LEELANAU COUNTY

LELAND, MI — Shifting sandbars along the Leelanau County coast have uncovered a piece of wreckage which a northern Michigan diver believes is the remains of a schooner that sank in the treacherous Manitou Passage 150 years ago. Beach sand accretion and erosion, wind, waves and changing water levels are known for periodically re-surfacing shipwrecks along the Lake Michigan coast. A clock made from the shipwreck was auctioned in October to raise money for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. “There’s never been anything else on that shoreline in that same spot,” said Roxburgh, referencing a 1991 Manitou Passage maritime inventory book. The Manitou Passage is an underwater preserve and control over wrecks is governed as if they were in a museum.

A Lake Leelanau woman has died after she was struck by a car while walking her dog on Thursday in Leelanau County.

Not all property tax bills are created equal. For example, some homeowners in Ecorse in Wayne County have a tax rate 6.6 times higher than people in part of Leelanau County – in northwest Lower Michigan.

The Leelanau Conservancy recently announced the expansion of its trail system at Palmer Woods Forest Reserve, a 1,075-acre tract of rolling hills and hardwood forest in the heart of Leelanau County. A new 1.75-mile intermediate mountain bike trail called Swallowtail was also added, the first of several forthcoming trails to explore a newly acquired part of the reserve. Swallowtail is the latest addition to Palmer Forest Reserve’s 14+ miles of mountain bike trails, which include Leelanau’s first flow trail and several trails for beginners and intermediate riders. Palmer Woods Forest Reserve is the conservancy’s largest property, with more than two miles of contiguous hardwood forest. For maps and more information, visit the Leelanau Conservancy online.

Around 30 electric vehicle charging stations are going to be installed at some state parks in Michigan.

Below is a chart that illustrates the seven-day rate of daily reported cases throughout the pandemic. 1 followed by Rhode Island when considering cases reported in the last seven days per 100,000 people, according to the New York Times. All Michigan counties at serious riskThe map below is shaded by the state’s six risk-assessment levels. They were: Luce County, Alpena County, Leelanau County in northern Michigan, Otsego County and Lake County, east of Ludington. During the 30-day period ending Dec. 28, Michigan reported about 2,900 COVID deaths, of which about 30% were 80 or older.

Sugar Loaf turned into a ghost resort overnight, its rusting infrastructure creating an eerie vibe as nature overtook its buildings.

A 63-year-old man has drowned after being thrown overboard from a boat in a northern Michigan lake.

The wife was rescued by a fisherman in a kayak, authorities say.

Michigan health officials reported two-day totals of 8,297 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 104 confirmed COVID-19 deaths for Thursday, Oct. 14 and Friday, Oct. 15. Over the last seven days, Michigan has averaged 3,729 reported cases and 36 new confirmed deaths per day. That’s up from 3,541 reported cases and 31 confirmed deaths last week. Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 1,073,228 reported coronavirus cases and 21,459 confirmed deaths. Below is a chart that indicates the seven-day average for new cases reported per day throughout the pandemic.

PENINSULA TOWNSHIP, MI – A 42-year-old Michigan woman was found dead on a beach in Northern Michigan on Wednesday morning, Sept. 15, WPBN/WGTU reports. The body of Elaine Silva, 42, of Leelanau County, was found on a beach of the West Arm Grand Traverse Bay in Peninsula Township, police said. Deputies believe she may have washed ashore from another area. There are no signs of recent trauma to the body. The Grand Traverse Sheriff’s Office and other local agencies are investigating the incident, including cause of death.

A Northern Michigan restaurant will now require all customers to provide proof of vaccination in order to be seated for dining inside. Martha’s Leelanau Table...

EMPIRE, MICH. -- In light of rising local transmission levels of coronavirus, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore has updated its mask requirements for visitors. In an announcement posted Thursday on the park’s Facebook page, park staff wrote that masks are now required to be worn in all of Sleeping Bear’s indoor locations, regardless of one’s vaccination status. “The health and wellbeing of visitors and park employees remains our top priority,” staff wrote in the announcement. Further coronavirus updates for Sleeping Bear Dunes can be found on the park’s Facebook page and website. RELATED:More than half of Michigan’s counties need to mask up again, says CDC

TRAVERSE CITY, MI – A few spots remain in Michigan’s M22 Challenge, a unique triathlon-like event held each year in Leelanau County. “We’re very excited to help promote the passion for Northern Michigan with the introduction of the twelfth annual M22 Challenge,” said Matt Myers of M22. “The unparalleled scenery of Northern Michigan combined with this unique event offers the community an opportunity to compete in a challenging and breathtakingly beautiful race.”The 2020 event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 event, scheduled for mid-June, was postponed to the new fall date. “For me, the M22 Challenge is taking place at the best location in the world, at an incredible time of the year,” organizers said.

