Category Archives: Lake Michigan

Vol XV #330 – Things People Can Do On a Nice Sunday

A mostly cloudy day with some here and there sunshine.  Below, the inset shows how different the beach is contrasted with a year ago, yet this winter is just as wintery as last year.  Certainly, rock collecting wasn’t an option.  

Vol XV #329 – Things You Can Do On Saturday

A beautiful sunrise this morning was a pleasant greeting to what has become a very nice day.  The clouds probably have been the most interesting.  Ice has been the most challenging.  Rain last night melted the snow layer on the path to South Beach leaving it solid ice and sent me home.  The warmer temperatures are melting the snow, which makes… Read more »

Vol XV #328 – Emerald Green Splender

  The Emerald Green Big Blue!  Cloudy, but a nice morning to reflect on how wonderful it is to be here in the Land of Delight.  At the moment the temperature is around 50 degrees with gusts of wind around 40 or more mph.  The sun came to visit for an hour or so and the snow is melting.  I find… Read more »

Vol XV #327 – Fishtown Watercolor

The sun rises, you can see it…  and Leland becomes a “Watercolor World”.  Of course the clouds moved back in and we returned to normal. The Leland Report Book is going to happen! 120 Pages of photos from the last 15 years, some never seen before on the Leland Report. With a foreword by Susan Ager and stories from Sandra Serra… Read more »

Vol XV #326 – They Say Sunshine… Maybe

Nothing much happening around town today.  The weather people say that there will be sunshine… someplace, but not here yet.  In fact, at the moment there are snowflakes in the air.  In the forecast… warming for a couple of days with possible rain drops. And then, of course, falling temperatures. The Leland Report Book is going to happen! 120 Pages… Read more »

Vol XV #320 – The Wind… It’s Still the Wind Again!

  Again… and again, it’s the wind. and lake effect snow.  The picture above shows some changes to the sky with spots of blue.  Ice is starting to build on the shoreline.  Maybe we will have some decent weather soon. The Leland Report/Leif Spork Snow Gauge contest is closed. We had a total of 47 entries. We will report the final… Read more »

Vol XV #317 – Meggen’s Monday

  Some great cloud patterns Sunday afternoon. It was a pleasant day to be in the great outdoors. I went back to the harbor to check on the otter population, which appears to be holding steady at about 7. Otters are cute and all, but they also make a mess of things wherever they hang out. Just saying…   The Leland… Read more »

Vol XV #314 – It’s Quiet On the Set

The shoreline of North Beach looks the shoreline of South Beach with the exception that the entrance path allows my battered legs access.  My thanks to all who have made a nice flat path all the way down.     The Leland Report/Leif Spork Snow Gauge contest is closed. We had a total of 47 entries. We will report the final… Read more »

Vol XV #305 – Clipper On the Way

No new snow this am, but still had to shovel maybe an inch left over from last night.  The forecast is calling for a Clipper system to come ashore this evening around 7 with 1 to 3 inches perhaps.  The problem with that forecast is that rain may develop. Below is my personal tribute to someone who was a major… Read more »