This Friday night & next the Northport-Omena Chamber of Commerce continues their Music in the Park, at G.M. Dame Marina Park at 7 PM. Pack a picnic or get take-out from a local restaurant and enjoy the evening & the the sunset in casual style. This week’s concert features Elizabeth and Mary Ann Rivers with […]
Volunteers for Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear will make their fourth trek to North Manitou Island this Friday, August 17th to spend 10 days working on the Katie Shepard Hotel on “Cottage Row”. The goal is to restore the hotel for use once again as a boarding house for overnight- rustic accommodations. Volunteers must sign up […]
via lpwines.com… Last week the 35th annual Michigan Wine and Spirits Competition was held in East Lansing. Judges included Master of Wine and Master Sommelier Doug Frost, three Master Sommeliers along with internationally known authors, winemakers and wine educators. Leading the group was food and wine writer Christopher Cook, who judged at the competition for 12 years […]
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will host the 11th Annual Port Oneida Rural Arts and Culture Fair on August 10-11 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Visitors to the event may take a shuttle, drive, hike, or bike between six unique historic sites to enjoy a variety of activities at six sites: Burfiend Barn, Kelderhouse […]
Check out the favorite Leelanau spots of chef Mario Batali courtesy Pure Michigan. http://youtu.be/2SJoNhmniac
Matthew Eddy shared a photo from this beautiful time-lapse in the Leelanau (dot com) pool on Flickr. He shot it over several July nights on the Leelanau Peninsula near the Sleeping Bear Dunes (School Lake) and on the Zeits farm.
John McCormick’s gorgeous photo of the South Manitou light is one of several shots in John’s Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore slideshow. It inspired me to share a little more about this structure courtesy Michigan lighthouse expert Terry Pepper. His South Manitou Island Lighthouse entry begins: Located just off the mainland coast of Lake Michigan’s east […]
via lpwines.com… The Grand Traverse Insider reports that the Leelanau Peninsula Wine, Food and Music Festival in Suttons Bay begins at 1 PM this Saturday (July 21) and runs until 7 PM. The entrance fee is $15 per person, which includes a complimentary wine glass and two tasting tickets; additional tasting tickets will be available for $2 each. This year’s […]
via lpwines.com… UpNorthLive’s Brody O’Connell has a report on the 2012 vintage that says that our grapes are running about 2 weeks ahead of usual thanks to the warm weather thusfar: Northern Michigan vineyards are looking surprisingly full for this time of year. In fact, they are developing two weeks ahead of schedule. High temperatures […]
Enjoy a beautiful summer’s evening at the foot of the Dune Climb in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore this Sunday (July 15) at 7 PM. The setting is magnificent and the music is even better. The Dune Climb Concert is an annual presentation by the Glen Arbor Art Association and free to the public. This […]
The St. Marys/Leland golf team will celebrate their state championship this Sunday (Jun 24) with a parade and award ceremony. The parade will start at 6PM at the Leland Country Club and roll by the school, down the hill by the post office, through town, past Whaleback, down 204 to Lake Leelanau St. Marys. The […]
Manitou Music Festival poster design winner David Westerfield, will be Artist-in-Residence at the Glen Arbor Art Association for two weeks. Westerfield’s presentation to the public will be on Thursday, June 28 at 7:30pm. Westerfield lives in Glenview, IL and is a frequent visitor to Leelanau who is captivated by the “visual beauty of the shore, dunes, […]