Exposures is a collaborative project designed in 1988 to challenge Leelanau County students in grades 7-12 to express themselves through art and writing and provide a showcase for their work. Meet some of the sudents & read it online!
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Sweet cherry blossoms are popping across the county, and we will definitely have cherry blossoms for Memorial Day Weekend!! We'll use this page to update you the state of cherry blossoms in Leelanau!
The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore has announced modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing.
Here's a little "Throwback Thursday" action from May of 2018. Lucy McClellan Hunter caught this amazing photo of the Northern Lights over Narada Lake in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, and my favorite photo blog, NASA's Earth Science Picture of the Day, featured it!
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One of the most beloved signs of spring is the annual re-opening of the Village Cheese Shanty in Fishtown. Good news - they open tomorrow for the summer!
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an Executive Order allowing for the reopening this Friday (May 22nd) of retail businesses, office work that cannot be done remotely, and restaurants and bars with limited seating in Region 6, which includes Leelanau & Traverse City.
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The Traverse City Film Festival has announced it will postpone its 16th annual gathering until next year due to the precautions being taken around the coronavirus pandemic. Next year’s festival will be held July 27-August 1, 2021. It is hoped that much of what was being planned for this year’s fest will be transferred to next summer.
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The TC Ticker reports that the Michigan Air National Guard's 127th Wing will be conducting a flyover of Traverse City today (Tuesday, May 12) at roughly 2:45 PM.
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The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports that Northwest Michigan Health Services in Elmwood Township announced COVID-19 testing is now available for “anyone who’s interested”.
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Here's a three-year-old throwback to May 7, 2017 in the Leelanau Conservancy's Whaleback Natural Area 🌳🌞🌊❤️
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Exposures 2020 Digital Magazine Now Online!
Leelanau Cherry Blossom Report
Sleeping Bear Dunes Covid-19 Changes
Northern Lights Over Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Village Cheese Shanty opens for summer May 21st!
Leelanau & Traverse City can partially re-open Friday
2020 Traverse City Film Festival Cancelled, Returns July 27-August 1, 2021
127th Air National Guard TC Flyover TODAY
Drive-through Covid-19 Testing in Leelanau
The Whaleback Blues aren't so bad
Leelanau Morel Page: Hunting Morel Mushrooms on the Leelanau Peninsula
Perseverance