Archive for category: summer

This is a great week for Astro Farming!

The Perseid Meteor Shower that peaks this week is often Michigan’s best meteor display, and it might be part of the best 24 hours of the year for sky watching!

It’s a Buttercup World, we’re just living in it

Michigan Flora from the University of Michigan Herbarium says that Swamp buttercup can be found in Houdek Dunes Natural Area

What are the raw materials for an awesome Leelanau summer?

What do YOU think are the raw materials for an awesome summer day on the Leelanau Peninsula?

Summer 2026 Internship Opportunities with Sleeping Bear Dunes NL

The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is currently seeking summer interns interested in gaining hands-on experience.
Narnia Webcam on Little Glen Lake

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!
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! 
Twilight in a Sunflower Field by Neil Weaver Photography

Suttons Bay Sunflower Sunset

Beautiful twilight shot of a sunflower field near Suttons Bay.

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.

Leelanau Rewind: The Storm of August 2015

Ten years ago today, one of the strongest storms in memory ripped through the Leelanau Peninsula & northwest Michigan but focused its fury on Glen Arbor.
Artist by Diane Greene Lent

Suttons Bay Art Festival this weekend!

The annual Suttons Bay Art Festival takes place this Saturday & Sunday

Leelanau County Poor Farm Concert Series

Support the rehabilitation and public use of the old Leelanau County Poor Farm Barn at their Summer Picnic Concerts!

Glen Lake | From the Top … and From the Past

Roger took this with his Argus C3, probably in the summer of 1965.