October 16, 17 and 18th will find people from all walks of life gathering on the campus of Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City, MI for the 8th annual Great Lakes Bioneers Traverse City Conference. Organizers expect over 800 participants over the three day conference weekend. Bioneers is a national conference that attract people from […]
Over at the Traverse City Convention & Visitor’s Bureau, Mike Norton has an interesting feature titled Bohemian Rhapsody: A Fall Trip to Gill’s Pier that begins: High on a lofty ridge, about a half-hour’s drive from Traverse City, the cemetery of St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church may have one of the best views in Michigan – […]
The Michigan Wildlife Conservancy has released results of an investigation that appears to validate a cougar presence in Michigan. The apparent cougar was photographed near the south shore of Glen Lake in Leelanau County: On Labor Day, September 7, 2009 Dr. Jerome Wiater and his adult son, Christian, observed what they believed to be a […]
via Absolute Michigan… This weekend, some folks with TC 350 headed out to the Dune Climb at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore to help raise awareness about a very important number for Leelanau County, the state of Michigan and the rest of the world. It’s set to the music of Getdown to 350 by […]
On Saturday, September 19, the village of Leland hosts their annual Leland Heritage Celebration. Events include Wood Boats on the Wall at the Leelanau Historical Museum, Fishtown Fest, the Van’s Garage Classic Car Show, a Leland Historic Building art show at the Old Art Building and more. For the first time ever, the Leelanau Conservancy […]
The Sugar Loaf Vision Session Report is now available and the Traverse City Record-Eagle has a report on the results that says most residents: …want to see it either returned to a popular tourist destination or converted to a community recreational center. Those options were the clear favorites gleaned from June meetings designed to help […]
The 1st annual Traverse City Microbrew & Music Festival takes place this Saturday (Aug 29) in Traverse City in the historic trees and front lawn of the Village at Grand Traverse Commons. The festival will feature beer from great Michigan breweries including Arbor, Arcadia, Bell’s, Dark Horse, Founders, Jolly Pumpkin, Keweenaw, Michigan Brewing, New Holland, […]
Covered Bridge on Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive by beckstei News from the Week In this week’s stories Northern Michigan got recognition from a couple of regional website, The Lansing City Pulse featured the Leland Wine Fest, and m.live declared Traverse City an up-and-coming foodie haven. The NANPA (North American Nature Photography Association) opened registration for […]
While vacation rentals tend to book up in the summer, there’s always something available. We’ve created this page to allow Leelanau.com hotel, motel, resort, cabin, cottage and vacation rental clients to post their deals and last minute availability (sorry, but we will remove any other postings). Photo: Cottage Row by SRJacobs
Here’s some great locations to see wildlife in the National Lakeshore. Be sure to read our feature on Watching Wildlife in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore! View Watching Wildlife Locations in a larger map
by Bill Herd Seeing wildlife on your vacation to a national park makes the trip extra special. It makes no difference if your primary objective was to see mountains, canyons, swamps or beaches; seeing the park’s wildlife is always a welcome addition to your visit. Viewing wildlife in its natural habitat requires knowledge, patience and […]
Pilings by Dave Mc News from the Week Stories from the week included the latest feature in our America’s Lakeshore series: Watching Wildlife, a feature where lodging businesses can post last minute availability and deals, a gorgeous photo from the Crystal River along with blockbuster event features on the Cedar Polka Fest, the Manitou Music […]