Frozen Monsters, Empire Beach by jsorbieus News from the Week The weather was front and center in the news this week: the State celebrated the first freezing of Grand Traverse Bay with a Rich Brauer film and a we had that huge dump of snow! There was also a cool photo of a fox from […]
The Leelanau Conservancy’s Why Leelanau? blog has a cool post from Betsy Wagner of Glen Arbor who writes: The sun came out and so did this Fox who spent the afternoon on our deck sleeping, eating a chipmunk, and looking around. Having wildlife up close and personal is another reason Leelanau is such a special […]
The third in a Glen Arbor Art Association series featuring local artists called Talk About Art will take place this Thursday (Mar 12) at 7:30 p.m.. Metal sculpture artist, Bob Purvis will talk about his art and how he creates it. In talking about himself as an artist, Mr. Purvis stated, “My work is about […]
We had 18+ inches of snow from 5 PM to 5 AM – one of the most amazing dumps I’ve seen for many a year. The Record-Eagle had a report on the storm that under-reported the snow total from what we measured in Leland. Snow Day III by Andy McFarlane
I actually don’t know what my dad would have titled this photo, but I think that because he was a fan of words, he probably would have titled it something. You can check out a few more of his photos (including another shot of this maple tree & bucket from further away) or allow me […]
In celebration of Grand Traverse Bay freezing over, there will be a screening of the freezing winter comedy feature FROZEN STUPID from Traverse City’s own Brauer Productions. The screening takes place next Monday night (Mar 9) at 6 PM at the State Theater in Traverse City. Click here for the details from The State Theatre. […]
Sleeping Bear Dunesmobile by Seeking Michigan News from the Week This week saw the return of Sugar Loaf to the news with a report that Leelanau County is seeking stuimulus money to facilitate the resort’s redevelopment (Jason has nothing on the Loaf!). Other stories from the week included Gen Netxt, a new group for young […]
Check below for complete scores from all games! Boys Class C at Kalkaska Glen Lake lost a heartbreaker to Forest Area – 40-39 Suttons Bay beat Kalkaska 84-72 on Wednesday Finals: Forest Area 60 – Suttons Bay 46 Winner plays Monday night in Gaylord Boys Class D at Lake Leelanau St Mary Lake Leelanau St […]
The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports that Leelanau County officials are seeking federal stimulus funds to buy & upgrade Sugar Loaf Mountain: “For the residents of Leelanau County, this is one of their prime issues, especially in the business community,” said David Shiflett, a county commissioner and chairman of the county’s brownfield redevelopment authority board. The […]
The Morning Ticker from the Traverse City Business News reported that the Leelanau Chamber is launching Gen Netxt – a group to provide networking opportunities for young professionals and entrepreneurs. Group organizers Dr. Jessica Carden of Revive Chiropractic and Eric Thibo of Fifth Third Bank in Suttons Bay explain that the group is designed for […]
Today’s photo was sent in by Mark Smith who wonders if we’ve all had enough of winter.
The Leelanau Enterprise reports that a proposal by Gov. Granholm to combine budgets for Michigan State University Extension offices and Michigan Agricultural Experiment Stations and then cut the overall budget in half is generating protest by extension & legislative reps for Leelanau County. “The proposal to combine MSU Extension budgets with those of the agricultual […]