Cherry Festival has come and gone, but early August is still all about cherries in Leelanau, as danenmolly’s photo Ready for Harvest shows us. Cherry trees are plump with fruit, family and friends work ’round the clock in the orchards, and trucks parade down the streets with their lugs full of cherries. Check out more […]
The Empire Area Museum will be conducting a series of Fun Filled History Lessons over the next three Thursdays at the Empire Township Hall. Starting tonight, Thursday, August 6, each “Big Screen Video” will begin at 7:30 and last about one and a half hours . The dates are August 6th, 13th and 20th, 2009. […]
Photo: Just Another Day in Paradise by jimflix This week’s stories highlighted some of Leelanau’s summer fun including the Leelanau Peninsula Wine, Food, and Music Festival, Leelanau Sidewalk Sales, and the first annual Plein Air Paint Out and Bounty of the County. Also the Sugar Loaf Vision Results will be revealed. And J.Renee1 gave us […]
On June 24 and June 25, 250 participants attended a series of sessions to discuss the future vision of Sugar Loaf. Representatives from Kansas State University TAB program, and from MSU will present these results and a short video clip from the final visioning session on Tuesday, August 18 in the Lower Level of the […]
It’s the season for sidewalk sales in Leelanau County: Suttons Bay’s Sidewalk Sale takes place this Friday & Saturday (Aug 7 & 8 ). More about the shops and stores at the Suttons Bay web site. Northport’s Sidewalk sale is this Friday & Saturday (Aug 7 & 8 ) The village of Glen Arbor hosts […]
J.Renee1 captures the essence of summer in this fabulous shot, S’more Love! Her slideshow has other great pictures that remind us how lucky we are to spend time during the summer on the Leelanau Peninsula, whether is for a few days or a lifetime.
Photo: Two Pink Cosmos by newsgirl23 As usual this time of year on the Leelanau Peninsula, there are plenty of events and activities. Our stories this week focused on many of those, such as Bicycle Tours Offered at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Port Oneida Fair, and Sleeping Bear Dunegrass Music Festival. Leelanau.com is also […]
Dunegrass, Northwest Michigan’s premier outdoor music festival, will be held July 31, August 1 and 2, 2009. The festival location will be on the Empire Eagle’s club property on M-72, approximately 6 miles east of Empire, Michigan. 2009 marks the 17th year for Dunegrass, a festival that offers a wide range of musical styles. This […]
This summer Leelanau.com has had a special focus on the Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore. The lakeshore, dunes, and scenic lake views are a favorite with photographers. This beautiufl photo of Glen Lake is by yodraws. Be sure to check out her other pictures from the area in her slidehow. When you are done looking at […]
Superintendent Dusty Shultz welcomes Ryan Locke to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore as a Transportation Interpreter, a position sponsored by the National Park Foundation (NPF). Locke, from Spring Lake, Michigan, will spend the summer creating and offering bicycle tours to the public and promoting the use of alternative transportation in the National Lakeshore. Locke is […]
Photo: Untitled by ElizabethNaomi (Elizabeth Klueck) Stories from the week started with the Sugar Loaf Vision, where Cleveland and Centerville Townships, the Leelanau County Planning Department, and many concerned citizens met to discuss the future of the Sugar Loaf Property. Another concern that was focused on, was the state funding cuts to Early Childhood Education […]
The 2009 Traverse City Film Festival, now in it’s 5th year, strives to give movie goes,” Just Great Movies,” while helping to save one of America’s few indigenous art forms – the cinema. The festival, which takes place July 28 – Aug 2, offers over 100 screenings, including free outdoor movies, panel discussions with film […]