Winter in Fishtown
The historical Leland, Michigan photographs below are from Erhardt Peter’s original collection from the 1930′s. Erhardt Peters was a prolific and talented photographer in the Ludington and Leelanau areas throughout much of the 20th century. During his career he generated thousands of black and white photos of Northern Michigan, but Leland and Fishtown were his [...]
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Give Fishtown Gifts for the Holidays!
Santa in Fishtown painting by Rozanne Priebe (image shown), is STILL available for purchase for $165, by calling The Vintage Cottage 231-256-2103. Black Star Farms special holiday designed bottles of Red House Wine (wine shown) also STILL available for purchase for $15.50 at their winery in Suttons Bay. The wine can also be shipped to [...]
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Stroll, Shop & Sip
This premier holiday shopping event features over 40 unique antique, artisan and agriculture merchants from the region. Items range from vintage and maritime collectibles to handmade apparel and license plate art. The Cottage Book Shop booth hosts Leelanau artists who personally sign their books. Lois Beardslee demonstrates her quill/birch bark art and signs her book, Women’s [...]
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Benefit Brunch at The Bluebird
Benefit Brunch at The Bluebird Restaurant Sunday, October 23rd 10:00 a.m-2:00 p.m. Support the Fishtown Preservation Society and enjoy The Bluebird’s Famous Brunch! For $30/person, enjoy a buffet brunch, your choice of mimosa / bloody mary / wine, plus door prizes, music and fun – and all while supporting Fishtown preservation! First, Get Your Tickets Buy [...]
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Heritage Celebration 2011 in Fishtown
Heritage Celebration in Fishtown: September 17, 10-3pm Fishtown is celebrating Leland’s and other Great Lakes Working Boats. Enjoy exploring fish tugs and other work boats and learning about the history and ecology of the Great Lakes from local experts. Share in the festivities while listening to the music of Blind Dog Hank and enjoying a [...]
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‘Interpretations of Leelanau’: Paintings at the Old Art Building
Local landscape painters share their “Interpretations of Leelanau” at the Old Art Building on Aug. 19-21. A portion of the sales from this exhibit will benefit Fishtown.
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Friends of Fishtown 5K Race Results
The results are in! Here are the results from this year’s Friends of Fishtown 5K. Thanks for participating, and we hope you had a great time!
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375 Join the Friends of Fishtown 5K
Saturday’s 3rd Annual 2011 Friends of Fishtown 5K turned out to be a great day! Over 375 runners took to the streets of Leland to support preserving Fishtown.
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Fishtown Summer Speaker Series Begins
The Fishtown Preservation Society will hold a series of presentations throughout the summer in Fishtown. Presentations start on Tuesday, July 12th and end in Mid-August. Local experts will speak on subjects related to Fishtown and the Great Lakes.
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2011 Fishing Begins!
The restoration work on both fishing tugs is now complete and, thanks to our generous donors, we will continue to keep them working on the Great Lakes. Captain Joel Petersen and crewman Adam Kilway went to work hauling nets out of storage last weekend and hope to set several trapnets with the Joy by early April.
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