Saturday, July 4 2009
Monday-Friday - Weekends on Occasion
The News...
You can follow along with the latest news & photos from the Leelanau Blog or scan below for an archive of stories from Leelanau, Traverse City and Michigan over the last few months.
Photo Friday: swing on a rope by [kmay]
Leelanau.com is going to jump into the holiday weekend by featuring Photo Friday a day early. [kmay] has captured our feeling in this amazing photo. Be sure to check out the Home slideshow by [kmay] for more great pictures.
Andy and the staff at Leelanau Communications wishes everyone a fun and safe Independence weekend!
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Leland Wine Fest featured in Lansing City Pulse
The Lansing City Pulse featured many Leelanau Peninsula Wines along with the Leland Wine Festival this July 1st article. Michael Brenton, of the Pulse, highlights many of the new and recently released wines that were present at the 2009 festival.
An abundance of 2008 whites were featured, along with many 2007 reds and a few [...]
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The Leelanau Almanac
It's -3 degrees under clear skies at 7:00 AM at our Leland office. Cold, but nowhere close to the -30 from March 3, 1943. The forecast for today calls for sunny skies with a high in the low 20s. Look for south winds tomorrow bringing highs into the mid 30s with clouds. The outlook for the rest of the week calls for highs in the low 40s on Thursday and Friday with temps back into the 20s for the weekend.
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Leelanau Almanac for the Week of July 2-8, 2009
Covered Bridge on Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive by beckstei
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 July 2008 archive [...]
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Suttons Bay Blues Festival
An exciting venue is making its way to the shores of Suttons Bay this summer, as the area hosts its first Blues Festival. Graciously stepping into the role of Jazz Festivals past, this one-day event summons the best of Blues and brings it center stage to Leelanau County. What participants can expect to see and [...]
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2009 Manitou Music Festival
The Manitou Music Festival kicks off their 19th season on July 8 with Mulebone at the Studio Stage in Glen Arbor, Wednesday at 8 pm.
Mulebone is the duo of multiinstrumentalist, John Ragusa and roots music specialist, Hugh Pool. Their musical home is the traditional blues; sometimes they play it straight ahead, while at [...]
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Annual Cedar Polka Festival
The annual Cedar Polka Festival runs Thursday through Sunday (July 2-5). Highlights include a parade on Saturday at noon, softball tournament, a polka mass and (of course) polka under the big, big tent with the big names of polka.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
The 28th annual Cedar Polka Festival begins with the flag raising ceremony at [...]
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Photo Friday: Summer evening on the river by jsorbieus
Summer has finally come to northern Michigan! jsorbieus captures it well in this photo. For more great summer pictures, be sure to check out his slideshow
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Lodging Deals for Leelanau County & Traverse City!
While vacation rentals tend to book up in the summer, there's always something available.
We've created this page to allow Leelanau.com hotel, motel, resort, cabin, cottage and vacation rental clients to post their deals and last minute availability (sorry, but we will remove any other postings).
Photo: Cottage Row by SRJacobs
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Watching Wildlife in Sleeping Bear
Here's some great locations to see wildlife in the National Lakeshore. Be sure to read our feature on Watching Wildlife in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore!
View Watching Wildlife Locations in a larger map
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America's Lakeshore: Watchable Wildlife
by Bill Herd
Seeing wildlife on your vacation to a national park makes the trip extra special. It makes no difference if your primary objective was to see mountains, canyons, swamps or beaches; seeing the park’s wildlife is always a welcome addition to your visit. Viewing wildlife in its natural habitat requires knowledge, patience and [...]
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Leelanau Almanac for the Week of June 25 - July 1, 2009
Pilings by Dave Mc
News from the Week
Stories from the week included the latest feature in our America's Lakeshore series: Watching Wildlife, a feature where lodging businesses can post last minute availability and deals, a gorgeous photo from the Crystal River along with blockbuster event features on the Cedar Polka Fest, the Manitou Music Festival and [...]
