Archive for category: recreation

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

DNR looking for gray foxes in Leelanau County

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is looking for Gray fox in Leelanau and all of Michigan & hoping you can help them pinpoint where they live.

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?
Aurora over Holy Rosary Catholic Church. by Watermark Photography

Northern Lights likely tonight over Leelanau!

A G3 alert means that that Northern Lights are LIKELY over Leelanau tonight!
Leelanau Conservancy Docents by Leelanau Conservancy

Share your love of Leelanau as a Conservancy Docent!

If you love wandering the woods, watching for wildlife, and soaking in the beauty of Leelanau; becoming a Leelanau Conservancy docent could be the perfect volunteer opportunity for you.
Otters by Spencer Jacobs

Happy World Otter Day from Leeland Harbor!

The event was created a decade ago by the International Otter Survival Fund to raise awareness about endangered otters across the world.

Memorial Weekend Truckin’

Tomorrow (Saturday, May 23rd) is World Turtle Day & I'm pretty sure you don't want to get in this turtle's way!
Two Bucks by Shane Wyatt

Michigan approves one buck limit in 2027 for Lower Peninsula hunters

The Natural Resources Commission is implementing a one-buck limit for deer hunters in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula
Surfing, Leelanau Style by Andrew McFarlane

Leelanau films part of Fresh Coast Film Festival: Traverse City

The inaugural Fresh Coast Film Festival: Traverse City runs April 30–May 3 at seven venues throughout Traverse City and prominently features Leelanau faces & places.

2026 is bringing us a lot more fireballs but we don’t know why!

The first quarter of 2026 has produced a significant surge in large fireball events, and the American Meteor Society says that the data shows a pattern that warrants serious investigation.

First Turtle of the Year!

Painted turtles bask in large groups on logs, fallen trees, and other objects.