Here’s a great video by Andrea Maio with naturalist Susan Fawcett about the work of SEEDS Youth Conservation Corps this summer on South Manitou Island. The Youth Conservation Corps is modeled after the Civilian Conservation Corps of the 1930s New Deal and works to help them build “green collar” job skills. You an also see a video […]
This photo shows Bill Carlson tending the smoker in Fishtown, sometime in the 1970s. It was taken by Paul Serratoni, and the funny thing is that it’s not all that different today. One of the reasons for that is the work of the Fishtown Preservation Society. You can help support their work through the Benefit […]
What can you say except for “Take THAT doubters of the most beautiful place award!”? Terry took this shot of North Bar Lake and Lake Michigan from the Pierce Stocking overlook. Check it out bigger and in his slideshow.
via Absolute Michigan… Great Lakes Week takes place October 11-14, 2011 and celebrates one of the world’s true natural wonders, the five interconnected Great Lakes. Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior provide jobs, recreation and drinking water to more than 30 million people in the Great Lakes basin. Great Lakes Week is a new partnership […]
Fall is here and the Northport Omena Chamber of Commerce invites you to Northport’s annual Fall Festival this Saturday (Oct 15) from 11 – 4! The village is decorated for fall and the merchants are looking forward to greeting you when you visit. Enjoy the fall colors & decorations and dine at one of the […]
The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore sent this over: Fall was traditionally “shipwreck season” on the Great Lakes, and before radio communications were used at sea, ships could not call for help. Spotting a vessel in distress from the shore was the only way rescue crews knew that their assistance was needed. Therefore, 100 years […]
This week’s photo is Fall Folly by StacyN – MichiganMoments. She took it near Maple City and we featured it this week over on Michigan in Pictures. Check it out bigger and in her Generic Fall Images slideshow. We’ve had an absolutely SPECTACULAR week of weather – sunny and 60s, into the 70s today with […]
Visit thirteen of Leelanau’s galleries during the FALL FOR ART in LEELANAU gallery tour this Friday, October 7 & Saturday, October 8 (10-5 PM) and Sunday, October 9 (10-2 PM). Start your tour by picking up a descriptive brochure at any participating gallery displaying a bright yellow FALL FOR ART sign. Each gallery will be happy […]
The Leelanau Community Cultural Center hosts the eleventh annual Fiber Festival this Friday (October 7th) from 5 to 8 pm for the opening reception and Saturday (October 8th) 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 […]
This Saturday (October 8th) from 5-8:30 PM the Run for Palestine takes place at the Food For Thought Farm. It’s a special event featuring a 5k run followed by a post-race pasta dinner and movie under the stars. The course is mostly road, with the 10K entering parts of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Following […]
Here’s something that I stumbled upon on my way to find something else. This fascinating video produced for the Fishtown Preservation Society takes you on a 3D through, around and uder the shanties in Fishtown and is pretty darned cool! It was produced by Midwestern Consulting using a high-definition laser scanner and you can read […]
In case you’re wondering How Sleeping Bear was voted America’s most beautiful place, the Glen Arbor Sun has your answer. This interesting look at how a relatively tiny market used social media and no small measure of natural assets to score a victory on the national stage is well worth a read. It begins: Ever […]