Stories about the origin for the name of Leelanau county are conflicting. Some say the name was created by Henry Schoolcraft, who wrote stories where he named some of the Native American women " Leelinau ." Others say the Native American word Leelanau meant "delight of life."   In any event, Leelanau County is on the shores of Lake Michigan in the northeastern lower peninsula. A major feature of the county are the Sleeping Bear Dunes, which were named from an Ojibway legend of a mother bear and two cubs who escaped a forest fire by diving into Lake Michigan . They almost reached the shores of Leelanau County when the cubs faltered. The mother bear made it, and while waiting for her cubs she fell into a deep sleep. The Great Spirit took pity and raised the cubs, which according to the legend are North and South Manitou Islands . Today climbing the Sleeping Bear Dunes is a popular activity. Before 1978 you could climb the dunes in a buggy. Started in 1935 by Louis C. Warnes , who developed specially adapted cars he called "Dunes-mobiles" and gave people rides over the heart of the Sleeping Bear Dunes for over 40 years, until motor vehicles were barred from the dunes themselves. Leelanau County is a beautiful area of the state with plenty of fish and game. But those Sleeping Bear Dunes challenge a lot of people, and they're not all that easy to climb. I know from personal experience.   In 1978 my Father Fred Trost had an inspiration from the movie Rocky and filmed me a 10 year old Zachary Trost in a feature for a television show "Michigan Weekend." It was a imitation of Rocky's historic run up the steps in Philadelphia . Hopefully in the future we will be able to bring you streaming video of this feature.