Benzie County

The lake association alleges Benzonia Township failed to permit the housing development correctly, causing environmental damage.

A mallet. A pumpkin. A way to cut down on landfill waste? Also this week: Sleeping Bear Dunes calls a halt to a trail expansion and Benzie County builds a safety net.

All eyes are on the race to determine who will go to Lansing to represent the Traverse City area, along Leelanau County and part of Benzie County.

Benzie voters will not have the ability to vote on the millage levy, which would have funded college operations in exchange for NMC’s lowest tuition rates for residents.

Some officials say the measure is needed to keep up with the growing community while others say it places too much trust in local government.

Laura Clark, the current owner of the Cherry Bowl Drive-In Theatre is selling the property ahead of her retirement. Clark has managed the drive-in theater for more than 20 years.

After seven decades of playing the trumpet, Jim Bekkering still feels the same passion as he did as a kid when he first picked up the trumpet. We meet him in this special midweek bonus episode of the Up North Lowdown.

The Benzie County Road Commission still plans to move ahead with demolition of a former elementary school in Honor after not being selected for brownfield funding.

These days, Beulah is mostly a summer destination. But through the 1920s and 30s, an annual smelt festival meant April was peak season.