Seasons Greetings from Fishtown!

Antoine Manseau and his family, along with John Miller, built the dam at Fishtown. Learn more about it!
Blizzard at the Maritime Academy by John Russell

Northern Michigan photographer John Russell’s new book

The Traverse City Record-Eagle has a great feature on a new book from longtime area photojournalist John Russell.
Piping Plovers by James Eye View Photography

Piping Plovers: Rocket Attack Edition

Turns out Elon Musk’s Space X launchport is impacting a beloved & endangered Leelanau summer resident.
Sunset over Sugar Loaf by Heather Dourron

Sunset on Sugar Loaf

Here's a great shot of the sunset over Sugar Loaf Mountain last night that Heather shared in the Friends of Sugar Loaf group on Facebook.
Graveyard Shoals" Wreck of the SS Francisco Morazan by Michigan Nut Photography

Morazan Memories

Emily Tyra has a nice feature in the Leelanau Ticker about the wreck of the Francisco Morazan 61 years ago today.
Peace Before The War by Mark Miller

Opening Day 2021

Firearm deer hunting season opens today & continues through November 30th & you'll definitely want to be aware of the areas the Leelanau Conservancy & Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore!
These are the Rules of Our Town by Mark Smith

These are the Rules

Mark reminds us that the sign on the bridge across the Narrows in Lake Leelanau makes the rules of Lake Leelanau clear.
Sleeping Bear Overlook Sand Ripples by Charles Bonham

Sleeping Bear Sand Ripples

Here's a stunning shot taken November first on the Sleeping Bear Dunes.
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!
Shalda Creek Colors by Eric Raymond

TBT: Fall Color at Shalda Creek

Here's a simply stunning shot of fall color along Shalda Creek in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore from October 28th way back in 2011!! 
Pierce Stocking Covered Bridge by Michigan Nut Photography

Golden Glory at the Pierce Stocking Covered Bridge

The covered bridge was one of the picturesque details that Pierce Stocking included in the Scenic Drive.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore by Thomas DB

Happy 51st, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore!

On October 21st, 1970 the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore became the third National Lakeshore in the United States..