Pictured is the 2008 Manitou Music Festival Poster with an oil painting by Margo Burian of the Kelderhouse Farm located in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The Glen Arbor Art Association invites artists to submit original art entries for the 2009 Manitou Music Festival poster. The hugely popular limited edition posters are sold at […]
Skimming by Andy McFarlane News from the Week Here are some stories that caught our eye: The Grand Vision is a citizen-led land use and transportation study that will help to guide future growth in our region for the next 50+ years. Next Tuesday (Aug 26) from 6-7:30 PM at the county Government Center between […]
The Leelanau Enterprise reports that the Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum will host their annual Lobster Fest Fundraiser on Thursday, August 21st. The event benefits the lighthouse foundation restoration project and features a dinner with fresh Maine lobster (or chicken), redskin potatoes, corn on the cob, cherry cobbler, slaw, coffee, iced tea, beer or wine. With […]
Suttons Bay by Pierre Bourgault News from the Week The Enterprise reports that the new lens for the South Manitou Island Lighthouse is expected in the area in mid-August. (just heard that this will be LATE August) You might see Halle Berry in Fishtown, filming a movie called October Squall. Then again, you might see […]
Todd was up on the Empire Bluffs yesterday and saw that this iconic tree had split (view larger). Here’s a view of the tree still standing the night before from Todd and another on our Backgrounds page. There’s also a discussion of the tree in the Seeping Bear Dunes photo group on Flickr.
It’s the season for sidewalk sales in Leelanau County: Suttons Bay’s Sidewalk Sale takes place this Friday & Saturday (Aug 8 & 9). More about the shops and stores at the Suttons Bay web site. The village of Glen Arbor hosts its annual Sidewalk Sale next Thursday – Saturday (Aug 14-16). Visit the Glen Lake […]
Sweet and Delicious! by Pentax K1000 Gal News from the Week The Record-Eagle has complete election results for Leelanau County and also reports that Ray Franz of Onekama narrowly edged Leelanau resident Mike McManus in the 101st District Republican primary. It was just 9 votes, so there will probably be more to come on this […]
The photo is From the Empire Bluffs by chuckmason and it’s one of the Leelanau views that I don’t know if I ever get enough of. Be sure to click to see it bigger! Crazy that I’d pick a photo from the Empire Bluffs that doesn’t include “the Tree” on the very week that the […]
The annual Port Oneida Fair takes place this weekend (Aug 8 & 9, 2008) in the Port Oneida District of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The event is billed as a celebration of rural arts and culture and features exhibits and demonstrations at five farms and the Port Oneida Schoolhouse. With demonstrations of Native […]
ShugarTime-2, photo by jakphoto News & such While weren’t updating every day during the summer, we did compile a few stories from last week. With the August primary election just a week away, it might be time to head over to the Michigan Land Use Institute to read the responses of County Commissioner candidates to […]
Leelanau.com is a sponsor of the annual Traverse City Film Festival. We do this because it’s one of the coolest events in our area year after year. Through the work of hundreds of volunteers, our area is able to host a film festival that can stand eye to eye with almost any in the world. […]
The annual Leelanau Peninsula Chamber of Commerce Wine & Food Festival will be held Saturday, August 9 from noon to 6 PM at Haserot Park in Northport. The event features wines from the Leelanau and Old Mission Peninsulas, food from area restaurants and music by Leelanau County’s own Fabulous Horn Dogs. Your admission includes souvenir […]