We start feeling it in late February, don’t we? The promise of spring and summer. Bashfully, furtively, we dare to fantasize about wildflowers, swimming, and beach bonfires to warm us post-swim. It’s coming. Sooner than you think. Are you ready? And yet, right now, we’re in the thick of it — though…
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The thought of sweet, sweet summertime always elicits a yearning for soft grass beneath your bare feet, the warmth of the sun on your shoulders, a perfectly chilled glass of Michigan crafted Pinot Grigio or cider—and if you can escape from the office for a trip up north—a blissful escape to the lake…
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There’s a phenomenon underway in the winter woods this year. There are bikes – fat ones – everywhere. Sure, they’ve been around for years but with the pandemic, everyone wants out… and Leelanau County is answering the call! TIPS If you’ve never been on a fat bike, get ready for what feels like a…
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This week I had the pleasure of speaking with John Piombo, Executive Chef of The Homestead restaurants, Nonna’s, Cavanaugh’s, and Café Manitou, located in Glen Arbor, MI. The winter months in Michigan can be arduous. And January, with its grey days and cold temperatures, is no picnic. And during…
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Here’s the question. If you’re blessed to be working from home these days, how do you get out of the house and go on a daily hike — especially this time of year, when the days are so short? There are two possible answers. You can go on an early morning hike, before work. Or…you can strap on a…
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Internet service is a mainstay for most people, but in spacious and roaming Leelanau County, it remains an elusive beast. However, efforts to bring high-speed internet service to Leelanau County are being led by a group called LIFT (Leelanau Internet Futures Team) – and they are making serious…
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From a little, a bounty. That, to me, is the theme that connects Michelle Vidergar White’s artwork with her humanitarian work. I was trying to figure out the through-line between her Girls series — countless minimalistic images of a woman’s face — and her leadership of 5Loaves2Fish, a food program…
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Fall has announced itself slowly in Michigan. It began with warm nights and striking colors you could see on the Old Mission Peninsula from Bluff Road into late September. October came with the vivid oranges and reds like before, but with the acknowledgment that it would soon be time to hunker down…
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Glen Lake Community Library re-opens after renovation and expansion. The Glen Lake Community Library’s renovation and expansion is done and the library is up and running – or should we say reading – at 10115 W. Front St. in Empire. The doors opened officially on Sept. 8, 2020 with spacious windows…
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Jacob’s Farm has been owned and operated by the Witkop family since 1892 and is recognized by the State of Michigan’s Historical Commission as a Centennial Farm. The first corn maze was introduced in the Fall of 2008 and quickly became one of the area’s most popular attractions. The interactive…
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