This Week in Leelanau: May 13, 2011
News, weather, events and TONS of photos from the week!!
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Fire up the Wayback Machine, it's Cherry Blossom Time!
Cherry blossoms are starting to show around the county and I thought this cool photo from the 50s would help get you in the mood. You can see more old cherry blossom pics in Don’s slideshow and a whole bunch more shots in the Leelanau.com group’s cherry blossom slideshow. Leelanau.com has a ton of articles […]
Sonny Swanson's Farm gets a farmer!
Last year the Leelanau Conservancy purchased the Sonny Swanson Farm along with 90 acres including 73 acres of wetlands and 2000 feet of shoreline on Little Traverse Lake. One of the Conservancy’s goals was to see agriculture return to the 15-acre farmstead. Numerous local farmers applied and Ben Brown’s business plan was selected. The Conservancy […]
Leelanau farmers finding success with hops!
Leelanau and northern Michigan is home to a new crop that we’re seeing more and more of as we travel around – hops! This WZZM video feature looks at some northern Michigan farmers who are finding success with hops: Farmers Nikki and Steve Sobkowski are relying less on cherries, and more on hops — a […]
This Week in Leelanau: May 5, 2011
Read on for the news, weather, events and photos from this week in Leelanau.
Leelanau Farmers Market Kick-Off Meeting and Potluck
The Leelanau Farmers Markets Association will hold their Annual Kick-Off Meeting and Potluck next Wednesday, May 11 from 6-8 pm at the Leelanau County Government Center, 8527 E Government Center Drive, Suttons Bay. Join Board members, market vendors and community supporters for information, networking and camaraderie. Guests are asked to bring a dish to pass […]
Morel Season in Leelanau!
May is Morel Time in Leelanau and Northern Michigan. Over on Absolute Michigan today we posted Five Things You Need to Know About Michigan Morel Mushrooms. Great stuff there including our own Morel Madness article and this great time lapse of a morel getting tasty from Ken Scott. Notice the growth spurts in the middle? […]
Leland Drama presents Thoroughly Modern Millie
This weekend and next (May 6-8 and May 12-14), the Leland Public School drama program presents the musical Thoroughly Modern Millie. This high-spirited musical romp tells the story of small-town girl, Millie Dillmount, who comes to New York City to marry for money instead of love – a thoroughly modern aim when women were just entering […]
Saturdays at the Sleeping Bear Dunes Lakeshore – May 2011
Every Saturday afternoon you can enjoy the “Saturdays at the Lakeshore” programs at 1:00 p.m. A Park Ranger will meet you at the Visitor Center in Empire to introduce a topic and then lead a car caravan a short distance to where the walk will begin. Each week features a different topic and location. The […]
This Week in Leelanau: April 29, 2011
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Boizard Letters Presentation at Empire Museum
The Empire Area Heritage Group will present the program “The Boizard Letters” next Friday, May 6th at 7PM at the Empire Area Museum. A half hour video presentation will feature recollections of Julia Dickinson and Joan Bolton telling the tale of finding of over one hundred letters written before, during and after the Civil War between […]
Leelanau Wine, Downtown Art Walk and an opportunity for artists
The Downtown Traverse City Association will host the spring Downtown Art Walk this Friday (April 29). Enjoy an evening of art, refreshments, food and music with 16 art exhibits along Front, State and Union St. As part of the festivities of Art Walk, the Traverse City Wine & Art Festival will be offering wines from Leelanau & Old Mission […]