The annual Manitou Music Festival Dune Concert takes place next Sunday (July 13, 2008) at 7 PM at the Sleeping Bear Dune Climb. This year is the 10th Annual (amazing) and the theme is Two Cellos Ride the Dunes: Crispin Campbell & Eugene Friesen. Crispin Campbell is the former MMF Artistic Director and Eugene Friesen is a cellist with the Paul Winter Consort. Also, a six-piece string and percussion ensemble will perform Campbell’s blues and original improvisations and Friesen’s South American arrangements.
Pack a picnic and be sure to attend this concert in one of the world's most beautiful concert settings. Visit the Manitou Music Festival web site and/or check out photos on Flickr from the Manitou Music Festival.
You can get a nice photo of the "nosebleed seats" at the dunes right here and there's also a photo gallery from 2005 on the Song of the Lakes web site.
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The Leelanau Community Cultural Center Artist's Market takes place every year on the second Saturday of July - Saturday July 12th 2008 from 10 AM - 5 PM. There will be upwards of 70 booths on the lawn and inside of the Old Art Building, including food booths and a free kid's booth.
Call 231-256-2131 or visit the all-new Old Art Building web site for details, and also check out our Leelanau on Location entry for the Old Art Building!
photos by Keith Burnham/Leland Report
Shalda Creek by jsorbieus
News from the Week
The most emailed to me story for quite sometime was news that the Grand Traverse Lighthouse is in the running for free new windows. Click over and vote! The rest was all events and me being too busy to post news!
The Week's Weather
There was a little bit of rain and temps are still a bit on the cool side but all in all, a great early summer week of weather!
Jun 26, 2008: Partly sunny & upper 70s (79/62)
Jun 27, 2008: Partly sunny with brief storms & 80s (86/62)
Jun 28, 2008: Mostly sunny & 70s with brief evening rain (77/56)
Jun 29, 2008: Mostly sunny & low 70s with evening rain (74/54)
Jun 30, 2008: Mostly sunny & low 70s with evening rain (74/54)
Jul 1, 2008: Sunny & 80s (84/48)
Jul 2, 2008: Partly sunny with evening thunderstorms (some hail!) and 70 (72/56)
Click for the Leelanau news archive from June 2007 and July 2007 and our June 2008 page.
Weather Resources
Bouy 45002 in Lake Michigan is located halfway between North Manitou Island and Washington Island in Lake Michigan. It provides wind and wave data. Also check out Michigan Sea Grant Coastwatch for water temps (the "early evening" images in their archive will give you a better idea of actual temps during peaks swimming hours).
Weather Underground is just about as old as the internet (the first net weather service) and is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Sometimes the above banner will show personal weather system data from Leland and sometimes it comes from a vineyard on Old Mission (it tells you which in the top left of the page it links to).
Each month we make a post where you can let people know what you're thinking about stories in the news items, tell about some fun things you did (or want to do) and share your observations of what's happening in the great outdoors.
July in Leelanau is a time for picnics and parties, fireworks and family fun and (of course) lots of time on beaches & boats. Apparently it's also a time that lends itself well to alliteration ... and cherries of course!
This June we're going to join with Absolute Michigan and Taste the Local Difference to promote local food and also to take our coverage of Leelanau County and northern Michigan to a new level!
Photo credit: Ya big lug by Andy McFarlane
Head back to June 2008.
JELD-WEN Windows & Doors is holding the JELD-WEN Lighthouse Restoration Initiative. People from all over can vote for their favorite lighthouse and the winning lighthouse will receive all-new windows and doors. The only Michigan lighthouse is located right here in Leelanau County - the Grand Traverse Lighthouse!
Clear here to cast your vote, send to your friends and a big thanks to all the folks who sent this over!
photo credit: Grand Traverse Lighthouse by Pentax K1000 Gal
Through a variety of sources, we've come up with our Leelanau Fourth of July event listing. Did we miss something? Post a comment letting us know below!
