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Holiday Happenings in Leelanau

There’s a lot of holiday happenings coming up – here’s a list of some of them and check the Leelanau Calendar for more! Northport Merchant’s Open House & Tree Lighting, November 28 at 1:30 PM. Enjoy a Puppet Workshop at Dolls & More, Story time at Brew North, Visits with Santa, and the lighting of […]

Leelanau Almanac Week of November 12 – 18

We would like to congratulate the Leland Volleyball team on the 2009 Regional Title. Get a jump on your holiday shopping on Sunday at the Suttons Bay Holiday Open House, plus get ideas on how to have your very own Thanksgiving – Leelanau Style. On Photo Friday, we featured GOLF COURSE WEBS BY by john […]

Suttons Bay Holiday Open House – This Sunday

Get a jump on your Holiday shopping this weekend! Suttons Bay is hosting their annual Holiday Open House! Village shops and businesses will be open this Sunday (Nov 22) starting at noon. They would like to thank their customers for their patronage through the year with refreshments and activities during this traditionally festive afternoon. More […]

Insight and Inspiration Speaker Series: Linda Lindquist-Bishop

Linda Lindquist-Bishop, a nationally and internationally recognized woman who has continually possessed athletic success in professional offshore yacht racing for the past 25 years will be at the Leland Public School Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, November 18th at 7:00 pm to give the first in a series of lectures presented by the Leland Educational […]

Leelanau Almanac Week of Nov 5 – Nov 11

Photo: “bay child” at sunrise, Leelanau by m•cole•m This week, we did some remembering. The sinking of The Edmund Fitzgerald‘s anniversary was November 10. And we remembered and thanked our Veterans with a Veterans Day post. MyNorth.com also reported just how lucky we are to live here by sharing some amazing things in our area. […]

Veterans Day in Leelanau County

Veterans Day, the annual American holiday honoring military veterans, is tomorrow, November 11. This date is the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I, and is celebrated around the world as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day. Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of […]

Leelanau and surrounding area is on "must visit" and "must live" lists all over the country

With Thanksgiving just a couple short weeks away, thankfulness is on everyone’s minds. Those of us lucky enough to live in Leelanau and the surrounding areas are very grateful for everything this area has to offer us. MyNorth.com has a wonderful article highlighting many of these treasures that some of us may take for granted. […]

Photo Friday: lake michigan by jmbarclay

Yesterday, I described to a friend of mine from home, Kentucky, how Lake Michigan with the whitecaps and blue sky looked. I wanted to find a similar scene. This isn’t exactly what the day and the big lake looked like, but close. And, of course, lake michigan is an amazing photo by jimbarclay. Check out […]

The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald

November, in northern Michigan, brings to mind many things, Opening Day of Firearm Season, the first snow fall, and, of course, The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald. Although the Great Lakes have taken many great ships and lives, the Edmund Fitzgerald was immortalized by singer/songwriter Gordon Lightfoot. Not too many dry eyes are present, even […]