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Leland School Indoor Farm Market next Thursday

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 over South Manitou Island

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. […]

12th Annual Fiber Festival – Oct 5-6

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, […]

Leland Heritage Celebration this Saturday!

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 […]

A new owner for Carlson's Fisheries in Fishtown

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 […]

Harvest Stompede Wine Tour this weekend!

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 […]

Bobcat at Otter Creek

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 […]