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Leelanau Almanac for the Week of June 18-24, 2009
Lake Michigan Christmas Tree by jimflix
News from the Week
Stories from the week included an invitation to the public to provide input and ideas for the future of the former Sugar Loaf Resort AND the surrounding areas. and Results from the 1st Annual M-22 Challenge. We also featured the long standing Beach Bards bonfire, and [...]
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Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars - Tonight, June 24
Bringing a piece of living Africa to our region, the Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars are scheduled to perform live at the City Opera House this Wednesday in Downtown Traverse City. A documentary of the same name showed Monday morning at the State Theater. Sharing their engaging, powerful story, this soulful band brings a big [...]
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The Beach Bards: By-heart storytelling, poetry and song
Whether you are rooted in Leelanau County for all or just a portion of the year, the magic of a Northern Michigan summer can be captured in stories and tales and shared for generations to come. The Beach Bards, a group that gathers around a brimming fire on the shores of Lake Michigan, offers a [...]
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The 1st Annual M-22 Challenge Results
The 1st Annual M-22 Challenge was a success, according to event coordinator, Matt Myers. One-hundred twenty-two athletes participated in the challenge, which included a 17 mile bike ride around Big and Little Glen Lake, a 2 mile run including dune climb, and 1 mile out and back paddle in Little Glen Lake. With a time [...]
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Photo Friday: Ferry Home by SRJacobs
SRJacobs (Spencer Jacobs) is a structural engineer from Michigan with a lot of hobbies which include photograph & travel. Check this photo out bigger and more from North Manitou Island in his North Manitou Island slideshow!
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What should be the future of Sugar Loaf?
The townships of Cleveland and Centerville invite the public to provide input and ideas for the future of the former Sugar Loaf Resort AND the surrounding areas.
Sugar Loaf Resort closed nearly ten years ago and now a vision for the future of the site and surrounding area is sought to provide guidance for how the [...]
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Leelanau Almanac for the Week of June 11-17, 2009
IMG_0089 by Dave Mc
News from the Week
Stories from the week included a proposed tunnel to the Pierce Stocking Overlook and Leelanau.com's Great Big Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Giveaway.
The Week's Weather
The weather was (finally) summery last week, with 70s and even 80s!
June 11, 2009: Partly sunny & upper 60s (67/49)
June 12, 2009: Sunny & [...]
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Empire Beach Cleanup & International Surfing Day Celebration
Sleeping Bear Surf & Kayak in Empire invites you to celebrate International Surfing Day this Saturday (Jun 20).
The day begins with a cleanup of Empire Beach at 10 AM. At noon, the C4 Waterman manufactures rep will share his boards and knowledge from 12-4 PM with anyone wanting to try the very popular and [...]
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Northport Lighthouse and Maritime Festival
The Grand Traverse Lighthouse and the Northport - Omena Chamber of Commerce are joining together to host the first annual Northport Lighthouse and Martime Festival on Saturday, June 20 in Northport. The festival celebrates the lighthouse and Northport's maritime history and will be held at Haserot and Marina Parks from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. [...]
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National Park Proposes Tunnel to the Lake Michigan Overlook
The National Park Service proposes a tunnel through the dunes to a new Lake Michigan overlook on the Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive. They also propose a new trail to the second platform that overlooks the Sleeping Bear, which would have less impact on the dunes and be less difficult to maintain. It is essential [...]
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Photo Friday: Suttons Bay Art Walk June 20, 2008 by mstephens7
Michael snapped this photo at last year's Art Walk. The Suttons Bay Summer Solstice Art Walk happens next Friday night (Jun 19) from 5-9 PM.
He has more photos from the Art Walk and bunches of others from the Traverse City area including a Day Trip to South Manitou (slideshow).
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Leelanau.com's Great Big Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Giveaway!
This summer and fall Leelanau.com is bringing you America's Lakeshore: A Comprehensive Guide to the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. To kick things off with a bang we've gathered together an amazing giveaway to help one lucky winner and their family & friends jump for joy and experience a range of what the Lakeshore has [...]
