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Known Books of Suttons Bay Cottage Home Decor - Cottage Home Interior Designs  Cottage home decor combined with the methods of cottage style decorating creates a cottage home where the heart is, where fun and laughter, sharing and caring are enjoyed with gatherings of family and friends for everyday living and celebrating special times.
Cottage Style Decorating Cottage style decorating is achieved using elements of color, fabrics, accents, cottage furniture, collections and one of a kind accessories to create a cottage home decor which is immediately personal, comfortable, cool, airy and breezy and distinctively individual.
Cottage Bedroom Cottage bedroom furniture is just a small part of an overall cottage home decor style for cottage bedrooms. Other important cottage chic choices include using french linens, pillows, country bedding, curtains, rugs, and wall hangings and art which represent your personal cottage style flair.
Cottage Furniture Cottage furniture choices combined with your overall cottage home decor plan usually include comfortable and overstuffed chairs and couches made to look new with slipcovers, new and vintage tables and bookcases and some cottage furniture pieces are painted white with a touch of bead board added for a casual vintage style to complete your cottage home decor.
Cottage Chic Cottage chic pieces of cottage furniture which fit into your cottage home decor style have a warm weathered look and feel and are usually painted white. You can use white cottage furniture in any room in your cottage or cabin as the main focal point in the room serving both a function and purpose or simply as decorative pieces of cottage chic furniture which adds to the over all comfort of each cottage room.
2009 Superbowl HDTVs Leelanau County Wineries Wine Accessories Fresh Cut Peonies Dog Boot Dog Boot - A Dogs Boot Protects Your Dog - Your Dogs Boots Help A dog boot is an aide to dog owners who want to protect the paws of their dogs or to protect hard wood floors from dog claws and to keep dogs from sliding and helps provide traction. Known Flowers Known Roses Known Gardening Articles Perennial Gardens to Go Known News Known Article Directory Submit your articles and have them published today! Make it Known! The Known Blog Made in Leelanau Sold in Leelanau Internet Marketing The Domain Game How People Get Rich From Internet Domain Names Chris Zimmerman, Info Chris Zimmerman, Order Books The Known Community ...More Than A Link!  Leelanau Windows and DoorsYour known doorway to the best views of Leelanau County and Northern Michigan - New Home Construction and Replacement Windows Leelanau Sheet Metal Leelanau Sheet Metal at 231.218.5764 is the leading source of custom sheet metal duct work for builders and consumers. They install and fabricate custom heating systems to fit any home or commercial building. Licensed Mechanical Contractors in Leelanau County since 1981.  Wright Penning & Beamer Law Firm, Leelanau County Office in Suttons Bay Known Business ProfileDan A. Penning, Attorney The Law Firm in the Suttons Bay Depot - Wright Penning & Beamer The Home of Cottage Law  Dogs. Dog Clothes - Dog Shirts - Dog Collars and Leashes - Dog Poop Purses - Cool Things for Cool Dogs from Ruffly Puppy of Ruffrageousdogs.com
Hansen Foods of Suttons Bay  Your Local Grocer - Your Neighbor - Many Premium and Nationally Known Award Winning Products! - Specialty Products in Every Department!
