Category Archives: Lake Michigan

Vol XVIII – #11 – Waiting For Meggen to Return

   Looking forward to warmer temperatures later this week and “Meggen’s Monday” next week. Below, a memory from 2009, “April Fools Day”    

Vol XVIII – #10 – A Beautiful Sunshine Day

Again the Village Cheese Shanty was a busy place this noon. In spite of being a cool 32 degree day, it was a beautiful one.      

Vol XVIII – #9 – Say Cheese Please!

The Village Cheese Shanty was a busy place this noon. I was curious as to how many April’s had snow days since the “Leland Report” began in 2001.  April 2018 is #9.    

Vol XVIII – #8 – Snow Gauge Updated to 208!

(Report by Jim) Is this the end of the snow? Who knows? Snow gauge is now sitting at 208″ for the season based on the Leif Sporck’s exacting measurements. There are only 10 people left who guessed higher than 208 in the contest. The photo above is by Keith down at Nedows Bay. The forecast does not show any significant… Read more »

Vol XVII – #350 – Sunday Berging

.Spring is just 2 days away. It’s a beautiful day in our neighborhood. I messed up today.  Before noon I drove to Leland and took the picture above of the “Berging” crew sawing the ‘berg” and returned back to town at 1:10 to take the photo below thinking it was the same group that I saw cutting the ice. I have no idea who is… Read more »

Vol XVII – #349 – Early Morning Sunshine

  Spring is just 3 days away. It’s a beautiful day in our neighborhood. A video taken of the “berging” on Sunday has been viewed 30.6K times so far… Today is my 85th birthday.              

Vol XVII – #348 – Barns Along the Way to Suttons Bay

  Spring is just 4 days away. It’s a beautiful day in our neighborhood. A video taken of the “berging” on Sunday has been viewed 29.8K times so far… Tomorrow is my 85th birthday.            

Vol XVII – #347 – Cloudy, Snow, So What Else is New?

Spring is just 5 days away. A video taken of the “berging” on Sunday has been viewed 28.5K times so far… Wow! Again!! Again!!!                 

Vol XVII – #346 – Nice, But It’s Not Spring Yet

  A video taken of the “berging” on Sunday has been viewed 26.2K times so far… Wow! Again!! The “bergers” were a group from Traverse City and celebrated the cruise at the Bluebird. The ice as said to be 5 to 6 inches thick and was falling apart as they made their way.                … Read more »

Vol XVII – #345 – Another Winter Day Waiting For Spring

A video taken of the “berging” on Sunday has been viewed 18.4K times so far… Wow!  I would like to know who and where the “berging” crew were from. The sun is trying to take over and the less than a inch of new snow is melting.