Every Saturday afternoon in April at 1 PM you can meet a park ranger at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Visitor Center in Empire (just off M-72) for a fun and educational nature walk. You’ll get a brief introduction to the topic and then follow the car caravan a short distance to where the […]
Empire Beach, photo by Summerfrost Photography (Nick & Kourt) News from the Week Probably the top story from the week was the posting on an online petition to purchase & redevelop Sugar Loaf that now has over 500 signatures! Other stories included a look at smelt season, BlogTalkRadio featuring Leelanau food producers, 4 Spring Concerts […]
Acting as a private citizen, Leelanau County Commissioner David Shiflett has posted a petition to call on Leelanau governmental units to get control of Sugar Loaf. TV 9 &10 interviewed David about the petition last night. “Every year that the Sugar Loaf resort remains closed, more and more people leave the area,” says David Shiflett, […]
Eat, Drink & Be Merry on BlogTalkRadio is presenting a couple of Leelanau experts in their show this afternoon about Delicious, Healthy & Earth Friendly Foods at 2:30 PM TODAY. You can tune into to listen to a diverse panel that includes folks including Timothy Young, President & Chef of Food For Thought and Mimi […]
forestlady (Vicki) took this photo last spring in Empire. Be sure to check this out in her Leelanau County set (slideshow), take a little trip south to Benzie County and view many more photos from around the state in her Michigan photo collections.
Connemara Concerts has an amazing series of four concerts in the next few weeks (click the poster to view bigger) It starts on Thursday, March 26th with Lynn Miles at InsideOut Gallery in Traverse City at 8 PM. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. On Sunday, April 5th the fabulous Chris […]
Mirrored Reeds by tylershumway News from the Week Stories from the week included Leland’s boys basketball team advancing to last night’s regional finals a falling just 2 points short to #1 ranked Ellsworth. There was also an excellent photo feature titled Garage Sale Culture from photographer David McGowan (w/ music by Lux Land who will […]
I’m ranging a little afield for today’s feature from photographer David McGowan. It’s a beautifully photographed feature on the process of parting with your memories in these tough economic times that I think we can all relate to. I really hope you can take the time to check out David McGowan – Garage Sale Culture […]
A Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all of you – you can check out Wikipedia’s St. Patrick’s Day entry and also read about the color green over at Michigan in Pictures. Photo: St Patricks Day Fond Memories from UpNorth Memories – Donald (Don) Harrison
Leland coach Jason Stowe expected a fantastic game last night and while the 54-52 loss was a heartbreaker, there’s no doubt that the game (tied 22-22 at halftime) delivered all that excitement and more. It came down to a final shot and was a tremendous game. If Ellsworth is the number one team, I think […]
Todd (cedarkayak) writes that: the hike along the Northeast side of the island leads past a series of valleys. After passing fern valley, the hiker discovers a valley covered with ivy. This photo is part of his incredible North & South Manitou Island set (slideshow). You’ll also want to check out his Photo Paddling and […]
Seth Bernard and May Erlewine are releasing their new duo album, “Welcome Back,” at the Old Art Building in Leland on Friday, March 27th at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $12. This is the first duo album Seth and May have released under their real, full names: Samuel Seth Bernard and May Erlewine. This could be […]