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Wreck of the Jennie and Annie washes up on Sleeping Bear Point
About a week ago now I came across this photo by Mark Lindsay. I asked former Park Ranger Bill Herd, and he told me what has since come out in the media. Sleeping Bear Dunes historians believe the schooner fragment, estimated to be about 40-feet long and peppered with twisted metals spikes, is part of the shipÕs bilge keelsons, which the Oxford Handbook of Maritime Archeology says were long timbers running most of the shipÕs length, strengthening the keel.   read more »

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December 17, 2009

Leelanau Almanac for Week of Dec 10 – 16

Filed under: almanac,Leelanau,leelanau.com — Leelanau.com @ 10:38 am

This week a couple Leelanau businesses were featured in regional publications. The Whaleback Inn was featured in the Chicago Tribune and Sue Ann Round's Michigan Artists Gallery was featured in the Grand Traverse Insider. We also ran a story featuring local photographers, who gave back to their community with free Holiday portraits. This Friday is Higher Grounds Third Annual Holiday Trunk Show, Silent Auction and Benefit Concert. And our Photo Friday feature was M-22…aka Main Sreet. by John Levanen

The Week's Weather

Dec 16: Snow & 21 (21/7)
Dec 15: Snow & 30 (30/16)
Dec 14: Snow & 33 (33/26)
Dec 13: Snow & 34 (34/26)
Dec 12: Partly sunny 34 (34.0)
Dec 11: Snow 16 (16/5)
Dec 10: Snow & 20 (22/12)

Post your comments about the week's news, observations of the weather or the natural world or events below!

You'll also want to check out the Leelanau Calendar and the latest news and features from Leelanau, Traverse City and the surrounding area in our blog! Here's the December 2009 archive, and Leelanau Almanac Week of Dec 3 – 9.

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