Omena Cut Flowers Omena Cut Flowers' Photo Gallery 
A Widely Known Must-Experience Leelanau Destination! A U-Pick flower farm located 7 miles north of Suttons Bay on M-22 in Leelanau County (sign visible along M-22) - Open dawn 'til dusk daily, May through October with 23 beds to pick from with over 40 varieties of annuals and perennials grown. There is a self service shed on premises with jars of water, scissors, etc.Grand Bay Builders  Leelanau Builders, Grand Bay Builders at 231.995.9057, bring over 35 years of home building experience to Leelanau County and northern Michigan. Known in the Pinckney area for over 30 years as Lisbeth Builders. Licensed builders specializing in new homes and renovations throughout Leelanau County and the Grand Traverse Region.Stander Marine  Known by all the Lake Leelanau boating families. Serving Lake Leelanau boating and snowmobiling families in Leland, MichiganThe Pennington Collection  The Fun Gift Store in Northport Behind the Pink Bench known for all their great and fun merchandise including the known and popular M-22 products.The Korner Kottage  Known as the Historic Romantic Bed & Breakfast in Suttons Bay, Michigan at 231.271.2711. "Every second was a moment of magnificence." Suttons Bay Cottages  Three Cottages on the shores of Suttons Bay in Northern Michigan. A known vacation favorite in Leelanau County.ISO/TS Consultants McDonald Quality Services at 248.794.3040, are third-party auditors for three leading certification bodies - VCA North America - Vehicle Certification Agency, ASR - American Systems Registrar, and UL - United Laboratories. The Village Inn of Suttons Bay  Known as the Oldest Tavern in Leelanau County - Where Good Friends & Great Food MeetInish Knits in Cedar, Michigan  The Leelanau Yarn Store in Cedar, Michigan is very well known with knitters and spinners alike and is filled with colorful skeins of yarn in a variety of colors, fibers, with spinning wheels in every corner. Where the Leelanau knitting and spinning community gathers.Northern Lumber and PRO Hardware of Suttons Bay  Northern Lumber in Suttons Bay is the Local Lumber Yard, Hardware Store and Building Supply Source for Leelanau County and the Grand Traverse Area in Northern Michigan. Known throughout northern Michigan as the source of lumber and building supplies.Leelanau Feed and Seed 
The Lake Leelanau Store for Farm Animals and House Pets. You can probably find every known kind of animal feed at Leelanau Feed and Seed!Maple Hill Builders The Schaub Father and Son Builders in Leelanau County with a Crew of Four Craftsmen  Leelanau Cigar CompanyLeelanau Cigar Company overlooking the historic Suttons Bay Marina is an importer of all premium Dominican, Honduran, and Nicuraguan Cigars featuring their own signature label Leelanau Brandy Cigar. Walk in humidor, smoke nights, chess tournaments in the heart of Suttons Bay, Michigan. Features many local and known cigars. The Business Helper 
The FedEx and UPS packaging and shipping store in Leelanau County. Business supplies, office supplies, artists supplies and copies too! Publisher of The Business Book, The Leelanau Phone Book. CallMo.com  The Known Source for Advertising Specialties, Custom Imprinted Logos, Promotional Products, Custom Logo Golf Balls from CallMo.comNorthern Seasons Known for many years for their quality all natural products. Dried Cherries, Dried Blueberries, Dried Diced Apples, Dried Cranberries, and Ol' Geezer Soup Mixes in Leelanau County. Camelot Construction and Development 
A Leelanau builder known throughout Leelanau County for their New Home Construction and Remodeling.Book Repair and Supplies South Bay Construction Management Services, LLC  South Bay Construction Management Services is the leading St. Simons Island Construction and Remodeling Project Management Company serving the Golden Isles. South Bay Construction is known throughout the greater Golden Isles for their New Home Construction, Remodeling Projects, Rentals, and Island Arrival Preparation and Presentation Concierge Services - They will have everything ready for your arrival.
Online Market Share Known Bestsellers Big Reel TipUps Internet Associate Programs Important Phone Numbers Important Websites Important Blogs Suttons Bay Stores  Every store in the downtown shopping district of Suttons Bay is known in their own unique way. Come and visit and explore (and buy too!).Cranky Men Unique Leelanau Peninsula Gift! bottledwaves.com Inland Seas Education Association Woodbine - Custom Furniture About known.com Known 'Home Page' |
April 30, 2008 - 11am-6pm The every other year "Don't Want to Miss" Leelanau Business event.xx Participating Exhibitors
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Grand Traverse Resort and Casino
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians
Business Helper
Camelot Construction
Dan A. Penning - Wright Penning & Beamer PC
Leelanau Peninsula Chamber of Commerce
Leelanau Enterprise
Northern Lumber Co.
