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Reflecting on a Mighty Mac Swim

I’d been in the water for five hours before I began to hallucinate. It was subtle at first. Kind of like at Thanksgiving dinner when you eat too much, sit on the couch and start to go into that dream state where you can kind-of still hear everyone’s voices around you, but you’re also probably drooling. It was Labor Day, and while 40,000 people walked across the Mackinaw Bridge, 80 of us were swimming underneath it, writes Matt Soderquist, who shared this story at the Leelanau Clean Water and Here:Say storytelling event “Bubbling Up” on Aug. 4 at the Lively NeighborFood Market.

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Leelanau Clean Water, HereSay host storytelling event

Join Leelanau Clean Water (LCW) and Here:Say Storytelling on Monday, Aug. 4, at 7:30 pm at the Lively NeighborFood Market on M-72 for an evening of live storytelling featuring true, first-person stories that celebrate water, in all its forms, anywhere in the world. This free show features an engaging collection of stories from LCW storytelling shows staged in 2022 and 2024. Leelanau Clean Water is a nonprofit whose mission is to restore, protect and sustain water resources, promote public awareness of issues with environmental and economic importance, and provide accurate information to assist public participation in water resource decisions.

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Community pillar Tricia Denton faces challenges of her own

Imagine putting in the interminable work required to face down alcoholism and maintain your sobriety for 30 years. Through that journey, you mentor dozens of other women in the throes of their own addiction recovery. Now imagine your world is rocked by a rare neurodegenerative disease called Primary Lateral Sclerosis (PLS) that, among other cruel symptoms, causes your speech to slur. Most people would feel justified in reacting with anger or indignation but not Tricia Denton of Maple City. “I just found it humorous. We always have the opportunity to turn those situations into teaching and awareness opportunities,” she says with remarkable grace. Click here to read more, and find a link to support Denton’s GoFundMe campaign.

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Leelanau Clean Water holds storytelling event at Little Traverse Inn

Come enjoy “Bubbling Up,” an evening of tales of water told live on-stage at the Little Traverse Inn on Saturday, April 27, at 7 pm. A $10 voluntary donation at the door goes to support the nonprofit Leelanau Clean Water. Emcee Taylor Moore will invite six storytellers to share true personal stories about water.

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Historical Society hosts Leelanau Maritime History Festival

Join the Leelanau Historical Society on Saturday, Sept. 16, from 10 am to 3 pm for a celebration of Leelanau’s dynamic maritime past. Come learn about the peninsula’s vital and sometimes tragic connection to the Great Lakes. The second annual Leelanau Maritime History Festival will be hosted at the Leelanau Historical Society Museum in Leland.

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Unregulated septic systems, a public health threat lurking underground

Are you hearing a gurgling sound from the toilet? Is the tub or sink surprisingly slow to drain? Or, even worse, is there a patch of constantly wet and stinky grass in your yard? Those are all signs that something might be wrong with your home or cottage septic system.

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Leelanau Clean Water hosts Water Quality Symposium

Leelanau Clean Water will host an event titled “Leelanau Water Quality Symposium: Exploring the health of our lakes and streams. What 28 years of data show us and where emerging technology can take us” on Wednesday June 13.

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Leelanau Clean Water offers Water Smart Workshop

Leelanau Clean Water will hold a water smart workshop on Feb. 26 from 10 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. that will offer advice on how to increase the value of your business, property or land with low-impact development and landscaping. The event is targeted toward developers, builders, real estate agents, landscapers and homeowners. It is free to the public and businesses. Call 231-256-9812 to register and reserve a box lunch from the Thunderbird Cafe (costs $8).

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Leelanau County Government Center plans Natural Shoreline workshop

Managing Shoreline: Natural landscaping for lake health, erosion control, and nutrient absorption- a workshop for property owners will be held on Wednesday, June 27, from 7-9 p.m. at the Leelanau Government and Community Center, 8527 E. Government Center Drive, Suttons Bay. Registration is $5 until June 20. After the 20 and at the door registration is $10. To register call (231) 256-9812. Topics will include healthy lake ecosystems, design of natural landscapes on shorelines, problems with high impact landscape methods, use of native plants and State rules and permits. This workshop is hosted by Leelanau Clean Water in cooperation with the Michigan Natural Shoreline Partnership. Leaders will be Buzz Long from the Leelanau Conservation District, Sarah U’Ren from the Watershed Center, and Rob Karner, field biologist from The Leelanau School.

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Leelanau Clean Water considers impacts of fracking

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Dr. Grenetta Thomassey Program Director at Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council, will discuss the impact of hydraulic fracturing on water resources at the Leelanau County Government Center-Community Meeting Room on Monday, Oct. 17 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Sponsored by Leelanau Clean Water, the event is free and open to the public.

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