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After ten years on the main downtown street Known Books moved to a new "bay" location across the street, and down by Suttons Bay in the lower level of the Millside Building. The building address is 101 Dame Street. Suttons Bay is located about 15 miles (about 20 minutes if traveling the speed limit!) north of Traverse City on M-22. Suttons Bay is a lovely year 'round village surrounded to the east by the bay, and snugged in under the hills along the shore. Our downtown main street business district is lined with shops, boutiques, galleries, restaurants, a movie theatre and a few antique and resale shops. Leelanau County's Phone Book has come to the internet!
ShopLeelanauFirst.com, the Leelanau Phone Book, has launched in Leelanau County with a totally up to date and accurate searchable database of all the Leelanau businesses, Leelanau Government and Village Offices in Leelanau County plus all the villages. Find (and add your own!) many Free Leelanau Classifieds and many Leelanau Coupons from Leelanau Peninsula merchants (remember to shop local first!). It is the ultimate Leelanau Phone Book. If you can imagine it, or think you should be able to find the information, stop by ShopLeelanauFirst.com and take a look. The ShopLeelanauFirst.com website is the electronic version of The Leelanau Phone Book - The Business Book - as published for the past eight years by The Business Helper in Suttons Bay. Beautiful display ads and art and listings of the business alphabetically and by category. | | | The Current Weather in Suttons BaySuttons Bay EventsAugust 30, 2008 (rain day Sunday, August 31, 2008Suttons Bay Fireworks Held in the Suttons Bay Marina Park with the brilliant fireworks being vividly displayed and reflected on the waters of Suttons Bay. An event designed for local Suttons Bay and surrounding area families - even though we invite all to attend! It's great fun to get caught up with old friends and to share summer stories. Come early, bring a blanket and chairs and plan to stay until the last ooh and aah has been uttered! This year the Suttons Bay Chamber of Commerce is sending out a plea for underwriting funds for this event. If you have a spare dollar or two (or many!) and would like to help underwrite this event please drop off checks or cash at the Fifth Third Bank, Korner Kottage Bed and Breakfast (Jim Munro), Bahle's Department Store (Lois Bahle), The Business Helper (Jackie Morrison). Anything you can contribute will help to make this another memorable end-of-summer celebration for everyone. Oct 24, 2008 Fall Art Walk Nov 8 - Nov 9, 2008 LPVA Toast the Season Nov 15 - Nov 16, 2008 LPVA Toast the Season Nov 23, 2008 Holiday Open House in the Village Suttons Bay Art Walk celebrating the Summer SolsticeThe Suttons Bay Summer Art Season kicks off in Suttons Bay Friday, June 20, 2008 from 5 - 9 pm.
It is so easy to participate. And fun too! Visit 15 of the 26 Village Participants and receive a stamp and enter to win a $250 Village Shopping Spree!This wonderful event is brought to you by the Suttons Bay Chamber of Commerce. Visit their website at www.suttonsbayarea.com 231-271-5077 
Friday, December 28, 2007 The Weather in Suttons Bay is Starting to Get CozySnow predicted the rest of this afternoon and on into Saturday. Customers were stocking up on groceries, wine, beer and snack food at Hansen Foods. There really isn't a need to drive all the way into Traverse City when everything we need is right here in the Village of Suttons Bay. Sunday, December 23, 2007 The Weather in Suttons Bay TodayWhitecaps on the Bay!Windy, Gray, Cold and the Snow is Falling Little Whirlwind Clouds of Snow are Swirling on the Roads and in Mid-Air! Still Beautiful in Suttons Bay!  The winter weather has arrived in Suttons Bay It is finally starting to look like winter in Suttons Bay! And it is beginning to look a lot like Christmas too in downtown Suttons Bay! Come and see all the pretty Christmas trees and holiday decorations! Sunday, December 2, 2007 The weatherman was correct! The winter storm started to make its appearance in Suttons Bay on Saturday at about 4:00 pm EST - the wind kicked up, and the snow started coming down and the blowing and drifting began. It snowed all night, the drifts grew taller, and the cars left deep ruts in the snow on the street. And it was COLD! But what do you expect, this is northern Michigan! Today, Sunday, the streets are being cleared - you can hear the sound of the house-sized plows as they scraped the streets and the constant beep beep beep as they back up to grab another scoop full of snow! When they go by they still sound like jet engines to me! They are moving the snow down to the alley way near The Millside Building and the Suttons Bay Marina. I'm sure there will be plenty of sliding and sleding today with all kids - of all ages! The churches held services, businesses are open and Santa comes to Suttons Bay today at 5:00 pm - perfect weather for the ole guy to make his way downtown to greet all the wonderful Suttons Bay and Leelanau children! The weatherman is predicting warmer temperatures for today and this evening with the promise of yet more snow, and rain and sleet. Grab your boots and an umbrella and go and meet Santa and tell him what you want for Christmas (I know, you want books from Known Books under your tree!) Thursday, October 11th, 2007 Saving the Family Cottage: A Guide to Succession Planning for Your Cottage, Cabin, Camp or Vacation Home by Stuart J. Hollander, with a Foreword by Deborah Wyatt Fellows, Publisher, Traverse the Magazine - $19.95 US  Buy Saving the Family Cottage Today! In stock and now available in Suttons Bay at Hansen Foods (in the book section near the ice cream.) The late Stuart Hollander has written the first "attorney authored" book for the vacation home owner. This book describes the problems inherent to shared cottage ownership and the concerns of parents who wish to pass it on. After a careful analysis of the pros and cons of different shared ownership arrangement, the author outlines his preferred method to help families preserve this valuable asset for generations to come. Using the stories from families he has worked with and clear graphic illustrations for the legal concepts involved, the book is reader friendly and informative. Although Hollander uses the term "cottage," the principles of his book apply to any property that a family wants to retain, whether it is an Adirondack camp, an Upper Midwest cabin, a Western ranch, or an ocean, lake, or riverfront home. Written for the vacation home owner but with information that also will be useful to attorneys and financial planners, the book engages the reader with stories of cottage "wars" and planning gone awry. Narrative examples and easy-to-follow graphics illustrate the more technical aspects of succession planning for a vacation home. The book makes a complex problem understandable and offers methods to help keep a second home in the family for generations.  