Traverse City State Bank
TV 7 & 4
WCMU
WCCW / ESPN
Sally Guzowski
Executive Director
Leelanau Chamber of Commerce 271-9895
The Role of Invasive Species in Recent Botulism Die-offs at Sleeping Bear Dunes and Around Lake Michigan
Suttons Bay, Michigan - January 31, 2008 - The Inland Seas Education Association will present a seminar that focuses on recent botulism die-offs at 7pm on Tuesday, February 12th, at the Inland Seas Education Center in Suttons Bay. The program, "The Role of Invasive Species in Recent Botulism Die-offs at Sleeping Bear Dunes and Around Lake Michigan" will be presented by Ken Hyde.Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore has experienced two successive waterbird die-offs in 2006 and 2007 along the shorelines of Lake Michigan. Over 4,200 birds and numerous fish have been lost which impact 18 species of bird and 8 species of fish. Poisoning from Type E botulism toxin has been identified as the cause of the die-off. Initial indications are that recent increases in native Cladophora algae spurred by major increases in non-native quagga mussels and round goby populations are the mechanism which is fueling bacterial growth and bringing the toxins to the surface. Current research efforts and findings along with potential long-term impacts and Great Lakes concerns will be presented. Updates on the continuing die-off, which included endangered piping plovers in 2007, will also be discussed.
Ken Hyde is a wildlife biologist for the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Empire, Michigan. He obtained his Bachelor's of Science degree in Wildlife and Range Management from Brigham Young University and his Master's of Science in Wildlife and Range Management from Texas A&I University. Hyde has over 20 years of experience as a wildlife biologist and conservationist working at organizations such as the Utah Division of Wildlife, the USDA, the Resource Support team in Arizona, the North Central Washington Resource Conservation and Development Council, and the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument.
The Inland Seas Education Association is a non-profit organization based in Suttons Bay, Michigan, dedicated to science education on the Great Lakes. Its "Schoolship" shipboard and shore-side education programs are designed to inspire young people's interest in science and to provide for the long-term stewardship of the Great Lakes. For additional information contact the Inland Seas Education Association at (231) 271-3077 or on the web at www.schoolship.org.
For further information, contact Christine Diana or Kim Biocchi at (231) 271-3077 - Inland Seas Education Association € P. O. Box 218 € Suttons Bay, MI 49682
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The Art Place February Happenings
http://www.Leelanau.com on 1-29-08. Check it out, leave a comment for the kids!
Flipbook Workshop
TAP is doing a flip book workshop at the Montessori school in later Feb. with the completed projects being sent to a festival competition in the Czech Republic! If any other students under 15 yrs old, are interested in entering, they can make books at home and we'll include them in the entry shipment. Deadline: April 15 at TAP. More info can be found here: http://www.anifest.cz/?ItemID=8892&Lang=enFebruary Workshop:
Patchouli!
Feb.11-15, 3:30-5:30pm $50 member/$65 non member. Acoustical duo Julie Patchouli and Bruce Hecksel are collaborating with TAP! Patchouli has given TAP permission to use their music in animated projects and now they are creating a series of instrumental "shorts" ... music that is one minute or less for the kids at TAP to create animations to this week! TAP will have an opportunity to screen projects created before Patchouli's concert at the Suttons Bay High School Friday, February 29 at 7:30pm. Patchouli's concert is sponsored by FOFA. Please rsvp by 2-6-08.February Potluck:
2-8-08 ... 6pm ... see you there! Dog Safety video update:
An amazing piece was created at a fun workshop. Stay tuned for its premiere showing.
East Lansing Children's Film Festival
The Main Festival information/tickets can be found here: http://www.elcff.com/index/festival/program/ TAP will be shown at these times on 2-9-08: www.sbdnl.tap at 11:10 a.m and Better Know a Pres at 1 p.m.The Youth Film Competition is at 2:45 on Sunday and the Directors Round table, which I hope many of the YFC winners can also attend is at 1 pm at S. Kedzie hall.
2008 East Lansing Festival Winners
Elementary school division:FYI, there is a contingency of students/adults planning to travel to the festival and the more the merrier!
