All Tied Up in Fishtown

Mark took this photo of Manitou Island Transit's Mishe Mokwa a few days ago. For the first year in over 100, the family owned ferry company won't be making regular runs to take people to North & South Manitou Islands.
Lake Michigan ... solstice sunset, moonrise by Ken Scott

Happy Summer Solstice everyone!

Summer will officially arrive to Leelanau TODAY (Saturday, June 20) with the summer solstice at 5:43:32 PM.

Daisy June, Sing Me a Tune

Here's a pic from 14 years ago. It's the latest cover of our Leelanau(dot)com Facebook!
Lake Leelanau by Sandy Hansen Photography

Regional Resiliency Fund Offers Grants for Leelanau & TC Area Businesses

The Regional Resiliency Fund will be accepting grant applications (up to $5000) through this Friday, June 5
Farm on South French Road by John Levanen

Farm on South French Road

John took this photo on June 3rd back in 2013. See more in his massive Leelanau photo gallery & have a wonderful day!
Electric Perfectly Hectic by Snap Happy Gal

May 2020: Electric & perfectly hectic!

Heather says it was electric, and perfectly hectic which seems to me to be an apt description for Michigan’s wild 2020 ride.

Northern Lights Over Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Here's a little "Throwback Thursday" action from May of 2018. Lucy McClellan Hunter caught this amazing photo of the Northern Lights over Narada Lake in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, and my favorite photo blog, NASA's Earth Science Picture of the Day, featured it!
Cheese Shanty Makes You Go Yum in Fishtown

Village Cheese Shanty opens for summer May 21st!

One of the most beloved signs of spring is the annual re-opening of the Village Cheese Shanty in Fishtown. Good news - they open tomorrow for the summer!
The Forts at Whaleback by Andrew McFarlane

The Whaleback Blues aren’t so bad

Here's a three-year-old throwback to May 7, 2017 in the Leelanau Conservancy's Whaleback Natural Area ???❤️

Perseverance

Perseverance by Mark Smith​. Stay strong everyone!!!
Lyrid Streaker by Ken Scott

2020 Lyrid Meteor Shower on tap!

The annual Lyrid Meteor Shower is a more variable shower than the Perseid or Leonid showers, but it has still produced some impressive showers in the past AND we are blessed with a waning moon that will make viewing a lot better April 19-23!

Wild Wind & Weather on the Way Today

mLive reports that some wild weather is on the way for Leelanau with wind gusts in excess of 50 mph & even some snow!