Inland Seas Plots Major Expansion Of Its Suttons Bay Campus, Goes Public With $11.1 Million Fundraising Campaign

By Craig Manning

After years of bursting at the seams, Inland Seas Education Association (ISEA) finally has some room to spread out and grow. At a public unveiling Wednesday afternoon, …

Bay Theatre Announces ‘Live At The Bay’ Series For Fall 2025

By Craig Manning

Never mind the newly-minted summer. The Bay Community Theatre in Suttons Bay is already sharing plans for autumn. The independent movie house announced its “Live at the …

Sleeping Bear Film Nabs Prize, To Air On PBS

By Ross Boissoneau

While the legendary mama bear and her cubs rest peacefully beneath the sands of Sleeping Bear Dunes and the Manitou Islands, their spirits are alive and well. …

The Latest Leelanau County Blotter & 911 Call Report

By Ticker Staff

The Leelanau Ticker is back with a look at the most alarming, offbeat, or otherwise newsworthy calls to the Leelanau Office of Emergency Management/911 dispatch. The following …

TART Eyes New Trailhead, ‘Pocket Park’ Project For Leelanau Trail In Elmwood Township

By Craig Manning

The Leelanau Trail is getting a brand-new hub. In its newsletter, TART Trails announced that it had “recently acquired a 5.5-acre former hop farm adjacent to the …

Fleis Foundation Scholarships Announced

For the first time in the 29-year history of the Ed & Irene Fleis Education Foundation there were twice as many applicants as there were scholarship winners. …