This Week in Leelanau: June 10, 2010
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Speaking of the Glen Arbor Sun, a little bird told me that the Sun will once again scoop regional media with another hard-hitting interview of someone at the heart of this confusing tale. If you’re not reading “Leelanau’s other newspaper”, you should be! Sugar Loaf Update
…OK, but after Liko clears out…THEN what? Has the idea of another plan based right here in our area been discussed? Me, I’d feel a lot better about someone going in and taking over the property if they were FROM here. Such folks would have a far better understand of the local situation than Liko did in the few months he “graced us with his presence”. If someone were to step up and put something like that together, I’d like to see what they had in mind. Anything would be a step forward from the circus that we’ve been witnessing for the last couple of months. How ’bout it? How ’bout it indeed? Where are we going from here and is there any way out of The Black Hole of Sugar Loaf? OUR FEATURED SPONSOR…
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 If you’re lost in the fog near canyon falls and see a blue heron … well … you’re probably on Michigan in Pictures.On Absolute Michigan this week, we featured a couple of regional events: the Traverse Colantha Walker Dairy Festival which takes place this Sunday (June 13) at The Village at Grand Traverse Commons and Lore, a multimedia event produced by a group of women artists next Friday (June 18) at 7 PM at the historic Mills Community House Theater in Benzonia. |    If you’d like to sponsor Leelanau.com and our weekly emails, please contact us at lci@leelanau.com or call 231-421-1172. Leelanau.com is a great way to connect with locals and travelers alike! This week’s photo of the South Manitou Lighthouse was taken by lomeranger (Jason Lome). See this and more photos in his South Manitou slideshow! | ||
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The Leland Wine & Food Festival is a northern Michigan tradition held on the second Saturday in June (This Saturday – June 12). 2010 is the 25th Annual Event, and this year the festival is celebrating the contribution of Leelanau wine industry pioneer Bruce Simpson. Come out from Noon til 6pm (no advance tickets needed!) and enjoy a day on the Leland Harbor tasting wines from local wineries and food from local restaurants. There’s live music all day and beautiful views of Lake Michigan and the Manitou Islands. Admission is $12, which includes an etched wine glass and two tickets for wine tasting. Additional wine tasting tickets are available and the event is held rain or shine! Visit lelandmi.com for details and check here for a gallery of wine festival photos! Visit Up North Photo Contest and Open House / June 11 Visit Up North Rentals is hosting an Open House this week. Visit their new location at 600 W Front Street in Traverse City anytime between 1pm – 4pm tomorrow for light refreshments and their official Ribbon Cutting, celebrating with hot dogs and burgers! Second Annual M-22 Challenge / Saturday, June 12 “The Broneah Brothers,” Matt and Keegan Meyers, are once again bringing us the M-22 Challenge to be held on June 12. The Challenge, which begins Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore park (aka Little Glen Lake Picnic Area), is multi-discipline event, with biking, running, and paddling, which is designed to challenge athletes against the natural terrain and environmental elements of the area.
The Leelanau Community Art Center’s Ann Hall Artist in Residence for 2010 is Charles Murphy. The Old Art Building in Leland will be hosting an opening reception on Friday, June 11, and an giving opportunity to meet the artist and view a mixed media presentation of a lifetime collection of original artwork in oils and watercolor. The reception is from 5 to 8 pm. The exhibit continues Saturday 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday 12 to 4 pm. LPVA Small Plates / Saturday, June 19 The Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association is debuting a new event this month. The LPVA Small Plates will take place on Saturday, June 19 from 6-9 PM and will feature seven of member wineries offering a full glass of wine paired with a well-presented and substantial tapas dish. There will be three seating’s at each winery, 6-7, 7-8 and 8-9. Tickets are $10 and very limited for each time slot. Scroll down to see a list of participating wineries and their partnering chefs. Purchase tickets! Northport Lighthouse and Maritime Festival / Saturday, June 19 Once again the Grand Traverse Lighthouse and the Northport-Omena Chamber of Commerce are joining together for the Northport Lighthouse and Maritime Festival on Saturday, June 19 in Northport. The festival celebrates the lighthouse and Northport’s maritime history and will be held at Haserot and Marina Parks from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. A few of the highlights of the festival include Nautical Silent Auction & Flea Market, maritime historical displays, a nautical arts and craft show, Model Sailboat Making & Pond Races, Historic Boats on Display, Northport Weather Tower Interpretation, and more.
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This photo from Ken Scott shows the best of last week’s weather. While there wasn’t a ton of sun, there was much needed rain!
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This annual event takes place this Saturday morning (June 12 – 9 AM) and features athletes of all levels in a bike/run/kayak triathalon along M-22 in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Get all the details at 
