, www.oldartbuilding.com Houdek Dunes Natural Area: Coyotes, Cougars, and Bears, Oh my! - July 14, 10 a.m. Join Leelanau Conservancy docents to learn about the wild residents of Leelanau County. 256-9665, www.theconservancy.com

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Continued from Page 103 National Cherry Festival Fireworks - July 14, 10:30 p.m.. Show over West Grand Traverse Bay concludes festival. www.visit.cherryfestival.org Manitou Music Festival - July 15, 7 p.m. The 14th annual free Dune Climb Concert at the base of the Dune Climb features bluegrass group Detour. 334-6112, www.glenarborart.org Children’s Photography Challenge Exhibit, Leland - July 17-20. Interpret a book through photography. Call for guidelines. 256-9152, www. lelandtownshiplibrary.michlibrary.org Kayaking 101, Northport - July 18, 4 p.m. Join instructors from Crystal River Outfitters at Leelanau State Park to learn basics of kayaking. 386-5422, www.michigan.gov Glen Lake Woman’s Club Art Fair - July 18, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Over 90 exhibitors of fine arts and quality crafts at the Glen Arbor Township Hall. Contact Ellen Figura, 326-6084 Manitou Music Festival, Glen Arbor - July 18, 8 p.m., Studio Stage. Ray Bonneville (blues singer/songwriter). 334-6112, www.glenarborart.org Saving Birds Through Habitat Speakers Series, Omena – July 19, 7 p.m. “The Orchids of Leelanau” with orchid enthusiasts Chuck and Janet Dickerson. Meet at the Habitat Discovery Center, 5020 North Putnam Rd. 271-3738, www.savingbirds.org

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Kehl Lake Natural Area Hike - July 21, 10 a.m. Learn about the natural and cultural history of this area with Leelanau Conservancy docents. 256-9665, www.theconservancy.com Leelanau Peninsula Wine, Food and Music Festival, Suttons Bay- July 21, 1-7 p.m. at the Marina Park. Enjoy local wines and foods, crafts, entertainment. 271-9895, www.leelanauchamber.com Inland Seas Summer Festival and 5K Road Race/Walk, Suttons Bay - July 21, in conjunction with the Leelanau Peninsula Wine, Food and Music Festival. Enjoy a classic boat show and model boats, wooden boat building and workshops all day long. 271-3077, www.schoolship.org Omena Village Day - July 21, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Celebrate 160 years of Omena with a family fun day including parade, food, balloon rides and more. www.omenahistoricalsociety.com Manitou Music Festival, Glen Arbor July 22, 8 p.m., Studio Stage. RFD Boys (bluegrass) 334-6112, www.glenarborart.org Running Bear 5K Run/ Walk, Glen Arbor - July 24, 9 a.m. 6th annual event with 5K run/walk and ½ mile kid’s run hosted by Glen Arbor Women’s Club. Starts at Cherry Republic. 334-7363 Kid’s Drama Presentations, Leland - July 24, 10:30 a.m. Choose a book and act out a portion using puppets. Call for guidelines. 256-9152, www. lelandtownshiplibrary.michlibrary.org

Tour de TART, Suttons Bay - July 20, 4 p.m. Enjoy a family-friendly flat bicycle ride from Traverse City to Suttons Bay along the TART and Leelanau trails. Bus to the event from Suttons Bay marina. 941-4300, www.traversetrails.org

Manitou Music Festival Top of the Ski Hill Concert - July 26, 7 p.m. Ride the chair lift to the top of the hill to listen to music by the Paul Keller Quintet (big band sound) The Homestead Resort. 334-6112, www.glenarborart.org

Empire Anchor Days - July 20-22. Festival celebrates the discovery of huge anchor off Empire Beach. Includes 5K fun run, parade, street dance, and Lions Club Chicken BBQ. www.empirechamber.com

Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear Work bee - July 27-28. Painting and silo restoration at the Charles and Hattie Olsen Farm, call for details. 334-6103, www.phsb.org

Glen Arbor Art Association Gallery Show - July 20-22. Reception Friday, 6-9 p.m., Gallery hours Sat. and Sun. Mary Sharry, paintings. Glen Arbor Art Association, Pine Street. 334-6112, www.glenarborart.org Grupo Aye, Northport - July 21, 8 p.m. Latin and jazz. Northport Community Arts Center, 109 E. Nagonaba. 3865001, www.northportcac.org

