Dwell Magazine is having a contest to award $10,000 to one historical preservation effort that best rethinks the concept of preservation. Click here to vote for Fishtown Preservation! About this photo and the other ones they posted in Winter in Fishtown, the Fishtown Preservation Society writes: The historical Leland, Michigan photographs below are from Erhardt Peters’ original […]
Trish took this shot on Pyramid Point – check it out bigger and view it on her map.
The 4th Annual Great Indoor Folk Festival takes place this Sunday, February 12 in Building 50 at the Grand Traverse Commons. The festival runs from noon to 5:30, and it is family-friendly and free, though you’re encouraged to donate through “busker buckets.” There will be 6 different stages with over 50 musicians on seven different […]
February is the time to celebrate winter in Northern Michigan and Leelanau County has three great festivals that do exactly that! Just in: the Empire Winterfest takes place THIS Saturday (Feb 11) with activities including a Lion’s Club Pancake Breakfast and the amazing Polar Bear Dip at 2 PM SHARP! It’s sponsored by the Empire Chamber. Here’s a slideshow […]
About a week ago now I came across this photo by Mark Lindsay. I asked former Park Ranger Bill Herd, and he told me what has since come out in the media. From 140-year-old shipwreck piece washes ashore on remote stretch of Sleeping Bear Dunes beach in mLive: Sleeping Bear Dunes historians believe the schooner fragment, […]
Hey everyone, we’re super sorry that we’ve been away so much. To try and make it up to you, we’re going to give someone on our email list* a pair of tickets to the Traverse City Winter Microbrew and Music Festival tomorrow morning!! This year is the 3rd annual, and it takes place this Saturday February […]
In 1935 Louis C. Warnes equipped a car with special motor and giant tires for personal pleasure trips into the vast sand lands near his home. Friends begged him to take passengers. Soon he added other cars and trained drivers.
The Glen Arbor Art Association offers several residencies each year for practicing artists who would like the opportunity for creative exploration in an idyllic setting in northern Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula. The purpose of the residency program is to provide visiting artists with a respite from daily responsibilities to enable them to concentrate on their work. […]
Ken caught the sunrise – click to see it bigger and check out Ken’s snow slideshow!
The Leelanau Enterprise reports that the village of Lake Leelanau is experiencing a new business boom: The Lake Leelanau Renaissance, which began a couple years ago, is thriving today with two ventures open for business in the former Thunderbird store and another one planned to open in June. And two more businesses — a wine […]
This photo of the Northern Lights over Fishtown was taken by Ken Scott in October of 2011. Today on Absolute Michigan we posted a feature about a solar flare that may bring northern lights to Leelanau’s skies tonight (and potentially over the next few days): NASA’s Space Weather site is the place to go for […]
You’re invited to share the love of Leelanau and Leelanau wine at the Taste the Passion wine tour, held February 4 & 5, 2012. This special weekend celebrates wine, chocolate and love at the wineries of the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail. Your ticket allows you to chart your own course, enjoying food and wine pairings […]