The other day we posted the Legend of the Sleeping Bear. After thinking about it, I wondered if folks knew that “the Bear” was also an actual formation atop a dune about a mile north of the Pierce Stocking Overlook.
Jeff Smith of Traverse Magazine asks Can Sugar Loaf Mountain Come Back? After presenting a really excellent history of the resort from its founding in 1964 and through its sad demise (we’re almost at the 10 year anniversary of its closing), Smith takes a look at what’s going on right now. Some highlights: Rumors are […]
On our Sugar Loaf blog, Lex suggested that it might be interesting to find out what folks are wanting to happen at Sugar Loaf. [poll id=”2″] If you have comments on the poll, post them below!
News, weather, events and more from the week!
The Glen Arbor Sun reminds you that today (December 17) is the last day to provide community input on Port Oneida to the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. It’s too late for regular mail but you can You can submit comments on the Park’s website today! Sun editor Jacob Wheeler writes: The Port Oneida Rural […]
The other day we stumbled upon this cool video of the wreck of the tug Lauren Castle from the Water Studies Institute at Northwestern Michigan College. NMC Explains their underwater mapping program of Grand Traverse Bay and says: Last year’s mapping concentrated on shallower areas of the bays andpinpointed for the first time the wreck […]
The wine industry is booming on the Leelanau Peninsula and the Leelanau Enterprise has a report on work at one of these, the new Boathouse Vineyards located just north of the bridge on the Narrows in Lake Leelanau. The owners of Boathouse Vineyards and “Treeridge, L.L.C.,” which owns the one-acre waterfront property, plan to build […]
Like much of the rest of Michigan, Leelanau County has been pummeled by a major winter storm. Weather watchers have reported between 9-12″ of snow for the weekend and more continues to fall. All Leelanau County schools are closed today, and some people around the county are without power this morning as well. The Traverse […]
Comments are now closed on this post – head over to A New Leaf at Sugar Loaf to follow the ongoing cavalcade of folly that Leelanau’s signature ski hill has become. Over at the redoubtable Glen Arbor Sun, Jacob Wheeler asks if Sugar Loaf has a new suitor. Can Sugar Loaf Mountain Come Back? by […]
The Glen Arbor Sun reprinted a story from Traverse City based Circle of Blue that looks at how Chicago’s waterways enable the spread of invasive species. The invasive zebra mussels, discovered in the Great Lakes in 1988 entered the Mississippi via the waterways and have now spread as far west as California and cause hundreds […]
Here’s the news & events from the week!
While many people look at the snow & cold as a downside of the Leelanau Peninsula, this Leelanau Conservancy Why Leelanau? video celebrates the season with photos and comments from people about why they love Leelanau in the winter. Thanks to the Glen Arbor Sun for tipping us off!