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he 5th Annual Empire Asparagus Festival will be held this weekend (May 16-18, 2008) and features a slew of asparagus-themed events including the premier of Asparagus: The Movie, a poetry reading/reception, fun run (or walk), Asparagus Eats (soup & more), Asparagus recipe contest, a 3 PM Asparagus Parade, local wine tasting and much more.   read more »

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April 17, 2008

Leelanau Almanac for the Week of April 10-16, 2008

Filed under: Leelanau, almanac, photo, spring, weather — Andrew McFarlane @ 10:02 am

Trumpet Call by greencottage

Trumpet Call by greencottage

News from the Week

News from the week included a $300 poster contest for the Suttons Bay Art Festival, Steve Smiley's home energy setup and his thoughts about changing energy generation in Leelanau County, a bunch of national media attention for Leelanau's Black Star Farms and a ton of new items trails, towns & organizations added to our Leelanau Map.

The Week's Weather

The weather for the week (or at least the last 2 days) in a word: FINALLY! In more than a single word, the weekend was certainly not what you want for April, but yesterday more than made up for it.

April 10, 2008: Mostly cloudy, light rain & upper 40s (51/33)
April 11, 2008: Rain (a little thunder) and 40s (45/35)
April 12, 2008: Morning snow, then cloudy, rain & 30s (37/32)
April 13, 2008: Mostly sunny & 40 (41/30)
April 14, 2008: Sunny & 40s (46/25)
April 15, 2008: Sunny, windy & 50s (56/32)
April 16, 2008: Sunny, very windy & 70! (74/47)

Click for the Leelanau news archive from April 2007 and our April 2008 page!

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