Bestsellers Wednesday, August 1, 2007 Hot one today. High temperature is expected to reach close to 100 degrees. Luckily for humans and animals the humidity is low, but it does increase the fire hazards so be careful. You know all the advice, drink plenty of liquids, stay where it is cool, find a hammock between two trees in the shade, preferably where there is a good breeze, and a good book! The Annual Suttons Bay Art Fair is set for Saturday and Sunday. Always a nice time, great art, wonderful sense of community, and tasty food from local restaurants. Who cares if it's not the lowest in calories? It's summer, and it's an art fair in Suttons Bay so indulge! Are you missing a garden hose? How about hanging baskets? seems someone is collecting hose carts and caddies. If you see someone with an unusual quantity of hose material mention it to Del Moore or Bert Meade. Also, if you can't remember where you left your bike, or if someone moved your bike for you and you can't find it, get ahold of Del. Sunday, July 29, 2007 What fun to listen to the news this evening and to learn that merchants in Suttons Bay are talking about how good business has been for them this July. Rich Bahle of Bahle's was featured on the evening news raving about the sales traffic in the village. Suttons Bay was home to the Suttons Bay Jazzfest yesterday so that definitely brought in tons of traffic. And then next weekend the Suttons Bay Art Fair takes place at the Marina Park. Indeed, another high traffic day for the village. Had dinner this evening at The Village Inn with The Professor and the place was pretty busy. One of the owners, Richard Roberts was busily clearing tables from the front porch table area, cloth snugged deep in his back pocket, carrying a tray high overhead, ever smiling and attending to what people needed. So much energy! Ralph Roberts, another owner was seated in a booth talking with customers. I'm sure he was planning the next weed-pulling event for the new gardens he planted along Madison Avenue. Nice perennial beds. It was the white shirt he was wearing which made me realize he was in the planning stage rather than the "getting out there and getting the weeds pulled" phase. I had to remind him of the beauty of the weeds, "Ralph, weeds are just like good customers, they just keep coming back." The weather has been outstanding, the views of the bay have been blue, and it is always interesting to watch the variety of watercraft on the bay. From where I sit I look through the masts of the sailboats in the Suttons Bay Marina to the water beyond and I can see the power boats speeding by with water skiers jumping over the boat's wake, larger vessels are anchored further out, and the sailboats are going where the wind directs them. It's also fun to watch the variety of visitors to Suttons Bay, and always refreshing to see so many couples walking around holding hands. A recent segment on The Today Show discussed how holding hands for couples is a very intimate expression. Looks like it from where I sit! Drive up soon and enjoy the day in Suttons Bay (and yes, spend lots of money too!) Links to Books about Michigan & Books about Suttons Bay & Leelanau County and the "Leelanau Peninsula Lifestyle Mindset"!
Three Sizzling Northern Michigan Romantic Thrillers!
It was nearly noon Iowa time when we finally crossed the Mississippi River and into the rolling, corn-stubbled hills of America's breadbasket. Michigan's congested midriff was far in the rear view mirror, now only the land Lewis and Clark dubbed, 'the great green sea' tread beneath my wheels. It was in those weed-covered hills I made a horrible discovery one blustery November afternoon... When Judge Deborah Noyes was murdered on the steps of a southern Michigan courthouse, journalists Derrick Twitchell and Colleen Beyer plunged headlong into the story. They discovered that Her Honor was a linchpin in a 30-year-old mystery and a nightmare that would scar the state forever. With each luscious detail, with every candied caveat, the two reporters realize their passion for a good story is trumped only by the fire simmering between them. Chris Zimmerman's much anticipated third novel, The Covenant Field, visits southern Michigan's most-storied landmarks....and lurid past. Order your signed and numbered first edition of The Covenant Field. The Secret-KeeperA mystery gleaned from the shores of Hemingway's Walloon Lake . . .An adventure woven from the love notes of the dearly departed . . . A deliciously clever tale of revenge, of forgiveness, of letting go . . . and of love that refuses to die. By the time he realized that his wife's killer was in his grasp, it was too late. By the time he ran for help, they chased him from Hemingway's Walloon Lake to the sultry sands of the Caribbean. Snubbed by the authorities, scorned by his patients, he turns to the woman of his future with ties to his past. They all had a secret to tell; they all had a secret to keep. And he had to discover what it was. Destined to become of your favorite reads, Chris Zimmerman's second work "The Secret-Keeper" takes you on a rollercoaster ride of suspense. Intentional ActsOn a grizzly, wind-swept afternoon, three men duck hunted a jagged point off Lake Superior.One man had a secret, some scars, and a score to settle. Another had revenge on his mind and a lover at home. The last man was dearly hated but a leader in the business world. Only two men made it to shore. Find out what happened. Links to Books about Michigan & Books about Suttons Bay & Leelanau County
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