Forget the calendar when it comes to determining the first day of fall. High school football begins Friday.

Fall starts tomorrow — not Sept. 23 — for prep pigskin fans when Suttons Bay will host Royal Oak Shrine in the first meeting ever between the tw

Archery deer hunters in Leelanau County have a new weapon at their disposal with the approval last week of the liberalized use of crossbows by the Michigan Natural Resources Commission.

Downstate hunters were allowed to use crossbows without restrictio

A controversial project that included building boat slips just north of the Lake Leelanau Narrows has come full circle, with the Leelanau Conservancy and Lake Leelanau Lake Association negotiating the purchase of 430 feet of frontage.

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One class is required to join West Side Community Church. Up to a year of classes may be needed to become a member at St. Mary Catholic Church.

But in those and all cases in between, religious leaders in Leelanau County say perspective members should f

The Greilickville Harbor Park project has run into some snags in the past month, putting completion behind schedule. However, the park will be open this weekend for the unveiling of a playground installed through community donations, and could be wrapped

It’s official, we’re No. 1. Some 38 percent of Leelanau County’s registered voters turned out for the Primary Election, more than any other county in the state. OK, that’s somewhere south of perfect attendance, but it’s safe to say that Leelanau takes its

It’s slammin’ salmon time off the Leelanau Peninsula, as boats weighted down with fish are returning to county ports.

“Fishing was real good today,” said Mark Erlston of Mt. Gilead, Ohio, who had just returned to Fishtown in Leland after catching eight

The playground in Elmwood Township is in and ready for a grand opening Saturday that will include star power from Carter Oosterhouse, a Traverse City native who has achieved national fame through his carpentry work on television shows.

Oosterhouse, thr

Dennis Kubesh is a salesman with style who on any given day can grab the attention of thousands of people with one swing of his gavel.

Kubesh is owner of Century Asset Management, Inc., the largest auction company in northern Michigan and one of the bi

Some are worried. Some are waiting for checks.

The natural gas craze that has run through northern Michigan did not escape Leelanau County, where property owners have been receiving mail inquiries and knocks on their doors seeking leases.

The most p