Double Rainbow in Sleeping Bear Dunes Lakeshore!

The current lake-effect rain shower situation is perfect for rainbows.
Pretty Straight by Mark Smith

Leelanau Fall Color is Straight Ahead!

Mark Smith shared this absolute banger of fall photo from a vineyard in deepest Leelanau County with fall colors at their peak & grapes galore!!
At the End of the Trail by James Banks

Happy 55th Birthday to the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore!

Today is the 55th birthday of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

Don’t forget about Leelanau’s Black Bears during Fat Bear Week!

While neither Leelanau County nor Michigan has brown bears, our native black bear population is out there in the woods right now, actively searching for the raw materials to pack on the pounds

Fall Color on M-22

Ten years ago I featured this photo from Craig of M-22 south of Leland on my Michigan in Pictures Facebook.
Ride the Calm by Renee Kaufmann

Ride the Calm to September’s Beauty

Renee Kaufman reminds us that September has turned up the beauty meter with sunshine, warmth and calm waters.

Jeff Lamb’s Leelanau Fall

On mornings like this when fall is touching the tips of the leaves, I like to remember photographer & friend Jeff Lamb who passed on fourteen years ago.
Wave Escape by Mark Miller

Respect the waves of Lake Michigan!

According to the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, more than 1,350 people have drowned in the Great Lakes over the last 15 years -That is half of all drownings in the Great Lakes & enough to make Lake Michigan the deadliest lake in the nation!

The story of the Sugar Loafer

The Leelanau Historical Society shares the story of the creator of Sugar Loaf's iconic logo, Mary Harris Dorman who had an influential & successful career in the greeting card industry before moving to Traverse City.
Once more unto the beach, dear friends, once more by Mark Smith

Once more unto the beach, dear friends

There's no point in Michigan that's more than 6 miles from an inland lake or 85 miles from a Great Lake so there's no good excuses for neglecting the beach! 

Smells like Pure Michigan to me

NPR shares that Pure Michigan has a new partnership to develop fragrances inspired by some of the signature scents of Michigan including its beaches, flowers and vineyards.
Twilight in a Sunflower Field by Neil Weaver Photography

Suttons Bay Sunflower Sunset

Beautiful twilight shot of a sunflower field near Suttons Bay.