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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.

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January 24, 2008

Leelanau Almanac for the Week of January 17-23, 2008

Filed under: almanac,backgrounds,Leelanau,photo,recreation,weather — Andrew McFarlane @ 10:26 am

Hilltoppers by Andy McFarlane

Cedar Hilltoppers by Andy McFarlane

News from the Week

Stories from the week included a neat article (with photo) about History of Whalebacks and Pigboats on the Great Lakes from the Leelanau Enterprise, a look at the impact of Impact of the State Theatre on Traverse City and the surrounding area (and of the impact of movie theaters like The Bay) from the Glen Arbor Sun, a cool old photo of the fish tug Helen S in Fishtown and a look at free-falling lake levels on Lake Michigan and inland lakes.

The Week's Weather

We spent most of the week in the teens with wind chills below zero and plenty of snow to remind us that we do live in Michigan after all.

January 17, 2008: Cloudy, light snow and 30s (35/21)
January 18, 2008: Early sun, afternoon clouds, evening snow and low 20s (25/16)
January 19, 2008: Cloudy, windy, snow and subzero wind chills (15/5)
January 20, 2008: Cloudy, windy & single digits (9/5)
January 21, 2008: Cloudy, snow and low teens (15/8)
January 22, 2008: Cloudy, light snow & teens (19/12)
January 23, 2008: Cloudy, light snow & low teens (15/10)

Click for the Leelanau news archive from January 2007.

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