“One lifetime isn’t enough to learn a county, a town, even a backyard” ~Jerry Dennis Local author Jerry Dennis has a new book out. Titled The Windward Shore, it explores winter in Great Lakes country and the issues facing our beloved lakes, complete with illustrations from artist Glenn Wolff. Outdoor writer Dave Richey says: Jerry […]
Ken took this photo of the annual holiday display at Art’s in Glen Arbor last year. Ken has a nice little Christmas lights slideshow that you can check out. In case you’re wondering, the unfamiliar white stuff is I’m told called “snow”, and it used to (get this) fall from the sky and cover the […]
Jackson Atwater Thomson took this photo one year ago at Peterson Park, on the Lake Michigan shore near Northport. I don’t have a photo from today, but let me assure you that snow is not something we have much of right now. See it bigger and see more from the day right here.
The Leelanau Enterprise reports that plans are in the works for the Bay Area Transit Authority (BATA) to provide a “beach bus” that would provide express service between points of interest along the Lake Michigan shore. One route would start in Suttons Bay and end at Sleeping Bear Point with intermediate stops at Leland, Good Harbor, […]
The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore invites you to join them at the Visitor Center Auditorium in Empire this Saturday, December 17 at 1 PM for a shipwreck program presented by diver/historian Ross Richardson. The shipwrecks of the Manitou Passage have attracted underwater explorers for decades. Today, the underwater photography of these explorers allows landsmen […]
The Leland Michigan Chamber of Commerce invites you to do some of your holiday shopping in the village of Leland the next two Thursdays, December 15 & 22. Many Leland shops & stores will be open until at least 8:00. Refreshments will be available at some locations. Come join the Leland merchants, decorated for the […]
Our feature today is an interview from Michigan Magazine TV with the authors of Vintage Views of Leelanau County, one of the neatest books on Leelanau history out there. See information about the book and ordering it below the video! Click to order Vintage Views of Leelanau County from Huron Press (or one of Leelanau’s great […]
This week’s photo is Flying Crane by GLASman1. He captured it this May in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore . See it background big, on his map or check out more shots in his Sandhill Cranes slideshow. You learn more about these majestic birds and see another shot from Mark on Michigan Birds: Sandhill […]
This Sunday (December 11) at 3 PM the Northport Community Arts Center presents their annual Christmas Concert. The Northport Community Band and the Village Voices will combine their talents to bring you a seasonal “Holiday Highlights”. Voices, keyboards, and instruments will join in bringing back special musical memories for all of us, plus a surprise […]
Here’s yet another national feature on Michigan wines that highlights the Leelanau Peninsula. John Flesher of the Associated Press touts the wine industry as one on the bright spots in Michigan’s economy, as it is growing 5 times faster that the state’s economy. The article quotes Leelanau winemaker Dan Matthias as saying “It’s one of the brightest […]
In February 2012, a group of inspired people will be running 129 miles in five days across Palestine to raise funds to plant olive trees and also to raise awareness about the challenges of fair trade olive farmers of Palestine in the latest project from On the Ground. This Friday (December 9th), Michigan’s own Breathe […]
Details surrounding the history, legend and exciting 2010 discovery of one of the Great Lakes’ most sought-after shipwrecks will be disclosed during the Empire Area Heritage Group’s Dec. 2, free public program at the Empire Township Hall TONIGHT at 7 PM. Ross Richardson, a Lake Ann diver and a 10-year former board member of the […]