Entries by leelanau.com

Shutdown Update: Sleeping Bear Dunes Restores Accessibility

Pyramid Petey by Heather Higham The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore announces that areas of the park will once again be accessible to visitors in the coming days. They write: Some visitor services, including plowing of trailhead parking lots and cleaning of restrooms will resume using revenue generated by recreation fees. Visitors should visit the […]

Learn About Leelanau Shipwrecks on Feb 21st

Wreck of the Flora in Northport by Chris Doyal Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum executive director Stef Staley will present a program on Leelanau shipwrecks at the Great Lakes Maritime Academy in Traverse City on Thursday, February 21 at 7 pm. Learn about the 14 shipwrecks from Northport to Cathead Bay and Cathead Point, some of […]

Hoar Frost on the Narrows

The Narrows by Mark Smith “The Narrows” refers to the narrow section between North & South Lake Leelanau between these two joined lakes. The bridge that Mark was standing on yesterday morning to take this stunning photo of the hoarfrost before it burned off was originally constructed in 1864, shortly after the founding of the village […]

The Leelanau Adventure RC Park

The Record-Eagle has a cool feature on Ryan Brown’s Leelanau Adventure R/C Car Park at 7690 E. Otto Road south of Lake Leelanau which includes a network of outdoor courses and trails, which Brown crafted over the summer, and an intricate indoor, clay-crafted R/C course: “I’ve been into R/C cars since I was 12,” said […]

Partial Shutdown’s Impact on the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

DH Day Farm … moonlit II by Ken Scott Photography The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore shared this announcement regarding the shutdown. Short answer is that the trails are open, but everything with staff is closed. During the shutdown of the federal government due to the lapse of appropriations, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) […]

Point Betsie Winter Workshop​

Point Betsie Lighthouse by Kristina Lishawa Photography Given their incredible eye & skill, it’s no surprise that Mark Lindsay Photography​ & Kristina Lishawa Photography​ are regularly featured on Leelanau.com​. If you’ve ever wanted to up your photo game, they’ve got the perfect opportunity: the Point Betsie Winter Workshop​ scheduled for January 27-29, 2019 at Point […]

Morning on the Manitou Passage

Here’s a video from yesterday morning taken at Christmas Tree beach aka South Beach aka an illegal public road-end beach in Leland. It starts with a pan across with just the natural sound and then offers some context (and a bit of beach snark). Enjoy!