Author Archives: Jim Burnham

Vol XV #110 – M22 Facelift

A number of years ago the Leelanau County Road Commission experimented with a new road surface from Leland north to Leelanau Township.  It has been the worst decision they ever made and we have been listening to the road noise and rattling trucks ever since.   Today another section of it has been removed and replaced.  Yea!  Normally I don’t criticize the… Read more »

Vol XV #88 – A Nice Fishtown Day

On June 22nd one of our favorite Leland couples celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary.  Bill and Mim have been Leland summer residents since 1947, when they rented the house behind Van’s Garage before moving in 1950 to their present home on north Lake Leelanau at the end of Grand Avenue. Bill and Mim Steel spent their last summer here in… Read more »