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News for the Week of September 22nd - September 28th, 2005
LHS Relinquished Treasure Sale [Sep 22, 2005]
The Leelanau Historical Society's Relinquished Treasure Sale will feature furniture and decorative arts. The sale will be held on Saturday, October 8 from 9 AM to 1 PM in the parking lot across from the Bluebird Restaurant on River Street, Leland. The LHS will pick up your tax-deductible donations on October 5th - 7th. For additional information, to arrange a pick up, or to volunteer, call the Leelanau Historical Society at 231/256-7475 or visit leelanauhistory.org.
Greilickville Could Host Nonprofit Center [Sep 23, 2005]
The Leelanau Enterprise reports that a consortium of non-profit organizations is considering taking up a real estate developer's offer for free use of two Greilickville parcels that could, when work is completed, create a new tourist destination in Leelanau County. The groups are the Great Lakes ChildrenŐs Museum, Maritime Heritage Alliance, Watershed Center Grand Traverse Bay and the Traverse Area Community Sailing organization.Read New tourist destination?. Note: The Enterprise home page has a very disturbing photo (w/ story) of 2 bald eagles who died while fighting.
Every Hundred Days Voting [Sep 26, 2005]
Every 100 days, the staff of Leelanau.com works for a full day to create a web site for a nonprofit or community organization. Voting is now underway ... please cast your vote!
Late Night Leland [Sep 27, 2005]
Late Night Leland offers special, one-night only sales and will be held on Wednesday, October 5 from 5-8 PM in the village of Leland (and in Fishtown). List of participating stores from the Leland web site!
Fiber Festival 2005 [Sep 28, 2005]
The annual Fiber Festival has the opening reception 5-8 PM next Friday (Oct 7) and continues Saturday 10 AM - 5 PM at the Old Art Building in Leland. On hand will be twenty artists showing and selling original fiber art in mediums of paper, wearable art (clothing), tapestry, woven and felted handbags, weaving, quilts, knits, fiber sculpture, and baskets. Admission is free and open to the public. Old Art Building web site.
The Week's Weather Was...
... mostly cloudy, some rain & low 70s [Sep 22, 2005]
... mostly sunny & upper 60s [Sep 23, 2005]
... mostly sunny & low 70s (Sat) / mostly cloudy, rain & upper 60s (Sun) [Sep 24, 2005 &
Sep 25, 2005]
... early clouds & rain, pm sun & 60s [Sep 26, 2005]
... mostly sunny & 60s [Sep 27, 2005]
... mostly sunny & 70 early, then strong evening wind & rain [Sep 28, 2005]
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