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[johnnycats]

Leelanau State Park

#camping #motorcycle #motorcycle camping #Leelanau #state park #michigan #lake michigan

[annaetoma]

Sleeping Bear Dunes on the last warm day of the year.

#michigan #sleeping bear dunes #northern michigan #hiking #lgbtqia #lake michigan #leelanau #fall #autumn #November

[carvincaptoor]

Popcorn picking for the Leelanau Conservancy

#Popcorn #picking #for #the #Leelanau #Conservancy

[westar]

#leelanau #michigan #goat

[typocode]

Transitional Deck - Deck Deck - medium-sized, open-air transitional backyard deck design

#waterfront #outdoor umbrellas #lake house #trex decking #general contractor #leelanau

[dogsaver-blog]

Goose Neck, Glen Haven Historic District, MI, 2012 by Tom Powell Via Flickr: Minolta SRT-101, Kodak Ektar 100, Re-edit

#Glen Haven #Leelanau #Sleeping Bear Dunes #Kodak Ektar 100 #Minolta SRT-101 #2012 #shadows #Michigan #Minolta MC Rokkor-PF 55mm f1.7 #Film #Re-Edit #flickr #vintage #historic #design #photography

[devries-travels]

Leelanau State Park

May 25, 2021

I have lived in Michigan since 2001. I had ventured to the bigger cities and spent a few summer days here and there on the beaches on the West coast of the state, but until this trip I had never been to anywhere North. Right before we left we got some very basic gear: a purple water bottle that maybe fits 20 ounces in it, and a small $5 backpack both from Five Below. So with that and some snacks we had the bare minimum to do a real hike.

That drive towards Traverse City is still burned into my memory. Seeing glimpses of the Manistee National Forest, being surprised by how beautiful the Grand Traverse Bay is…. I knew that it was going to be really beautiful when we got to our destination but I really had no idea what was in store for us.

We first decided to take a route that led to the lake after about a mile of hiking. I’ve seen Lake Michigan before but this was the clearest water I had seen in my life

Stunning, honestly, and we got to walk along the beach for a while before heading back to the trail. The problem is that to get down to this amazing beach we had to climb down a pretty sizeable dune. The way down is nothing, but climbing up a dune when you haven’t yet gotten used to physical activity is basically the worst thing possible.

Eventually we struggled our way up the dune back into the forest. This was such a magical place honestly. It was far enough into spring that a lot of the growth had already happened, bugs were everywhere but they mostly left us alone. And the trees? Absolutely gigantic.

To be fair now that I’m writing this I’ve seen a handful of bigger forests, but this is the first time I’ve seen something more striking than the woods around where I live. This is one park we spent the entire day doing every possible trail either by accident or sheer curiosity.

On the other side of the park also there is the beautiful but not that originally named Mud Lake. I feel like there are multiple Mud Lakes even just in Michigan. Even just in the Lower Peninsula if I remember correctly.

Eventually after many hills and discussing our lives over the last few weeks in the woods with barely anyone around to hear us (which is one of my favorite parts of all of this) we completed our trip around the park and stopped back at the beach at the bottom of the dune and watched the sunset.

That cloud formation actually ended up being a storm that hit right after we got back to camp.

I’ll honestly never forget this day as long as I live. It was before recording hikes became a thing, so I don’t know how much we actually did that day but it felt like a challenge and left me with a feeling that I would be wanting to do things like this for as long as I’m able to.

#hiking #nature #lake michigan #leelanau #state park

[sanderscott]

(via https://youtube.com/watch?v=YfkJ_YxVGcY&feature=share)

#Northport #leelanau #traversecity

[traakigogik]

Fish Town, Leland MI

#Leelanau

[allmichigan]

Lake (Leelanau) Dreams

Lake Dreams by Francios Here’s a sweet shot I shared 5 years ago on June 3rd of a boat in the mist on Lake Leelanau in the northwestern Lower Peninsula. See more in Francios’ Michigan Journey’s gallery on Flickr and have a great weekend everyone! More fog & mist on Michigan in Pictures!

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[johnnycats]

leelanau state park

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[fleetingfutures]

summer 2022 🌿

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[burdockandrose]

Acorns Aren’t Just for Squirrels

Acorns Aren’t Just for Squirrels

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[wealthypioneers]

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[farlane]

Lake (Leelanau) Dreams

Lake Dreams by Francios Here’s a sweet shot I shared 5 years ago on June 3rd of a boat in the mist on Lake Leelanau in the northwestern Lower Peninsula. See more in Francios’ Michigan Journey’s gallery on Flickr and have a great weekend everyone! More fog & mist on Michigan in Pictures!

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[joshsindigostreak]

O, Pioneers

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It started with an email. One, stupid, email. One, professional, email. An email from one academic to another. Natasha just needed an extra source. Specifically, she needed to get her hands on a very specific journal. A journal that contained anatomical drawings and first hand accounts of the Lake Leelanau Creature. Colloquially it is referred to as the Leelanau Lake Monster, but the use of the word “monster” is frowned upon in Supernatural and Academic circles. Annoyingly, she only knew of one person who would be in possession of said journal. The one person whom she was perfectly fine never speaking to again: Sam Kiszka. He had built up quite the reputation in recent years with rumors of his immense archives and collection of particular artifacts.

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