This Week in Leelanau: September 30, 2010
Read on for the news, events and other happening from this week in Leelanau. You can get it delivered fresh and hot to your inbox by signing up at the top right of this page!
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WhalebackFall is the best time for hiking on the Leelanau Peninsula, and one of my personal favorite hiking locations is Whaleback, known also as Carp Point. This distinctive point juts into Lake Michigan just south of Leland and forms the north point of Good Harbor Bay. When viewed from the north or south along the shoreline or just offshore, it is shaped like a beached whale, but I was told as a kid that Whaleback is actually named for its resemblance to a style of ship common on the Great Lakes called a whaleback. Can anyone confirm or deny? If so, head over to Leelanau.com and post your comment!
Michigan My Michigan
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![]() Jeff Gaydash (who took that gorgeous Whaleback photo above) also has a cool study of the Rouge Plant in Detroit on Michigan in Pictures. |
This week’s photo was taken by Stacy , who writes that she spotted this “King of the Hill” near Maple City in October of 2008. Check out this and other shots in her Most Interesting slideshow. Want a chance to have YOUR photos featured here? Click the Flickr button above to join our photo group! 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!
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![]() 10th Annual Fiber Festival at the Old Art Building ~ October 8th The Leelanau Community Cultural Center is celebrating the tenth anniversary of the annual Fiber Festival on Friday, October 8 from 5 to 8 pm and Saturday, October 9 from 10 am to 5 pm at the Old Art Building in Leland. Artists with original fiber art will exhibit and sell their work in mediums of paper, wearable art, textiles, weaving, art quilts, baskets, knits and yarns. Admission is free. Learn more! State of the State’s Energy Infrastructure with John Sarver Empire Heritage Day ~ Saturday, October 9th 2010 Leelanau Farmer’s Markets continue in Northport on Friday mornings and in Empire and Suttons Bay on Saturday mornings with lots of great produce and products available. Apples anyone? See the complete list on their website and check them out on Facebook Did we mention you could add your events forfree? Get busy folks!
The Weather
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