The Leland Report

Vol XIX – #265 – Knot Doing Much Today

Jim Burnham December 26, 2019 2 Comments

(Report by Jim) Work from home day today, but we took some time to have lunch at Knot Just a Bar in Omena. Up at Leelanau State Park Trail earlier this week we found a huge piece of tree fungus with some engravings on it. And the Biscuit Report! The 2020 Leland Report Calendar is available for $15.99+$2 shipping!… Read more »

Vol XIX – #264 – Merry Droning Christmas

Jim Burnham December 25, 2019 2 Comments

(Report by Jim) Merry Christmas from our families to yours! My nephew Matt and I went up to Mud Lake to do some drone shots. It’s amazing the things you can see if you change your perspective. Down at the end of Onomonee Rd is what we call Sunset Beach for good reasons. But the view from above is just… Read more »

Vol XIX – #263 – Another New Trail

Jim Burnham December 24, 2019 5 Comments

(Report by Jim) Another place you might not know about, at the end of the road just past Woosley Airport, near the tip of the peninsula, is a short road that ends at a trail that’s part of the Leelanau State Park. The trail loops around and has a lookout and a way down to the dunes and beach. Hiking… Read more »

Vol XIX – #262 – Meggen’s Monday

Meggen Watt Petersen December 23, 2019 3 Comments

A tree (above) exposed by the receding shoreline, stands just to the west of the Glen Haven Cannery building on Sleeping Bear Bay. Still sturdy and deep-rooted, it stands as a sentinel, taking in the changes as well as the steady horizon. Best wishes this holiday week! Don’t forget, if you want to save the shipping and get a… Read more »

Vol XIX – #261 – Look Who I Found

Keith Burnham December 22, 2019 3 Comments

Jim’s report: Today I am giving you a few things some of you have probably have never experienced before and I invite you to visit. The first photo is the Janice Sue which is in Arcadia for a marine survey (Take State St to the harbor from M22) . I’ve never seen the keel of the Janice Sue, have you?… Read more »

Vol XIX – #260 – First Day of Winter… Sunrise: 8:18 a.m.

Keith Burnham December 21, 2019 3 Comments

Don’t forget, if you want to save the shipping and get a great gift for someone this season, Leelanau Books has a stack of our books and calendars for sale! The 2020 Leland Report Calendar is available for $15.99+$2 shipping! Click on the following link to order. There is a special on the Book+Calendar combination at $45 (You… Read more »