The Leelanau Enterprise reports that a recruitment day designed to answer questions about how to become a firefighter and what firemen do is scheduled for this Saturday (Sep 27) from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the VFW Hall. “To my knowledge, this is the first time the departments have been so proactive in helping […]
There will be a benefit concert and kickoff party for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s Walk to Cure Diabetes. The concert features Blind Dog Hank and takes place on Friday September 26, 7:00 PM at the InsideOut Gallery in Traverse City (229 Garland St). Everyone is welcome with a $10 donation requested at the door […]
Good Harbor III by Andy McFarlane News from the Week News from the week included stories about the passage of the Great Lakes Compact, a rundown of Leelanau County candidate forums and our September Beachcoming page where we (and you) can post news items, new sites and other observations. The Week’s Weather We’ve had one […]
After approval by the region’s 8 governors, the premiers of Quebec and Ontario, the US Senate and the US House of Representatives of the Great Lakes Basin Compact, all that remains is the signature of President Bush to make it law. It’s being touted as permanent protection for the Great Lakes. However, as the Detroit […]
In 4 October candidate forums planned – Election 2008, the Leelanau Enterprise reports on forums and meetings with commission, township, county and state House candidates planned for October. They are helping to organize two. The first is an October 7 forum for county candidates at the Elmwood Township Hall (that will appear on TV2 at […]
I was wandering along the Lake Michigan shore yesterday, thinking about ways to make Leelanau.com a more fun, interesting, useful and engaging website. One thought that struck me as I wandered past all kinds of things that had washed ashore was how many things there are to talk about and how hard it is to […]
Sharon McMachen Kalchik will speak about the barns of Leelanau Township at 7 PM next Thursday (Sep 25) at the Trinity Church of The United Church of Christ in Northport (103 N Warren Street). Her talk is sponsored by the Northport Area Heritage Association and based on the photos she took in 2005 when she […]
The Cherry Capital Cycling Club and Hagerty Cycling Team host the inaugural Cherry-Roubaix Old Town Criterium this Saturday (Sep 20). The Cherry-Roubaix pays homage to the Paris-Roubaix, one of the oldest cycling races in the world. It will feature professional riders going really fast through the streets of Traverse City and should be a great […]
Patti Waterski II by Andy McFarlane News from the Week Stories from the week included an update on the 2008 grape harvest, the future of Dunegrass and some cool photos from the Enterprise and elsewhere of waterspouts over Lake Michigan that you MUST check out. The Week’s Weather After a really rainy weekend, the weather […]
Post courtesy Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association: Bill O’Brien of the Traverse-City Record Eagle has a nice piece on this year’s grape harvest in Northern Michigan. It looks to be another good year for winemakers and wine lovers alike. Northern Michigan vineyards are quiet these days, the fruit soaking up late summer sunshine, even as the […]
This photo is a detail of this photo. Cherie Scott had a spectacular picture of one of these waterspouts that you can see in the Enterprise – click to check it out! You can see more photos of waterspouts on Lake Michigan from NOAA, where they explain: Waterspouts are somewhat common over the Great Lakes […]
Folks may be aware that this year’s Sleeping Bear Dunegrass & Blues Festival ran into major financial difficulties. The Leelanau Enterprise has an article that about the plans of the family of Dunegrass founder Mike Vanderberg, who owns the Dunegrass name: Amelia Vanderberg, 25, of Empire, whose band ABNC performed at Dunegrass this year, said […]