- Leland Patriotic Sing on the Village Green at 8 PM on July 3rd
- Leland Fireworks on Tuesday, July 3rd
- July 4th Flag Raising at Old Settlers Park, 10 AM
- Glen Arbor parade at 12:15 PM on July 4th
- Leland parade at 3 PM on July 4th
- Glen Lake Boat Parade, 3:30 PM at the Glen Lake Yacht Club, Big Glen Lake on July 4th
- Village Voices (7 PM - 9 PM) in Northport, July 4
- Fireworks at Northport on July 4th
Photo courtesy Rick Lahmann/Leland Chamber of Commerce
PS: If you like fireworks, check out these pictures from the Detroit Freedom Festival show on Michigan in Pictures - amazing!!
The Leelanau Enterprise reports that this Sunday (Jun 29) from 11 AM - 3 PM is the fourth annual Kids Fishing Day at the former Veronica Valley Golf Course (map). They say that while the state has been slow in forwarding funds for the sale to the county as a park, owners Bill and Diane Grant are holding the free event. Because bluegills are so aggressive, kids are pretty much guaranteed to catch some:
Many of the bluegills planted in past years have held over. They are found in such abundance that growth is starting to stunt.
DNR fish biologist Todd Kalish said 1,310 bluegills were planted this year in the ponds on the Grant property, most going 6-7 inches. A few were larger...
In addition, 25 rainbows that went up to 14 inches and weighed up to 2 pounds were planted, and should be available.
...More than 30 volunteers will be on hand to help in any way they can, from tying on hooks to taking off fish. Everything is free, including hot dogs, pop and potato chips
Photo: Nice...Boy with Giant Salmon Card by UpNorth Memories - Don Harrison
6 Acre iris farm M72 Leelanau Co MI by 1Cher
News from the Week
Last week had some of the coolest articles in a while with features on the construction of a new light for the South Manitou Island Lighthouse (with photos!), an aerial photo (wallpaper-sized) of the village of Suttons Bay before the marina, a feature on strawberries and an in-depth Enterprise article examining how the new Turtle Creek Casino (and planned improvements at Leelanau Sands) will impact Leelanau Sands Casino.
The Week's Weather
The weather was pretty much sunny & summery. We'll take 12 more weeks, please!
Jun 19, 2008: Partly sunny & upper 60s (70/50)
Jun 20, 2008: Sunny & 80 (81/49)
Jun 21, 2008: Mostly sunny & upper 70s (80/55)
Jun 22, 2008: Mostly sunny & 70s (75/53)
Jun 23, 2008: Mostly sunny & low 70s (72/52)
Jun 24, 2008: Mostly sunny & 80 (82/49)
Jun 25, 2008: Mostly sunny & 80s (84/64)
Click for the Leelanau news archive from June 2007 and our June 2008 page!
The Leelanau Enterprise has a feature that explores how the new Turtle Creek Casino in Acme might impact the Grand Traverse Band's first casino (and major Leelanau county employer and economic driver), Leelanau Sands.
...(Ron Olson, CEO of the Economic Development Corporation of the GTB) said the GTB is “very aware of the fact Turtle Creek will be very successful” — and the effect that might have in drawing gamblers from Leelanau Sands.
But he also sees opportunity for Leelanau Sands, which will continue to cater to a more local clientele. Olson expects the base of visitors to expand to include users of a proposed 129-slip marina planned within walking distance of the casino. Also being built in Peshawbestown is a cultural center and museum designed to tell the history and ways of the Grand Traverse Band.
...Notably absent from the rebuilt Turtle Creek is an entertainment center of the capacity of the Leelanau Sands Showroom, which will host country music legend Marty Stuart on June 28. Turtle Creek’s Level 3 lounge was designed as a 200-seat nightclub on the third flood overlooking the gaming area, but lacks capacity to host big-name acts.
Read Tribe: New Turtle Creek is opportunity for Sands in the Enterprise.
Photo: kasino by The Real Ferg (a photo of te Turtle Creek Casino while it was under construction)
