Peace Before The War by Mark Miller

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 kicks off the 2025 winter season in style!

Michigan Storm Chasers highlighted Leelanau as their overachiever of lake effect snow so far!
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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.

Double Rainbow in Sleeping Bear Dunes Lakeshore!

The current lake-effect rain shower situation is perfect for rainbows.
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
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! 

It’s time for the annual Port Oneida Fair!

Step back in time this Saturday & Sunday from 10am - 4pm at the Port Oneida Fair to experience life as it was from the 1850s and early 1940s.

Glen Lake | From the Top … and From the Past

Roger took this with his Argus C3, probably in the summer of 1965.
Eastern Swallowtail Butterfly by James Eye View Photography

The Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly is the American Bug

The tiger swallowtail is thought of as the American insect, in much the same way as the Bald Eagle is thought of as the American bird.

Sleeping Bear Dunes Summer 2025 Event Highlights!

The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore has released their highlights for summer 2025.
Dunes Overlook and view south by Mike Carey

Sleeping Bear Dunes Overlook Platform has been removed

The 50-year-old Lake Michigan Overlook platform on the Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore has been removed