On North Beach at Leland
Don Harrison shared this great old postcard from North Beach in Leland. Anyone have an idea of when this might be taken? Get it background big right here!
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A high five for fathers by Ken Scott
via Michigan in Pictures… Spring Sun … III, photo by Ken Scott Here’s hoping that all the fathers out there are having an especially nice weekend. Check Ken’s photo out bigger and see more in his sky stuff slideshow.
Glen Arbor BBQ & Brew Festival AND Solstice Race – Saturday June 16th
via the Glen Arbor Sun… Kick off summer in the Most Beautiful Place in America. After a one-year hiatus, the fourth annual Glen Arbor BBQ and Brew Festival will be held on June 16 from noon – 6 p.m. in Glen Arbor, in the heart of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. This year the […]
Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail opens June 20th!
The Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail officially opens with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Dune Climb on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at 1:30 p.m. The ribbon cutting celebrates the completion of nearly five miles of trail between Glen Arbor and the Dune Climb. When fully completed, the 27-mile trail will run from the southern edge […]
Michigan AG Rules M-22 can't be trademarked
via Absolute Michigan – also see comments from M-22 legal counsel regarding the ruling… UPDATE: Peter Payette of Interlochen Public Radio looked at the issue of trademarking Michigan road signs, talking with M-22’s attorney Enrico Schaefer of Traverse Legal and Aaron Wong of Price Heneveld. The Detroit Free Press reports that M-22 (and M-119) cannot be trademarked […]
Stony Point Pub opening soon in Suttons Bay
This morning’s Ticker reports that the Stony Point Pub is opening in Suttons Bay as soon as the Michigan Liquor Control Commission approves its license transfer, which is expected to be any day: A distinct break from the more buttoned-up vibe of the spot’s former tenants – its location has been home to fine-dining digs […]
This Week in Leelanau for May 24, 2012
Aurora Borealis … with star trails by Ken Scott The heat is on!! Summer is underway, with the temperature a heartbeat away from 90 degrees at Leelanau Coffee Roasting and much more sun and 80s on the way. The hot times don’t end when the sun goes down as Ken Scott’s photo from last night […]
Bikeable Leelanau: Ride down Phase I of the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail
Jacob Wheeler of the Glen Arbor Sun writes that to the most beautiful place in America, second healthiest place nationwide, Leelanau County is on the verge of becoming a prime bicycle destination too! He took a ride down the nearly-completed first phase from the Sleeping Bear Dune Climb to downtown Glen Arbor on the brand […]
Piping Plovers Return to Glen Haven
The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore reports that after several years of limited piping plover nesting activity in the Glen Haven area, four pairs of the federally endangered shorebird have made that beach their home for the summer. This easily accessible location provides visitors an excellent opportunity to view a rare bird in its natural […]
Video on the History of Leland, Michigan
Via the Leland Chamber of Commerce… Here’s a nice video feature by UpNorthLive.com on the history of the village of Leland entitled The Story of Leland. It begins: In its beginnings, Leland, Michigan was one of the oldest and largest Ottawa villages on the Leelanau Peninsula. The site where the Leland River meets Lake Michigan was […]
This Week in Leelanau: May 17, 2012
Empire Bluffs trail by Pettman’s Photographic Memories After a few weeks of crisp temperatures, we’ve moved quickly through springlike and are headed into summery! Get ready for the 80s because it’s going to be an amazing weekend!! Under the Enough Already with the Mostest Bestest heading comes news that National Geographic has selected Traverse City and the […]
Traverse City and Sleeping Bear Dunes are a top 10 National Geographic summer trip
National Geographic has selected Traverse City and the Sleeping Bear Dunes as one of their ten best summer trips saying: Traverse City is the biggest little beach town on the “Third Coast” – the U.S. shores of the eight-state Great Lakes coastline. The region’s 180 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline basically trace the upper left […]