Author, musician, and photographer Kenneth Gomez may not have lived in Leelanau County his entire life, but having lived here for 40 years now, the northern Michigan community has become a part of his identity and its environment woven into his creative processes.
Gomez grew up in a small coastal community in Phippsburg, Maine, but moved to Leelanau County at 32 years old in 1983 and has stayed…