Tourism booming in Michigan
Statewide visitors expected to increase 6 percent in 2012 From staff reports A story in Crain’s Detroit Business this week reports that tourism is booming in Michigan and will continue rise this year....
View ArticleCelebrate Spring at Leelanau Peninsula Vintner’s Sip & Savor event
From staff reports The Spring Sip & Savor returns to the Leelanau Peninsula wine trail the weekend of May 5-6. This annual celebration features food and wine pairings at 19 wineries along with the...
View ArticleHarvest Stompede Vineyard Run & Walk celebrates flavor of Leelanau Peninsula
From staff reports The 11th annual Harvest Stompede Vineyard Run & Walk and Wine Tour is a great way to experience the beauty of the Leelanau Wine Trail at harvest time, with local food pairings...
View ArticleToast the season with Leelanau wines
From staff reports The Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail carries on a great holiday tradition in Northern Michigan with the 2013 Toast the Season wine tour either of the first two weekends of November....
View ArticleFruit everywhere, but who will pick it?
How our broken immigration system hurts Leelanau County farmers By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor Rosa Valenzuela and her family look forward to their annual trip up north, to see old friends, to prepare...
View ArticleWalk to benefit women
From staff reports The Zonta Club of Leelanau County will present “Through the Vines — a Walk to Benefit Women” at Black Star Farms on Sunday, Aug. 2 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Walkers will stroll through the...
View ArticleArt’s gets rooftop solar panels
Glen Arbor hotspot embraces renewable energy; still no credit cards By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor Just before Christmas, Ian Olmsted and a team from Peninsula Solar completed the installation of 70...
View ArticleBlack Star Farms celebrates 20 years
From staff reports Twenty years ago, Kerm and Sallie Campbell learned about the listing of a gorgeous 120-acre farm near Suttons Bay, complete with plantation style home, Centennial barn and indoor and...
View ArticlePerusing Leelanau’s best picnic stores
By Chris Loud Sun contributor Here on the Leelanau peninsula, the water is is warm and the sun is shining. It’s that time of year where we stake our sandy claims, take off our shoes, and stay awhile....
View ArticleAPRIL FOOLS DAY: Fast Tourism sets frenetic sights on Sleeping Bear
Virtual Leelanau County experience in 60 minutes coming to your smart phone From staff reports Fast Tourism, a global digital tourism company with bases in Las Vegas, Abu Dhabi and Beijing, has...
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