It’s so cool to wake up in the morning and take a short walk in the woods when the fog roles in off Lake Michigan.

–  Michael Collier, Birmingham, MI

Rural barn in the summer.

–  Eric Munson, Suttons Bay, MI

I saved a Leelanau Enterprise article from last year ('08) about a man who loves to plant flowers and a family fortunate to have him as a neighbor and be able to enjoy the view. My sister and I set out this summer to find his gardens. I love Leelanau because these quests always have positive results. We were invited in to look around, told that he'd enjoyed growing flowers even as a boy, and soaked in not only the beauty of his flowers but all the scenery along the way.

–  Cara Lee Paige, Kalamazoo & Northport, MI

We love Leelanau County for its beauty.  There are so many different types of scenery that just say…….wow!  A sunset, mist over a lake, a spider's web, a river, the beaches.   It just IS Leelanau!

–  Shelly Meyer, Zeeland, MI

My husband and I relished every funky change of weather-sun, rain, sleet, high winds, more sun, chilly to downright cold to warming up again. He loves to just sit on our deck and "breathe in that north woods air" — it is heaven to him to arrive on the Leelanau Peninsula, no matter the season or time of day. It's replenishing to those of us who aren't lucky enough to live up there, to be there even for just a few days.

– Claudia Lockhart, Northport Point, MI & Winnetka, IL