The Leelanau Historical Museum is taking registrations for their 16th annual excursion to North Manitou Island on Saturday, September 9, 2006. The trip includes transportation to and from the island and guided tours of the Island. Normally, you have to take an overnight trip and this (plus the fact that you’ll learn a TON about […]
North Bar Lake by Jim Sorbie News from the Week The top story from the week was a Leelanau Enterprise report that Suttons Bay and Northport can’t act fast enough to cope with “structural” issues and are willing to commit to explore more radical collaborative efforts, such as consolidation. There’s a lot more. Not much […]
The family movie “Millions” will be projected onto the Telford Barn as a fundraiser for the Chiapas Water Project on Wednesday, August 30th at 7:30. It is an outdoor event and the movie (with Little Rascals short) will be shown at sundown. Please dress accordingly and bring blankets/lawn chairs! It’s a fundraiser to construct potable […]
Elderhostel Nature Photography Leelanau Pt. 2, photo by penny7442 Here’s a great photo of the old Canning Company in Glen Haven. It is now part of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and home to the park’s Historic Boat Collection. Here are hours and information from the park’s web site. Open May 20, 2006 thru […]
NPR has a nice feature on the recent vacation by a couple radio producers who came to Leelanau County to celebrate their anniversary. They visit the Sleeping Bear Dunes, Jolli Lodge, the Bluebird and do some kayaking on Lake Michigan. Read/listen to 100 Bucks of Gas: Eating Cherry Pie on the Way to Sleeping Bear […]
The Leelanau Enterprise reports that Suttons Bay and Northport can’t act fast enough to cope with “structural” issues that could mean the end of a system that has guided Leelanau County schools for the past 50 years. The article says: The urgency could be heard in the voices of interim Suttons Bay Superintendent James Leyndyke […]
DragOnFly by Andrew McFarlane News from the Week The top story was (I guess) a couple week old feature on Leelanau’s & Michigan’s wine and wine tourism industry from the Chicago Tribune. It has some great information on how the wine business is growing, talks to some folks in the biz and includes the tidbit […]
There will be a benefit concert on Saturday, August 19th at 7:30 pm outdoors in back of Lake Street Studios. The concert will feature the music of Los Gatos, the Ann Arbor Latin jazz group that specializes in the music of Cal Tjader, the late San Francisco vibes player who sparked the 1950’s mambo craze. […]
This Saturday (Aug 19) the Northport Community Arts Center will host Musica Mundi, a five piece Latin/World Jazz Ensemble. You will hear authentic South American and African intruments and a variety of musical styles. Visit the Northport Community Arts Center and/or Musica Mundi’s web page.
A couple of weeks ago, the Chicago Tribune had a great article about Michigan’s (and Leelanau’s) wine industry that begins: Forty-five degrees north latitude is an imaginary line encircling the earth that runs just a few miles south of this quiet Lake Michigan town. The line’s claim to fame is its position, pretty much halfway […]
The annual Pow Wow of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians takes place at the Strongheart Center in Peshawbestown (on M-22 north of Suttons Bay) this Friday-Sunday (Aug 18-20). The event features native singers, dancers and artists and includes traders’ booths and food booths. For more information, please call (231) 271-4104 or […]
Josephine Arrowood continues her great introductions to Leelanau County’s villages with a tour of Maple City that takes you to businesses including the the Maple City Health and Fitness Center (aka the Schoolhouse), the Maple Leaf & Pegtown Station restaurants, Gabe’s Market (who smoke their own meats), Westover Market plant nursery and Miles Kimmerly park, […]