It's documented in the family journals; I have been a Leelanau lover since I was 6 months old. Elouise would get the Sharpie out and mark mine and my sisters' annual growth every time we stopped into Leland's cheese shanty as kids. 22+ years later, faint height measurements can still be seen, written on the frame of the beverage cooler. Leelanau county is an incredibly special place for many, and will always be one of my personal "must visit"s.

– Sarah Councilor, Southgate, MI

Picture credit: Keith Burnham, Leland (see the Leland Report)

Ode to the Fishing Boat 

When I was a young boy,
I met a girl,
along a nameless green canal.

(Read on …)

Text from previous posting, click here.

– Grant Cone, Occoquan, VA & Northport, MI

We love fishing for salmon out of Fishtown…and showing them off too!

– Barry and Jared Adler, Northville, MI