Eerie Ice on North Bar Lake
The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore shared a cool video of the unearthly sounds of the ice on North Bar Lake in Empire on their Twitter.
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Commercial fish producers file lawsuit against DNR
The Leelanau Ticker reports that the Michigan Fish Producers Association (MFPA) has filed a class action lawsuit against the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to protect the future commercial fishing in Leland’s Fishtown and the rest of the Great Lakes.
(More) Ice is Nice
The Traverse City Ticker reports that with less than 2% ice coverage so far, the Great Lakes are experiencing record low ice cover this winter.
South Lake Leelanau Meteorite of January 28, 1879
In the Grand Traverse Journal, Richard Fidler related a forgotten tale of a meteorite that hit Leelanau County a hundred thirty-none years ago today.
That Distant Land
Gorgeous shot of the sun setting on the Manitou Passage by Mark.
Suttons Bay Norsemen play for State Championship Saturday!
All the details on how to watch Suttons Bay’s game this Saturday at 5:30 & support the Norsemen with a sendoff!
Glen Haven’s Sleeping Bear Inn will be restored & reopened
mLive reports that the historic Sleeping Bear Inn of Glen Haven will be restored with an eye towards once again hosting guests in Summer of 2022.
Christmas in Fishtown
Here’s a stunning shot from 2018 showing Leland’s Fishtown all lit up for the holidays that John McCormick of Michigan Nut Photography shared.
You can’t beat Herman’s Holiday Lights in Suttons Bay!
Here’s a short little video we took two years ago at the astounding Herman Holiday’s on Murray Court just south of Suttons Bay. The HUNDREDS of decorations are all handmade, many of them move, and there are so many things to see.
Cotton Candy on the Crystal River
Jim got an awesome shot of the cotton candy snow that fell on Leelanau this weekend on the Crystal River in Glen Arbor.
Big Northern Lights possible over next three nights!!
The NOAA/NWS Space Weather Prediction Center reports that geomagnetic Storm Watches are in effect from December 9th – 11th, 2020 due to anticipated Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) effects giving us a good chance of seeing the northern lights!
2020 Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Sunday!
Science News has an excellent story by Ken Crowswell on the Geminid Meteor Shower which peaks this Sunday night (December 13) when countless meteors will shoot across the sky.