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Leelanau Almanac for the Week of June 4-10, 2009
kascott_20090530_9464b by Ken Scott, Photography
Ken says that this photo of 1867 South Fox Island Lighthouse lit by a 1/2 moon is a compilation of 80 20second exposures. You can learn more about the light and efforts to preserved it from the Fox Island Lighthouse Association.
This photo is part of a series that are being sold [...]
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America's Lakeshore: Behind The Dune Climb
by Bill Herd
The Dune Climb at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is perhaps the best known natural feature in Michigan. A surprising number of people haven’t just seen a picture of it or viewed it from an overlook - they know it from having had direct personal experience with it. They have struggled [...]
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Suttons Bay Summer Solstice Art Walk ~ June 19th
The village of Suttons Bay will host its 3rd Annual Summer Solstice Art Walk on June 19, 2008. The event features galleries & shops in the village partnering with Leelanau wineries for a perfect summer evening. From 5-9 PM each gallery and shop will host an artist and their work, along with wine tasting and [...]
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Photo Friday: Apples and Cherries by PrincessDoodleBeans Boutique
PrincessDoodleBeans Boutique (K Frank) writes that she's a Mom, Musician, Artist, Designer, Professional Multi-tasker, oooh, and chocolate lover who tries to make the most of every minute God has given me on this earth. She also makes tutus - check them out in her online shop!
Be sure to check this photo out "background big" - [...]
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Camping at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
You Can Have It Your Way and Inexpensively.
by Bill Herd
Camping is as American as apple pie—oops, I mean cherry pie. It’s part of our pioneer heritage. Not too many generations back, we were all outdoor folks, hunters in the forest, shepherds on the hillsides, herders on the plains, farmer tilling the soil, fishing folk [...]
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Leelanau Almanac for the Week of May 28 - June 3, 2009
Miller Hill Springtime View 2009, photo by John Clement Howe
News from the Week
In addition to our feature on How to Make the Most of Your One Day Visit to the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, we also had great articles on Leelanau's Centennial Iris Farm and the Leelanau Farmers Markets in Glen Arbor, Empire, Leland, [...]
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Leelanau Farmers Market Schedule
If the old adage is true--"you are what you eat"--then you are destined to be a delicious and beautiful bounty, for that is what Leelanau County offers this summer. The best of what Leelanau grows will be available to you at one of the five farmers market locations in our area. While most begin in [...]
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Leland Wine & Food Festival - June 13, 2009
The annual Leland Wine Festival will be held next Saturday (June 13) from Noon - 6 PM. Now in its 24th year, it is the "Grandfather" of Michigan wine festivals and will include local wineries, local food vendors and live music from The Fabulous Horndogs. There's been a little concern that harbor renovation might force [...]
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Leelanau's Centennial Iris Farm
Heading west toward Empire in mid-June, it is easy to see how the iris flower was named for the Greek goddesss of rainbows; and it would be no mystery to imagine what possessed Vincent van Gogh to lug his easel into the field, in his attempt to capture this exotic flower's beauty. Atop undulating hills [...]
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Photo Friday: Fish Town by graff81
Be sure to check this out "background big" and also his Michigan slideshow.
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How to make the most of your one-day visit to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
by Bill Herd
When you visit a National Park, the proper question to ask the ranger at the information desk is "What should I see and how do I do it?" If you were to ask how to get to a specific attraction, the ranger will tell you but it may not be [...]
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Leelanau Almanac for the Week of May 21-27, 2009
Rows of blossoms, photo by newsgirl23
News from the Week
Stories this week included an overview of the nationally significant features of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (part of our summerlong feature on the Lakeshore), the upcoming and inaugural M-22 Challenge, a feature & photo on this weekend's relighting ceremony at the South Manitou Lighthouse and [...]
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The M-22 Challenge ~ June 20, 2009
To those unfamiliar with Leelanau County, M-22 is just a road on a map. To Keegan and Matt Meyers, two kite-boarding brothers from Old Mission, this majestic highway is the call sign of their hearts. Attuned to the frequency of summer, the lakeshore along M-22 beckons the brothers back from far off adventures. Again and [...]
