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Wreck of the Jennie and Annie washes up on Sleeping Bear Point
About a week ago now I came across this photo by Mark Lindsay. I asked former Park Ranger Bill Herd, and he told me what has since come out in the media. Sleeping Bear Dunes historians believe the schooner fragment, estimated to be about 40-feet long and peppered with twisted metals spikes, is part of the ships bilge keelsons, which the Oxford Handbook of Maritime Archeology says were long timbers running most of the ships length, strengthening the keel. Traverse City Winter Microbrew Festival (Feb 11), Sleeping Bear Snowshoe Hikes (Every Saturday). Check the Leelanau Calendar. Daily photos from the Leland Report | Michigan News, Features & Links at Absolute Michigan! |
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J.Renee1 captures the essence of summer in this fabulous shot, S'more Love! Her slideshow has other great pictures that remind us how lucky we are to spend time during the summer on the Leelanau Peninsula, whether is for a few days or a lifetime.
Photo: Two Pink Cosmos by newsgirl23
As usual this time of year on the Leelanau Peninsula, there are plenty of events and activities. Our stories this week focused on many of those, such as
Bicycle Tours Offered at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Port Oneida Fair, and Sleeping Bear Dunegrass Music Festival. Leelanau.com is also giving away tickets for the 1st Annual Traverse City Wine & Art Festival. And sticking with our Sleeping Bear Dunes theme this summer, the Friday Photo was a beautiful shot of Glen Lake by yodraws.
Week's Weather
July 28, 2009: Partly sunny & 80 (82/58)
July 27, 2009: Partly sunny & 75 (81/57)
July 26, 2009: Mostly cloudy & 68 (69/59)
July 25, 2009: Partly sunny & 75 (77/60)
July 24, 2009: Cloudy & 80 (81/56)
July 23, 2009: Partly cloudy & 75 (75/56)
Post your comments about the week's news, observations of the weather or the natural world or events below!
You'll also want to check out the Leelanau Calendar and the latest news and features from Leelanau, Traverse City and the surrounding area in our blog! Here's July 2008 archive and Leelanau Almanac for the Week of July 16 - 22, 2009
Dunegrass, Northwest Michigan’s premier outdoor music festival, will be held July 31, August 1 and 2, 2009. The festival location will be on the Empire Eagle’s club property on M-72, approximately 6 miles east of Empire, Michigan.
2009 marks the 17th year for Dunegrass, a festival that offers a wide range of musical styles. This year’s lineup includes bands and individual performers offering blues, roots, rock, reggae, bluegrass, progressive, funk and contemporary acoustic music, performing on two stages.
Weekend passes will be $70 for a three-day ticket. Advance tickets may be purchased online. Ticket price at the gate will be $85 for a three-day ticket.
The location offers more than 20 acres of property for parking, primitive camping, food and craft vendors, safety services, kids tent, events tent and 3 wonderful days of beautiful music.
For more information, visit the Dunegrass Musical Festival website or call 231-326-2292.
This summer Leelanau.com has had a special focus on the Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore. The lakeshore, dunes, and scenic lake views are a favorite with photographers. This beautiufl photo of Glen Lake is by yodraws. Be sure to check out her other pictures from the area in her slidehow.
When you are done looking at yodraws' photos, head over to Leelanau.com to read some of our special features on the Sleeping Bear Dunes and National Lakeshore. Or better yet, get out and explore the Sleeping Bear Dunes for yourself! If you get any great photos, be sure to submit them to the Leelanau.com flickr group. Your photo might be the next Photo Friday feature!
Superintendent Dusty Shultz welcomes Ryan Locke to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore as a Transportation Interpreter, a position sponsored by the National Park Foundation (NPF). Locke, from Spring Lake, Michigan, will spend the summer creating and offering bicycle tours to the public and promoting the use of alternative transportation in the National Lakeshore.
Locke is one of 10 students working in nine national parks across the country providing visitors with invaluable information about the many alternative modes of transportation available to them. “While we will still be offering daily ranger-led walks, historical demonstrations, and evening campground programs, thanks to the National Park Foundation, park visitors and locals may choose another way to see and learn about the National Lakeshore with a knowledgeable bike guide,” said Superintendent Shultz. “Ryan worked with us as an intern last summer pioneering this program, so he is quite familiar with the park and is very excited about continuing these bike programs.” Locke will pedal on four different routes, Tuesdays through Fridays, beginning on June 23. The easy to moderate rides will cover between three and ten miles, lasting approximately two hours. Topics are:
No reservations are needed, and participants need only purchase the park entrance pass to join in the fun ($10.00/vehicle valid for seven days or $20.00/vehicle for an entire year). When planning to attend a program, be prepared for all kinds of weather, dress appropriately and wear a bike helmet. It is recommended that participants be 10 years of age or older.
Click Here to download more information about tour schedule and meeting locations. For additional information, please call the Visitor Center at 231-326-5134, ext. 328.
Photo: Courtesy of the National Park Service
Photo: Untitled by ElizabethNaomi (Elizabeth Klueck)
Stories from the week started with the Sugar Loaf Vision, where Cleveland and Centerville Townships, the Leelanau County Planning Department, and many concerned citizens met to discuss the future of the Sugar Loaf Property. Another concern that was focused on, was the state funding cuts to Early Childhood Education and how it impacts the Leelanau Children's Center, the article also highlighted the LCC's annual Pig Roast. A couple of great events featured were the Art Leelanau Benefit & Exhibition and the 5th Annual Traverse City Film Festival. On Friday, we got a little playful with this cute Otter photo by SRJacobs.
