Suttons Bay News

Shakespeare is alive and well and vacationing in northern Michigan. The Lakeside and Riverside Shakespeare companies will return this summer for performances on the banks of Betsie Lake and the Boardman River, standing in for the River Thames.

The cherry ice cream and barnyard animals appealed to Alyssa Holley, 7. Rabbits, ducks and sheep, in particular.

Danielle Schlack looked eager and happy to get going as she filled her car with gas at the BP Station on North Main Street in Ann Arbor on Thursday.

The Traverse City, Mich., area is home to an increasingly varied and sophisticated culinary culture.

Authorities soaked up a small amount of gas and oil after a wooden boat sunk in its slip.

A northwest Michigan man has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of child molesting.

Hide Video A northwest Michigan man convicted of molesting young girls faces at least 30 years in prison at his sentencing in federal court.

A hole in downtown Traverse City may soon be filled. What's described as a bustling retail and residential building is expected to rise at the long-barren, fenced corner of Front and Park streets as more tenants sign on, though the developer won't say how many are in the fold.

The 55-foot Welcome , a replica of an original built in 1774, is having work done on its electrical systems, engines and hull following a Coast Guard inspection.

You learn a lot on a beach walk , especially when it's 1,000 miles long - around pretty much the entire perimeter of Lake Michigan .

Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 8:44 p.m. " A W e pick it up from there ... it's usually a day old expiration date of what they can no longer sell it by and we deliver it to all the different pantries, churches and community meals , " said Bob Cullen.

A Pipe Dream Comes True at Leelanau Cigar Co. By Al Parker 6/15/09 Joe Barrera, owner of the only cigar shop in Leelanau County, remembers clearly when he fired up his first cigar.

Brent Thomas and Kristen Wheeler stood under the pre-summer sun at the Leland Harbor, sipping local wine offerings from Willow Vineyard in Suttons Bay.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 6:48 p.m. NORTHERN MICHIGAN -- "There are not as many things in the shade that bloom as nice as things in the sun," said Eric Vanthomme of Plant Masters Nursery in Suttons Bay.

Visitors to Michigan wineries have another option to driving to tasting rooms for purchases.

While many of us might be used to getting an earlier start, a late cold snap has pushed planting time back this year.

The National Park Service at Sleeping Bear Dunes seeks public opinion on the newly announced Lake Michigan Overlooks Environment Assessment.

Brenda Harrelson, of Suttons Bay, said, "This is a recipe I've been using for many years.

Michigan Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth A. Weaver has been reappointed to the Governor's Task Force on Children's Justice by Gov.

A plan for future growth in six area counties will start in existing villages, preserving much of the region's rural heritage and agricultural lands.