But we haven’t reached herd immunity yet, and it’s not something that people who lack immunity should bank on for protection, experts say. So that sort of dilutes the herd-immunity thing up there.”Indeed, experts say that many people misunderstand the concept of herd immunity and how it works in the real world. Below is a quick look at what people should know about herd immunity. How herd immunity worksThe concept of herd immunity basically comes down to the power of numbers. “The key thing about herd immunity is that people can’t just say, ‘Well, I’m going to rely on herd immunity,’ " and avoid getting vaccinated, he said.

President Joe Biden is coming to Traverse City on Saturday, July 3, the White House announced. Further details about the trip won’t be announced until later, the White House said. Biden’s cabinet will spread out across the U.S. this week on the vaccination tour, including stops at roundtables, baseball games, fire stations, festivals, parades, cookouts and more, per CNN. On Sunday, July 4, the Biden’s are hosting an Independence Day celebration at the White House with more than 1,000 essential workers and military families, per CNN, for the largest in-person event at the White House since Biden took office. The Traverse City area has some of the highest vaccination rates in Michigan.

Michigan now has more than 5 million residents who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the latest data from the federal Centers of Disease Control. That also means that at least half of the state’s population has been at least partially immunized. Respectively, that’s 50.3% and 44.9% of the state’s population. The CDC numbers show that 58.5% of Michiganders age 12 and older are at least partially vaccinated; 61.3% of those 18 and older, and 84% of those 65 and older. 1, with 67% of its total population at least partially vaccinated.

“I was one of those people that for the longest time, I wasn’t ready,” said Edie, a Leelanau County resident who heads IT at Crystal Mountain Resort. Edie epitomizes Leelanau County residents, the vast majority of whom have pushed aside any reservations to get vaccinated. 1 county in the state for vaccination rates, with adjoining Grand Traverse County at No. At the eastern base of the peninsula is Traverse City, a sliver of which extends into Leelanau County. Then in August, Leelanau County Road Commissioner Tom Eckerle dropped the n-word at a public meeting when asked why he wasn’t wearing a mask.

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The 2020 average property tax bill in Michigan was about $2,150 on an owner-occupied home, according to data from the Michigan Department of Treasury. This post provides an online database that allows readers to compare 2021 millage rates for local governments. Note that cities and townships served by multiple school districts have multiple millage rates. Below are a few fast facts about trends in Michigan property tax rates. In 2020, Ingham County’s millage rate was 59.53 mills, while the average rate in Leelanau was 27.66.

View of a section of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore park and fog-obscured Lake Michigan beyond, Michigan, November 2013. (Photo by Interim Archives/Getty Images)LEELANAU COUNTY, Mich. – Human remains, which are believed to date back to prehistoric times, were found in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The remains were returned to the National Lakeshore in February 2019 and then sent to Western Michigan University. Sleeping Bear Dunes officials are responsible for notifying The Tribes that a notice has been published. Public Notice published in the Leelanau EnterpriseTo claim ownership, contact: Scott Tucker, Superintendent, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, 9922 Front Street, Empire, MI 49630, telephone (231) 326-4702, before January 24, 2021.

SUTTONS BAY, Mich. – A northern Michigan county official was heard using a racial slur prior to a public meeting to describe African Americans in Detroit whom he blamed for spreading the coronavirus in the state. Road Commission Chair Bob Joyce told Eckerle that he couldn’t say that, to which Eckerle responded: “I can say anything I want. Black Lives Matter has everything to do with taking the country away from us.”Joyce later rebuked Eckerle a second time. “There’s just no room for that kind of language here,” Joyce told the Leelanau newspaper. "This type of racial slur is flat-out unacceptable and ignorant.

Botulism has been linked to more than 80,000 bird deaths around the Great Lakes since 1999. Photo: Courtesy of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. EMPIRE, Mich. - More than two dozen common loons have been found dead at a beach in northern Michigan. Good Harbor Bay beach is at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Leelanau County. Botulism has been linked to more than 80,000 bird deaths around the Great Lakes since 1999.

Michigan DNR Conservation Officers Steve Converse and Joseph Myers found and transported a shot eagle to Wings of Wonder, a raptor education, rehabilitation and research facility in Leelanau County. Staff there evaluated the eagle, determinedA 2-year-old female eagle was shot by waterfowl hunters Saturday in Northern Michigan. The two guides said that they saw the eagle flying, heard a gunshot and then saw the eagle fall from the sky. The guides reported seeing the two men who shot the eagle, about 100 yards away, picking up decoys from the ground. One of the sheriff's deputies provided a dog crate to transport the eagle to Wings of Wonder.

Where do Michigan counties rank among the healthiest in America? U.S. News released their 2019 Healthiest Communities Rankings this week, ranking nearly 3,000 counties on a range of categories. Population healthEquityEducationEconomyHousingFood & nutritionEnvironmentPublic safetyCommunity vtalityInfrasturctureRelated: 6 Michigan cities listed among worst places to live in USWell, no Michigan county ranked that well on the list. Here's where local counties ranked in the top 500:No. 495: Benzie CountyThe healthiest ranked counties were Douglas County (Colorado), Los Alamos County (New Mexico) and Falls Church (Virginia).