Week's Weather
We had a little sun, a little rain, and a couple days of meteorological confusion that are mercifully over.
July 21, 2009: Partly cloudy & 80 (83/53)
July 20, 2009: Partly sunny & 75 ( 77/47)
July 19, 2009: Mostly sunny & 70 (72/47)
July 18, 2009: Overcast & 60 (63/56)
July 17, 2009: Mostly cloudy & 65 (66/56)
July 16, 2009: Partly sunny & 75 (79/47)
Post your comments about the week's news, observations of the weather or the natural world or events below!
You'll also want to check out the Leelanau Calendar and the latest news and features from Leelanau, Traverse City and the surrounding area in our blog! Here's July 2008 archive and also the Leelanau Almanac for the Week of July 9-15, 2009 and Leelanau Almanac for the Week of July 23 - 29, 2009.
The 2009 Traverse City Film Festival, now in it's 5th year, strives to give movie goes," Just Great Movies," while helping to save one of America's few indigenous art forms - the cinema. The festival, which takes place July 28 - Aug 2, offers over 100 screenings, including free outdoor movies, panel discussions with film industry professionals, TCFF Film School, and a few parties. The festival has grown to become one of the largest film festivals in the Midwest and one of the most respected in the country.
Film festival organizers give special emphasis to foreign films, American independents, documentaries, and films which have been overlooked but deserve the attention of a public starved to see a good movie. A couple movies worth noting include: Julie and Julia, about the early days of renowned chef Julia Child's career, and Julie Powell's attempt to cook and blog her way through all 524 recipes in Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking," and Waterlife, which presents a tour of the beauty and ecological distress of each of the five lakes. Please visit the TCFF website for a complete movie guide.
For in-depth coverage of the Traverse City Film Festival, please follow festival sponsor, Absolute Michigan, as they offer a a special On Location: 2009 Traverse City Film Festival Blog. The Absolute Michigan crew will be present during many of the movies, parties, panel discussions, and paying very close attention to the Michigan Film Office Advisory Council Meeting which takes place on Friday, July 31st.
Still hungry for more TCFF, visit Interlochen Public Radio for more festival updates, along with the TCFF blog, which is updated constantly. Since you never know who you might see in the crowd, be sure to check out festival photos from the TCFF Flickr and the Traverse City Film Festival photo group. Or reminisce with highlights from the 2008 TCFF.
Photo: Panel Discussion by Beth Price from the Traverse City Film Festival 2008 slideshow.
The state of Michigan is looking to cut funding for early childhood programs, such as 0-3 Secondary, Great Parents, Great Start, GSRP Readiness Program, as well as the Early Childhood Investment Corporation. These cuts could adversely affect daycare assistance for working parents. Without this assistance, many parents will be unable to afford child care, giving them a hard decision whether to stay home to care for their children or work to support them.
In addition, the importance of education at an early age is crucial to the development of a child. Maggie, from The Leelanau Children's Center, was recently interviewed by TV &&4. Maggie states the importance of this education, saying that when a good job is done early with children, there is much less special education, more high school graduations, more children getting a college education, and more. Check out Maggie's interview here.
She also mentions that early childhood education benefits could outweigh the costs. A recent study by the RAND Corporation states, "First, there is clear potential for early childhood programs to produce benefits that offset their costs, but not every early childhood program does so. Seven of the nine analyses found benefit-cost ratios greater than 1, implying that the benefits outweighed the costs, with a range between $2 and $17 in benefits for every dollar invested."
With these cuts looming on the horizon, it makes fundraisers, such as the Leelanau Children Center's annual Pig Roast, very important. The Pig Roast will be held this year at Marina Park in Northport on Saturday, August 1.
Dinner menu ($15): Roast pork, old-fashioned baked beans, cole slaw, sliced TLC tomatoes, pasta-vegetable salad, assorted pies and lemonade. Children's menu ($5) children under 5 eat free: Hot dog, potato chips, applesauce, cookie, and lemonade. A full afternoon of family activities including: children's games & prizes, nature and conservation activities, learning about community resources, music from the Northport Community Band, raffle, and much, much more! Visit Leelanau Children's Center or call 231.256-7841 for tickets.
Photo: Courtesy of the Leelanau Children's Center
The Leelanau Community Cultural Center hosts their 17th annual benefit art exhibition and sale for support of the Old Art Building. The exhibit promotes the artwork of more than 100 Leelanau artists, with 40% of art sales to benefit the operating fund.
The opening Friday night gala is from 5:00-8:00 pm with live music by the John Lindenau Quartet, hors-d'oeuvres, and cash bar.
Tickets $25 in advance, $30 at the door.
Click here to purchase tickets
The exhibit continues through July 29 from 10:00 am-5:00 pm.
Sunday hours 12:00-4:00 pm.
If you could be an animal for a day, which would you choose? This guy is the epitome of fun!!! Check out Otter 3, and other great photos of Leelanau County in SRJacobs photostream on flickr.
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