Leelanau County Relay For Life, Suttons Bay - July 27-28, 6 p.m. to 6 p.m. Overnight event celebrates cancer survivors and remembers those lost to the disease. 947-0860, www.relayforlife.org/leelanaucountymi Glen Arbor Art Association Gallery Show - July 27-29. Reception Friday, 6-9 p.m., Gallery hours Sat. and Sunday. Paintings by Susanna Green. Glen Arbor Art Association, Pine Street. 334-6112, www.glenarborart.org

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Art Leelanau Benefit and Exhibition, Leland - July 27- Aug. 1. 20th annual exhibition of art work by 100 Leelanau artists. Opening night gala July 27 5-8 p.m.with live music by the John Lindenau Quartet, hor d’oeuvres and cash bar. Exhibit continues 10a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Sunday noon to 4 p.m. through Aug. 1. 256-2131, www.oldartbuilding.com

beautiful areas in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. 0.25 fun run for kids at 10 a.m. 334-6103, www.phsb.org

Friends of Fishtown 5K, Leland - July 28, 9 a.m. Enjoy views of beautiful downtown Leland and the Manitou Islands while benefitting the Fishtown Preservation Society. 256-8878, www.fishtownmi.org

Suttons Bay Art Festival - Aug. 4-5. Dozens of artists and craftsmen take part in one of the state’s most competitive shows at the Suttons Bay Marina. 2719895, www.SuttonsBayArtFestival.org

Open House, Glen Lake Fire Department - July 28, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Station 1, 6401 West State Street in Glen Arbor. www.glenarborfire.com Northport Lions Club Fly-in/Drive-in Breakfast - July 28 (rain date July 29), 8 a.m. to noon. Unique, small aircraft, antique, custom and sports car displays. Woolsey Memorial Airport. Lions Club, 386-9936 or 386-5984 AUGUST Manitou Music Festival, Glen Arbor - Aug. 1, 8 p.m., Studio Stage. Slide (Celtic). 334-6112, www.glenarborart.org Cedar River Paddle - Aug. 2, 7 p.m. Bring your own canoe or kayak and PFD and enjoy an evening paddle down the Cedar River through the Leelanau Conservancy nature preserve. 228-3426 Civil War Presentation, Leland - Aug. 2, 2 p.m. in the Munnecke Room. With Mike Morton, Corporal of the 111 Ohio Volunteer Infantry and the North/South Skirmish Association. 256-9152, www. lelandtownshiplibrary.michlibrary.org Leelanau Conservancy Annual Picnic and Auction - Aug 2, field trips at 3 p.m. followed by picnic, auction and entertainment at 5 p.m. 256-9665, www.theconservancy.com Art Exhibit, Old Art Building, Leland - Aug. 3-4. 2nd annual Interpretations of Leelanau, paintings by local artists. 2562131, www.oldartbuilding.com Plein Air Paint Out, Glen Arbor Aug. 4. All day painting in and around the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, evening wet painting sale and reception. 334-6112, www.glenarborart.org Port Oneida 5K Barn to Barn Trail Run/Walk, Glen Arbor - Aug. 4, 9 a.m. Run or walk through one of the most

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The Four Aces, Northport - August 4, 8 p.m. Traditional and pop music. Northport Community Arts Center, 109 E. Nagonaba. 386-5001, www.northportcac.org

Old Settlers Picnic - Aug. 5, 10:30 a.m. at Old Settlers Park in Burdickville. Enjoy a gathering that has gone on annually since 1893 with family games and awards to the oldest and youngest persons attending. Ice Cream Social, Cedar - Aug. 5, 2-4 p.m. at Victoria River Park. Enjoy free ice cream and social time. 228-3426 Manitou Music Festival, Glen Arbor - Aug. 5, 8 p.m., Studio Stage. Trina Hamlin & Mulebone (blues) 334-6112, www.glenarborart.org Manitou Music Festival, Glen Arbor Aug. 7, 7:00 p.m., Free concert featuring the Summer Singers (choral/variety). At the Glen Lake Community Reformed Church. 334-6112, www.glenarborart.org Manitou Music Festival, Glen Arbor Aug. 8, 8 p.m., Studio Stage. Ronny Cox Trio (country/folk) 334-6112, www.glenarborart.org Glen Lake Community Library Annual Vintage Book Sale Preview Party, Glen Arbor - Aug. 8, 7-9 p.m. Thousands of books available at Glen Arbor Township hall. Sale continues Aug. 9, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Aug. 10, 9-11 a.m. 231-342-8173, www.glenlakelibrary.net Ice Cream Party, Leland - Aug. 9, 1 p.m. on the library lawn and the Munnecke Room. End of summer children’s program party with opportunity to play in a kazoo band. 256-9152, www. lelandtownshiplibrary.michlibrary.org Port Oneida Picnic - Aug. 10, 5-7 p.m. End your day at the fair with an old fashioned chicken dinner along with musical entertainment and tractor wagon rides. At the Charles and Hattie Olsen Farm, 3164 W. Harbor Hwy. 334-6103, www.phsb.org

