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

By Craig Manning | Dec. 20, 2024

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 … Read More >>

Holiday Magic Abounds At Leelanau County Nursing Homes

By Craig Manning | Dec. 18, 2024

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 … Read More >>

November Leelanau Home Sales (Finally) Show A Dip

Dec. 18, 2024

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 … Read More >>

Property Watch: 80 Good Acres

Dec. 18, 2024

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 … Read More >>

The Latest Leelanau County Blotter & 911 Call Report

By Ticker Staff | Dec. 18, 2024

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. … Read More >>

Sleeping Bear Dunes Announces Winter Programs

Dec. 18, 2024

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore announced its winter public programs for 2025, centered around the theme "Half the Park is After Dark." Visitors are invited … Read More >>

Leelanau Native Ben LaCross Elected to Helm Michigan Farm Bureau

By Art Bukowski | Dec. 16, 2024

Increased expenses across the board. Lower prices paid for certain crops. Diminishing interest from the next generation. Growing competition from cheap foreign imports. Massive pressure … Read More >>

Leelanau Commissioners Select James Dyer, Currently Northport's Village Manager, As Next County Administrator

By Craig Manning | Dec. 13, 2024

Barring an impasse during contract negotiations, James Dyer will be the next Leelanau County administrator. Dyer, who left a career in municipal law last year … Read More >>

Property Watch: Prime Development Property in Suttons Bay

Dec. 11, 2024

This nearly 150-acre development property is listed at $5.725 million. Described in the listing as having "unlimited potential due to its size, location, and spectacular water … Read More >>

Pitch for Housing on Glen Lake Schools' Land Hits Snag

By Art Bukowski | Dec. 11, 2024

A proposal to use forest land owned by Glen Lake Schools for affordable housing isn’t going anywhere, at least for the time being. The school … Read More >>

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Commissioners-Elect Will Participate In Administrator Interviews - But Won't Get A Vote

Sitting members of the Leelanau County Board of Commissioners and commissioners-elect will both have the opportunity to …

The Latest Leelanau County Blotter & 911 Call Report

The Leelanau Ticker is back with a look at the most alarming, offbeat, or otherwise newsworthy calls …

Board of Commissioners To Decide Whether Commissioners-Elect Will Participate In Administrator Interviews

Will commissioners-elect be allowed at the interview table this week when the Leelanau County Board of Commissioners …

A Look At Leelanau County’s New Five-Year Parks And Recreation Plan

Doubling down on grantmaking efforts and local partnerships; focusing more on universal accessibility; looking for opportunities to …