Crystal River ... paddle day by Ken Scott Photography

Feds Freeze Leelanau Bridge Projects

The Leelanau Ticker reports that the federal funding freeze has already impacted Leelanau County road construction projects
Lake Michigan ... anticipation

Meteors & Moonbeams this Weekend!

EarthSky shares that since the radiant - the point in the sky from which the meteors appear to radiate - for the Geminid Meteor Shower rises in mid-evening, you can watch for these meteors all night long in the days before & after the evenings of December 13-14.
Open for Business? by Mark Smith

Winter is ready to rumble!

Yesterday afternoon the National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Watch for Leelanau, Benzie, Grand Traverse & much of northern Michigan for 6+ inches of snow & high winds.
Twilight's Last Gleaming by Mark Smith

NOAA 2025 Winter Outlook calls for warmer, wetter winter for Leelanau

The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released their seasonal outlook for Winter 2024-2025
Night Sky Life over the Lake by Matt Kazmierski

Is that thing in my Northern Lights picture a UFO?

Here's a great app for determining whether those lights you are seeing in the sky are an aircraft, satellite, or something truly unidentified.
Leelanau County Building

Leelanau County Vote Tally Error Changes County Results

Leelanau County Clerk Michelle Crocker tells The Ticker that a batch of a few thousand early votes were not properly reported as the county populated vote totals for the public to view on election night.
Mishe Mokwa at South Manitou Dock by Manitou Island Transit

Could this be the end of Fishtown’s Manitou Island Transit?

mLive shares that planned NPS closures of the Manitou Islands could drive Leland's 107 year old Manitou Island Transit out of business.
Dogman at the Shop n Save by Brauer Productions

The Dogman returns just in time for Halloween!!!

The Dogman of Michigan is a spooky Michigan tale that’s near & dear to my heart…
Surf Kayak by Andrew McFarlane

Climate Change is pushing our limits

This hurricane is nearing the mathematical limit of what Earth’s atmosphere over this ocean water can produce.
Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail

Sleeping Bear Trail Extension generates controversy

The Detroit Free Press shares that opposition is rising to a proposed extension of the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail.
2024 Boardman-Ottaway River Sturgeon Release Ceremony

Grand Traverse Band restoring lake sturgeon to Michigan waters

On Saturday the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians held their first annual Sturgeon Release Ceremony to return Nmé (Lake Sturgeon) into the Boardman-Ottaway River.
Left Behind by Mark Smith

The Great Leelanau Cherry Disaster of 2024

The sad saga of one of the worst growing seasons for Northern Michigan sweet cherries in recent memory.