via Leland Chamber of Commerce The Leland Public Schools in conjunction with MSU Extension and the Leelanau Farmers Markets Association will hold their Annual Indoors Farmers Market on Thursday, October 4th from 9 am to 1pm in the Leland High School Gym. The farmers market will showcase local fruits and vegetables and other locally made […]
Waterspout Weather via Michigan in Pictures… I don’t usually blog my own photos to Michigan in Pictures, but yesterday afternoon I had the good fortune to see a waterspout above the Manitou Passage in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. If you look closely, you can see the turbulence on the water in front of South Manitou Island towards the center. […]
In Busiest … summer … ever in the the Glen Arbor Sun editor Jacob Wheeler writes the Good Morning America selection of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore as the Most Beautiful Place in America put Glen Arbor tourism on steroids with record profits but also some less than desireable side effects Sometime this month, […]
The Leelanau Community Cultural Center is sponsoring its twelfth annual Fiber Festival on Friday, October 5 from 5 to 8 pm and Saturday, October 6 from 10 am to 5 pm at the Old Art Building in Leland. Artists with original fiber art will exhibit and sell their work in mediums of wearable art, textiles, batiks, weaving, […]
The annual Harvest Festival at Leelanau State Park will be held this Saturday, September 22nd from 9 AM – 4 PM. It features all kinds of activities for all ages including cider making, a bee keeper display, a blacksmith, pumpkin bowling, crafts vendors, a small farm market and hay rides through the campground. The South […]
The annual Leland Heritage Celebration takes place September 15th, 2012. This annual event is free and open to the public. Highlights include the Leelanau Historical Museum’s “Wooden Boats on the Wall”, Van’s Garage antique car show, and the Fishtown Preservation Society offering music and festivities in Fishtown. There will also be an exhibit titled “Windows […]
The TC Ticker reports that a fifth-generation of the Carlson family has purchased Fishtown’s anchor business, Carlson’s Fisheries. Sources tell The Ticker that Bill Carlson, who has operated the historic fishery in Fishtown since the late 1960s, and his wife, Jennifer, have sold Fishtown’s flagship – Carlson’s fishery – to Bill’s nephew, Nels Carlson, and […]
Hat tip to the Fishtown Preservation Facebook for a very cool find! In April 2012 FEMA took photos of the entire Great Lakes region. To browse them, just go to http://greatlakes.usace.army.mil and click Lake Michigan, zoom in to Leelanau County or your other favorite places, check the box and enjoy! The photo above shows the South Manitou Island […]
Leelanau County offers some of the best cycling in the country. A great way to enjoy it is coming next Sunday, September 16th on the 2012 Leelanau Harvest Tour featuring rides of 20, 40, 65 and 100 miles. The tour is a benefit for TART Trails and all 4 routes feature great food, with an optional post-race lunch. […]
The 11th annual Harvest Stompede Vineyard Run & Walk and Wine Tour is a great way to experience the beauty of the Leelanau Wine Trail at harvest time, with local food pairings and wine from the exceptional 2011 vintage. The event takes place this weekend – September 8 & 9th, 2012 – and is considered […]
This weekend and next you can check out and original play about Northport, Michigan presented by the Northport Area Heritage Association. “Sugar’s Folly” takes place this Saturday & Sunday and nexy (September 1 & 2 and 8 & 9) with shows at 3 PM and 8 PM on Saturday and a 3 PM matinee on […]
SBD Tours got a great shot of a bobcat out for a stroll at Otter Creek (Esch Rd) in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. These cats are pretty reclusive so it’s really rare to catch a shot like this! The very excellent University of Michigan Museum of Zoology’s Animal Diversity Web hasinformation & photos about […]