Leelanau Almanac for the Week of March 20-26, 2008

Sap Buckets by Jim Sorbie

Sap Buckets, photo by Jim Sorbie

News from the Week

The week’s news featured a rare upcoming appearance by landscape artist Russel Chatham at the Dennos (Apr 4), a clip from Song of Lakes new Live at Interlochen DVD, a cool ice boating video, news that the courthouse redevelopment in Leland will receive brownfield aid and – for all you seasonally disaffected folks who aren’t headed somewhere warm – a neat photo of an iris from a warmer spring!

The Week’s Weather

The week’s weather featured a lot of sun but not a lot of heat. Jim said that there was maple sap in those buckets – a sure sign of spring!

March 20, 2008: Flurries & 20s (30/25)
March 21, 2008: Sunny & 20s (32/18)
March 22, 2008: Sunny & upper 20s (32/18)
March 23, 2008: Light snow and low 30s (33/19)
March 24, 2008: Mostly sunny & 30 (34/7)
March 25, 2008: Cloudy, light snow, rain, and in between & 40s (45/30)
March 26, 2008: Mostly sunny & 40 (43/26)

Click for the Leelanau news archive from March 2007 and our March 2008 page.