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South Manitou Island Lighthouse Relighting Ceremony
KAScott_20081011_8056_trailsb, photo by Ken Scott Photography
This Saturday (May 30) the National Park Service invites you to officially celebrate the relighting of the South Manitou Island Lighthouse. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore installed a replica third-order Fresnel lens in the completely refurbished lantern room of the lighthouse last fall, a historic event was made possible by [...]
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Photo Friday: Sleeping Barn IR by donk68
Don doesn't seem to have a ton of shots from Leelanau, but I don't think I've ever seen a better photo of the Barratt Pig Barn in the Port Oneida Rural Historic District of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
See it bigger in his slideshow.
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Nationally Significant Features of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
by Bill Herd
It's always fun to go to a park, whether it's a local park with swings and a ball field, or a state park with camping, hiking, and fishing. But National Parks are different. Sure there are still lots of ways to have fun there, but that is not the main reason for [...]
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Leelanau Almanac for the Week of May 14-20, 2009
Blue Moon in Cedar, photo by Pentax K1000 Gal
News from the Week
In addition to the introduction of our new Guide to the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, we also had a feature on the release of the completed Grand Vision document and a cool cherry blossom photo.
The Week's Weather
The week's weather was great - lots [...]
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Memorial Day Weekend Plant Sales!
Hey! There's also the annual Cedar Plant Sale on Saturday, May 23 from 9 am-4 pm next to the river in Cedar. This is a major fundraiser for the Cedar Area Community Foundation and their 256 dates of free activities throughout the year. Healthy perennials and wildflowers, inspected, are ready for planting in your garden. [...]
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Leelanau Remembers Oral History Presentation
Leland Public School students will present LEELANAU REMEMBERS, a video presentation featuring excerpts from oral history interviews completed with ten Leelanau residents over the past year. The presentation will take place in the Performing Arts Center at Leland School at 7 PM and is free to the public.
The project is sponsored by the Leelanau Historical [...]
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Introducing the Guide to the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore!
Leelanau.com is committed to developing a truly comprehensive guide to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The Guide will have basic information for first-time visitors, as well as in-depth features about park resources for folks who are already familiar with the National Lakeshore but want to be even better informed. I have enthusiastically agreed to edit [...]
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Photo Friday: West on Eitzen Road by Larry Page
Larry is retired public broadcasting engineer who lives full time in a Cardinal 5th wheel RV. He and his wife have a blog called On the Road with Larry & Teddy.
This photo is part of his Leelanau County set (slideshow) and Eitzen Road looks a lot like this today.
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Unveiling of The Grand Vision
The Grand Vision, a long term land use and planning project created by the citizens of Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau and Wexford Counties will hold the first preview of “The Roadmap to Regional Prosperity” on May 19th at the State Theater in Traverse City from 6:30-8:30 PM. At the event leaders of the [...]
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Leelanau Almanac for the Week of May 7-13, 2009
Tilling the soil, photo by John Levanen
News from the Week
Stories from the week included a pair of features from our newest writer, Cherie Spaulding. One was on cherry blossoms and the other was about morels! We also had an essay from James D. Sprattmoran and a feature on the Northport Omena Summit II scheduled for [...]
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Cherry Blossoms: Subtly Sweet Signs of Spring
Driving today on the Leelanau Peninsula, I noticed the cherry trees beginning to bloom. Apparently, the south side of the farms have warmed and are ready to begin the growing season, while the trees planted in the north appeared a little less eager to wake from winter's slumber. Within days, the orchards will be adorned [...]
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Northport - Omena Summit II
Much has changed in Northport during the two years since the first Northport - Omena Summit in 2007. The sewer project is complete and functioning. The 2nd round of Northport graduates will be accepting their tuition funds from the Northport Promise this spring. Work is underway on the Northport Highlands. Many new businesses have opened [...]
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May Evening
Here's an essay from James D. Sprattmoran to shake things up a little...
This evening after work I walked on the hillside among poplars and basswood looking in the leaf-fall for morels. In an hour I filled a mesh bag with thirty and came home and sautéed them in butter and olive oil and sprinkled [...]
