Tag Archives: north beach

Vol XIX – #333 -Shoreline Drone Run

(Report by Jim) I was working most of the day and did not get out, but I have plenty of material from the last few days to work through. This is the current shoreline from a mile south to a mile north of Leland. I’ll be combining this with another run this Summer to compare the difference. Hopefully, it will… Read more »

Vol XIX – #332 -Avoided Crashing the Drone

(Report by Jim) Today was a workday and was sunny for a bit, but started snowing later in the afternoon. Photos today are from yesterday when it was quite beautiful out most of the day. The first photo was taken on Macksey Rd. coming back from Lake Leelanau. I managed to get the drone fixed and up over North Beach… Read more »

Vol XVI – #348 – A Beautiful Day in Spite as How it Started

This day began with heavy snowflakes accumulating to near 2 inches.  Around noon the sky blued and a beautiful  March day melted all that snow away.     A free 2017 Leland Report Calendar is now shipping with all book orders!  http://www.artistasylum.com/book/h7b12a9f3#h7b12a9f3  

Vol XVI – #236 – Snowin and Blowin

  Power went out at 2 pm yesterday, cable at 4.  Both returned at 11am this morning.  A lot of trees, especially pine, down with the wind gusting over 50 mph at times. We have a 14K Generac that kicks in after 10 seconds of outage, one of our best investments.  Don’t build a home up here without one. Van’s… Read more »

Vol XVI – #235 – Oh… The Weather Outside is Frightful !

Not a pleasant day I’d say.  The National Weather Forecast last night predicted 1 to 7 inches of snow for our area, so far maybe an inch.  The wind is the main threat with gusting up to 50 mph later tonight.  We will update the Snow Report tomorrow.    The 2017 Leland Report Calendar is now shipping! New low price!… Read more »

Vol XVI – #234 – On the Rocks

72 degrees (record high 60° in 1979), high tomorrow 39°.  We might be posting a Snow Report tomorrow.   The 2017 Leland Report Calendar is now shipping! New low price!  Look for the Book and Calendar Bundle here:  http://www.artistasylum.com/specialty-items/e5b7837c1  

Vol XVI – #233 – Another Summer Day in November

But not for long, tomorrow will be our last summer day for awhile.  The possibility of snow puts a smile on all the hunter’s faces. The 2017 Leland Report Calendar is now shipping! New low price!  Look for the Book and Calendar Bundle here:  http://www.artistasylum.com/specialty-items/e5b7837c1  

Vol XVI – #232 – A Beautiful Summer Day in November

Hard to believe that the forecast for Saturday is… Lake effect SNOW!  Oh well, I’ve gotten almost all my outdoor Christmas decorations up. The 2017 Leland Report Calendar is now shipping! New low price!  Look for the Book and Calendar Bundle here:  http://www.artistasylum.com/specialty-items/e5b7837c1  

Vol XVI – #229 – Ain’t Nobody Home!

Another southwest wind dominated day with gusts up to 30 mph. Yesterday was the final day that any shops were open.  Not many beach walkers.  The 2017 Leland Report Calendar is now shipping! New low price!  Look for the Book and Calendar Bundle here:  http://www.artistasylum.com/specialty-items/e5b7837c1  

Vol XVI – #213 – A Cloudy Windy Day

Hafta say, I wish they would get rid of Daylight Savings Time (DST).  Either that or put us in the Central Time Zone.  It was bad enough when it ended at the end of  October, but now into November.  I don’t know what benefit DST has been to Michigan.  Added to that is that you have to readjust every spring and… Read more »