Entries by leelanau.com

Harvest Stompede Wine Trail Weekend

The Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association’s annual Harvest Stompede Vineyard Run & Walk and Wine Tour takes place Saturday September 10 & Sunday September 11. It’s considered one of the most scenic running & wine touring events in the Midwest and is returning to the Leelanau Peninsula for the tenth year. The race itself happens Saturday […]

Lake Leelanau Barbecue & Blues Festival

The Lake Leelanau Community Association will host the Lake Leelanau Barbecue & Blues Festival this Sunday (September 4th) from 1 PM – 9 PM. It takes place in the Township Parking Lot on 204 across from NJ’s Grocery. 2011 Artists include the Sub Prime Blues Band, Broken Arrow Blues Band, Laith Al-Saadi , Pete Fetters […]

Leelanau in the news…

Google has a neat feature in their news search – headlines from the past. One that’s there today from the Aug 15, 1908 Easton Free Press recounts the explosion and sinking on the steamer Leelanau as she was bound from Leeland to Fouch. Check the news archive out at the bottom of their Leelanau news […]

The most beautiful place in America is the Sleeping Bear Dunes!

“It looks like nothing else in America.” ~Josh Elliot of Good Morning America Good Morning America has named the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore as their Most Beautiful Place in America! Tens of thousands of viewers voted online for this Michigan park, which is one of the nation’s best-kept secrets. The hidden gem boasts 64 […]

Positive Sign at Sugar Loaf

While I think the headline New Hope for Sugar Loaf? has been used two or twenty times before, this story from last week’s Ticker has some positive news. They report: The Leelanau County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (LCBRA) recently made a small but meaningful move in the hiring of AKT Peerless. The Saginaw-based consulting firm’s mission: […]

Dunegrass Festival ~ August 5-7

via absolutemichigan.com Held every year the the beginning of August in Northern Michigan, the Dunegrass Music Festival features the best local, regional and national touring acts. 2011 headliners include Donna The Buffalo, Ella Riot (formerly My Dear Disco), The Ragbirds, Seth Bernard & May Erlewine, Ralston Bowles, Grasshoppah, Rootstand, The Journeyman, Delilah Dewylde & the Lost Boys, […]