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Photo Friday: Sleeping Bear by ETCphoto
ETCphoto (Terry Clark) has some cool sets of photos from our region including Michigan lighthouses, Buckley Old Engine Show and Grand Traverse Commons / Building 50.
Check out the photo above bigger and see more of his Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore photos.
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Morel Madness!
Here's the first feature from our new writer Cherie Spaulding - please say hello and welcome to Leelanau.com!
It's springtime once again in Northern Michigan, and not only have daffodils broken through, confirmations of morel mushrooms are arriving daily. For a few short weeks, folks flock to the woods in search of this elusive, edible mushroom.
Morel [...]
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Leelanau Almanac for the Week of April 30 - May 6, 2009
Spring Beauties in Empire by Jim Sorbie
News from the Week
Stories from the week included news that the King's Challenge at Sugar Loaf has been purchased by a group led by Homestead owner Bob Kuras, news of another major wine award from a Leelanau County winery and a cool photo of Leelanau's vintners by John Robert [...]
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Leelanau County Cherry Blossom Tour
The Leelanau County Cherry Blossom Tour has been scheduled for Saturday, May 16 from 9:30 AM - 2 PM. The Tour is sponsored by the Leelanau Conservation District, Leelanau Conservancy and the Leelanau Enterprise, with several other organizations presenting a tour of orchards with a leisurely FREE bus ride for folks of all ages (wheelchair [...]
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Local Film Reception: Be Here Now
Be Here Now is a film from Traverse City based Weston Film that brings together our community and its locations, talents and financial resources to showcase the region through a story that embraces local cultural arts and music.
Next Wednesday (May 13) there will be a fundraising reception at the Inside Out Gallery in Traverse City [...]
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Kings Challenge by Sugar Loaf under new ownership
An investor group has purchased the King's Challenge Golf Course near Sugar Loaf in Cedar and laid out an ambitious plan to transform the course into one that can compete on a national level.
Bob Kuras, president of The Homestead will head the new operation and says that two of the most respected firms in the [...]
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Photo Friday: The Vintners by John Robert Williams
With the Spring Sip & Savor wine tour coming up tomorrow, I thought it would be cool to look at the poster of the LPVA winemakers that Traverse City photographer John Robert Williams shot last year. Click the poster to view it larger!
John's an amazing commercial photographer who you should definitely consider when you need [...]
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Leelanau wine comes up big again!
A Leelanau Peninsula wine, Forty-Five North's 2008 Pinot Noir Rose by Shawn Walters, was awarded the Best Pacific Rim Rose Wine at the 2009 Pacific Rim Wine Competition last week.
There were about 2000 wines (54 Rose and Blush wines) entered by close to 400 wineries and the Rose came in second overall to the [...]
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Leelanau Almanac for the Week of April 23-29, 2009
Ready for my closeup (Leelanau Cheese) by Andy McFarlane
News from the Week
News from the week was just all events with stories on the Empire Asparagus Festival, Saturdays at the Lakeshore in May, the Manitou 2009 Music Festival and the Exposures 2009 Opening Reception. There was also a cool Cherry Blossoms photo from leelanau2010.
The Week's Weather
We [...]
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Empire Asparagus Festival - Third Weekend in May
The 6th Annual Empire Asparagus Festival will be held May 15-17, 2009 and features a slew of asparagus-themed events including a fun run (or walk), Asparagus recipe contest, the Asparagus Parade, chalk art, music & dance and kids games. New this year is the Asparagus Eats/Wine and Beer Tasting. You can get all the details [...]
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Saturdays at the Lakeshore in May
Every Saturday afternoon at 1:00 p.m., a Park Ranger will await you at the Philip A. Hart Visitor Center (VC) in Empire on M-72 to introduce a topic and then lead a car caravan a short distance to where the walk will begin. Each week, a different topic and location in the park will be [...]
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Manitou Music Festival 2009
The Traverse City Record-Eagle has a feature on the Manitou Music Festival that begins:
Even before she became executive director of the Glen Arbor Art Association, Peg McCarty fell in love with its "Dune Climb" concert.
