Leelanau Up North

Leelanau  November  Surf No sun, no burning. No hot, no sweating. No bugs, no biting. No grass, no mowing. No leaves, no raking. No garden, no weeding. No guests, no cleaning. No tourists, no waiting. No regretting. No vembering.                   

North Bar Lake Outlet To Lake Michigan Closing is the ice cream shop on Front Street. Quieting are the echoes of children on Empire Beach. Chilling is the morning mist on North Bar Lake. Fleeting are the hours before sunset. Turning are the first leaves of Autumn. It's s ad, but true.  The sweet, longed-for Leelanau Summer is over.  And the end of this season is always especially regretful. The never-ending days were filled with the simple pleasures of outdoor living in the Land of Delight …. Sun-filled picnics for two on the dunes. Wading in the cool shallows of the big lake. Unhurried walks through the verdant woods. Starry night beach bonfires …. Then, almost quicker than you can say mostbeautifulplaceinamerica, yet another Summer in Leelanau has faded into fall. So sublime is the Season of Sun in this place, that I find myself counting how many Summers may be left for me ….   Perhaps our very longing for Summer is a hint that ... Somewh...

Leelanau Dark Sky - Courtesy Of Leelanau Energy If I could look back in time, ... Back nearly to the beginning of time, I would see that all of Leelanau, From Sleeping Bear Dunes to Grand Traverse Bay, From North Manitou Island to Platte River,                 , And every living thing within, Including myself, Owes its very existence, ... To a star, .... A star which, By dying in a luminous explosion,  Created every element necessary For the existence of ... Everything. And we thought it was just "twinkle, twinkle ...."

"Morning On The Dunes" by Owen Weber I must remind myself ... That the Universe Owes me Nothing. Not contentment, Good fortune, Health, Nor the beauty of A Leelanau sunrise. And yet,  These things ... Have been freely given To me. Along with some misfortune,  Yes. But the misfortune  Is only known ... By all the good things, Freely given me, That surround it.   

Sunrise  Over  Northport  Bay In Leelanau, ... and beyond.  Does it not? Though here it is often disguised by clouds over the big lake. Still, its light always overtakes the darkness, and a new day dawns.  Everyday. It's as if the Author of Nature is giving us another chance .... To give. To console. To heal. To be brave. To love. To be loved. Giving us another chance. And another. And another.  Everyday. Because the sun always rises - And the Son has risen in Leelanau, ... and beyond.

Empire  Beach  Sunset To behold a Leelanau sunset, Is to glimpse a bit of heaven from earth. But not in real time. For to look at a Leelanau sunset, Is to look back in time - About 8.3 minutes ago to be precise. Which is the time it takes for our sunlight To make its 93 million mile journey To the Land of Delight. So, the sun actually sets eight plus minutes before the sunset image we view from our little planet. Indeed, everything we see in this universe is time delayed, By milliseconds to millions of years, Depending upon its distance from our eyes. In other words, ... In Leelanau and beyond, Now is an illusion. See You In Leelanau Up North, Chris                 Visit A Leelanau Landmark:  Leelanau Up North - recently named                one of the top 70 Michigan blogs by the editors at Feedspot.com.                Check out Michigan's most popular...