New Community Vision, Peninsula Housing Talk Plans For Housing Project On Former Timber Shores Land

By Craig Manning

Late last month, the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (GTB) and the nonprofit New Community Vision (NCV) purchased 212 acres of bayfront land previously …

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 …

Wiener Ski Returns to Shady Lane

An event combining hearty comfort food and scenic skiing returns to a local winery next month. "The team at Shady Lane Cellars is teaming up with Suttons …

LIFT Launches New ‘Community Cheer Squad’ Program

By Craig Manning

Leelanau Investing For Teens (LIFT), the Suttons Bay-based organization that provides “free, out-of-schooltime” activities for 6-12th graders in Leelanau County, last week announced the launch of a …

The Outdoor Classroom: Inland Seas Education Association Takes Over Stewardship Of Leo Creek Preserve

By Craig Manning

An outdoor classroom: It's how Fred Sitkins, executive director of the Suttons Bay-based Inland Seas Education Association (ISEA), describes the nearby Leo Creek Preserve. For the past …

Two Years And $50,000 Later, County Board Pulls Plug On Finance Department Stipends

By Craig Manning

For more than two years, Leelanau County has kept its finance department afloat by paying weekly stipends to County Clerk Michelle Crocker and Chief Deputy Clerk Jennifer …