The Leelanau Birdfest is three days of birding on the Leelanau peninsula – an absolute bird lover’s paradise - and it runs from Thursday, May 18 to Sunday, May 21. It’s time to get out the binocs, put on a hat for shade, and sign up! The festival is hosted by Saving Birds Thru Habitat and takes…
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Have you ever sat under a starry sky? Of course, you have. But have you ever done it on the world-famous Sleeping Bear Dunes under a sky that never seems to end? Get ready - because this summer there is going to be a Star Party every month at the Dune Climb! Join Park Rangers and the Grand Traverse…
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I’d been wanting to get out to see the new reroute of Empire Bluff Trail and one wonderful winter morning appeared where I had nowhere to be – and plenty to do – and went anyway. I packed up Maple, my dark red Golden Retriever, and set out. The morning was icy, frosty, and fabulous. And we came upon…
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It’s time! Come March, you’ll start to see plastic buckets hanging from the maple trees in Leelanau County – and dreams of waffles and fresh maple syrup aren’t far behind. This year, for the first time ever, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is hosting Maple Sugaring Days March 4-5. The new…
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Or maybe just celebrate him with hot chili, games, live music, and a free movie. There’s an abominable rumor afoot: Kids these days are claiming that the Yeti—you know, that furry white ape-like snow-“man” who roams the winter wilderness?—eats spaghetti. Not true—at least not on Saturday, Feb. 18…
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It’s Leelanau County’s favorite new trail: Palmer Woods. And this coming Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, you can go and explore it to your heart’s content with docents to tell you more and lanterns to light the way after dark. Here’s their lineup for the upcoming Winter Trails Day, hosted by the Leelanau…
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Good news - Old Man Winter is back in town! After a quiet, warm start to winter, the white stuff is back in the Sleeping Bear Dunes and The Homestead is opening its slopes again this Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, at noon. But – hold up - it’s not going to be a quiet opening. Instead, the slopes will be…
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Betcha didn’t know this: Adam and Eve notwithstanding, folks for thousands of years didn’t even eat apples—or drink the fresh juice that came from crushing them. Whether growing wild or in the cultivated orchards of 9th Century England, early apples were simply too bitter. They weren’t, however…
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Photos by Kristina Lishawa Photography. The snowy owls are back for the season! Come late December through March, eagle-eyed birders often catch a glimpse of the mighty snowy owl right here in Leelanau County. We chatted with Brian Allen, president of the Manistee Audubon, for tips on finding one…
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This photo of three bobcats in Leelanau County has gone viral on Facebook around here! The adorable big cats were perched on the bluffs of Good Harbor Bay in Leland just a few days before Christmas when Dan McDavid got the picture. “My wife, Susan, and I looked out the window and saw two bobcats…
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