Author Archives: Jim Burnham

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 »

Vol XV #84 – Lunch at Rick’s

(Today’s report brought to you by Jim) Had a chance to catch up with my old friend Meggen “Monday” Petersen and her husband Joel (Captain of the Joy) at Rick’s Café. On the way back, got to shadow this tom shadowing his brood by the local vineyard. Look for the 16×20 Metal aluminum panel print of Keith’s “The Joy of… Read more »

Vol XV #82 – What You Do in Fishtown

No doubt about it, Nels could host his own show.  He showed Master Chef Mario Batali that he too was a master of his trade.  We all knew that.  This morning on the dock a least a dozen fisherman were hauling in the bass.  No one went home with an empty cooler.