2nd Place
Happy Christmas Time
Suttons Bay Public, Suttons Bay
Middle school division:
2nd Place
I'm a Raindrop: Poetry of Theta Burke, Andrew and Rachel
Leland Public School and Home School, Suttons Bay
Honorable Mention
The Invisible Flower
Suttons Bay Public School, Lake Leelanau, MI
High school division
2nd Place
Perspective, Zoë
Suttons Bay High School, Lake Leelanau
3rd Place
The Perfectly Seasoned Life, Kayleigh
Suttons Bay High School, Lake Leelanau,
Honorable Mention
Box, Clayton
Suttons Bay High School, Cedar
Congratulations to all the students! ... some wonderful pieces were created and TAP would encourage you to submit these to festivals over the next year. We have found that juries are quite diverse around the world and some movies that don't make it into one festival are highly rated at others. If you would like more info about festivals, contact Chris or Ken. In fact, if you would like to be the official 'TAP festival entry organizer' ... we'll assist!
and ...
We just received word that TAP entries were received and are being considered at a festival in Czech Republic!
All our best,
Ken and Chris
Ken Scott - Co-Director
Chris Allen-Wickler - Co-Director
P.O. Box 528 Suttons Bay, MI 49682
231-271-0104
http://www.theartplace.org
Where Youth, Art and Technology Meet
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Wednesday, January 9, 2008
The Leelanau Conservancy launches "Why Leelanau"
The Leelanau Conservancy's new blog, "Why Leelanau" is filled with wonderful comments and beautiful photographs of Leelanau County. If you get a chance stop by and take a tour, leave a few comments, and of course, make a donation to The Leelanau Conservancy!The Conservancy offers many Events and Hikes which might fit in perfectly with your schedule. This information is from their Events and Hikes page on their website at: www.theconservancy.com
Their hikes are led by their knowledgeable volunteer Docents and staff. Do dress according to weather. So that they may provide the best experience possible and be fully prepared, they require (and appreciate!) advanced registration. Most hikes last about two hours unless otherwise noted. Please call 231-256-9665 to register or if you have further questions about directions. You can learn more about the Docent who will be leading your hike by visiting their website.
Volunteering for the Conservancy is a great way to meet new friends and feel like you are making a difference in helping to protect our beautiful peninsula. Your help is needed! Come to our Volunteer Expo on Saturday, February 9, at our office on 105 First St. in Leland, and learn more about all the ways you might help. From mailing crews to building new trails to rescuing wildflowers to working on our auction committee, there is a job for every age, interest and ability. Even if you are already a seasoned volunteer for the Conservancy, please come to share your experience and find out about opportunities in the coming year. We'll have formal presentations at 1:15 pm and 2:30 pm, with information tables and casual conversation in between presentation times for those who come and go.
Enjoy the peace and beauty of winter with Conservancy Director of Charitable Giving Anne Shoup for a snowshoe hike at the beautiful DeYoung Natural Area where we will celebrate the uniqueness of this incredible land. You must provide your own snowshoes.
The glistening snow, the trickling brook, the old and tattered orchard. All of these are visions to view as you snowshoe the Chippewa Run Natural Area with docents David Harris and Ann Mason. They will show you points of interest throughout this incredible tract of land. You must provide your own snowshoes.
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Independent booksellers fight chains with community and character
http://tcdailyplanet.net/node/8687By Taylor Cisco, III, TC Daily Planet
The right to buy what you want from where you want to buy it is as American as apple pie, baseball and reality television. As the retail landscape becomes dominated by the uniform outlines of strip malls, outlet stores, big box chains and global conglomerates, there is a longing for the quaint storefront of the neighborhood Mom and Pop shop. The private movie house, the barbershop, and the corner coffeehouse are endangered species in a dying ecosystem. The last vestiges of independent American business are on the run. The most at risk of them all is arguably one of the most important: the independent book store.
--- For decades, the struggle independent bookstores have faced competing against corporate booksellers_and more recently, online merchants_has been an arduous, uphill battle against a resilient opponent with seemingly endless resources. Midway through our current holiday season, this year is looking to be no different. In fact, the retail challenge looks to be worse than ever for our hometown proprietors.
