It was to be a classic Leelanau adventure. I had been salivating as Facebook friends posted photos of the golden chanterelles they’d found in the woods — and in some cases sold to local restaurants: Wren, Fig’s, Alliance. Though morel mushrooms possess an undeniable mystique, the chanterelle has…
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Bel Lago isn’t called “beautiful lake” on a random whim. As you wind around S. Lake Shore Drive headed toward Cedar, you’ll know you’re approaching this seemingly unassuming tasting room as soon as you see Lake Leelanau begin to relax and stretch out its bottom half. It might not be the most opulent…
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Something’s happening in Suttons Bay — the gateway from Traverse City to Leelanau. A new generation of entrepreneurs is on the move. As the Traverse City Record Eagle put it in April, “Eight businesses operated by relatively young adults have invested in various operations throughout Suttons Bay…
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The beauty of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore can be so calming and soothing, so maternal and gentle, that you might easily forget that nature isn’t always harmless. “Incidents” on park trails are very rare. I have never once, in my countless times hiking through this region, had a…
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It's opening day of the Glen Arbor Farmer's Market, and Anne Cunningham is standing behind a a display of ripe and tasty bounty from her TLC Farms in Suttons Bay. By Kim Schneider | Foodie One bin holds a collection of deep red heirloom tomatoes, another those with a more pinkish cast and still…
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After seven years of planning, work recently wrapped up on the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore’s newest hiking and ski path. Be one of the first to check out the three-mile Kettles Trail. Here’s the scoop on the trail’s “glacial” significance and directions on how to find and explore this…
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Glen Arbor was packed, bustling on this stunning spring day — potential visitors monitor the Leelanau weather forecasts as intently as locals do — so I decided to duck into the Glen Arbor Arts Center for shade and contemplation, respite and inspiration. By Vaughn D. | Art Aficionado The new exhibit…
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Escape to Mawby Country Mawby has long been the coolest of the cool. I mean, where else can have Sex in a glass (link to https://shop.lmawby.com/sex-750ml-p13.aspx)? This past year, Michigan’s oldest and only sparkling wine house got even more awesome. That’s because they decided to tear down a wall…
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Through the lens of Anishinaabe belief and practice, the beauty of native spring wildflower and plant species goes far beyond their blossoms. “ Our native landscape is our home… It speaks of the distant past and carries our life into tomorrow.” - Jens Jensen (1860-1951) By Holly N. Wright | National…
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If your idea of bliss is staring at a campfire instead of a television, hiking in big woods with spotty mobile phone coverage, or kayaking along miles of desolate Lake Michigan shoreline, then the Manitou Islands will feel like paradise. Ferrying people to and from the islands for the day or an…
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