via lpwines.com! How Mario Batali Gets His Drink On In and Around Traverse City, Michigan from nation food magazine Bon Appetit features 5 of Mario’s favorite Leelanau wines & ciders. There’s Black Star Farms Arcturos Cabernet Franc which Batali names “the best Michigan wine ever”, Gill’s Pier Semi-Dry Riesling (recommended with pork with roast grapes), […]
Art is where it’s at over the next couple of weeks in Leelanau! Empire’s galleries and artist studios kick things off next Thursday evening (July 28) from 5-9 PM with the “Empire Art Encounter” where you can wander the village of Empire and for a wide variety of fine art, including painting, various works on […]
The Record-Eagle has a report on our silly heat. Check it out and also see Five Things You Need to Know Heatwave Edition: Beat the Heat in Michigan on Absolute Michigan. Joel Dinda took this shot up near Northport.
The TC Ticker reports that at long last, the rest of the Leelanau Trail will be paved! It begins: If you’ve ridden the Leelanau Trail from Traverse City to Suttons Bay, you know what happens at Lakeview Hills Road – the pavement ends. For the next 6.5 miles, it’s a dirt two-track. A year from […]
Empire’s annual Anchor Day takes place every year on the third Saturday of July (that’s this Saturday, July 14). The fun begins tonight with a street dance and then Friday night join Sleeping Bear Surf and Kayak at the Empire Open Space at dusk for a free movie. Saturday morning there’s a fun run at […]
The 2011 Inland Seas Summer Festival takes place this Saturday, July 16th on the waterfront at the Inland Seas Education Center in Suttons Bay. The event kicks off with the 5K Road Race/Walk at 9 AM along scenic Lake Michigan and it’s only $25 to participate! The music follows from 10 AM – 5 PM. There […]
The opening reception for the 19th annual Art Leelanau benefit art exhibition and sale for support of programs at the Old Art Building in Leland takes place Friday, July 22 from 5-8 PM. The exhibit promotes the artwork of more than 100 Leelanau artists, with 40% of art sales to benefit the LCCC operating fund. […]
The annual Manitou Music Festival Dune Concert takes place this Sunday (July 10, 2011) at 7 PM at the Sleeping Bear Dune Climb (rain location is the Glen Arbor Town Hall). This year features the 15 member Paul Keller Orchestra, one of Michigan’s finest, oldest, most-respected & well-traveled jazz big bands. They will also have […]
The Leelanau Children’s Center invites you to their Northport location for the dedication of Henry’s House. The event takes place this Friday, July 1st from 5:30 – 7:30 PM. Henry’s House is a beautiful and unique structure built on the LCC- Northport playground by John Kinker. Their pages on Henry’s House tell his story, and […]
The Cherryland Humane Society in Traverse City is struggling with an increase in abandoned pets and cost of supplies as donations are falling. The Northern Express reports that the combination has the agency in danger of closing its doors: “The CHS is dependent on donations for its very existence,” Cherry said. “Often animal charities are on the lower end of […]
The Inland Seas Education Association has 2 Astronomy Under Sail trips this summer. The dates are June 30th and August 13th from 9-1:15 PM. Cost is $45/person and the event is limited to 25 participants. The schooner sets sail on Suttons Bay before sunset and heads out beyond the shore lights where you a clear […]
The village of Suttons Bay host its annual Summer Solstice Art Walk this Friday, June 24th. The event is an art-rich tour of the galleries & shops in the village partnering with Leelanau wineries for a perfect summer evening. From 5-9 PM each gallery and shop will host an artist and their work, along with […]