Category Archives: Lake Leelanau (the lake)

Vol XVIII – #109 – July 1960

Keith Burnham    July 20, 2018    2 Comments on Vol XVIII – #109 – July 1960

The summer of 1960, my first visit to Leland. Newly engaged, my fiancee’s mother, Mrs Remi J. Gits had invited me to Leland. Jack Larson driving, we picked up Joanne at the Northern Trust, downtown Chicago.  She had caught a forger that morning. 7 hours  later arrived in Leland. Our first stop was a tavern named “The Bluebird”.      … Read more »

Vol XVIII – #108 – Throw Back Thursday

Jim Burnham    July 19, 2018    2 Comments on Vol XVIII – #108 – Throw Back Thursday

Life on the lake. Not much has changed in 100 years. I guess the one thing that changed is that you don’t build boathouses on the lake. The winter ice turns concrete to rubble and bends steel. You can tell where this is with Whaleback in the background. This is Maro the Magician’s dock with Mrs Maro. Not sure whose… Read more »

Vol XVIII – #102 Fire on High

Jim Burnham    July 13, 2018    3 Comments on Vol XVIII – #102 Fire on High

(Keith is still a bit under the weather but will most likely return tomorrow. Jim is filling in again today) “Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.” Ralph Waldo Emerson After my first time without a tripod at a fireworks show, I was hooked. What came out of my camera after moving the camera around while… Read more »

Vol XVIII – #98 – Cherry Trees and Milky Trees

Jim Burnham    July 8, 2018    1 Comment on Vol XVIII – #98 – Cherry Trees and Milky Trees

(Report by Jim. Keith is feeling a little under the weather, so the Biscuit Report will have to wait.) A trip around the county last week shows how large the cherry harvest might be. Trees are bursting with fruit. The main photo shows several different stages of a typical cherry orchard, from young sapling to mature trees with fruit to dead… Read more »

Vol XVIII – #97 – Night to Day and a Shoreline Cruise

Jim Burnham    July 6, 2018    3 Comments on Vol XVIII – #97 – Night to Day and a Shoreline Cruise

(Report by Jim) A cloudless, moonless night usually means I’m going to step away from a conversation to hit my shutter button. Last night, Venus was very bright over the North end of Lake Leelanau. After it set, the rest of the galaxy came out. We had some fun with John Marshall and his daughter Scout taking long exposure star fields…. Read more »

Vol XVIII – #96 – Happy Birthday Mrs Leland Report

Jim Burnham    July 5, 2018    3 Comments on Vol XVIII – #96 – Happy Birthday Mrs Leland Report

(Report by Jim) Sometimes you get lucky with the sunsets over the Manitou Islands and sometimes it helps to have a little bit extra in the foreground. I had some animal encounters this week on the lake. Don’t worry, the lab was perfectly happy where he was. His owner was not far away! I’m not sure about the turtle, though…. Read more »