In the 100-Mile Cultural Diet, Timothy Young of Food for Thought writes: Local food is hot. As we continue discovering evidence of all the social, environmental and economic benefits of eating local, the phenomenon becomes less of a debate and more of a movement. For instance, it seems that almost every day I hear of […]
Not everyone in Leelanau gets excited about snow. This photo by leelanau2010 reminds us, just how beautiful it is here, snow and all. Check out some more winter scene’s in leelanau2010’s photostream.
Looking for something to do this winter? The Grand Traverse Lighthouse has announced they will be extending their Keeper program throughout the winter. The program is normally offered from April through November. A special Off Season Keepers Program will run from December through April. MLive’s travel writer, Kim Schneider, tells us more about Winter Keeper […]
The holidays are upon us, and many of our communities have events happening over the next few weeks. Be sure to visit Northport for the Holiday Bake Sale and Bazaar, and Leland’s Merry Marketplace, and see the live reindeer in Suttons Bay at Christmas in the Village. This week, we featured funky postcards that double […]
You’ve probably seen them around, funky postcards displayed in wooden boxes, in various businesses in Leelanau and Traverse City. These little gems, known as PoCards, actually double as billboards for area businesses and non-profit organizations. In her blog, Girl About Town, Heather Johnson Durocher describes her fascination with PoCards. My obsession with postcards — certain […]
The Best for Kids Committee in Northport is hosting a Holiday Bake Sale and Bazaar This Saturday, Dec 5, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Willowbrook Mill, 201 Mill St., in downtown Northport. All proceeds will benefit the two locations of the Leelanau Children’s Center. There will be cookies, pies, cakes, coffeecakes, candy, […]
Suttons Bay is stepping back in time for the Christmas in the Village on Dec 6. The Suttons Bay Chamber of Commerce are asking patrons to dress in Dicken’s era costumes. A contest will be held, and the winner will be reimbursed for their shopping that day, up to $250. The winner will be chosen […]
We are all lucky to live or maybe just have spent time in Leelanau. We know this is a magical place, with many amazing places, people, and things to do. On this eve of Thanksgiving, I wanted to share with you some of the things in Leelanau and my life, in which I am thankful. […]
Because of the Thanksgiving Holiday, our weekly almanac is a little behind. Don’t worry, if you missed Holiday Happenings in Leelanau, we have many more Holiday events to feature, like Merry Marketplace and A Madrigal Christmas. We also showed our thanks for local businesses in our feature I am thankful for….. And our Photo Friday […]
A Christmas arts & crafts show will be held on Saturday, December 5, 2009 from 10 am to 4 pm at the Old Art Building in Leland. This year’s show features 22 local artisans with fresh and dried holiday wreaths, herbal soaps and lotions, jewelry, specialty foods, pottery, woven wheat, cards, pillows, kids’ and American […]
The Leelanau Children’s Choir and Leelanau Youth Ensemble will perform their annual Madrigal Concert on Saturday December 4th and Saturday December 5th at the Northport Community Arts Center. Performance times are 7:30 pm. The choirs will perform a variety of Christmas carols, both old and new, in the manner of a medieval celebration complete with […]
the applesteroid belt from our very own, Andy!