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Wild weather damages area crops in 2006

The Record-Eagle has a feature that talks with Leelanau county cherry & apple farmer Sarah Korson who has experienced significant weather damage over the past few years. About USDA low-interest loans, Korson said “The interest is low, but it’s still something that has to be paid back. (T)his weather seems to be playing tricks with […]

GT Light gets preservation grant

Grand Traverse Light in Christmas garb by Jim Sorbie The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports that the Grand Traverse Lighthouse will receive $40,000 from the Michigan Lighthouse Assistance Program. The money is part of the over $200,000 raised by the sale of Michigan “Save our Lights” plates and will be used to repair water damage from […]

Leelanau Almanac for the Week of December 14-20, 2006

Champion II by Andrew McFarlane News from the Week I suppose this week’s top story was news that the Michigan champion cottonwood in Leland was granted a reprieve by the Road Commission. Three experts have been hired by a preservation group to examine the tree. The group will accept the results of these studies, even […]

Champion cottonwood gets a second chance

Update! The Leland Champion Tree group is seeking donations to help with the cost of professional analysis of the tree! The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports that the Leelanau County Road Commissioners voted unanimously to rescind a motion calling for the huge white poplar to be taken down in January. Leland resident Jim Carpenter said the […]

Traverse City Film Festival board adds two directors

Friday’s Traverse City Record-Eagle reported that the current TC Film Fest board of filmmaker Michael Moore, photographer John Robert Williams and author Doug Stanton (all pictured right) will be joined by directors Larry Charles and Terry George. Charles directed the top-grossing comedy of 2006, Borat and was also a writer for TV’s Seinfeld. George directed […]

Annual Empire Community Holiday Dinner

This Saturday evening (Dec 23), join folks for the annual pot luck dinner and community gathering at the Empire Township Hall. Volunteers are needed for help in decorating township hall, outside luminaries, serving and clean-up. Get more information by calling the Empire Community Center at 326-5619. PHOTO CREDIT: Empire Christmas Tree Lighting by Jim Sorbie

Return of the Northern Lights Log

For a long time, Leelanau.com maintained a Northern Lights Log whereby folks could let others know when the aurora borealis is out. We are happy to announce the creation of the all-new Michigan Northern Lights Log on Absolute Michigan. You can head over and subscribe via RSS or email to get updates. There’s also some […]

Leelanau Almanac for the Week of December 7-13, 2006

Omena Church by Nathaniel Susan News from the Week It’s tough to say what the week’s top story was, so let’s say that it was a judge upholding the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality’s permit for a new marina along the Lake Leelanau Narrows. The permit allows a 250+ foot dock on the east side […]