"There are kids running up and down the dunes, seagulls overhead, families having picnics," said McCarty, of the free concert that [...]
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Photo Friday: Cherry Blossoms II by leelanau2010
OK, so it's a little early for cherry blossoms ... but on a day like today, I think I get a free pass. Be sure to check this out bigger.
David's work can be seen on Flickr or at his Leelanau photography web site. This photo is from his Spring in Leelanau 2008 set (slideshow). You [...]
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Exposures 2009 Opening Reception
There will be an open house reception for the 2009 edition of Exposures magazine on Friday, May 1 from 5-8 PM at the Old Art Building in Leland.
The reception is hosted by the Leelanau Community Cultural Center open to all with refreshments provided by area restaurants and there will be students performing.
The show will continue [...]
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Leelanau Almanac for the Week of April 16-22, 2009
Photo: Space Shuttle and the ISS over Fishtown by Ken Scott Photography
News from the Week
In addition to a number of events, we noted the release of the Spring 2009 edition of the Beechnut Review and featured an aerial photo of the Northport Light (along with 200 more).
The Week's Weather
Although it's been a bit cooler than [...]
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Off to see "The Wiz" at Leland School
MyNorth.com video with Jeremy Evans and his Leland High school students about this year's production of The Wiz, an urban take on The Wizard of Oz.
Leland Public School Drama presents "The Wiz", the R&B version of the family favorite, The Wizard of Oz that takes you along with Dorothy, the Lion, the Scarecrow, and the [...]
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Spring 2009 Beechnut Review
The Spring 2009 edition of the Beechnut Review is now online.
It's the online literary magazine of Leland High School that features the best of staff and student writing.
Click the fish to read it!
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Area Earth Day Celebrations
The Earth Day Parade is now on Saturday, May 2nd!
The Traverse City Record-Eagle has a nice roundup of area Earth Day activities. There's lots of cool stuff including an Earth Day Skate Jam on Wednesday at the Civic Center skate park in Traverse City at 5 PM, Climate educator Peter Sinclair giving two free lectures [...]
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Photo Friday: Northport Light by kuku4manitou
kuku4manitou (Joe Burda)
Be sure to check this photo out bigger so that you can see the Grand Traverse Lighthouse complex.
This is one of over 200 aerial photos of Leelanau that Joe took on August 3, 2008.
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Leelanau Almanac for the Week of April 9-15, 2009
Whaleback by kuku4manitou
News from the Week
Stories from the week included a look at vineyards for sale in Leelanau County, a call for volunteers from the Leelanau Chamber for their Visitor Center and a photo of a cool barn door.
The Week's Weather
April showers bring May flowers, but last week just brought a bunch of sun.
April 9, [...]
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Leelanau Chamber seeking visitor center volunteers
The Leelanau Enterprise reports that the Leelanau Peninsula Chamber of Commerce is seeking volunteers to fill shifts at the Chamber visitor center from May through October.
The shifts are two hours between 11-3 and tasks include greeting and assisting visitors with their requests, mailing vacation packets, answering phone inquiries and working on special Chamber projects.
Anyone interested [...]
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Arts and Inspiration fundraiser for Leland School
The Leland Educational Foundation is holding a new fundraiser created to celebrate the promise of students at Leland Public School called "Arts and Inspiration." It takes place on Saturday, April 25 from 6-10 pm at the Old Art Building in Leland and includes a silent auction featuring classroom art projects from the elementary students along [...]
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Talk About Art: Basket Maker Fred Ely
The fifth in a series featuring local artists called Talk About Art will take place next Thursday (April 23) at 7:30 p.m. at the Glen Arbor Art Association. The GAAA is offering this series to help the audience gain an appreciation and better understanding of art and how it is created, and the talks are [...]
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Photo Friday: Barn Door by danenmolly
Be sure to check this out larger. It's part of Molly's Fishtown - Leland - Good Harbor - Manitou Islands set (slideshow)
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Vineyards for sale in Leelanau County
If you ever wanted to own a vineyard in Leelanau County, MyNorth.com has a feature for you:
"There has never been a property in the state of Michigan that has been sold with vines on it," says realtor Dan Matthies of Peninsula Properties.
