Monthly Archives: October 2016

Vol XVI – #216 – Meggen’s Monday

More peak color with a tiny bit of sunshine. Last week, I took the photograph of DH Day Barn with the dewey spiderweb in the morning fog. It was sufficiently spooky-looking to wait for Halloween to roll it out. Happy Halloween, everyone!    The 2017 Leland Report Calendar is now shipping! New low price!  Look for the Book and Calendar… Read more »

Vol XVI – #215 – Cloudy Day Color

Peak color has finally arrived along the costal communities.  Sunshine would be nice, but even on a cloudy day the color is magnificent.    The 2017 Leland Report Calendar is available for pre-order! Shipping around 11/5! New low price!  Look for the Book and Calendar Bundle here:  http://www.artistasylum.com/specialty-items/e5b7837c1  

Vol XVI – #214 – A Mostly Cloudy Day With a Moment of Sunshine

The tourist season is winding down, but there still are a number of people visiting Leland.  The sun peeked out for a couple of minutes, but for the most part, a cloudy day.  Reflections is open and the shoe store above has it’s 50% off sale continuing tomorrow.  Fishtown Preservation is also open along with the Dam Candy Store.  The 2017 Leland… Read more »

Vol XVI – #213 – A Cloudy Windy Day

Hafta say, I wish they would get rid of Daylight Savings Time (DST).  Either that or put us in the Central Time Zone.  It was bad enough when it ended at the end of  October, but now into November.  I don’t know what benefit DST has been to Michigan.  Added to that is that you have to readjust every spring and… Read more »

Vol XVI – #212 – 5 Inches of Snow, But Not Here

  Winter Wasn’t so far away last night, 5 inches of snow fell mid state along with power outages.  A pretty nice day here with sunshine.  The Carol Dee was on it’s way to Winter storage.  The Enterprise has started the 16/17 snow contest and the entries must be postmarked by the 28th, which is tomorrow. The 2017 Leland Report… Read more »

Vol XVI – #211 – Sale Pending… They Say, But Then Again

    Our family has great memories of the heyday of Sugarloaf Mountain. Starting with my wife Joanne taking lessons with Peppy Tiechner in the early years (1950) and later with our four children every Christmas holiday.  Skiing was an important part of our life.  We attended brunch the very last Sunday Sugarloaf was open for skiing.  In January, 2002,   I reported that… Read more »

Vol XVI – #210 – Cool and Cloudy

Where are all the visitors?  A lot of available parking.  Oh!… the Cheese Shanty is closed for the season.  Oh! and so is the Cove.  Reflections is closed for a couple of days, Rick will be back open.    The 2017 Leland Report Calendar is available for pre-order! Shipping around 11/5! New low price!  Look for the Book and Calendar Bundle… Read more »

Vol XVI – #209 – Meggen’s Monday

The Leelanau is a perfect place to fully embrace each of the four seasons. We are in the middle of a bonanza of oranges, yellows, and reds: this morning, raindrops and sunbeams intensified the colors. Today’s photographs are from within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. By sunrise yesterday, I was deep in the park, hiking through morning fog, enjoying… Read more »

Vol XVI – #208 – A Beautiful Start to What Became a Cloudy Day

  It was a perfect day for Leaf Peeping, that is before two, then the clouds moved over. The gentleman holding the leash on Biscuit asked if he could pet him and then showed me pictures of his three dogs.  He said he was on his way back to Alabama and introduced me to gentleman next to him who was… Read more »

Vol XVI – #207 – A Lotta Color Out There

A great day to see the color as it develops around the county from Northport to Cedar.  We welcomed the sunshine as the forecast for the next seven days calls for cloudy skies.   The 2017 Leland Report Calendar is available for pre-order! Shipping around 11/5! New low price!  Look for the Book and Calendar Bundle here:  http://www.artistasylum.com/specialty-items/e5b7837c1