Great Indoor Folk Festival ~ Feb 12, 2012
The 4th Annual Great Indoor Folk Festival takes place this Sunday, February 12 in Building 50 at the Grand Traverse Commons. The festival runs from noon to 5:30, and it is family-friendly and free, though you're encouraged to donate through "busker buckets."
There will be 6 different stages with over 50 musicians on seven different stages.
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Great Lakes Week takes place October 11-14, 2011 and celebrates one of the world's true natural wonders, the five interconnected Great Lakes. Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior provide jobs, recreation and drinking water to more than 30 million people in the Great Lakes basin. Great Lakes Week is a new partnership to improve the places around the basin where people live, work, learn and play. This week's activities, meetings and conferences bring representatives of the U.S. and Canadian governments together with a broad coalition of public and private groups to highlight efforts to implement solutions for the lakes' most pressing problems. The event is headquartered in a single city for the first time ever and that city is Detroit.
Today's coverage kicks off at noon with an overview of Great Lakes Week, highlights of yesterday's Great Lakes Commission Meeting. Also on tap is the International Joint Commission of US and Canadian government agencies, a report on U.S. and Canadian efforts to restore the chemical, physical and biological diversity of the Great Lakes Basin, updates on critical issues from algae to aquatic invasive species and the Great Lakes Town Hall featuring top officials from both the U.S. and Canada answering on-site and virtual audience questions (Twitter hastag #AskGLW). Much more to follow tomorrow and Friday - check the schedule of events out for an idea.
Facebook is a great way to connect with people who love Leelanau and Northern Michigan, and we'll be featuring some of our favorite Facebook pages on the Leelanau blog. Of course you are invited to share them on the Leelanau.com Facebook page as well!
While sensible people tend to shun the waters of Lake Michigan in October, many of the folks who frequent Northern Michigan Surf on Facebook are excited because the real surfing season is in full swing!
The heart of the page are updates from the admin and others about where the waves are likely to be breaking. You can also let others know where you'll be surfing - a great thing because surfing in the fall (or really any time there are big waves) is not something that you want to do alone.
You can check out some great photos that folks have taken and share your own. They also have a cool video that you'll want to check out!
Beryl Skrocki dropped us a note that they now have a "wave cam" up and running on one of Leelanau County's best surfing beaches in Empire, so we're dusting off our tour of Leelanau County's web cams .Check the links below for views of Empire, Leland, Glen Arbor and Suttons Bay - all from the comfort of your chair!
Sleeping Bear Surf & Kayak will sponsor the 1st annual Stand Up Paddle Board Race for SUP enthusiasts of all abilities - this Saturday, August 29, 2009. This event will be a primer for the 2010 race and will give us a chance to test the course and see what kind of shape the Great Lakes Paddlers are in!
Course - 7 mile open class paddle from Empire Beach along the Lake Michigan Shoreline to the Sleeping Bear Dunes Overlook and back. Three divisions 17 and under, Men's 18+, and Women's 18+
Registration is $20. 10am - 6pm, Friday, August 28 and 6am Saturday, August 29 at Sleeping Bear Surf & Kayak, 10228 W. Front Street, Empire, MI 49630, 231.326.WAVE (9283).
Pre-Registration is encouraged. Registrants get a grab bag with water bottle, sunscreen and energy bars and a voucher for catered lunch at the Empire beach pavilion.
Schedule: Saturday, August 29, 2009
6am - Registration
8:30am - 7 mile open class start
8:45am - 2 mile fun paddle start
12:00pm - Lunch and awards
5:00pm - After party at The Friendly Tavern
Dark - Outdoor Movie
The day begins with a cleanup of Empire Beach at 10 AM. At noon, the C4 Waterman manufactures rep will share his boards and knowledge from 12-4 PM with anyone wanting to try the very popular and fast growing sport of Stand-Up Paddling. There will be Current Designs kayaks to demo as well! At the end of the day, enjoy some free cake & ice cream for all participants to celebrate International Surfing Day & itty’s 10th birthday.
