BREAKING NEWS ALERT VIA THE ABSOLUTE MICHIGAN NEWS NETWORK! EMPIRE, MICHIGAN APRIL 1, 2013 – Residents of the sleepy Michigan shoreline villages of Empire, Glen Arbor and Leland were surprised as they awoke to see the Lake Michigan beach covered with the latest Great Lakes invasive species to threaten our shores, lobsters. Dr. Molly Trapp, […]
4-H members from across the county will gather at Suttons Bay High School on Saturday, April 6th, from 9:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. for their annual 4-H showcase. The public is invited and encouraged to participate. The 4-H Expo features educational displays, live animals, chess matches and demonstrations by 4-H members. The 4-H clubs will […]
via Michigan in Pictures… Comet Pan-Starrs … 3-17-13, photo by Ken Scott EarthSky.org is a fantastic site for all things astronomical, and their post detailing everything you need to know about Comet PANSTARRS has great info on the first of 2013 major comets. The comet was discovered by the PANSTARRS telescope in Hawaii and they explain that: […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Park IS open. You can enjoy trails and other amenities. While the sequestration – the automatic, across-the-board permanent spending cuts that was triggered by the Federal Government’s inability to come to a budget deal – is a largely ephemeral concept for most so far, it has some very real consequences for Leelanau’s #1 […]
Rudy Malmquist was up in Leelanau last weekend on the Empire Bluffs. This winter is amazing – if you snowshoe, ski or otherwise like to get out in the winter, conditions are amazing! Jump into his slideshow for more, and also get more Empire Bluffs on Leelanau.com! Photo: The Bluffs by Rudy Malmquist
Last weekend, Leelanau resident Leda Olmsted came across a rare phenomenon on the Lake Michigan shore at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. From a feature in the Grand Rapids Press: Sleeping Bear Park Ranger Amie Lipscomb said no weird weather is required to create the ice boulders. The rounded ice forms the same way […]
A new National Park Service report shows that the 1,348,304 visitors to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in 2011 spent almost $133 million in communities surrounding the park, supporting an estimated 2,347 jobs in the local area. The information on Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is part of a peer-reviewed spending analysis of national park visitors […]
The 13th Annual Glen Arbor Winterfest takes place on Saturday, February 16, 2013. The festivities start bright and early at 7am with the Perch Fishing Contest with prizes for 1st through 4th place catches. All participants will bring their biggest catches from Big and Little Glen to the Sportsman Shop at 1pm, and winners will be […]
The 4th annual Traverse City Microbrew & Music Festival will take place this Saturday (February 9, 2013) from 4-10 PM at the Sara Hardy Parking Lot at Cass Street & Grandview Parkway. It’s a celebration of microbrews including beer, wine, cider, mead and non-alcoholic brews that features live music with the Lowdown Brass Band, The Crane Wives (video […]
MyNorth highlights the Leelanau Outdoor Center’s 1st Annual Snowshoe Stampede. It takes place this Saturday (February 2nd) at 10:30 at the Leelanau Outdoor Center on Port Oneida. There’s a 5K Race and 1 Mile Snowflake Race for kids 12 and under, food & entertainment at the Lodge and proceeds go to Tuition Assistance for schools […]
Chicago Tonight had an in-depth feature (with video) on the lowest Great Lakes water levels in recorded history that features Leland and Leelanau County that begins: 2012 was the warmest year on record according to NOAA, the nation’s climate monitoring service. The Midwest was also in the grip of a severe drought. Those two factors […]
Ken’s Shoreline Ice photo was taken on Saturday – click here for a shot with Ken to see the scale! Amazing what Lake Michigan can do with a little wind and 12 degrees!