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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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November 25, 2009

Leelanau Almanac Week of Nov 19 – 25

Filed under: almanac,Leelanau,leelanau.com — Leelanau.com @ 9:00 am

Because of the Thanksgiving Holiday, our weekly almanac is a little behind. Don't worry, if you missed Holiday Happenings in Leelanau, we have many more Holiday events to feature, like Merry Marketplace and A Madrigal Christmas. We also showed our thanks for local businesses in our feature I am thankful for….. And our Photo Friday feature was and interesting perspective the applesteroid belt by farlane.

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 November 2008 archive, and Leelanau Almanac for Week of Nov 12 - 18.

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