Northern Lights over Cathead Bay
Captures By Ethan shared this stunning photo from Christmas Cove Beach of the Aurora Borealis dancing over Lake Michigan on Monday night.
Super Blue Moon over Northport Bay
Did you get a chance to see the moon last night? If not, Mark has you covered!!
The Tears of St Lawrence over Day Farm
How the Perseid Meteor shower (happening now, peaking August 13) came to be known as “The Tears of St. Lawrence” and also some of the science behind this annual August sky show.
Fireflies are disappearing. Let's save them.
National Geographic has a great article with tips on how you can help stop fireflies from vanishing because dammitall do we really want our great grandchildren and their's growing up in a world without fireflies??
The most dangerous predator in the Sleeping Bear Dunes is...?
On their Facebook page, the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore asks which Lakeshore predator is almost 100% successful in catching prey? Is it the bald eagle? How about the red fox? Maybe the bobcat?
Leelanau Rewind: The Storm of August 2015
Eight years ago this afternoon, one of the strongest storms in memory ripped through the Leelanau Peninsula & northwest Michigan. It focusing its fury on Glen Arbor.
Perseid Meteor Shower looking extra-special in 2023!!
This year the shower will peak around Aug. 13, 2023, and this year will be a good one for the Perseid viewing as the moon will only be 10% illuminated.
Making of a Lake: North Bar edition
The name describes how the lake formed: it is ponded behind a sand bar. At times, the sand bar builds up and separates North Bar Lake from Lake Michigan. At other times, a small connecting channel exists between the two lakes.
Leelanau County & Traverse City Michigan Webcams
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Views of Empire, Leland, Glen Arbor, Lake Leelanau, Old Mission, Frankfort, and Traverse City - all from the comfort of your chair!
Northern Lights are coming - how to see them in Leelanau
There's a strong possibility of significant Northern Lights next week so here's our list of tips to see the aurora borealis!!
Pretty Soon Now (cherries that is)
As you can see from the photo, cherries are going to be ripe early in 2023.
Supermoon Summer
The good people at EarthSky share that the next three months offer a whopping FOUR supermoons in a row!!