Fall in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore brings many important ecological and biological changes. With the Fall Equinox behind us, daylight hours shorten and temperatures cool. Plumes of milkweed seeds spill from cracking pods and clusters of riverbank grape and staghorn sumac hang heavy…
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“Talking about oneself is not the easiest thing to do. There are many things in this life that we are uncertain of. But one thing that I will forever be sure of, without a doubt, is that I was meant to be an artist.” I am move d by this statement as I begin my interview with Lindsey Dell. It’s…
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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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Enjoy Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore with canine companions: cooling temperatures, decreased activity favorable to dogs for trails, beaches, and pet-friendly towns. With subtly, the mild touch of September begins to cool the bright splendor of August. Mist in the morning and blazing sunsets…
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The much-hyped triathlon competition happening in Traverse City this Sunday (August 25th) will not be televised. Downtown roads—along with select backroads and sections of M-22/M-72 in the surrounding townships and counties—will be closed or become one-ways. So how's a person check out the action…
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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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