Summer's Almost Here: Your Guide To Leelanau County's Seasonal Reopenings
By Craig Manning | May 8, 2026
Memorial Day weekend is just two weeks away, which means many of Leelanau County’s seasonal establishments are either planning their spring reopenings or have already made their grand returns for the summer season. The Leelanau Ticker has your guide to who’s open, who’s opening soon, and what’s new at Leelanau’s seasonal spots.
Traverse City/Base of Leelanau/Benzie
>Closed since Halloween, Jacob’s Farm will reopen for the season on Friday, May 22 “with half-price pizza all that weekend,” according to general manager Richard Pillar. The big new addition this year, Pillar says, is a newly-built 40-foot by 54-foot beer garden pavilion, which will allow significantly more space to shelter from the elements …
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