The 6th annual Fiber Festival takes place this weekend at the Old Art Building in Leland. The Opening Reception – is Friday (Oct 6) from 5-8 PM and features live music by Evy Sussman on cello with flautists Terry Stellingworth and Amy Petersen. The Exhibition continues on Saturday from 10 AM – 5 PM and […]
Yellow Maple, photo by Andrew McFarlane News from the Week The week’s big news story was a report that Sugar Loaf may open for skiing in 2006. There’s a report in this week’s Enterprise that one lift may open. There was also a report on this year’s Leelanau & Northern Michigan wine grape harvest (looking […]
The latest in the Record-Eagle’s excellent “Generation Why” series features Northport student Rose N. Petoskey, a young woman who I once taught how to throw hula hoops on the playground at the Leelanau Children’s Center. She has grown and become quite a writer as you will see if you read on: My name is Noozeen […]
The Traverse City Record-Eagle has a pair of excellent stories on the northern Michigan wine industry. The grape harvest is just under way in Leelanau & Old Mission vineyards and it looks to be a very good harvest. In addition to growing grapes, the wine industry is also increasing the amount of acreage in Leelanau […]
The web developer in me wants you to watch the video below because I think it’s really cool that we are able to convert DVDs, slideshows and other video content and display them in a cross-platform and inexpensive way. However, the Leelanau County business owner and lifelong Leelanau County resident in me is the part […]
The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports that Sugar Loaf owner Kate Wickstrom is optimistic skiing can return to the Leelanau County resort this winter for the first time since 2000. “We’re going to at least open up for a little bit of skiing this winter,” Wickstrom said. The state has been working with Sugar Loaf to […]
The Bay by John Levanen News from the Week The week’s top story was news that WiMAX Internet Service coming to Leelanau & Traverse City area. WiMAX has a non-line-of-sight range up to 30 miles, is considered especially effective in rural, hilly areas and operates at speeds 100 times faster than a dial-up modem. We […]
The Southwest Leelanau County Crop Walk is scheduled for Sunday (Oct 1). Registration begins at 12:30 PM at the Empire United Methodist Church, and the walk starts at 1:30 p.m. Participants who are unable to walk can rock in rocking chairs for pledges. Contact Marilyn Johnson at (231) 334-4481 for details. Read Walk raises money […]
On October 6th & 7th, twenty Leelanau County art galleries will have the yellow “Fall for Art” signs in the window. Stop in, pick up a map and brochure, have your brochure signed, and proceed to the next gallery. On Sunday at North Restaurant on M-22 (across from Little Traverse Lake) prizes will be awarded […]
The Record-Eagle reports that Saginaw-based SpeedNet, Michigan’s largest wireless broadband provider, received a $5.6 million loan from the Michigan Broadband Development Authority to expand its service network in northern and central Michigan and to purchase Wireless First, an Internet service company in Traverse City. Leelanau County is among the areas that will receive new WiMAX antennas […]
I should probably be posting something about Northport School, the closure of 2 county recycling sites or news of a 25 mile non-motorized trailway proposed from Empire to Centerville township. (all great stories in this week’s Enterprise) Instead, here’s a link to the results for the 2006 Tour de Leelanau from the Michigan Scene (nobody […]
Land o’ Lakes by Joel Gaff News from the Week The top story was news that Northport officials were considering closing the high school, news that was met with protests by parents and the community. The district’s largest class of 21 students will graduate next spring. The entire high school student body numbers 57 for […]