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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/atom.xsl" media="screen"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en"><title type="html">Benzie | Leelanau News and Events</title><subtitle type="html">Benzie and Leelanau Area information within the Sleeping Bear Dunes Area</subtitle><id>http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/blogs/mary_dewitt/atom.aspx</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/blogs/mary_dewitt/default.aspx" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/blogs/mary_dewitt/atom.aspx" /><generator uri="http://communityserver.org" version="2.1.61019.2">Community Server</generator><updated>2013-01-21T14:56:00Z</updated><entry><title>Ranch For Sale in Elberta Village</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/blogs/mary_dewitt/archive/2013/04/10/72c69744c756459c9266698bec15ce64.aspx" /><id>http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/blogs/mary_dewitt/archive/2013/04/10/72c69744c756459c9266698bec15ce64.aspx</id><published>2013-04-10T12:22:00Z</published><updated>2013-04-10T12:22:00Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&amp;bull;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;2 bath, 2 bdrm ranch&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;-&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_r" style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;font-weight:bold;"&gt;MLS&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$144,900&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;- Great Location&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="dateline" id="LeadIn" style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Elberta Village, Benzie County&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/Elberta_Village/Michigan/Homes/1743713/Elberta_Village/Agent/Listing_78372664.html"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2125933" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>216623</name><uri>http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/members/216623.aspx</uri></author><category term="Real Estate" scheme="http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/blogs/mary_dewitt/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx" /><category term="For Sale" scheme="http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/blogs/mary_dewitt/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>Leland Food and Wine Festival</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/blogs/mary_dewitt/archive/2013/03/27/530ed4306944439aaa4b0f9bcd465345.aspx" /><id>http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/blogs/mary_dewitt/archive/2013/03/27/530ed4306944439aaa4b0f9bcd465345.aspx</id><published>2013-03-28T01:27:00Z</published><updated>2013-03-28T01:27:00Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;
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		Leland Wine &amp;amp; Food Festival ~ June 8, 2013

Down by the Fishtown Harbour Daytime...
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		&lt;strong&gt;When/Where: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;June 8th&lt;/span&gt;
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		&lt;em&gt;Note that this information is outdated.&lt;/em&gt;
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		Explore art from sculpture and oil paintings to glass and watercolors in downtown business venues.
downtowntc.com for details
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		&lt;strong&gt;When/Where: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;May 3&lt;/span&gt;
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		&lt;em&gt;Note that this information is outdated.&lt;/em&gt;
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		This sweet weekend servies up countless demonstrations, lectures and SAMPLES! AT the historic City Oera House 
cityoperahouse.org or 941-8082
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		&lt;strong&gt;When/Where: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;May 5th&lt;/span&gt;
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		Thompsonville Michigan, Gather at the base of the ski hill at Crystal Mountain Resort for one of the premier summer beer festivals .
Details @ Crystal mountain.com 
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		&lt;strong&gt;When/Where: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;May 25&lt;/span&gt;
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		Mesick isn&amp;#39;t the only place to find morels!  All over Leelanau, Benzie and Grand Traverse Counties!..   Check out mesick-mushroomfest.org for details
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		&lt;strong&gt;When/Where: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Mary 9-11&lt;/span&gt;
	&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2074692" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>216623</name><uri>http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/members/216623.aspx</uri></author><category term="Events" scheme="http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/blogs/mary_dewitt/archive/tags/Events/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore 2013</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/blogs/mary_dewitt/archive/2013/03/27/sleeping-bear-national-lakeshore-2013.aspx" /><id>http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/blogs/mary_dewitt/archive/2013/03/27/sleeping-bear-national-lakeshore-2013.aspx</id><published>2013-03-27T23:43:00Z</published><updated>2013-03-27T23:43:00Z</updated><content type="html">It&amp;#39;s March 27th and Easter is this Sunday. Snow is in the forecast! Hard to believe but this has been a long winter, at least longer than last year. The buzz around town...remember last year it was in the 80&amp;#39;s! Oh how we do remember last year and the huge storm that hit the area and brought the counties to a stand still. Hot temperatures in March with a late winter storm that ruined most of the fruit crops in the area for the entire year. So far so good looks like the cherries will be a bumper...(&lt;a href="http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/blogs/mary_dewitt/archive/2013/03/27/sleeping-bear-national-lakeshore-2013.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2074614" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>216623</name><uri>http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/members/216623.aspx</uri></author><category term="leelana | Benzie Real Estate" scheme="http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/blogs/mary_dewitt/archive/tags/leelana+_7C00_+Benzie+Real+Estate/default.aspx" /><category term="Northern michigan -real estate" scheme="http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/blogs/mary_dewitt/archive/tags/Northern+michigan+-real+estate/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>Antique Vehicleand Muscle Car Show 6/15/13</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/blogs/mary_dewitt/archive/2013/02/18/30e8da77dd8d4008b7a9ad675e23da29.aspx" /><id>http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/blogs/mary_dewitt/archive/2013/02/18/30e8da77dd8d4008b7a9ad675e23da29.aspx</id><published>2013-02-18T19:13:00Z</published><updated>2013-02-18T19:13:00Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;
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		Downtown Frankfort 
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		&lt;strong&gt;When/Where: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Frankfort, MI &lt;/span&gt;
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		June 12th  Carnival
         15th  Frankfort Craft Show
         21st Night Crawler Hunt - bring flashlight and container 10-10:30 pm @ mineral springs park
         22nd Take a Kid Fishing  @ mineral springs park 8Am - 3 PM 
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		&lt;strong&gt;When/Where: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Downtown Frankfor and Mineral Springs Park  &lt;/span&gt;
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		Lots of activities.  downtown Empire
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		&lt;strong&gt;When/Where: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Empire, MI&lt;/span&gt;
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		Leelanau Winery Spring Event.  Food and Wine at 22 different wineries. http://lpwines.com/spring/  for tickets!
This is the weekend before Mother&amp;#39;s Day!
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		&lt;strong&gt;When/Where: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;May 4th and 5th&lt;/span&gt;
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		http://wintercomedy.org for details
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		&lt;strong&gt;When/Where: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Febuary 14th - 17th&lt;/span&gt;
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		&lt;em&gt;Note that this information is outdated.&lt;/em&gt;
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		Cherry Capital Winter WOW! Fest 2/15-17
Filed under Activities, Festivals, MI, Northern Michigan Wine, Restuarant, things to do, 

