(Report by Jim) Time to give thanks for everything we have. Thankful for family, yes, but also the adventurous spirits this week, kayakers in the rough, fat tire bikes on the beach, deer tracks in the dunes, and pine trees taking root in dead birch tree trunks. Today I got lost in the dune forest off Good Harbor Beach. Trying… Read more »
(Report by Jim) It’s been cloudy all day and I didn’t have high hopes for sunset, but South Beach delivered again. The beach has receded a good 10 more feet from what it was this Summer. I ran into Paul Bolmer and his golden lab Mackinaw, they found some nice sized Leland Blues. Adventurer of the day goes to the… Read more »
Thank you. Thanks for loving Leelanau County as much (or more) than we do, and for returning to catch a glimpse of this beautiful place. Before I relocated here in 2010, I would check the Leland Report as often as I could. Staring into those pictures, I could imagine the sand between my toes, the splash of the waves, the… Read more »
by Sheen Watkins The woodland trail walk. Fall’s last hurrah. I’m on this wood trail multiple times per week. As it’s deeper in the woods, color change is a bit later. I didn’t run there today as we had 36mph winds last night. I’m thinking it’s going look a bit different tomorrow. Change is constant. Change is beautiful. Exploring. Driving…. Read more »
The northern end of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore has some marvelous hiking trails, some well-marked, others not so much. What I have noticed this year more than others, is the presence of swales and marshes that never quite dried up across the summer. Today’s photos are from a late Saturday afternoon hike north of Little Traverse Lake, along Lake… Read more »
(Report by Jim) I hear it’s been pretty stormy up in the county this week, especially today with lots of power outages! I hope everyone is safe and with some sort of backup power, or a warm fireplace. Here are some unpublished favorites from other Novembers on the Leland Report. When it gets windy, I hit the breakwall. But these… Read more »
Today’s photos are from a hike around Sleeping Bear Point in the national lakeshore. This weekend held amazing, warm weather (albeit a bit breezy), and lots of people enjoyed the great outdoors in Leelanau County. Sad news dept: We received word from Mary Ball that George Ball passed away peacefully last Thursday. The Leland Report 2021 Calendar is… Read more »
(Report by Jim) Happy Halloween! Hope everyone is enjoying the Blue Moon and having as much fun as you can during these trying times. I remembered we haven’t shown any Erhardt Peters photos in a while. These are prints that are part of the collection of 778 photos we helped raise funds to purchase as a donation to the Leelanau… Read more »
(Report by Jim and Mark) Mark Smith might not need an introduction to many of you, he is not only our neighbor to the North on Lake Leelanau, but he is also the first short story you see when you open our book, The Leland Report, 15 Years in the Leelanau Peninsula. Mark is an Instructor at Northwestern Michigan College… Read more »
(Report by Jim) Thank you to everyone for their well-wishes to Keith! He’s recovering from some jaw surgery and so I have been trying to fill in from Illinois. I do have some help coming, though in the form of some friends and photographers, Mark Smith and Sheen Watkins, who, in addition to Meggen on Mondays, will be sharing their… Read more »