Join the Leelanau Historical Society on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a celebration of Leelanau’s dynamic maritime past!
Come learn about the Peninsula’s vital and sometimes tragic connection to the Great Lakes. The third annual Leelanau Maritime History Festival will be hosted at the Leelanau Historical Society Museum (203 E. Cedar St. Leland, MI 49654). This year’s festival also marks the 19th annual LIVE exhibit “Wood Boats on the Wall”. Stroll the boardwalk along the Leland River to view classic wooden boats from around the region beginning at 10:00am. Chris-Craft, Century, Garwood and other vintage watercrafts will be present with their captains for viewing and questions.
This family-friendly festival offers free museum admission, featuring the “Shipwrecks of the Manitou Passage” Exhibit, lighthouse and ship models, Lighthouse Keeper Interpretation, and displays by area nonprofits and organizations whose missions are to preserve and share the region’s maritime culture, past and present. 2024 Festival Partners include: Leelanau Historical Society, Lake Leelanau Lake Association, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Historian & Author Kathy Firestone, Fox Island Lighthouse Association, Leelanau Clean Water, Inland Seas Education Association, North Manitou Light Keepers, Leland Township Library, and Grand River Navigation.
