“Cemeteries, with their irreplaceable headstones, are an important part of the cultural heritage of every area. Cemeteries contribute to our… Read more Gravestone Cleaning

Museum Archives Internship The Leelanau Historical Society is seeking a college student or emerging professional to assist with the ongoing… Read more Museum Internship Opportunity – Summer 2022

Seddie Powers-Smith1868 Northport and Onomonee, Leelanau Michigan  By Kevin Carl Brooks Sybil Antoinette Powers, (Seddie), stood at the edge of… Read more Seddie Powers-Smith – Writer & Poet

Catherine Baldwin(b. 1935 – d. 2001) Catherine Baldwin known internationally for her artistic talent creating quill-work on birch bark and… Read more Catherine Baldwin – Anishinaabe Artist

Florence Haas is often remembered for being the first licensed female captain on the Great Lakes and the namesake of… Read more Florence Haas – Great Lakes Captain

Nan Helm (b. 1877 – d. 1968) Nan Helm, a woman who cared deeply about this county and its history,… Read more Nan Helm – Leelanau Historian

Automobiles Travel on Ice this Winter – Leelanau Enterprise Feb. 10, 1927 “Automobile travel is more common on Lake Leelanau… Read more Frozen Over – Ice Harvesting, Travel, & Play

“Memories of special events which regularly return become more real to each of us with the passing years. In every… Read more Christmas Cookies

A critical piece of local history was saved when this photograph mounted on a crumbling cabinet card was brought to… Read more Leelanau’s One-Room Schoolhouses

Why Grow Cherries in Leelanau? In the 19th century, the Leelanau peninsula (and the entire Grand Traverse Region) was identified… Read more Leelanau’s Cherry Industry