Welcome to the Leelanau Post, an online news source for the friends and residents of Leelanau County. We hope to bring the best of the web to Leelanau, including links to stories and resources from all over, as well as analysis and commentary of the same. In addition, we will publish original articles written expressly for the Post, as well as the comments and contributions of our readers. (For more information on the ownership and policies of the Leelanau Post, please see our About Us page).

You may wonder exactly what kind of animal the Post is. Probably the best model is that of a "blog" (from "web log"). Blogs started out as compendia of links to other sites on the web--a means by which a blogger with an interest and time on his hands could troll and filter the immense amount of information on the internet, distilling it down for those who shared a particular interest in a subject.

To some extent, the Leelanau Post will perform that function. There is a great variety of information published every day that is relevant to Leelanau County, only some of it in the places you might expect. Our job will be to scour the net, bringing you links to news stories, articles and other resources from all over the state, the country, and the world.

But blogs have evolved to include more than just lists of links. So too, at The Leelanau Post we will provide commentary and analysis on the importance of the stories we collect; and of course our original articles may contain few if any links at all.

We believe in the importance of a free and open exchange of information and opinions. We think there is always room for another voice, another point of view. We invite you to share in our conversation, either by commenting on our posts or by submitting one of your own.

We look forward to helping to bring Leelanau County together.