Brian Walters

Top Three For Free: Birding Apps For Beginners

Thanks to a new generation of smartphone applications, learning how to identify birds has never been easier or faster. With the spring bird migration at its peak and the Leelanau Birding Festival kicking off in little over a week (May 28th), now’s a perfect time to check out some of the best ones…

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Buy Fresh. Buy Local. Leelanau Farmer's Market Roundup

Leelanau Farmers Markets, a non-profit founded in 2000 to preserve county farmland and local farm products, has released its 2015 farmer’s market schedule—just in time for the farm market season that begins hitting its stride the first week of June. At a local, Leelanau farm market, you can shop…

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Centennial Project Seeks Top 100 National Park Stories

Got a favorite Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore story to tell? As part of its “Find Your Park” campaign, the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation are asking people to share their favorite park memories for a chance to win some cool prizes. Check out the link to find out how…

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Sleeping Bear Stories around the Web

In The News: Sleeping Bear Around The Web From cool aerial photos of Manitou shipwrecks to pictures of the first piping plover to return to the Lakeshore in 2015—check out these and other links to the best Sleeping Bear Dunes news stories from around the web. Piping Plovers Return On April 18th…

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