...The lack of turnover in vineyard properties, Matthies says, is related to the kind [...]
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Leelanau Almanac for the Week of April 2-8, 2009
sky flower, photo by john mark
Please post comments below about this photo, the news or events of the week or whatever's on your mind.
News from the Week
Stories from the week included a look at the Leelanau Farmability program and a great recipe from Tim Young for German Potato Salad with Wild Leeks. There was [...]
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2009 LPVA Spring Wine Trail Event
As the vineyards of Leelanau County wake to the sun & warmth of May, the wineries of the Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association invite you to kick off the season with the Spring Sip & Savor, a brunch-themed wine and food pairing at each of the 17 wineries on the wine trail.
To get things started right, [...]
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Wild Kitchen: German Potato Salad with Wild Leeks
Wild Kitchen is a new feature from Timothy Young, owner and chef at Food for Thought. Be sure to visit their web site for great organic and wild harvested gourmet products food products. If you have any questions or comments, post them below in the comments or email timothy@foodforthought.net.
Okay, there is still some snow in [...]
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Claudia Schmidt’s Swing Band in Suttons Bay
A concert featuring Claudia Schmidt’s Swing Band will be presented in Suttons Bay on Friday, April 17, 2009 at 7:30 pm. The swing band features well known local vocalist Claudia Schmidt, who has recorded fourteen albums of mostly original songs, exploring folk, blues, and jazz idioms featuring her acclaimed 12-string guitar and mountain dulcimer [...]
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Leelanau FarmAbility leads to about face for farm millage opponents
The Leelanau Enterprise reports that two staunch opponents of a failed Leelanau Farmland Preservation millage (Keith Parker & County Commissioner Melinda Lautner) have enrolled in the Leelanau FarmAbility Program. Lautner remarked that the difference for her was that the program was financed with private money. Along with the Lautners and the Parkers, the Conservancy's Tom [...]
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Photo Friday: Sunrise by eidoan
David took this photo on Northport Bay in 2003.
He has some more Northport photos in his Old Photos 2003-2005 set.
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Leelanau Almanac for the Week of March 26 - April 1, 2009
green birdhouse in snow by danenmolly
News from the Week
The top story of the week was obviously the tremendous warmup that we enjoyed on April 1st that allowed all 37 of us who remained in Leelanau over Spring Break. Other stories included the launch of the Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association's Second Friday evening wine events, a [...]
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Foretold Pole Switch a boon for Leelanau!
And lo shall the roof and the floor of the world change places
Shall the warm become cold, and the cold warm, and the unseasonably mild, seasonable
and the seasons be confused like Old Man Withers on Saturday night
Thus begins a little known prophecy that researchers say explains today's dramatic weather shift. The mercury hit 86 degrees [...]
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LPVA Second Fridays: Leelanau tasting rooms open late
The Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association will hold the first of their LPVA Second Fridays next Friday (April 10). Every month on the 2nd Friday, participating tasting rooms will be open 5-8 PM for tasting around a common theme.
Next Friday is "Toast the Taxman," offering you a chance to try some wine and receive a 6% [...]
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Community Wind Energy in Empire
Tom Karas recently published an article about the Empire Community Wind Energy Project through the Institute Daily from the Michigan Land Use Institute. It's worth a look about this very interesting effort that's under way in Empire. From their web site:
The Community Wind Energy Project seeks to engage the public in the research and development [...]
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Photo Friday: Relaxing at the top of Empire Bluffs Trail by cyoas55
Craig (cyoas55) has a great shot for anyone who's feeling twinges of cabin fever: just close your eyes and whisper, there's no place like home.
Be sure to check this out bigger, and if it's not enough, check out his Sleeping Bear slideshow.
Have a great weekend!
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Saturdays at the Lakeshore in April
Every Saturday afternoon in April at 1 PM you can meet a park ranger at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Visitor Center in Empire (just off M-72) for a fun and educational nature walk. You'll get a brief introduction to the topic and then follow the car caravan a short distance to where the [...]