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Continued from Page 104 Port Oneida Fair - Aug. 10-11, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Demonstrations and interactive displays of life in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Family programs, wagon rides, games and music. 334-6103, www.phsb.org Suttons Bay Sidewalk Sales - Aug.1011. Sales and festivities in downtown Suttons Bay. 271-5077, www.suttonsbayarea.com Art Exhibit, Old Art Building, Leland Aug. 10-12. Annual summer exhibit of paintings by Melanie Parke and Richard Kooyman256-2131, www.oldartbuilding.com Glen Arbor Art Association Gallery Show - Aug. 10-12. Reception Friday, 6-8 p.m., Gallery hours Sat. and Sun. Featuring photography by Robert de Jonge and Jeff Rabidoux. Glen Arbor Art Association, Pine Street. 334-6112, www.glenarborart.org Dogs on Parade, Northport - Aug. 11, 1 p.m. Themed dog parade, downtown to Haserot Park. Contact Lisa, 386-5575, www.northportomenachamber.org Northport Wine Festival - Aug. 11, 2-6 p.m. Head down to Haserot Park after the dog parade for Northport’s first annual wine festival. Contact Lisa, 3865575, www.northportomenachamber.org Manitou Music Festival, Glen Arbor Aug. 12, 8 p.m., Studio Stage. George Cole Trio (jazz/swing) 334-6112, www.glenarborart.org Meteors and S’Mores, Northport - Aug. 12, 10:30 p.m. Enjoy s’mores while gazing at the Perseid meteor shower at Leelanau State Park. 386-5422, www.michigan.gov Kayaking 202, Northport - Aug. 14, 4 p.m. Learn advanced kayaking skills from instructors from Crystal River Outfitters at Leelanau State Park. 3865422, www.michigan.gov Manitou Music Festival, Glen Arbor Aug. 15, 8 p.m., The Leelanau School lawn. James Hicks Blues Band. 3346112, www.glenarborart.org Saving Birds Through Habitat Speakers Series, Omena - Aug. 16, 7 p.m. “Conservation on the Other Side of the World: Working for the Environment in Mongolia” with Conservation Resource Alliance Biologist Eric Ellis. Meet at the Habitat Discovery Center, 5020 North Putnam Rd. 271-3738, www.savingbirds.org Lobster Fest, Northport - Aug. 16, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Benefit for Grand Traverse Lighthouse. Lobsters with all the fixings,

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Leland Sidewalk Sales - Aug.16-17, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.. Fun and bargains throughout town. 256-0079, www.lelandmi.com

Alice Busby Walk, Northport - Sept. 1. Sponsored by the Zonta Club of Leelanau County, this walk is a major source of funding for preventative cancer screening for underinsured and uninsured persons in the area. 256-7060

Glen Arbor Sidewalk Sales - Aug. 1618, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fun and bargains throughout town. www.visitglenarbor.com Astronomy Under Sail, Suttons Bay - Aug. 17, 8:30-10:45 p.m. Set sail aboard the schooner Inland Seas for an astronomy lesson with astronomer Dick Cookman. 271-3077, www.schoolship.org

Potters and Fine Arts Fair Show, Old Art Building, Leland - Sept. 1-2. Northern Michigan potters and sculptors. Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 256-2131, www.oldartbuilding.com Barbeque N’ Blues Festival, Lake Leelanau - Sept. 4. Blues music and food, barbeque contest. 256-0145

Glen Arbor Art Association Gallery Show - Aug. 17-19. Reception Friday, 6-8 p.m., Gallery hours Sat. and Sun. Paintings by Linda Gene Dahl. Glen Arbor Art Association, Pine Street. 3346112, www.glenarborart.org

Harvest Stompede Vineyard Run & Walk and Wine Tour - Sept. 8-9. A race through Leelanau’s vineyards and a tour of county wineries featuring wine tasting, pasta and other gourmet delights. www.lpwines.com

