Gorgeous shot of the sun setting on the Manitou Passage by Mark.
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All the details on how to watch Suttons Bay's game this Saturday at 5:30 & support the Norsemen with a sendoff!
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mLive reports that the historic Sleeping Bear Inn of Glen Haven will be restored with an eye towards once again hosting guests in Summer of 2022.
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Here's a stunning shot from 2018 showing Leland's Fishtown all lit up for the holidays that John McCormick of Michigan Nut Photography shared.
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Here's a short little video we took two years ago at the astounding Herman Holiday's on Murray Court just south of Suttons Bay. The HUNDREDS of decorations are all handmade, many of them move, and there are so many things to see.
Jim got an awesome shot of the cotton candy snow that fell on Leelanau this weekend on the Crystal River in Glen Arbor.
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The NOAA/NWS Space Weather Prediction Center reports that geomagnetic Storm Watches are in effect from December 9th - 11th, 2020 due to anticipated Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) effects giving us a good chance of seeing the northern lights!
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Science News has an excellent story by Ken Crowswell on the Geminid Meteor Shower which peaks this Sunday night (December 13) when countless meteors will shoot across the sky.
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Eric Carlson of the Leelanau Enterprise reports that Sugar Loaf Resort has been sold to a corporation known as SPV 45 LLC, which has ties to Leelanau County.
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“Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy.” ~Isaac Newton
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Mark captured this shot on the beach in Leland. Definitely not swimming weather!!
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We're excited to give a shoutout this morning to Leelanau photographer Mark Smith for winning the "Scenic Roadways, Byways, and Trails" category in Scenic Michigan's photo contest.
That Distant Land
Suttons Bay Norsemen play for State Championship Saturday!
Glen Haven's Sleeping Bear Inn will be restored & reopened
Christmas in Fishtown
You can't beat Herman's Holiday Lights in Suttons Bay!
Cotton Candy on the Crystal River
Big Northern Lights possible over next three nights!!
2020 Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Sunday!
Sugar Loaf Resort sold again!
Nature is no dummy
A cold drink of water
Mark Smith's Alpers Road Photo a Scenic Michigan Winner!