Archive for category: michigan

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

Smells like Pure Michigan to me

NPR shares that Pure Michigan has a new partnership to develop fragrances inspired by some of the signature scents of Michigan including its beaches, flowers and vineyards.

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.

Support Tribal fisherwoman Cindi John after Walmart assault

Learn about Cindi John of Treaty Fish Co. in Peshawbestown who was assaulted at Walmart last weekend.
Chicago to Mackinac Race Tracker July 21 2025

Watch sailboats from the Chicago to Mackinac race today!

The annual Chicago to Mackinac race started Friday but you have a chance to see the boats today!
Sugar Loaf Aerial View

Leelanau Conservancy to reopen Sugar Loaf

The Leelanau Conservancy dropped the most exciting local news in recent memory last night with the announcement that they would be acquiring long dormant Sugar Loaf Resort.

Glen Lake | From the Top … and From the Past

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

Watch the Chicago to Mac sailboat race this weekend!

Leelanau is a great place to watch the Chicago to Mac sailing race from!

FBI Raids Twin Flames cult leaders in Suttons Bay

Yesterday federal, state and local law enforcement officers raided the Leelanau County home of Jeff and Shaleia Divine, leaders of the Twin Flames Universe organization.

Joy Lang Anderson on Ross Lang & Fishtown

Live in Fishtown back in October of 2017 talking with Joy Lang Anderson about her memories of Fishtown and the legacy of her husband, Ross Lang.
Endangered Piping Plover Pair by JamesEyeViewPhotography

Gabby, the Oldest Plover is back home in Sleeping Bear!

GabbY, the oldest piping plover known on the Great Lakes has returned to Sleeping Bear Dunes for another year!