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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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July 14, 2010

Traverse City Wine & Art Festival Launch Party

Filed under: fun,Leelanau,news,summer,traverse city,wine — Andrew McFarlane @ 8:29 am

tcwf partyThis Friday, July 16th from 6 - 7:30, the second Traverse City Wine & Art Festival kicks off with a Launch Party at InsideOut Gallery, downtown Traverse City at 211 Garland Street. The free TCWF Launch Party will feature wine tasting, multimedia entertainment, giveaways from event sponsors and a one-night only chance to purchase wine festival tickets at a discounted rate!

There will be information available regarding the festival, upcoming promotional wine pours from the Leelanau Peninsula, Old Mission and Traverse City along with eats, drinks and merriment. Visit the Traverse City Wine & Art Festival Launch Party on Facebook and share it with your friends!

As an added entertainment bonus the Inside Out Gallery will be hosting the eclectic and eccentric Fishtank Ensemble who are in the middle of their never-ending tour to support their brand new CD, “Woman in Sin”. Leaders in high-energy, cross-pollinated gypsy music, they bring their unique blend of Romanian, Gypsy jazz, Flamenco, Balkan, Turkish and Tango influenced music from California to you. All attendees of the Launch Party will receive the advance ticket rate for this one-of-a-kind show!

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  1. I want to go sounds awesome.

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    Comment by April — July 14, 2010 @ 1:19 pm

  2. You guys should all come down after work!!!

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    Comment by farlane — July 15, 2010 @ 7:51 am

  3. NO.. to baudy for my innocent eyes! Farlane..shame on you! ;)

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    Comment by Nutsy Faygen — July 16, 2010 @ 3:11 pm

  4. They were reeeeeally good!

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    Comment by farlane — July 17, 2010 @ 11:58 am

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