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 […]
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.
Remnant by Andy McFarlane News from the Week Stories from the week included National Cherry Month and the evolving campaign to market cherries as a healthy food, a little more about prospective Sugar Loaf owner Brad Lutz and our new Leelanau Business Notes page where you can post news from your Leelanau or Traverse City […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
Our Leelanau(dot)com photo group on Flickr now has 50 members! One of these is Katie (KT of Lake Orion), who is tired of the snow and says that North Bar Lake is one of the best places to spend a summer day. Click to see it bigger and if you’re a photographer, please feel welcome […]
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 […]
Winter storm in Leelanau County (Pelky Barn next to the Tweddle School) by Jim Sorbie News from the Week The top story for the week was news that Omena resident Brad Lutz has signed an option to purchase Sugar Loaf Resort from Kate Wickstrom. We celebrated by taking a picture of the Loaf. There was […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]