This Week in Leelanau: November 11, 2010
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Storm beaches unknown shipwreck in the Sleeping Bear Dunes
Update!! The Leelanau.com team hiked out to the wreck yesterday afternoon. Contrary to some published reports, the hike is 4+ miles round trip on the Dune Trail (head straight up the Dune Climb) or about 5 miles round trip on the beach. Time is about the same but the shore route from Glen Haven (go […]
Suttons Bay Norsemen meet Iron Mountain Friday in Regional Football
The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports that Suttons Bay will play in the state Regional football finals this Friday (Nov 12). The 11-0 Norsemen are coming off a 42-6 crushing of Farwell in Districts and will meet the 10-1 Iron Mountain Mountaineers Friday night at 7 PM in Suttons Bay. “Big, strong, physical,” Suttons Bay coach […]
White Hurricane: Remembering the Great Lakes Storm of 1913
The Glen Arbor Sun has a great writeup on the strongest storm in Great Lakes history, the October Storm of 2010 with 60+ MPH winds, waves over 20′ in Lake Michigan and countless people without power. While the storm boasted intense winds and rock-bottom low pressure, it pales in comparison to the deadliest storm ever […]
Leelanau (and Leelanau.com) in the News
We’re going to try and feature some of the regional & national media coverage Leelanau is getting on this blog – if you have links, share them with us here or on the Leelanau.com Facebook! The wine industry is definitely a hot topic! A few weeks ago, USA Today tapped Leelanau & Old Mission as […]
This Week in Leelanau: November 4, 2010
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2010 Leelanau County Election Results
Election results are still rolling in so we probably won’t have the final results until later today. Probably the biggest news is Republican Ray Franz beating incumbent Democrat (and Leelanau resident) Dan Scripps for the 101st District State House. The results are not final, but Record-Eagle’s Leelanau County Results page says that the new 86th […]
Election Day and the Leland School Mock Election
We at Leelanau.com would like to encourage you to get out and VOTE today! Over at Absolute Michigan, we have a 2010 Michigan Election Resources page that gives some great information and links to help you make your decision on statewide issues. For more local information, check out the Record-Eagle’s Leelanau County election information and […]
Leland School presents Oliver
The musical OLIVER, directed by Jeremy John Evans, hits the Leland stage November 5th–7th and 12th –14th. Tickets may be reserved in advance or purchased at the door. For tickets, call 256-9857 ext 3895. $8 adults, $5 students. A cast of fifty Leland students grades 3-12 bring to life the classic Dickens’ characters of Oliver, […]
This Week in Leelanau: October 28, 2010
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Preserving Sonny Swanson's Farm
The Grand Traverse Insider says that the Leelanau Conservancy has signed an option to purchase Sonny Swanson’s farm and has until Jan. 31, 2011, to raise the $900,000 needed to complete the transaction. The old farm stand along M-22 near Sugarloaf has stood there since it was built in 1931, and in spite of the […]
The Gales of November are really early…
Today the Grand Traverse Light recorded winds in excess of 60 MPH and Buoy 45002 out in the middle of Lake Michigan is recording winds of 20-40 knots with wave heights of 20+ feet! Tune into our Leelanau County Webcam page for scenes from Empire, Good Harbor & Leland! You can get a rundown on […]