Meet at the beautiful Empire Public Beach at 10 in the morning to commence the clean-up and for more info call Sleeping Bear Surf & Kayak at (231) 326-WAVE (9283). Learn more about standup paddle surfing via Michigan in Pictures.
Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation (MCWC) is holding a fund-raiser and reception this Sunday (Nov 16) in Traverse City to launch a campaign to protect the public trust in the waters of the Great Lakes Basin. MCWC will be showing the film FLOW: For Love of Water (trailer below), an award-winning documentary investigation into what experts label the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century - The World Water Crisis. On hand will be filmmaker Irena Salina along with former Governor Milliken, Terry Swier, Jim Olson and Dave Dempsey.
FLOW will be shown on November 16, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. at the State Theater in Traverse City with a reception immediately following at the Opera House. At the reception, there will be a panel for Q&A’s, music provided by Chris Campbell and Jimmy Olson, drinks, and hors d'oeuvres.
Tickets to the event are $15 for single and $25 for couple. Purchase of reception ticket includes reserved ticket to the film. Tickets are available at www.cityoperahouse.org or 231.941.8082.
The Grand Vision is a citizen-led land use and transportation study that will help to guide future growth in our region for the next 50+ years. Next Tuesday (Aug 26) from 6-7:30 PM at the county Government Center between Lake Leelanau & Suttons Bay there will be a meeting to update folks on the progress to date and on The Grand Vision Decision, October 7-28, 2008. Read this Enterprise article for details and also check out thegrandvision.org for a whole lot more information, articles, photos, video and reports including citizen generated maps of what Leelanau could look like.
Last weekend was a beaut!! Sunny & 80s! This week's weather hasn't been as warm as you'd hope - kind of Septemberish - but it beats most places! (view detailed readings)
A magnificent beach along a stretch of Good Harbor Bay. This beach offers clear views out to the islands and has a long sandy beach. Just a few seconds walk south is a stream running from the woods into Lake Michigan. The stream is great for kids to play in, fun to follow into the woods, and nice to just stand in the warmer waters of the stream after a cold dip in Lake Michigan.
Cool things to do: Bring a soccer ball, football, or frisbee to have a rowdy game on the beach, on a windy day bring boogieboards, surfboards, or skimboards and play in the waves, and after all the hard play make sure to stick around to watch the sunset - there is nothing better than watching a sunset over Lake Michigan (don't blink - if you look hard enough you might be able to see the Green Flash when the sun sets).
Between getting my first surfboard (Jamie says make that OUR surfboard) and the fall weather patterns here that seem to pile up the big waves, I've been spending a lot of time in or near the water.
Great Indoor Folk Festival ~ Feb 12, 2012
Great Lakes Week takes place October 11-14, 2011 and celebrates one of the world's true natural wonders, the five interconnected Great Lakes. Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior provide jobs, recreation and drinking water to more than 30 million people in the Great Lakes basin. Great Lakes Week is a new partnership to improve the places around the basin where people live, work, learn and play. This week's activities, meetings and conferences bring representatives of the U.S. and Canadian governments together with a broad coalition of public and private groups to highlight efforts to implement solutions for the lakes' most pressing problems. The event is headquartered in a single city for the first time ever and that city is Detroit.
Today's coverage kicks off at noon with an overview of Great Lakes Week, highlights of yesterday's Great Lakes Commission Meeting. Also on tap is the International Joint Commission of US and Canadian government agencies, a report on U.S. and Canadian efforts to restore the chemical, physical and biological diversity of the Great Lakes Basin, updates on critical issues from algae to aquatic invasive species and the Great Lakes Town Hall featuring top officials from both the U.S. and Canada answering on-site and virtual audience questions (Twitter hastag #AskGLW). Much more to follow tomorrow and Friday - check the schedule of events out for an idea.
