A New Kind Of Country Christmas

By Craig Manning

For decades, it was one of Leelanau County’s most beloved holiday fixtures – a retail store dedicated almost exclusively to Christmas ornaments and other yuletide décor. Country …

The Return Of Wellevity: Developers Behind Controversial Wellness Resort Back With New Application

By Craig Manning

Nineteen months after tabling their original application with the Elmwood Township Planning Commission, developers behind a controversial wellness resort are back to try again. Exactly two years …

Holiday Magic Abounds At Leelanau County Nursing Homes

By Craig Manning

It started as a way to bring some extra joy during a historically downbeat holiday season. Now in its fifth year, the Christmastime “adopt-a-resident” program at Maple …

November Leelanau Home Sales (Finally) Show A Dip

Home sales in November in Leelanau County were down slightly from last year, but overall have been up and down the last several years. There were 27 …

Property Watch: 80 Good Acres

Larger chunks of vacant land are getting harder to come by in Leelanau County, and this one has it all.  Offered is 80 acres of vacant land …

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 …