Photo credit: Empire Wildflower Bloom by Jim Sorbie. News from the Week There wasn’t really any news this week … lots of events though. I guess this week’s Sleeping Bear Dunes Management Plan meetings sort of meet the definition of news. The Week’s Weather The weather was very nice last week – lots of sun […]
Catch of the Night (on West Grand Traverse Bay) by Andy McFarlane
The Glen Arbor Sun reminds us that the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will hold three public meetings this week to solicit public input regarding a new General Management Plan for the Lakeshore. The public meetings will be held on Tuesday, May 1 from 6-8:30 p.m. at Platte River Elementary School (11434 Main St.) in […]
The first weekend of May (May 4 & 5) the Leelanau Vintners will hold their annual Women’s Wine Weekend. This is a new event featuring art, fashion, food, jewelry, vineyard tours, cooking classes, wine 101, painting on wine glasses, chocolate and wine, a special coffee cupping and organic food session, an organic tea cupping session […]
The Leelanau Enterprise reports that the Glen Lake Parent-Teacher Organization will hold its annual spring carnival this Friday (Apr 27) from 5 to 8 PM. The games and activities for children as well as a drawing for class theme baskets. The evening also features the Glen Lake football team’s annual spaghetti dinner fundraiser. Read Glen […]
Photo credit: Morning Drive III by Andy McFarlane. News from the Week A side effect of the weather may have been a corresponding lack of news. As far as I can tell, the top story of the week was news that the Cheese Shanty opened for the season. In my defense, I have to say […]
If you want to put your desktop in sync with what we’re seeing in Leelanau, try these daffodils! (click the photo to get to the large view!)
The annual From Women’s Hands will be held this Friday, Saturday & Sunday (April 27-29) at The Hagerty Center. This all-female exhibition features female visual artists, authors, musicians and film makers will show and sell their works to benefit the Women’s Cancer Fund and to celebrate the wonderful work of women artists in our area. […]
This week’s Enterprise reports that a lack of federal funding for dredging the harbor entrance may result in larger boats not being able to access Leland. Michael Grosvenor has watched the entrance to the Leland Harbor fill with sand, and his fears are being shared by others who worry that boats’ access to the marina […]
There are probably a lot of newsy sort of things I could or should post today, but with lunchtime approaching, nothing strikes me as exciting as the news that the Village Cheese Shanty in Fishtown opens tomorrow. About that, there are just two things to say: “pretzel bread” and “yay”. Also I guess that if […]
j jumps (off Pyramid Point) by Andy McFarlane. News from the Week The week’s top story was a Michigan Odyssey of the Mind State Championship by a Leland School team. The team will move on to the world championships in May – congratulations! There was news that funding for Empire’s planned beach improvements will still […]
The other day I discovered this blog by Joey Randall through Absolute Michigan. I thought that Leelanau folks would be interested in the latest entry, a recipe for Veal Oscar with rice pilaf and a salad from the Leelanau Country in Cookbook, all set off with a bottle of wine from the Willow Vineyard. Joey […]