
Birch Bark – Curl
This was our photo of the week way back on December 2, 2011.

Make Black Friday local with a Ken Scott Calendar!
If you are looking for a Leelanau-made gifts, there are few more worthy than the awesome Leelanau Back Pages calendars by Ken Scott.

Thanksgiving Travel: Over the river and through the SNOW
The Thanksgiving holiday forecast for Leelanau is calling for winds of 50 mph+and heavy snow. Drive safely!

Leelanau County & Traverse City Michigan Webcams
Views of Empire, Leland, Glen Arbor, Lake Leelanau, Old Mission, Frankfort, and Traverse City - all from the comfort of your chair!

2025 Michigan Cougar sightings hit new high & include BABY COUGARS!!
The state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirmed there have been 26 confirmed cougar sightings in Michigan so far this year.

Saturday is Opening Day of Deer Season in Leelanau!
Opening Day is Michigan's largest unofficial holiday, and provides a big chunk of the $2.3 billion dollars that hunting in Michigan brings in.

Leelanau Historical Society Museum research grants
A 2026 Leelanau Press Research Fellowship can help you explore the history of the Leelanau Peninsula!

Leelanau kicks off the 2025 winter season in style!
Michigan Storm Chasers highlighted Leelanau as their overachiever of lake effect snow so far!

Northern Lights are LIKELY tonight!!
NOAA NWS National Space Weather Prediction Center is calling for G3 level aurora activity to continue tonight, which means that Northern Lights are more likely.

Hunter’s Moon & Taurid Meteors
Nature is particularly cooperative around the time of the autumnal equinox to make the fall full moonrises special.

Leelanau County, Benzie County & Traverse City Area Food Resources
Resources to help family, friends & neighbors in Northwest Michigan get through the chaos caused by a lapse in SNAP benefit funding.

Leland Comets headed to Class D Soccer Championships!
Leland boys soccer (15-8-2) will be competing for a state championship after the Comets defeated Grandville Calvin Christian yesterday!