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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 [...]
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Online petition to Purchase & Redevelop Sugar Loaf
Acting as a private citizen, Leelanau County Commissioner David Shiflett has posted a petition to call on Leelanau governmental units to get control of Sugar Loaf. TV 9 &10 interviewed David about the petition last night.
"Every year that the Sugar Loaf resort remains closed, more and more people leave the area," says David Shiflett, Leelanau [...]
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Smelt Season (and smelt frying!)
Smelt season is here! Wikipedia's smelt entry explains:
Smelts are a family, Osmeridae, of small fish found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. They are common in the North American Great Lakes, and in the lakes and seas of the northern part of Europe, and run in large schools along the coastline during their spring migration [...]
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BlogTalkRadio features Leelanau food producers today!
Eat, Drink & Be Merry on BlogTalkRadio is presenting a couple of Leelanau experts in their show this afternoon about Delicious, Healthy & Earth Friendly Foods at 2:30 PM TODAY.
You can tune into to listen to a diverse panel that includes folks including Timothy Young, President & Chef of Food For Thought and Mimi Wheeler, [...]
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Photo Friday: Untitled by forestlady
forestlady (Vicki) took this photo last spring in Empire.
Be sure to check this out in her Leelanau County set (slideshow), take a little trip south to Benzie County and view many more photos from around the state in her Michigan photo collections.
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4 Spring Concerts: Lynn Miles, Chris Smither, Harry Manx & John Gorka
Connemara Concerts has an amazing series of four concerts in the next few weeks (click the poster to view bigger)
It starts on Thursday, March 26th with Lynn Miles at InsideOut Gallery in Traverse City at 8 PM. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.
On Sunday, April 5th the fabulous Chris Smither returns [...]
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Leelanau Almanac for the Week of March 12-18, 2009
Mirrored Reeds by tylershumway
News from the Week
Stories from the week included Leland's boys basketball team advancing to last night's regional finals a falling just 2 points short to #1 ranked Ellsworth. There was also an excellent photo feature titled Garage Sale Culture from photographer David McGowan (w/ music by Lux Land who will be in [...]
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Garage Sale Culture by photographer David McGowan
I'm ranging a little afield for today's feature from photographer David McGowan. It's a beautifully photographed feature on the process of parting with your memories in these tough economic times that I think we can all relate to.
I really hope you can take the time to check out David McGowan - Garage Sale Culture from [...]
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Happy St. Patrick's Day!
A Happy St. Patrick's Day to all of you - you can check out Wikipedia's St. Patrick's Day entry and also read about the color green over at Michigan in Pictures.
Photo: St Patricks Day Fond Memories from UpNorth Memories - Donald (Don) Harrison
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Leland Falls in Class D Basketball Regional Final
Leland coach Jason Stowe expected a fantastic game last night and while the 54-52 loss was a heartbreaker, there's no doubt that the game (tied 22-22 at halftime) delivered all that excitement and more. It came down to a final shot and was a tremendous game.
If Ellsworth is the number one team, I think it's [...]
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Photo Friday: North Manitou Island - Ivy Valley by cedarkayak
Todd (cedarkayak) writes that: the hike along the Northeast side of the island leads past a series of valleys. After passing fern valley, the hiker discovers a valley covered with ivy.
This photo is part of his incredible North & South Manitou Island set (slideshow). You'll also want to check out his Photo Paddling and Sleeping [...]
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Seth Bernard & May Erlewine CD Release parties
Seth Bernard and May Erlewine are releasing their new duo album, "Welcome Back," at the Old Art Building in Leland on Friday, March 27th at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $12.
This is the first duo album Seth and May have released under their real, full names: Samuel Seth Bernard and May Erlewine. This could be a [...]
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Leelanau Almanac for the Week of March 5-11, 2009
Frozen Monsters, Empire Beach by jsorbieus
News from the Week
The weather was front and center in the news this week: the State celebrated the first freezing of Grand Traverse Bay with a Rich Brauer film and a we had that huge dump of snow! There was also a cool photo of a fox from the Why [...]
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