Leland Library Plots Disability-Focused Conversation Series

By Craig Manning | Jan. 14, 2026

The Leland Township Public Library is partnering with the nonprofit organization Open Your Eyes To Access (OYETA) to program a five-part “community conversation series” focused … Read More >>

Leelanau Investing For Teens (LIFT) To Relaunch As Independent Nonprofit

By Craig Manning | Jan. 14, 2026

Leelanau Investing For Teens (LIFT), a Suttons Bay-based youth-focused organization, “will officially transition into its own independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization,” per to a press release … Read More >>

County Finance Director Placed on Leave

By Art Bukowski | Jan. 14, 2026

Leelanau County’s finance director is on paid leave for publicly undisclosed reasons, the latest development in a long-running set of troubles connected to that position. … Read More >>

The Latest Leelanau County Blotter & 911 Call Report

By Ticker Staff | Jan. 14, 2026

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 >>

Lake Leelanau Lake Association To Locals: Don't Sink Your Used Christmas Trees In Lake Leelanau

By Craig Manning | Jan. 12, 2026

Today marks 18 days since Christmas, which means many Christmas trees are making their way out of local homes. In the midst of that process, … Read More >>

Youth For Christ Public Hearing Draws Two Hours Of Public Comment, No Decision

By Craig Manning | Jan. 9, 2026

It took more than two hours for the Leland Township Planning Commission to get through public comment at its Wednesday meeting, which included a hearing … Read More >>

Walter Wins Vice Chair Role, Commissioners Discuss Goal-Setting And Strategic Planning At First County Board Meeting Of 2026

By Craig Manning | Jan. 7, 2026

The Leelanau County Board of Commissioners elected a new vice chairperson, amended meeting protocols, considered undertaking the county's first strategic planning process in recent memory, … Read More >>

The Latest Leelanau County Blotter & 911 Call Report

By Ticker Staff | Jan. 7, 2026

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 >>

Artists On The Move In Leland

By Craig Manning | Jan. 5, 2026

When they opened the Warren Collective in Leland four years ago, local artists Kristin MacKenzie Hussey and Kelsey McQuown figured joining forces would boost their … Read More >>

Inside The 'Community's Living Room:' Little Traverse Inn Enters 15th Year

By Art Bukowski | Jan. 2, 2026

Scottish-born Graeme Leask figured his time in the states would be brief. Life, as it sometimes does, delivered an entirely different path. It was almost … Read More >>

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An online retailing behemoth that’s often criticized for putting the squeeze on small businesses is now providing …