Fishtown 5k Runner

Fishtown 5k returns July 15th

Runners not only follow a route that weaves through the picturesque neighborhoods of Leland, but they’ll get views of both Lake Leelanau and Lake Michigan.
Leland Wine & Food Festival

35th annual Leland Wine Festival this Saturday, June 11th

After a two-year hiatus, the Leland Wine and Food Festival is back and better than ever this Saturday, June 11th!
Manitou Isle Unloading

Better Stay Off the Lake

A photo of the Manitou Isle ferry that we took 20 years ago plus another from Manitou Island Transit!
Smoke Fish Not Tobacco

Sheriff seeks tips on Fishtown bomb threat

Leelanau County Dispatch received a call from an unknown male who made threats to kill his spouse and also made a bomb threat about an object being placed in the Historic Fishtown District of Leland
Twilights Last Gleaming by Mark Smith

Twilight’s Last Gleaming

While Mother Nature almost certainly has another blast of cold in store, it looks like we'll have temps in the 50s again today & temps mainly above freezing ahead.
Sunny but Cold by Mark Smith

Sunny but cold

An awesome shot by Mark from Leland's South Beach.
Ice Cave Sunset by Mark Miller

Ice Cave Memories

Today a photo from back in 2014 of the massive ice coverage along the coast of the Leelanau Peninsula showed up in my memories today. While we've got nothing like that this year, I figured it would still be nice to take a look back.
Boathouse Blues by Mark Smith

Boathouse Blues

An absolutely stunning photo of the boathouse in the Leland River that Mark captured almost two years ago.

Seasons Greetings from Fishtown!

Antoine Manseau and his family, along with John Miller, built the dam at Fishtown. Learn more about it!
Perseverance by Mark Smith

Perseverance: Leelanau Surf Season Ramps Up!

Mark got a great shot of this intrepid surfer yesterday at Van's Beach in Leland. While most sensible folk want nothing to do with Lake Michigan after September, surfers are clearly a different breed!
Tunnel of Trees by Mark Smith

Driving into fall color along M-22

Here's a great shot from Mark showing the current state of color on M-22 a little ways south of Leland. This weekend will be amazing for fall color so get yourself up or out to Leelanau!
M22 Art2Art Show

M22 Art2Art Fall Art Tour – October 8 & 9

The M22 Art2Art Tour features furniture, sculpture, painting & fiber arts shows at four venues along M-22!