Borders, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.com dominate the market offering sweeping discounts, multimedia merchandise, coffee, snacks and other non-literary goods. Just as shopping malls have threatened main street storefronts, the corporate booksellers may soon render our beloved independents obsolete.
The going has been extremely tough for independent book stores all over the country. Along both coasts, well known independents have folded, unable to maintain a large enough market share to keep their doors open. Here in the Twin Cities, the prognosis is no different, though there are a few indies looking to give the big guys a run for their money.
Having opened its doors nearly forty years ago, Amazon Bookstore Cooperative is the oldest independent feminist bookstore in North America. In the 1990s, the Amazon Bookstore Cooperative filed a suit against Amazon.com for trademark infringement. The outcome of the case saw the indie shop_which had been in business for thirty years_signing over the rights to their own name, then licensing it back from the corporate website.
Megan Kocher, co-owner and buyer for the Amazon Bookstore Cooperative, is cheerful and optimistic about the current state of the market. When asked about the impact this holiday season is having on smaller shops like hers, Megan diplomatically replied, "It's hard to say how directly, but we certainly do feel it." Like many other independent shops, the Amazon Bookstore Cooperative has incentives that are often hard to find at the chain stores_such as supplying hard-to-find niche materials and a truly personal shopping experience.
On the other side of the river, in the Summit-University neighborhood, Garrison Keillor's Common Good Books has been fairly successful in its first year of business. The store has carved out quite a following, offering titles by local authors as well as titles by those who regularly top bestseller lists.
At Common Good Books, the holiday shopping environment was warm and social. It seemed as if people filled every inch of the space, browsing the shelves and selecting gifts for friends and family. When asked why they picked Common Good instead of Borders or Barnes & Noble, patrons' answers were always the same: customer service that is well above average, a unique selection, and a neighborhood focus. Not a single customer mentioned the celebrity of the owner.
One-stop shopping is great in terms of consolidating our increasingly hectic downtime, in which what is supposed to be a time to relax and regroup is most often a time of constant running. However, we cannot blame the large chains for the downfall of the independent store. A company is only as strong as its consumer base and we, the local patrons, have neglected our local shops. The Amazon Bookstore Cooperative has been around for almost half a century, continuing the tradition pioneered by the Shakespeare & Co. bookshop in bohemian Paris and the City Lights Bookstore of Beat-Generation San Francisco. Is there any doubt that our culture has been enriched by the works of D.H. Lawrence, Sylvia Beach, Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg? All of them owe their careers to the independent book store.
In this age of instant information and quick results, practically everything is available with the touch of a button. But as retail chains grow larger, and neighborhoods become shopping districts, it is more than just the Mom and Pop shops that feel it. When we sacrifice quality for speed and community for convenience, it affects us all. In order to keep local shops in business, the solution is simple: patronize them.
--- Taylor Cisco, III (tciscoiii@gmail.com) is a newswriter, producer, and political essayist. A Chicago native, he currently resides in St. Louis Park with his wife Kara and their cat Zelda.
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Monday, December 17, 2007
Leelanau Today and Known Books of Suttons Bay, Michigan are pleased to welcome Peter Makin and Colleen Hammersley Makin to the downtown Suttons Bay business community with Brilliant Books, their new bookstore in Suttons Bay, Michigan. They are joining as well the whole internet selling venue - they want you to Shop Local and also online via their website once the Brilliant Books website is launched. Sounds like a brilliant idea to me!
Thursday, December 13, 2007
The Business Helper in Suttons Bay
Home of The Upside Down Christmas Tree
Stop by The Business Helper in Suttons Bay and enjoy the 2007 Victorian Theme Upside Down Christmas Tree. Enjoy the images of the framed vintage historical Victorian Christmas Cards which decorate the tree this season plus a collection of Mrs. Claus' discard eyeglasses........ the legendary and locally-famous Upside Down Christmas Tree stays decorated all year with a different delightful theme for each season. And yes, it stays upside down all year too!
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
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