Leelanau County News

PESHAWBESTOWN, May 27, 2012 -- The "Old Ones" buried in the once-overgrown and abandoned Onominese Indian Cemetery near Northport will be honored in a Memorial Day service and traditional re-dedication ceremony.

An informational meeting was held Thursday to discuss a proposal that would restrict what size bucks a hunter can take.

ONE JOB, TWO HATS: Randy Talifarro is the fire chief in East Lansing and Lansing, an arrangement adopted as the two communities consider how best to share fire protection services and husband public dollars.

UPDATE: Authorities have determined that the plane was a training plane from Northwestern Michigan College and there was in fact no crash.

The Northwest Michigan Chapter of the Quality Deer Management Association, in partnership with Leelanau Whitetails, has proposed new antler point restrictions for the following 12 counties: Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Lake, Manistee, Mason, Missaukee, Osceola and Wexford.

The recent news of two new Mexican eateries opening this month excited a lot of Ticker readers hungry for authentic ethnic eats.

The Northwest Michigan Chapter of the Quality Deer Management Association, in partnership with Leelanau Whitetails, has proposed new antler point restrictions for the following 12 counties: Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Lake, Manistee, Missaukee, Mason, Osceola and Wexford.

So you've gotten yourself into a jam with the law, been arraigned and are now awaiting trial before a jury of your peers, right? "That's really a popular myth," 86th District Court Chief Judge T.J. Phillips tells The Ticker .

The 2012 Spring Sip & Savor on the Leelanau Peninsula wine trail will be this weekend, May 5 and 6. This annual celebration north of Traverse City features food and wine pairings at the 19 wineries along the trail.