Sousa Concert, Northport - Aug. 18, 8 p.m. Featuring the Northport Community Band and special guests. Northport Community Arts Center, 109 E. Nagonaba. 386-5001, www.northportcac.org

Artist in Residence Presentation, Glen Arbor - Sept. 13, 7:30 p.m. Steven Walker, painter. At Glen Arbor Art Association. 334-6112, www.glenarborart.org

Peshawbestown traditional Pow Wow - Aug. 18-19. The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians annual Pow Wow featuring native singers, dancers, artists and artisans. 534-7750, www.gtbindians.org

Leland Heritage Celebration - Sept.15, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Van’s Garage Classic

Car Show, Fishtown Fest, Leland Historic Building art exhibit at the Old Art Building, the Leelanau Conservancy on the Village Green, and more. 256-0079, www.lelandmi.com Leelanau Harvest Tour - Sept. 16. Noncompetitive family biking adventure along the Leelanau Trail, food stops. Starts and ends at Glen Lake Schools in Maple City. 941-4300, www.traversetrails.org Saving Birds Through Habitat Speakers Series, Omena - Sept. 20, 7 p.m. “Leelanau’s Changing Landscape” with Leelanau Conservancy Executive Director Brian Price. Meet at the Habitat Discovery Center, 5020 North Putnam Rd. 271-3738, www.savingbirds.org Fall Agricultural Festival, Northport - Sept. 22, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Leelanau State Park. Take part in old time farming practices such as cider pressing, candle dipping, corn broom making and more. 386-5422, www.michigan.gov Artist in Residence Presentation, Glen Arbor - Sept. 27, 7:30 p.m. Dorothy Brooks, writer. At Glen Arbor Art Association. 334-6112, www.glenarborart.org

Astronomy Under Sail, Suttons Bay - Aug. 19, 8:30-10:45 p.m. Set sail aboard the schooner Inland Seas for an astronomy lesson with astronomer Dick Cookman. 271-3077, www.schoolship.org Glen Arbor Art Association Gallery Show - Aug. 24-26. Reception Friday, 6-9 p.m., Gallery hours Sat. and Sun. Paintings by Linda Carolyn Damstra. Glen Arbor Art Association, Pine Street. 334-6112, www.glenarborart.org Maple City Car & Truck Show - Aug. 26, 12 noon to 3:30 p.m. (registration 8 a.m. to noon). Classic cars and trucks, hot rods and an old-fashioned street celebration on the busiest day of the summer in Maple City. 228-6224 Artist in Residence Presentation, Glen Arbor - Aug. 30, 7:30 p.m. Marianne Miller, painter. At Glen Arbor Art Association. 334-6112, www.glenarborart.org SEPTEMBER Astronomy Under Sail with Fireworks Show, Suttons Bay – Sept. 1, 8-10:15 p.m. Set sail aboard the schooner Inland Seas for an astronomy lesson with astronomer Dick Cookman, enjoy a

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Beulah St. Philip’s Episcopal Church 231-882-4506 785 Beulah Hwy. (U.S. 31 N.), Beulah

Worship Leelanau Community Church Full Gospel 256-7838 245 S. Lake Leelanau Dr., Lake Leelanau

First Church of Christ, Scientist 334-4961 6753 W. Harbor Hwy., Glen Arbor

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church 231-882-4241 8190 Lincoln Rd., Beulah

Bethlehem Lutheran Church Missouri Synod 334-4180 6012 Lake Street, Glen Arbor

Cedar Holy Rosary Catholic Church 228-5429 3919 Gatzke Rd., Cedar

Good Harbor St. Paul’s Lutheran L.C.M.S. 228-6888 2943 SW Manitou Trail, Cedar

Empire Empire United Methodist Church 326-5510 10050 Michigan Street, Empire

Greilickville Praise West Church 946-2090 Elmwood Township Hall, Traverse City

First Baptist Church 947-9176 7408 M-72 W., Empire

Northland Community Church 946-9693 9105 E. Fouch Road, Traverse City

St. Philip Neri Catholic Church 326-5255 11411 S. LaCore, Empire

West Bay Covenant Church 946-7947 12720 S. West Bay Shore Dr., Traverse City

Gill’s Pier St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church 271-3574 8500 E. Kolarik Rd., Suttons Bay

Lake Ann Glen Lake New Life Church of the Nazarene 275-0461 6447 Reynolds Road, Lake Ann

