The annual Empire Strawberry Festival will be held this Saturday (June 23) from 11 AM – 2 PM at the Empire United Methodist Church. The event benefits Methodist missions and features a light lunch with hot dogs, homemade soup, strawberry sundaes and (of course) strawberry shortcake. Visit the Empire United Methodist Church web site and […]
F. Josephine Arrowood has a nice article in the Glen Arbor Sun on the growth of Community Supported Agriculture farms in Northern Michigan. Leelanau County has (at least) six. A central tenet of CSAs is the shared risk of farmers and customers in bringing good food from field to table, and Judy (Reinhardt of Sweeter […]
The Leelanau Enterprise has a pair of nice features on St. Mary (with its graduating class of 15) coming from behind to nip the state’s #8 ranked team Holton 8-7 and coming from behind again to beat Mesick 8-5 for the school’s first-ever Regional trophy. The Eagles took momentum and a lot of fans to […]
Van’s by John Levanen News from the Week The top story was the arrival of the dredging crew to clear Leland’s harbor. There was also a nice feature on asparagus from Taste the Local Difference’s Ready to Pick and information about a 4-H Junior Master Gardener program to be held this summer. The Week’s Weather […]
The Leelanau Enterprise reports that MSU Extension and 4-H will host a children’s summer gardening program for students in grades 3-6 in July and August at the Old Art Building in Leland. Participants in the Junior Master Gardener program will learn about soil and plant science, compost and ecology, wildlife and insects, vegetables and herbs, […]
Around sunset last night I saw the dredging convey chugging towards Leland. At 6 AM this morning, they were already hard at work clearing the Leland Harbor mouth for the 2007 boating season.
This Saturday (Jun 16) at 8 PM, Sweet Willie and his Gentlemen of Jazz take the stage at the Northport Community Arts Center (located at Northport School) Sweet Willie Singleton has played with the Count Basie Band, the Al Hirt Band, the Clark Terry Big Band and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra under Wynton Marsalis. […]
Our friends over at Taste the Local Difference tell you everything you need to know about asparagus: where to get it and what to do when you do get it! The feature includes a great recipe for the Grey Hare Inn’s Crepes Du Nord. They are also having Pick It, Cook It, Win It 2007 […]
Photo credit: Staggered by Andy McFarlane News from the Week The top story was news that Leland Harbor will be dredged this year. That sound you hear is a collective sigh of relief from folks who make all or part of their living on or from the water. A hearty thanks to those who have […]
The Enterprise reports that the Leland Township Board agreed on a plan that will combine funds generated at the harbor, donations from private interests and a $7,000 contribution from Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore to clean out the entrance to the the Leland Harbor. The Township Board agreed Friday to front the $62,000 needed for […]
Took this photo on Saturday at the centennial Iris Farm along M-72 about 5 miles west of Traverse City (5385 E. Traverse Highway). It’s really a beautiful place. See it on the Leelanau.com map (the blue flag on M-72)
The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports that Lake Leelanau St. Marys Eagles topped Glen Lake 10-7 to win the Division 4 district title. St. Marys defeated Leland 12-2 in its opener while Glen Lake earned a 12-5 victory over TC Christian. The Eagles (26-6) head to the regionals at Traverse City St. Francis on Saturday (June […]