December 12, 2011 – 1:11 pm
The Leland Michigan Chamber of Commerce invites you to do some of your holiday shopping in the village of Leland the next two Thursdays, December 15 & 22. Many Leland shops & stores will be open until at least 8:00.
Refreshments will be available at some locations. Come join the Leland merchants, decorated for the season!
Photo credit: KAScott_20090326_0646-56b by Ken Scott
September 23, 2011 – 8:15 am
On Sunday, October 23rd there will be a Benefit Brunch for Fishtown Preservation Society at The Bluebird from10 am–2 pm.
Support and enjoy The Bluebird’s Famous Brunch! $30/person includes a buffet brunch and your choice of a mimosa, bloody mary or wine, plus door prizes, music and fun! Get your tickets at FishtownMI.org or Fishtown Preservation Office, next to the Leland Library, The Bluebird, Reflections in Fishtown, Tampico and Case-Daniels & Rae
For more information call 231-256-8878.
August 1, 2011 – 10:00 am
Three evenings of art and music, participating stores will be serving hors d' oeuvres and refreshments. June 17, July 1, and August 5!
The Art Walks will be held from 5-9 PM and for more information, you can contact Roxane Langner at 994-2707.
Leland's Fourth of July Parade takes place Monday, July 4, 2012. You can download the application for entry (due Monday June 18th). Start time is 3pm and a parade entry form will be available through this web site in the summertime.
It's a northern Michigan family event that you need to see. Fun floats by local businesses, antique cars and firetrucks, and the kid's bike parade are all parts of our parade loaded with small town charm. Be part of the fun, download your parade entry form here!
Photo courtesy of Keith Burnham, Leland Report.com
The Leland Wine & Food Festival is a northern Michigan tradition held on the second Saturday in June (June 9, 2012). Noon til 6pm.
Come enjoy a day near the Leland Harbor and Leland's historic Fishtown tasting wines from local wineries and tasting the specialties from local restaurants and vendors.
Listen to live music in the park all day and enjoy the beautiful views of Lake Michigan and the Manitou Islands.
Visit the store for the 2012 Poster and read about the 2011 event below - more details on 2012 coming soon!
Check out the event on Facebook!
Admission is $15 and includes an etched wine glass and two tickets for wine tasting. Additional wine tasting tickets are available.
Food vendors accept cash only.
Participating Wineries and Food Vendors:
Wineries
Good Harbor Vineyards
Ciccone Vineyard & Winery
Silver Leaf Winery
Acoustic Draft Mead
Peninsula Cellars
Bowers Harbor Vineyards
Verterra Winery
Brengman Brothers
Good Neighbor Organic Vineyard
Willow Vineyard
Chateau Fontaine
Black Star Farms
Circa Estate Winery
Bel Lago
Chateau Chantal
Raftshol Vineyards
Local Beer: Shorts Brewing
Food Vendors
Bluebird Restaurant
Leland Lodge
Corky’s (Vineyard Inn)
Plevas
Kejara’s Bridge
Village Inn
Drive Thru BBQ
The Cove
Martha’s Leelanau Table
Leelanau Cheese
Village Cheese Shanty
Stone House Bread
View Photos from the Leland Wine & Food Festival
For more information on Leelanau County's wineries, visit the Leelanau Peninsula Vintner's Association site at LPWines.com
February 7, 2011 – 8:00 am
Leland Sidewalk Sales take place August 16 & 17, from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Some establishments will extend their hours later than 6:00, and some will extend their Sidewalk Sales to Saturday the 18th.
September 7, 2010 – 8:22 am
The annual Leland Heritage Celebration takes place September 15th, 2012. This annual event is free and open to the public. Highlights include the Leelanau Historical Museum's "Wooden Boats on the Wall", Van's Garage antique car show, and the Fishtown Preservation Society offering music and festivities in Fishtown.
There will also be an exhibit titled "Windows on Leelanau; Past, Present, and Future" will be the featured for the Leelanau Community Cultural Center at the Old Art Building. Exhibit hours are 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday and 12 to 4 pm on Sunday. The exhibit will feature original works of art using the window as a view on Leelanau. Artists will use the window as a metaphor beyond its mere architectural aspect. This will be a fun and creative exhibit by Leelanau artists.
The Leland Township Library gets into the act as well with their annual Fall Used Book Sale on the lawn at the Library. They will be featuring a display of the books of Leelanau County authors and books about Leelanau County. Library Director
Library Director Sylvia Merz says, "We are always amazed at the number of authors who either currently or once upon a time called Leelanau County home. We’ve pulled as many volumes as we have and they will be featured on Saturday for visitors to browse and check out as they enjoy the events!"
Photo: "Wood Boats on the Wall" by John Clement Howe - view his Wooden Boats slideshow too!
In The grape escape: Michigan wines impress at Leland festival, wine writer Michael Brenton shares some thoughts on our annual festival and the wines of our region. He begins...
I was curious to see if there would be many wines from the challenging 2009 vintage, and how they would show, but most of the wines continued to be 2007 and 2008 juice. It was impossible to taste all the wines, or even evaluate wines from all the wineries (especially while enjoying cuisine from the area’s finest restaurants), but a representative sampling suggests that lovers of Michigan wines will not be disappointed by current offerings, including the 2009 whites starting to hit the market.
Read on for notes about some of Mike's favorite wines and definitely come out to the Leland Wine & Food Festival in 2011!
Come share in the charm of our small town Independence Day festivities.
The 2010 Leland Fireworks happen Saturday July 3rd at Hancock Field.
Hancock field is located to the east of M-22. Turn Right at the Bluebird restaurant.
This is a community sponsored event that needs your support, especially if you enjoyed the show and to send any donation(s) to:
Leland Community Improvement Association
PO Box 483
Leland, MI 49654
photo courtesy of
Rick Lahmann
June 25-August 6, 2010
Every Wednesday evening in the center of Leland.
On the lawn, between Harbor Square, Leelanau Books and Northwestern Bank
7:00 TO 9:15 p.m.
2010 SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, June 30 - TBA
WEDNESDAY, July 7 - TBA
WEDNESDAY, July 14 - TBA
WEDNESDAY July 21 - TBA
WEDNESDAY, August 4 - TBA
FREE ADMISSION; FREE-WILL DONATION ACCEPTED
Sponsored and facilitated by the Leland Michigan Chamber of Commerce, with special THANKS to Johnston Mitchell, of the Brenda J. Clark Gallery, for coordinating this project and making it happen.
photo courtesy of
Rick Lahmann