 
A winter tradition held throughout the town. Activities, Music, Food and Fireworks 800-748-0303 or visit www.winterwowfest.com

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		&lt;strong&gt;When/Where: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;February 15-17&lt;/span&gt;
	&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1750210" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>216623</name><uri>http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/members/216623.aspx</uri></author><category term="Events" scheme="http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/blogs/mary_dewitt/archive/tags/Events/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>Sleeping Bear Dunes Specialist in Real Estate.</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/blogs/mary_dewitt/archive/2013/01/21/sleeping-bear-dunes-specialist-in-real-estate.aspx" /><id>http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/blogs/mary_dewitt/archive/2013/01/21/sleeping-bear-dunes-specialist-in-real-estate.aspx</id><published>2013-01-21T21:20:00Z</published><updated>2013-01-21T21:20:00Z</updated><content type="html">http://www.sleepingbearlakes4sale.com/Search_by_Lake_and_County/page_2251930.html Search the lake, any lake in and around the Sleeping Bear Area. Available 24/7 This website was designed to meet the needs of the buyer&amp;#39;s who knows where and what Lake they want to invest in. I have the easy button! Always a pleasure to hear from you 231-357-3000...(&lt;a href="http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/blogs/mary_dewitt/archive/2013/01/21/sleeping-bear-dunes-specialist-in-real-estate.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1746461" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>216623</name><uri>http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/members/216623.aspx</uri></author><category term="Real Estate in Benzie County" scheme="http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/blogs/mary_dewitt/archive/tags/Real+Estate+in+Benzie+County/default.aspx" /><category term="Sleeping Bear  Dunes" scheme="http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/blogs/mary_dewitt/archive/tags/Sleeping+Bear++Dunes/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>Winterfest 2013 in Benzie</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/blogs/mary_dewitt/archive/2013/01/21/532931cda6264e8d87f06132ecdc3474.aspx" /><id>http://www.benzieandleelanaurealestate.com/blogs/mary_dewitt/archive/2013/01/21/532931cda6264e8d87f06132ecdc3474.aspx</id><published>2013-01-21T19:56:00Z</published><updated>2013-01-21T19:56:00Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;
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		Winterfest in Beulah/Benzonia 

This is an awesome fun filled day of winter activities that begin with a Breakfast Buffet, ice fishing derby, Snowmobile Poker Run, Co-ed softball tournament (yes, we mean &amp;#39;softball&amp;#39; in the snow!), horse drawn hay rides, frozen fish toss, frozen turkey bowling, rubber duck race, Outhouse sprint, chili cook off, Parade, bonfire on the beach and fireworks, plus more!. Sponsored by The Crystal Lake Community Business Association. 
See Benzie County Chamber for details of events
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		&lt;strong&gt;When/Where: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Downtown Beulah  Feb 9th&lt;/span&gt;
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