Lake Leelanau News

A visit to Leelanau Peninsula's wineries is one you won't soon forget. You'll traverse roads that cross hilltops covered with vines and fruit trees, the azure waters of Grand Traverse Bay, Lake Leelanau and Lake Michigan undulating in the near and far distance.

Smoking isn't much of an issue at The Flying Bowl. Customers at the East Bay Township restaurant generally don't discuss the subject, and they never light up.

Priscilla Cogan had an uninvited guest show up and lounge around in her backyard, about a mile outside Leland.

What would you say is your favorite all-around fly fishing state in America? There are a number of great contenders in my mind: Montana has to be a strong contender... New York's Catskill region is the cradle of many things fly fishing, and don't forget about striper fishing on Long Island... how about Idaho, Wyoming, or Colorado? All wonderful.

Handicap the upcoming tourist season, someone asked downtown candy shop owner Brian Daily.

" State Sen. Michelle A. McManus, R-Lake Leelanau, issued the following statement Friday in reaction to the latest Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference figures, which indicate budget shortfalls of $1.3 billion for 2009 and $1.7 billion for 2010.

Pastel artist Mary Fuscaldo is a two-parallel person. Hanging on the walls at Creative 360 in Midland are more than 40 works painted in the "same" place but thousands of miles apart --- the 45th parallel that runs through Leelanau County in Michigan, where she lives, and the 45th parallel that runs through the South Island of New Zealand, where she ...

An annual event is blooming in Leelanau County. Saturday marks the second annual Leelanau Cherry Blossom Tour, billed as an opportunity for participants to take in spectacular views during the spring bloom and meet the farmers who make it happen.

State Sen. Michelle A. McManus, R-Lake Leelanau, issued the following statement Tuesday, following the governora s Executive Order addressing a budget shortfall in excess of $1 billion for Fiscal Year 2009: a oeToday's Executive Order reflects the devastating economic reality faced by our state.

Rena Rudkin, of Buckley, called with a heartfelt thank you to the wonderful couple who came to her rescue early in April when Rena's husband collapsed outside JoAnn's Fabric in Traverse City.

Mike Fandel can take the a oeactinga part off his title as the new Leland Township Fire and Rescue Department chief following action taken by the Township Board Monday.

Three tax sales will be imposed by the Leelanau County treasurer this year - " down from a record high of six last year.

The Lake Leelanau Lake Association is seeking to control swimmera s itch this summer, and needs a person to coordinate the initiative with a contractor.

Ted and Carol Staudacher had never participated in a protest before. But, as the East Leland couple said, there's a first time for everything and yesterday was their "first." The retired Lutheran minister and his wife, a retired psychiatric nurse, were among thousands of people expected who attended one of hundreds of "tea parties" around the ...

Mario Cassem, 12, has traveled that route. Mario, formerly a student at Lake Leelanau St.

A few weeks ago, I found what I thought was a nice surprise in the mailbox. It was from my brother Mike in Tennessee, and it came in a hand-addressed envelope.

If you own hilly property in Leland Township or are thinking about building a house on a ridgeline, the Planning Commission wants to hear from you.

Just in case anyone missed it the first several times she said so, Gov. Jennifer Granholm wants to make it perfectly clear: Michigan would really, really like to be at the top of the list for getting any stimulus funds governors in other parts of the country might return.

Volunteers are announcing plans to hold the Second Annual Leelanau Cherry Blossom Tour on Saturday, May 16, with tour buses complete with local guides dparting from and returning to Eagles Ridge Conference Center in Peshawbestown.

Cost-cutting measures were implemented last week at the Benzie-Leelanau County Health Department as its anticipated deficit could be as much as twice the $40,000 forecast last fall.