We at Leelanau.com: Jeremy, Fred, Steve, Jen, Andy and our families would like to wish all of you the happiest of holiday seasons and the very best for the year to come. We very much appreciate the business we have received and also everyone who visits our site and shares our love for this beautiful […]
Molly recently posted about a strange visitor to her clothing store (Molly’s of Leland): Sometimes strange things can happen in Leland. One day last spring I had a visitor in the store that I would have never expected. I opened my office door and was surprised (maybe as much as he) by a screech owl. […]
Manning Memorial Lighthouse, Empire, MI by Jim Sorbie News from the Week Be sure to follow the link on the photo above for more info on this lighthouse and to get it “wallpaper size”! News from the week included a story on Leelanau native Alisha Glass helping to lead Penn State to the National Volleyball […]
The Winter 2008 edition of The Beechnut Review (Leland High School’s literary magazine) has been posted. The current edition has deliberately muted titles with the authors focusing on their voice. Here’s the voice of Ryann Collins from Across the Bay: The “promise” was a camping trip on Power Island. After weeks of planning, my sisters, […]
On Saturday night, Leland native Alisha Glass set her Penn State volleyball team to the national championship. From Nittany Lions lay it all on the line in NCAA title win at ESPN: After losing two straight games, the second by 11 points — letting Stanford tie the match at 2-2, Penn State simply regrouped, slapped […]
The Enterprise reports that the Bingham Township Planning Commission held a public forum to discuss ideas that may enhance agricultural tourism in the township, including model zoning ordinance language from the State of Michigan. They quote planner Rochelle Rollenhagen on what is being considered: “The ideas we’re exploring involve expanding the types of activities that […]
The newly re-opened State Theatre will host a special Sneak Preview of Mr. Art Critic, the latest movie by Traverse City filmmaker Richard Brauer. The Preview begins at 8:30 PM on Thursday Dec. 27th and tickets are available at the door or online at the State Theatre web site. Mr. Art Critic tells the humorous […]
A Lot Like Christmas by Andy McFarlane News from the Week With the holiday event season winding down, we were actually able to spend some time building out our Ski Leelanau section, taking a look at the good and bad for northern Michigan ski resorts, exploring Lake Manitou on North Manitou Island and Florence Lake […]
I found this cool 1905 postcard from the Northport Beach Hotel in the collection Benzie County’s Don Harrison. Don scans all of his postcards in large and his collection of postcards from Michigan (especially Benzi & Leelanau) is a great place to while away a few hours. The Leelanau Enterprise article Autos help, hinder ‘resorting’ […]
The Traverse City Record-Eagle has a report touting the awesome start to the winter season that’s got folks booking snowmobile and ski vacations all across the region. Absolute Michigan has a Ski Tour of Northwest Michigan (part of a week-long focus on skiing all across the state of Michigan) and the Northern Express also has […]
I’ve had this Enterprise article kicking around for just about ever. Since I can find absolutely nothing of interest about Leelanau on the entire internet, it finally gets to see the light of day! Manitou lakes share tranquility is a detailed feature that looks at Florence Lake on South Manitou, which is home to just […]
We have re-launched our Ski Leelanau! page for the 2007-2008 ski season. We’ll be posting regular ski reports for the Homestead Resort’s Bay Mountain ski area and nearby Crystal Mountain. We also have cross-country trail reports and a blizzard of skiing and winter fun links and photos for Leelanau County, Traverse City and the surrounding […]