Glen Arbor Glen Lake Community Reformed Church 334-4563 4902 W. MacFarlane Rd., Glen Arbor

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Northport Covenant Church 386-7362 409 Shabwasung Street, Northport

Lake Leelanau St. Mary Catholic Church 256-9676 403 St. Marys Street, Lake Leelanau

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St. Gertrude’s Catholic Church 271-3744 701 N. Warren, Northport Suttons Bay St. Michael’s Catholic Church 271-3744 315 W. Broadway Street, Suttons Bay First Evangelical Lutheran E.L.S./W.E.L.S. Fellowship 271-3271 321 St. Mary’s Ave., Suttons Bay Immanuel Lutheran E.L.C.A. 271-3671 203 Lincoln Street, Suttons Bay Keswick United Methodist Church 271-3755 3373 S. Center Hwy., Suttons Bay Suttons Bay Congregational Church 271-6036 218 W. Madison Street, Suttons Bay Suttons Bay Bible Church 271-4618 3224 West Bayshore Dr., Suttons Bay

Trinity United Church of Christ 386-5801 103 Warren Street, Northport

TRAVERSE CITY/Solon West Side Community Church 932-1932 4975 E. Traverse Hwy., Traverse City

Bethany Lutheran E.L.C.A. 386-5037 220 W. Nagonaba, Northport

Zion Baptist Church 946-5641 6563 E. Harry’s Rd., Traverse City

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• Cedar Chamber of Commerce — 228-3378. • Empire Chamber of Commerce — empirechamber.com P.O. Box 237, Empire 49630. • Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce — Glen Arbor, 334-3238, visitglenarbor.com. • Leelanau Peninsula Chamber of Commerce — 5046 W. Bay Shore Drive, Suttons Bay, 271-9895. Leelanauchamber.com, or info@leelanauchamber.com. • Leland Chamber of Commerce — 256-0079; lelandmi.com, info@lelandmi.com. • Northport/Omena Chamber of Commerce — www.northportomenaevents.com. • Sleeping Bear Dunes Visitors Bureau —5000 South Homestead Road, Glen Arbor, 334-2000. Sleepingbeardunes.com. • Suttons Bay Chamber of Commerce. Call 271-5077; suttonsbayarea.com.

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Al Rollings Driftwood Sculpture.......... 68 Anderson’s Market................................ 48 Annz Metalz Designz........................... 73 Art’s Tavern.......................................... 50 At Home.................................................. 2 At The Lake.......................................... 40 Baldwin Homes................................... 105 Bay Shore Pharmacy............................. 72 Bay View Pines..................................... 94 Bayshore Cabins................................... 97 Black Star Farms................................... 65 Black Swan .......................................... 53 Blue Moon Ice Cream Shop................. 45 Bluebird Restaurant.............................. 34 Bonek Agency..................................... 108 Boutique by Mary Kent........................ 31 Breeze Hill Greenhouse........................ 96 Buntings Cedar Market......................... 47 Cedar Rustic Inn................................... 93 Cedar Tavern......................................... 81 Century 21, Cory Beuerle................... 115 Ceramic House...................................... 30 Chateau Fontaine.................................. 62 Connie Kroll, Realtor............................ 70 Cove...................................................... 91 Crystal River Outfitters......................... 76 Cygnus Real Estate............................... 25 Deb’s Dish............................................. 22 Deerings Market & Garden Center....... 19 Diversions............................................. 34 Dolls & More....................................... 30 East Traverse Catholic Federal CU...... 87 Enterprise Printing................................ 42 Epicure Catering................................... 43 Faith & Co.......................................... 115 Falling Waters Lodge............................ 39 Fischer’s Happy Hour Tavern............... 37 Fish Hook.............................................. 40 Fish Hooked.......................................... 40 Foothill’s Café & Motel........................ 91 Forest Gallery....................................... 52 Forget-Me-Not Florist........................... 87 Forty Five North Winery...................... 66 Fountain Point Resort........................... 60 Front Porch........................................... 27 Funistrada.............................................. 62 Gabe’s Country Market......................... 17 Gallagher’s Farm Market...................... 94 Gallery 22............................................. 24 Glen Arbor Art Association.................. 52 Glen Arbor Botanicals.......................... 51 Glen Lake Chamber............................ 111 Good Harbor Grill................................. 51 Good Old Books................................... 70 Grand Traverse Distillery..................... 39 Grand Traverse Lighthouse................... 70 Green Goodness.................................... 37 Hansen Foods........................................ 26 Herb Connection................................... 86 Hollyhocks & Vines.............................. 44 Homestead Resort................................4-5 Immanuel Lutheran Church Leland...... 36 Immanuel Lutheran Church SB.......... 106 Indigo Bluffs......................................... 94 Inland Seas Education Assoc................ 25 Interlochen Summer Arts Festival........ 69 Jaffe’s Resale........................................ 43 Joe’s Leelanau Cigar............................. 65 Jolli Lodge............................................ 37 Kasson Sand & Gravel......................... 46 Kiss Carpet.............................................. 7 Korner Gem............................................ 8 La Becasse............................................ 65 Lake Leelanau Excavating.................... 81 Larkin Group......................................... 42 Leelanau Cheese................................... 85 Leelanau Club at Bahle Farms............. 77 Leelanau Co. Planning Dept................. 16 Leelanau Coffee Roasting..................... 13 Leelanau Enterprise.............................. 56 Leelanau Family Vacation Rentals....... 99 Leelanau Historical Society.................. 36 Leelanau Peninsula Chamber............... 13 Leelanau Pie & Pastry Bakery.............. 43

