Leelanau
Bingham District No. 5 Schoolhouse
Traverse City, MI
This school was erected in 1877 to replace a log structure built in 1870.
Early State Parks
Glen Arbor Twp, MI
By the end of World War I, with the rapid growth of the recreation industry in Michigan, a need for a statewide parks system had arisen.
Empire Lumber Company
Empire, MI
The Empire Lumber Company operated from 1887 to 1917, dominating this once-booming lumber town.
Great Lakes Sport Fishery
Northport, MI
Great Lakes sport trolling was pioneered off Northport in the early 1920s.
Greilickville
Traverse City, MI
This village was first known as Norristown, in honor of Seth and Albert Norris, who opened a gristmill here about 1853.
Leelanau County Poor Farm
Maple City, MI
In 1901, Leelanau county supervisors purchased 120 acres of farmland at this site, including two residences and one barn, from Roswell...
Leland Historic District
Leland, MI
This commercial fishing district has provided a livelihood for residents of the town for over a century.
Old Settlers Park
Maple City, MI
Residents of the logging community of Burdickville held a picnic on August 3, 1893, to honor two elderly pioneers, Kasson Freeman and...
Omena Presbyterian Church
Omena, MI
In 1839 the Reverend Peter Dougherty founded Old Mission, the first Protestant mission in the Grand Traverse area.
St. Wenceslaus Church and Cemetery
Suttons Bay, MI
In the 1860s and 1870s settlers from Bohemia (now part of Czechoslovakia) came to this area and worked at the Leland Lake Superior Iron...
Woolsey Family Farm
Northport, MI
Around 1858, Chauncey and Caroline Woolsey moved with their children from Buffalo, New York, to Northport.