And it's beautiful! OK, maybe not beautiful. But it's straight and tall, and those are important characteristics for a cell phone tower. But no! It's even taller since this picture was taken on September 25th: Still doesn't have all the dongles and doohickies and whatchamacallits that a finished cell tower has, but it's a start. That area of Elmwood Township is not particularly scenic,...

The summer of 2026 in Traverse City and the Leelanau Peninsula are done, but riding season isn't done yet....

While the warming and freezing cycle in spring can make the trails treacherous, the beach is a nice place to walk on the Leelanau Peninsula. If you don't mind some intensely cold wind....

When those icy Michigan winter days tempt you to stay inside, head to the beach....

The former home of the Traverse City Children's Museum on M-22 in Greilickville is being demolished to make way for the Freshwater Research & Innovation Center....

Closer, ever closes. The long construction of the roundabout on M-22 and M-72 has been going all summer, but we're in the final stretch. M-72 was supposed to be closed today for some paving work,...

On Friday, September 12th, the groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Freshwater Research & Innovation Center Groundbreaking...

It's back! Yes, Apple Cat has returned. The sculpture sits next to the Leelanau Trail during the warmer months before it's replacement in the fall with ski sculpture. Apple Cat is my own name fo...

Today, we mourn the removal of the hop fields along the Leelanau Trail. OK, maybe not mourn. But we acknowledge that they're gone....

Hiking in Leelanau County near Glen Arbor. A walk at Alligator Hill in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park....