Color on M-22, south of Leland, another glorious day.
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LIFT Teen Center invites you to join them this Thursday (October 8) at the Old Art Building in Leland for Growing Up Leelanau, an evening celebrating the voices and experiences of young people across Leelanau County.
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The Leelanau Conservancy invites you to join them Friday, October 9th from 5pm until dusk at Sugar Loaf Scenic Area at 4500 S Sugar Loaf Mountain Rd, Cedar, MI to celebrate the long-awaited opening to the public.
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We are rightfully famous for our cherries. Here's hoping we don't become famous for our water fueled datacenters!
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Mark shared a great picture of a delicate little variety of eggplant growing in his garden, called "Fairy Tale".
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The Perseid Meteor Shower that peaks this week is often Michigan’s best meteor display, and it might be part of the best 24 hours of the year for sky watching!
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Michigan Flora from the University of Michigan Herbarium says that Swamp buttercup can be found in Houdek Dunes Natural Area
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Readings from IQAir show that the Leelanau Peninsula has some of the worst air quality in the state this morning with an average AQI of 400!
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Today seems like a perfect day to sit inside & eat locally grown cherries!
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is looking for Gray fox in Leelanau and all of Michigan & hoping you can help them pinpoint where they live.
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Mr. Ramsay’s original design featured “two wind-blown flags, a historical map of the County, a portrait of George Washington; the south end of the barn shows the pioneer spirit of sharing the historic bounty of “The Little Finger,” and the today spirit of winter’s fun and summers blessing.
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Leelanau Fall Color Update: Sunrise on Snowbird Lane edition
Growing Up Leelanau benefit for Leelanau teens
Sugar Loaf Natural Area opening to the public!
Watch the Eclipse TONIGHT!
Cherries are good. Data centers? Not so much
Fairy Tale Garden
This is a great week for Astro Farming!
It’s a Buttercup World, we’re just living in it
Bad air over Leelanau County this morning!
Cherry Time in Leelanau!
DNR looking for gray foxes in Leelanau County
The Bicentennial Barn at 50