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Leelanau News updated Wednesday February 8, 2012
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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.   read more »

Coming Events (add your own!)
Empire Winterfest (Feb 11), ÊTraverse City Winter Microbrew Festival (Feb 11), Glen Arbor Winterfest (Feb 18), ÊSleeping 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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May 15, 2008

Leelanau Almanac for May 8-14, 2008

Filed under: Leelanau — Andrew McFarlane @ 4:29 pm

Sleeping Bear by kuku4manitou

Sleeping Bear by kuku4manitou

News from the Week

News from the week included the launch of our Leelanau Cherry Blossom Report (they're looking amazing!), a link to a massive Sleeping Bear Dunes travel feature that we produced on Absolute Michigan, Saturday  educational walks in the Lakeshore for May (frogs, beavers, wildflowers & birds!), an article on this weekend's Empire Asparagus Festival and a feature on the 2008 Tour de Leelanau.

The Week's Weather

The week's weather was (like much of 2008) a throwback. Temps in the 40s, 50s & 60s (instead of the now normal 70s to low 80s) and a nice amount of rain. Blossoms are in great shape.

May 8, 2008: Mostly sunny & 50s (57/37)
May 9, 2008: Mostly sunny, breezy & upper 50s (59/37)
May 9, 2008: Partly sunny, breezy & low 50s (59/37)
May 11, 2008: Partly sunny, some rain & 60s (63/43)
May 12, 2008: Cloudy & 50 (53/39)
May 13, 2008: Cloudy, scattered showers and 70 (72/41)
May 14, 2008: Mostly cloudy, some rain and 60s (64/37)

Click for the Leelanau news archive from May 2007 and also the May 2008 page.

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