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Daily Archives: June 30th, 2007
Cathead Bay: Worth the walk, or the boat ride
June 30, 2007 – 9:00 am
DOES THAT LOOK like a cat’s head? Regardless of varying interpretations of the geologic features of Cathead Bay, no one can deny its beauty. -Photo courtesy of Photoair
At the farthest end of Michigan’s "pinky" finger, on the western edge of the northern-most tip of the Leelanau Peninsula, is Cathead Bay.
Shiela Wick and her family, year-long [...]
Vlack Park a quite place
June 30, 2007 – 9:00 am
There's a little known treasure in the heart of Leelanau County. It's called Vlack Park.
Leelanau Lessons: Rev. Peter Dougherty
June 30, 2007 – 9:00 am
The Rev. Peter Dougherty brought the Gospel when he established "New Mission," the current site of Omena more than 150 years ago.
But he had more in mind than spreading the word when he came to the Leelanau peninsula in 1852.
Dougherty was the first Protestant missionary in the Grand Traverse region, and had already established Old [...]
Manitou meant more than islands
June 30, 2007 – 9:00 am
Did you ever hear of Manitou County?
You can easily find it on a map – a map of Leelanau County, that is.
And a Charlevoix County map, too, for that matter.
“This county was organized by an act of the Legislature on February 12, 1855, and named Manitou, probably by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft after the Manitou Islands, [...]