It's pretty cool how little the village of Omena has changed in 100+ years!
https://leelanau.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Our-Little-Town-by-Mark-Smith.jpg13652048leelanau.comhttps://leelanau.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/leelanaudotcom.pngleelanau.com2024-09-23 10:25:542024-09-23 10:25:54Yesterday & today in Omena are pretty similar!
The opening reception the Tom Woodruff Retrospective happens this Friday (September 20) at the Village Arts Building in Northport from 5-8pm and continues September 21 - 29.
https://leelanau.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Tom-Woodruff-Retrospective.jpg12001800leelanau.comhttps://leelanau.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/leelanaudotcom.pngleelanau.com2024-09-18 11:50:482024-09-18 11:50:48Tom Woodruff Retrospective in Northport ~ Sep 20-28th
The Leelanau Historical Society invites you to join them for third annual Leelanau Maritime History Festival this Saturday from 10-3pm.
https://leelanau.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Leelanau-Maritime-Festival-Wooden-Boats.jpeg17072560leelanau.comhttps://leelanau.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/leelanaudotcom.pngleelanau.com2024-09-17 08:47:342024-09-17 08:47:34Leelanau Maritime History Festival this Saturday!
Celebrate creativity in all its forms with musical performers, dancers, artists, and food vendors in a daylong celebration of art & music with something for every age & taste!!
https://leelanau.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2024-Leelanau-Uncaged.jpg1039800leelanau.comhttps://leelanau.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/leelanaudotcom.pngleelanau.com2024-09-10 07:47:522024-09-09 16:27:16Leelanau Uncaged ~ Saturday September 28 in Northport!
On Saturday the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians held their first annual Sturgeon Release Ceremony to return Nmé (Lake Sturgeon) into the Boardman-Ottaway River.
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A perfect reminder for everyone to pay attention to your driving & traffic laws as we head into the Labor Day Weekend.
https://leelanau.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/County-Road-Ends-at-Water.jpg10801440leelanau.comhttps://leelanau.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/leelanaudotcom.pngleelanau.com2024-08-29 09:49:272024-08-29 09:49:27County Road Ends at Water
The sad saga of one of the worst growing seasons for Northern Michigan sweet cherries in recent memory.
https://leelanau.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Left-Behind-by-Mark-Smith.jpg11522048leelanau.comhttps://leelanau.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/leelanaudotcom.pngleelanau.com2024-08-19 07:59:452024-08-19 07:59:45The Great Leelanau Cherry Disaster of 2024
On August 15th or 16th, 1908, the passenger steamer Leelanau that serviced North & South Lake Leelanau exploded.
https://leelanau.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Steamer-Leelanau-at-the-Dock.jpg410800leelanau.comhttps://leelanau.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/leelanaudotcom.pngleelanau.com2024-08-15 08:10:282024-08-15 08:12:32The explosion of the Steamer Leelanau
If you love the Great Lakes and aren’t yet following the exploits of Milo’s owner, Great Lakes shipwreck explorer Chris Roxburgh, then today is your lucky day!!
Even though things in our nation & world are absolutely bonkers right now, there's comfort in the fact that this view hasn't changed in the three years since Owen shared it.
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Sleeping Bear Trail Extension generates controversy
Yesterday & today in Omena are pretty similar!
Tom Woodruff Retrospective in Northport ~ Sep 20-28th
Leelanau Maritime History Festival this Saturday!
Leelanau Uncaged ~ Saturday September 28 in Northport!
Grand Traverse Band restoring lake sturgeon to Michigan waters
County Road Ends at Water
The Great Leelanau Cherry Disaster of 2024
The explosion of the Steamer Leelanau
Milo, Morazan, Manitou
Ditch the (swimmers) Itch
Looking Down Glen Lake Looks the Same