Archive for category: manitou islands

North Manitou Island

Since the 1800s this island has been a popular harbor and fueling…

South Manitou Island

South Manitou Island is an uninhabited island just off the…

Fishtown

Fishtown is a historic 100 year old fishing village located…

Port Oneida, Michigan

In 1852 Carsten Burfiend of Hanover, Germany moved from North…

Crescent City, Michigan

The first settlements in Leelanau County were on the Manitou…

Remembering Bumpa – George "Sonny" Grosvenor

Yesterday at The Leland Report Molly Grosvenor wrote: This morning…

Manitou Island lakes: Lake Manitou & Florence Lake

I've had this Enterprise article kicking around for just about…

Leelanau Almanac for the Week of November 29 – December 5, 2007

Photo credit: Breakwall Rocks II by Andy McFarlane News from…

Storm Warning on the Manitou Passage

Here's a photo from last week. Not many hours later, Leland…

The Photography of Gary Howe

Our area has a lot of great photographers, and one of these…

Leelanau Almanac for the Week of August 23-29, 2007

Photo: A Crescent Cast by Chris Arace. Chris writes: Ruins…

Leelanau on Location: Crescent City, on North Manitou Island

When I saw this photo of a tent under the stars on North Manitou…