Leelanau Twp. growers lead the county in cherry production

The following is an excerpt from “A History of Leelanau Township,” published by the Leelanau Township Historical Writers Group.

In 1853 on Nov. 26, the Rev. Smith recorded in his diary that “ ... Mr. J.S. Barker came with fruit trees,” and on Nov. 28 bought 8 cherries.”

In 1866 Alexander Winchell’s “A Report on The Grand Traverse Region” mentions cherries flourishing on Mr. Smith’s place in Northport.