A Reveal Date (& Retail Site) On Its Way At The Blue Maple

By Ross Boissoneau | Oct. 5, 2022

Slowly and surely, the corner landmark in the heart of Maple City is morphing into shape. Photographer Meg Paxton will use the space — now ... Read More >>

Here:Say Storytelling Comes To The County Oct. 19

By Emily Tyra | Oct. 5, 2022

Get ready for a night filled with crisp wit, confiding humor and magnetic storytelling at 7pm Wednesday, October 19 in Suttons Bay. The Leland Township ... Read More >>

Northgate Leelanau Pines Site Plan Denied By Planning Commission

By Emily Tyra | Oct. 4, 2022

After a series of well-attended public meetings to discuss a potential expansion at the Leelanau Pines campground in Centerville Township, the planning commission has denied the ... Read More >>

Unoccupied Vessel Crashes Into Break Wall After Boaters Fall Overboard In Grand Traverse Bay

Oct. 4, 2022

At 7:51pm on Oct. 3, the Leelanau County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an unoccupied boat that had crashed into the break wall in ... Read More >>

Clock Ticks On Approval Of Leelanau Pines Campground Expansion

By Emily Tyra | Oct. 3, 2022

Centerville Township planning commissioners continue deliberations this evening (6:30pm, Oct. 3) over Northgate Leelanau Pines’ proposed campground improvements at its property on Lake Leelanau near ... Read More >>

Nic & The Giant Pumpkin: Leelanau, Meet Your 1,893.5-Pound State Champ!

By Emily Tyra | Oct. 2, 2022

Grower Nic Welty of 9 Bean Rows and his behemoth pumpkin (affectionately called Skrump) made the trip from Suttons Bay to Dundee’s Pumpkin Palooza on ... Read More >>

Century-Old Glen Lake Manor Readies For A Rebirth

By Ross Boissoneau | Sept. 30, 2022

For Susan Rife and her husband Robert, breathing new life into the Glen Lake Manor is a family affair and a labor of love. That’s ... Read More >>

Latest Leelanau County Blotter & 911 Call Report

By Ticker Staff | Sept. 28, 2022

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. The following ... Read More >>

Personalities of the Peninsula: Odawa Woman & Water Protector Kira Davis

By Emily Tyra | Sept. 28, 2022

Suttons Bay’s Kira Davis sees her role as an Anishinaabe kwe (Odawa woman) as a connector and a protector of water. She has dedicated her ... Read More >>

Popular Maple City Eatery Pegtown Station Is For Sale

By Ross Boissoneau | Sept. 28, 2022

Pegtown Station proprietors Mary and Dave MacDonald have listed their beloved mom-and-pop restaurant in Maple City. The MacDonalds, Maple City locals who have owned Pegtown ... Read More >>

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Local Indigenous Leader JoAnne Cook To Speak On Anishinaabe History And Culture

In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day JoAnne Cook, educator and chief appellate judge for the Grand Traverse ...

Expansion Nears Completion At 9 Bean Rows, Chateau de Leelanau For Sale, More Fall Food & Bev Buzz

A quick look at what’s cooking this fall in the county:

9 Bean Rows — the heart-of-the-peninsula ...

Property Watch: Countryside Icon

Showings started yesterday at this little red historic gem and its non-adjoined three bedroom, two bathroom family ...

Hot Off The Apple Press: New Leelanau Releases For Cider Season

Right now, Leelanau County cideries are hard at work harvesting apples and getting all that magical fermentation ...