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Businesses buzz in Leland and Lake Leelanau
Numerous retail changes are taking shape in Leland and Lake Leelanau, but a handful of new businesses are creating quite a buzz. Leland welcomes two new lifestyle boutiques, a locally designed clothing line, and a yoga/Pilates studio, while Lake Leelanau is home to a new consignment store. River Studio, 307...
Representing "The County"
Bahles of Suttons Bay wants to know where you're from…and if that’s Leelanau County, there’s a shirt (or sweater or sweatshirt) for you. New to the store’s summer lineup is “The County” collection celebrating the iconic peninsula where their storefront is found. Items in the collection include a women’s v-neck sweater (pictured), polos, crewneck sweaters, and men’s quarter zips, all made with Peruvian pima cotton and custom-embroidered for Bahles. Stacy Sheren, buyer and general manager for the store, came up with the collection concept. As she says, “It’s a great little nod to Leelanau County and that #ifyouknowyouknow [feeling]… It’s like an inside local secret.” Shop the collection in store at 210 N St Joseph St. or online at bahles.net—with more items and colors to come!
New model of childcare will bring co-working space and daycare under one roof
Lake Ann resident Kendall Rose came up with the idea. She’s a parent who also runs her own event-planning business. Rose said for people like her with unusual schedules, finding childcare can be hard. "If you didn't have family living up here in the area, there was not only...
11-year-old killed in crash after car hits tree in Kasson Township, investigation ongoing
LEELANAU COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- An 11-year-old from Illinois was killed after a car crashed into a tree in Kasson Township Tuesday afternoon, according to the Leelanau County Sheriff’s Office. It happened on South Maple City Road around 3:30 p.m. Deputies said a Subaru driven by a 76-year-old Maple...
11-year-old killed after vehicle crashes into a tree in Leelanau Co.
LEELANAU COUNTY — An 11-year-old from Illinois was killed in a single-vehicle crash, officials said Wednesday. On Tuesday around 3:30 p.m., deputies from the Leelanau County Sheriff’s Office were sent to the 10000 block of South Maple City Road in Kasson Township for a report of a single-car accident into a tree. Deputies arrived on scene and determined that a 2016 Subaru driven by a 76-year-old Maple City women had been travelling north on Maple City Road when it crossed the centerline and exited the roadway to the left, deputies said. The vehicle then travelled through a field for an extended distance before crashing head on into a large maple tree, deputies said.
Learning about compost in Leelanau County
Kate Thornhill of Leo Creek Preserve, right, breaks up dead sticks — or "browns" — during a backyard composting workshop at the Poor Farm Barn in Leelanau County. May 29, 2024. (Photo: Izzy Ross/IPR News) There are a lot of different ways to compost in a lot of...
Navigating the corn maze: Jacob’s Farm champions agritourism
First in our series on solutions to the farming crisis. “Houses are great, but I think this is real pretty,” Jacob’s Farm owner Michael Witkop said as he stood outside the hilltop Orchard View wedding barn and gazed north across their 10-acre corn maze to the red centennial barn, where workers scurried like busy ants to open the restaurant, bar, and outdoor music venue by early June. Beyond the M-72 corridor, which connects his destination to bustling Traverse City, the hills of Leelanau County hovered in the distance like low-hanging clouds.
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