Advertisers Leelanau Sands Casino.....................Back Leelanau Urgent Care........................... 22 Leelanau Vacation Rentals.................... 99 Leelanau Watersports............................ 35 Leelanau Womens Civic Club.............. 35 Leland Chamber of Commerce............. 37 Leland Lodge Resort............................. 39 Leland Toy Co...................................... 37 Levin, Judy – Realtor............................ 24 Liberty Vintage Charters, LLC............. 24 Light of Day Organic Teas................... 54 Lil Bo Pub & Grille.............................. 92 Lima Bean............................................. 24 Manitou Island Transit.......................... 36 Manitou Medical Center....................... 54 Manor on Glen Lake............................. 51 Maple City Health & Fitness................ 46 Maple Lane Resort................................ 54 Mardi Black, Attorney.......................... 37 Martha’s Leelanau Table....................... 92 Matthew A. Houghton, DO................... 52 Michigan Artists Gallery....................... 24 Mooney Marine..................................... 21 Motovino Cellars.................................. 65 Motovino Sails...................................... 30 Natures Rentals................................... 101 Northport Community Arts Center....... 10 Northern Latitudes Distillery................ 42 Northern Lumber.................................. 13 Northport Building Supply................... 30 Northport Fitness................................ 103 Northwoods Hardware.......................... 48 Oltersdorf Realty................................. 114 Orchard Creek Senior Living............... 84 Overhead Door Co................................ 70 Painted Bird.......................................... 22 Paradiso Gallery.................................... 50 Pedaling Beans Coffeehouse................ 43 Pegtown Station.................................... 46 Peninsula Pavers................................. 112 Pennington Collection........................... 30 Prescription Shop.................................. 81 Red Lion Motor Lodge......................... 97 River Putt & Paddle.............................. 75 Riverside Canoe Trips........................... 93 Riverside Inn & Restaurant.................. 34 Roxane Designer Jewelry..................... 32 Rustic Roots.......................................... 36 Ruth Conklin....................................... 110 Secret Garden....................................... 54 See for Miles Window Cleaning........... 43 Seeco Contracting................................. 18 Shady Trails Camp.................................. 3 Sissons Main Street Specialties............ 35 Sleeping Bear Surf & Kayak................ 51 Sporck Tileart........................................ 69 Sportsman Shop.................................... 52 St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church......... 106 Stander Marine...................................... 32 Stone House Bread............................... 32 Stubb’s Restaurant & Bar..................... 88 Sugarloaf, The Old Course................... 78 Sunset Lodge......................................... 99 Suttons Bay Artwalk............................. 14 Suttons Bay Skin Care........................ 107 Suttons Bay Trading............................. 27 Sylvan Inn........................................... 100 Synchronicity........................................ 51 Tamarack Gallery.................................. 57 Tampico................................................. 39 Thistledown Shoppe............................. 22 Traverse Area Title................................ 72 Treeline Gallery.................................... 22 Trend Window & Design........................ 6 Van’s Garage......................................... 35 Venture Properties................................. 40 Verterra Winery..................................... 39 Village at Bay Ridge........................... 113 Village Cheese Shanty.......................... 35 Visit Up North Vacation Rentals........ 109 Watershed Center.................................. 69 Wildflowers........................................... 50 Wilhelm Landscapes........................... 107 Wool & Honey...................................... 46

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