Wreck of the Jennie and Annie washes up on Sleeping Bear Point
Leelanau Almanac for the Week of March 19-25, 2009
Empire Beach, photo by Summerfrost Photography (Nick & Kourt)
News from the Week
Probably the top story from the week was the posting on an online petition to purchase & redevelop Sugar Loaf that now has over 500 signatures! Other stories included a look at smelt season, BlogTalkRadio featuring Leelanau food producers, 4 Spring Concerts featuring Lynn Miles, Chris Smither, Harry Manx & John Gorka and a cool photo from Empire!
The Week's Weather
The week's weather wasn't quite as warm or as sunny as the week before, but it was still pretty nice for March!
March 19, 2009: Partly sunny, flurries & 30 (33/23)
March 20, 2009: Sunny & upper 30s (41/13)
March 21, 2009: Light overnight snow, then partly sunny & upper 40s (51/31)
March 22, 2009: Mostly sunny & 40s (47/29)
March 23, 2009: Partly sunny & 40s (45/27)
March 24, 2009: Cloudy, windy, light rain (w/ a bit of overnight freezing rain) & 40s (50/34)
March 25, 2009: Early clouds and light rain, afternoon sun & 50s (56/39)
Explore Leelanau News & Events
Get more events (and add your own) at the Leelanau Calendar. Check out today's weather, the Leelanau News Archive from March 2008.
This picture is a gorgeous example of Leelanau. Whoever took the picture knew what they were doing. Keep up the amazing work!
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Comment by Emily — March 19, 2009 @ 5:05 pm
This is freaking amazing! Great job!
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Comment by Nick — March 19, 2009 @ 5:13 pm
This is a great shot of the beach. The dune in the background makes it seem foreign since most people only see the beach in the sand and sun. Great shot.
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Comment by Ian Butler — March 19, 2009 @ 5:17 pm
The Empire Beech picture is a wonderful shot. When looking at it, it makes you feel like the beauty of the shore line in winter goes on forever. Its funny how it can make you feel like it is warm and welcoming.
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Comment by Vicki — March 19, 2009 @ 5:18 pm
Awesome colors, textures, and clarity. I can smell the fresh air and hear the waves.
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Comment by Amy — March 19, 2009 @ 5:27 pm
This is absolutely gorgeous. I love how it's a winter shot of this beach. I'm so used to seeing it in the summer that I didn't recognize it at first.
The water looks beautiful. It's a nice balance of both land and water.
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Comment by Stefanie — March 19, 2009 @ 5:39 pm
great job Kourtnee! It looks awesome!
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Comment by Levi — March 19, 2009 @ 5:51 pm
Excellent work.
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Comment by todd — March 19, 2009 @ 8:38 pm
Hey Kourtnee, you have a posse!! It is a really nice photo and I'm glad your friends stopped by to support you.
Thanks again for adding it to our Leelanau (dot com) group on Flickr!
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Comment by Andrew McFarlane — March 20, 2009 @ 5:09 am
Kourtnee this picture is absolutely beautiful!!! I can't believe this is a beach... Amazing!
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Comment by Michelle MJ — March 20, 2009 @ 8:27 am
Hey Everyone, Thank you so much for your support!! Empire is one of the most beautiful Beaches in Michigan and Im glad I was able to share my photo of it with you all on here. And thank you to leelanau.com/blog for selecting this as the photo of the week!
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Comment by Kourtnee — March 21, 2009 @ 12:52 am
March 25, 2009
The record high for today was 78 degrees in 1945 (in 1945 the Leelanau School track & field team was likely training their way to a state championship - you can look it up!). In 1965, I doubt that anyone was doing anything other than trying to stay warm as Leelanau remained in the grip of a cold spell that dropped temps to -8 (the day before had been -9).
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Comment by Andrew McFarlane — March 25, 2009 @ 6:39 am