Chasing the Elusive Michigan Aurora Borealis (northern lights) … a timelapsed glimpse
I can’t think of too many better ways to spend two and a half minutes than watching this aurora borealis video (and many more from Ken Scott)
Author Archive for: leelanau.com
Entries by leelanau.com
September 16-22, 2010: Double-2651 by jakphoto
Jim took this photo of a double rainbow in Suttons Bay. Check it out bigger in his slideshow! Post your comments about the week’s news, events you’re looking forward to or anything Leelanau below!
Annual Glen Arbor BBQ & Brew Festival
This Saturday, September 18, 2010, The Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce will host the 3rd Annual BBQ & Brew Festival in downtown Glen Arbor from 12 – 6pm. The festival will take place on State St. by the tennis courts under tents and feature more brews, more BBQ, more entertainment and more fun! Admission is […]
Asian Carp threaten the Great Lakes
Over on Absolute Michigan we’ve posted Michigan Invasive Species: Asian Carp that takes a look at what is likely the greatest threat to fishing in Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes that we’ve seen. Imported by Mississippi catfish farmers in the 70s, Asian carp escaped during flooding in the 1990s and have marched up the […]
Elin McCoy on "Locopour" in Northern Michigan
I got a chance to meet Bloomberg’s wine writer Elin McCoy at the 2010 Traverse City Wine & Art Festival in late August. Today she published her assessment of our wines that you should check out! She writes: Drinking local in most parts of America (read: outside California, Oregon, and Washington State), though, used to […]
This Week in Leelanau: September 10, 2010
Read on for a report on the week’s happenings – sign up at the top right to get this in your inbox!
September 9-15, 2010: Pyramid Point Dunes by Happyhiker4
Wow huh? That’s quite a view that Mark has captured. Check it out bigger and in his slideshow (which includes a double rainbow photo from last week). If you want to have your photos featured here, add them to our leelanau(dot)com Flickr group. It’s also a great place to go for all kinds of photos […]
2010 Leelanau Farmer's Market Schedule
Update (Sept 9): There are still 3 Leelanau Farmers Markets open this weekend: in Northport on Friday mornings and in Empire and Suttons Bay on Saturday Morning. And lots of great produce and products available. Apples anyone? See the complete list on their website and check them out on Facebook! 2010 Leelanau Farmer’s Markets are […]
Leland Heritage Celebration ~ September 18 & 19, 2010
Via the Leland Chamber of Commerce… The annual Leland Heritage Celebration takes place September 18 & 19. This annual event is free and open to the public. Highlights include the Leelanau Historical Museum’s “Wooden Boats on the Wall”, Van’s Garage antique car show, and the Fishtown Preservation Society offering music and festivities in Fishtown. There […]
Suttons Bay Streetscape Project
courtesy The Grand Vision Planning documents for the new street enhancement project for St. Joseph/M22 through Suttons Bay are posted online. A series of four workshops gathered input from the public with the goal of creating a safe and calm traffic system while achieving a streetscape design that addresses the needs of the community and […]
This Week in Leelanau: September 2, 2010
Read on for news from the week in Leelanau County!
Leelanau Almanac for the Week of September 2-8, 2010
The Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association provided our photo this week – be sure to check it out background bigalicious and view tons more in the the 2007 Gallery and the 2008 Gallery! Post any comments on the week’s news, weather, events you’re looking forward to or observationson anything Leelanau below!