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Nuevo Tango with Barefoot Tango

Barefoot Tango, a Nuevo Tango Quartet from Traverse City, will be the final concert in the Sunday Series at the Old Art Building in Leland. The concert takes place Sunday, February 24 at 3 PM (call 231-256-2131 for details). From the news release: Barefoot Tango is a quartet specializing in authentic, gritty, intense performances of […]

Happy Valentine's Day … from 1912

Don Harrison of Up North Memories posted this Valentine’s Day postcard from 1912 … he has several more. I’m kind of doubting that this was ever standard wear in Leelanau, but Happy Valentine’s Day everyone.

Leelanau Business Notes

We’ve created this spot to give Leelanau and Traverse City area businesses a spot to post brief notes of good news and new offerings from their business. This most definitely includes your “help wanted” and job openings! Please post a note below and feel welcome to link to your web site. Entries that are too […]

Eat Red. Eat Cherries.

Although I managed to deftly overlook the first ever National Eat Red Week (Feb 4-10), there’s still time for me to save face and remind you that February is National Cherry Month and asking you to eat (or drink) as many of these red beauties as you can find! Choose Cherries explains that a diet […]

Empire Embraces Winter

I learned that when they say 2 PM in Empire, they don’t mean 2:03 PM! Fortunately Jim was there and able to capture some great shots from the Polar Bear Dip at Empire Winterfest 2008.

Brad Lutz & Sugar Loaf

The Enterprise has a little more about Sugar Loaf in this week’s paper, but since they haven’t posted it, I thought I’d link to this article about Sugar Loaf suitors and Omena residents Brad & Linda Lutz from last week. I should also link over to the Traverse City Record-Eagle, whose editors say Brad has […]

Peter Ostroushko Valentine's Day Concert

On Valentine’s Day (Feb 14), Peter Ostroushko will return to the area with his fiddle and mandolin accompanied by guitarist Danny Gotham. Mr. Ostroushko has been a regular on the radio show, “Prairie Home Companion” for over 25 years. This concert is at the Old Art Building in Leland and will will feature desserts from […]

Sugar Loaf, off the rocks

Well, it’s really to early to say, but last Friday I had to hike down around Whaleback on the Lake Michigan shoreline to catch a look at Sugar Loaf before the sun set. Almost looks like you could ski it today! The photo is available at biggie and super-biggie sizes for your computer background/wallpaper enjoyment.

Traverse City named one of top US fishing towns

Field & Stream Magazine has selected Traverse City for their list of the top 20 fishing towns in America saying: Between May and October, there is no consistently better place to be fishing in America than Traverse City, Mich. Diversity is the key: Lake Michigan with salmon and steelhead; Grand Traverse Bay with some of […]