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Leland Retail Space at Full Capacity

'The Merc.'Business is good in Leland, and businesses are flocking to the village. Leland boasts nine new businesses this season. Fishtown, Main Street, River Street, and South Main all have new businesses.

“Leland is full”, reports Leland Chamber of Commerce president Rick Lahmann. “We only lost three businesses, and we gained nine.” “Leland has roughly 50 retail locations, and they are all full.” New stores include Tack & Jibe and Sporck Tile Art in Fishtown, Epiphany on the south end, and Roxane II, At The Lake, Fishtown Sail Co., Leelanau Outdoor Galore, Momentum and Lasting Impressions Antiques in the central business district.

With the newly renovated Harbor & Marina, and the many new stores; all are looking forward to a great season.

Photo: 'The Merc.' by John Levanen - check out his Leland slideshow!

The Leland Report

Thousands of people enjoy looking at The Leland Report every day. However, due to the complexities of the growth of their website, people must now access it directly without the reminder of a daily email as has happened in the past. Please add www.LelandReport.com to your “favorites” so as to be continually reminded to read the last news and see the latest photo of Leland.

Merry Marketplace at the Old Art Building

Merry Marketplace

The annual Christmas arts & crafts show will be held on Saturday, December 5, 2009 from 10 am to 4 pm at the Old Art Building in Leland at the Old Art Building in Leland. This year's Merry Marketplace features 20 local artisans with fresh and dried holiday wreaths, herbal soaps and lotions, jewelry, specialty foods, pottery, woven wheat, cards, pillows, kids’ and American girl doll clothes, and many hand knit items. There's also complimentary cookies and coffee!

Local artisans include Dee Glass, Annie McFarlane, Cheryl Van Zee, Julie Sanco, Mary Turak, Kit Knowles, Kathy Powell, Sharecare, Victoria Gallup, Ted Gilmer, Bernadette Denoyer, Mike Hulbert, Charlotte Seeley, Lisa Perrine Brown, Kathy Lattimore, Lisa Psenka, Sally Buchanan, Melody Jakubiak, Elizabeth Munro and Tony Turczyn.

This event is sponsored by the Leelanau Community Cultural Center. For more information please call 256-2131.

Fourth of July Parade

Leland's Fourth of July Parade takes place July 4, 2010. 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

Leland Harbor & Marina Project

After 40 years, most in Leland are looking forward to a refurbished Harbor and Marina. The facilities will be enhanced, additional boat slips will be added, and the primary portion of the project should be completed by early June of 2009. Click the renderings below for a view of what it will look like!

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Happy Holidays from the Leland Chamber of Commerce!

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Click to view the photo larger and have a very happy holiday season!

Photo by Rick Lahmann.

Merry Marketplace, photo by John Levanen

\'Merry Marketplace\' by John Levanen

John shared this colorful photo of last weekend's annual Merry Marketplace at the Old Art Building.

See the photo bigger right here and also remember that our shops & galleries are open with Holiday hours!

Back from New England

"I just arrived back from a ten day trip to New England. They don'€™t have anything more beautiful there, than we have right here."

Michael Collins, Two Fish Gallery (formerly, Americana)

Power Wagon at the Classic Car Show

One of the many events in Leland this weekend as part of the Leland Heritage Celebration is the Van's Garage Classic Car Show (click it for a larger view).

The Leelanau Enterprise has some cool photos from last year's car show.

Leland Heritage Celebration ~ September 18, 2010

2008 Leland Heritage CelebrationWe will post updates for this event in Summer of 2010.

On Saturday, September 18, the Leland Chamber will again facilitate the annual Leland Heritage Celebration. This consists of the Wood Boats on the Wall at the Museum, Fishtown Fest, Van’s Garage Classic Car Show, a Leland Historic Building art show at the Old Art Building, the Leelanau Conservancy on the Village Green, and more.

Weather permitting, the deck at The Cove will be open and if reservations are sufficient, there will be a historical cruise by Manitou Island Transit.

Click for the 2008 Leland Heritage Celebration Poster

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Leland Michigan
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