The Homestead Begins Selling Winter Skiing Passes!
Great Passes - Great Perks - from $99
visit their website at:
www.thehomesteadresort.com
or call 231-334-5000
a few of The Perks:
Save 15% on rental equipment and lessons at The Homestead
Save $5 on lift tickets at Crystal Mountain
Save $5 on lift tickets at Boyne Mountain and Boyne Highlands
Save 50% on midweek / full day lift tickets at Searchmont Resort
Save 25% off weekend / full day tickets at Searchmont Resort
Save 25% off midweek accommodations (holiday restrictions apply) at Searchmont Resort
Fall Color Tour In Leelanau County is Official*
*The trees are changing colors, the sun is shining, and leaves are on the ground!
Peak Season for Leelanau County is expected to be the second week in October (next week).
View good yellows in aspens and cottonwoods
View reds maples, sumacs, and Northern Oak
The leaf-peepers are out and about and these are just a few of the quotes from notable and public sources:
"I think it's going to be a really good year for colors." -- Daniel Schillinger, forester with the Leelanau County Conservation District,.
"Normal color season predicted." -- National Weather Service
"Colors will be especially sharp, and will be ahead of schedule." -- Greg McMaster, chief meteorologist, TV 7&4
How does daylight affect the color? Shorter days cause leaves to stop producing chlorophyll. The chlorophyll is what keeps the leaves green (remember all those science classes?), when the production stops the tress start to drop their leaves (or they "leave" on their own :)
We want the bright sunny days because that is what helps to produce the sugar which creates the brilliant reds and golds in oaks and maples. Cool nights help too.
Look to the interior of Leelanau County to change colors first. Then along the shorelines. It's that weather thing again and how it affects Leelanau County.
Suttons Bay in Leelanau CountyGreat Game Last Night
Final Score 35-0 against Frankfurt. Needless to say I'll let you find a sports sight to gather game details. But I sat in the stands during the entire game and must admit it was fun to cheer and do all those 'fan-type' activities.
The band was very good and their half-time performance was excellent. The Homecoming ceremony was smooth and it was fun to look around the stands and see the faces of all the proud parents of those children. The new bleacher seats were very comfortable, if not a little chilling while sitting but it was a football game, right? The hand-railings lent a terrific sense of safety for all of us who are just a bit squimish with heights.
The Chili Dinner beforehand was well attended and the food offered by some of the local restaurants and Hansens Foods was delicious.
And for all the childhood friends and teammates of Mr. Pline, let it be "known" that he caught the ball and is now in the game. He had to reach ahead of a former Rugby player from London to have it in hand, but he did it. He's in the game now! :)
