Keith is taking it easy this week so I am filling in from Illinois. I will be up in Leland all next week to bring you the Leland Report but seeing as I think I have a few hairline fractures in my toes, I will not be reporting from any trails. You might see some from a sailboat, however…. Read more »
Meggen is on the road today, so we are doing a “Throw-Back Monday” for you. (Jim) The main photo is the Powerhouse that existed before the Cove. The second shot is a Walter McCord photo of the old Powerhouse from the bridge side. The third is a later view of the dam from the bridge in 1960 before the Cove or Falling… Read more »
After a wet beginning… a perfect Leelanau day
7:45 a.m. Fishtown was a wet and busy place. 9:00 a.m. Go! We sadly report the passing of Jane Evans.
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 »
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 »
(Report by Jim) A remarkable day today. I have been working remotely all week and it’s really hard sometimes to be productive knowing what it’s like outside. At 3pm I was free! After dinner with Leland Report Keith and Joanne, I escaped out into the countryside to find some photos for today’s report. I managed to get up to the tip… Read more »
The early morning greeted us with a very light and fine snowfall which continued on through noon. Made it down to South Beach, didn’t know if I was going to make it back, but I did. . .
A beautiful day for whatever you want to do. . .
Spent the day in the Big City By the Bay and returned home in time for a nice sunset. . .