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Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 11:02 PM

Life on the Leelanau Peninsula, winter, 167 years ago

Transcription and commentary by Mark Smith, Secretary, Omena Historical Society ••••••••••••••••••• Jan 26th, 1857 Walter Lowrie, Esq. Grove Hill Dear Sir, I enclose to you the vouchers (bills and receipts) for the past six months.
Rev. Peter Dougherty, a Presbyterian minister, founded the Omena Presbyterian Church in 1852. Photo courtesy of the Omena Historical Society

Transcription and commentary by Mark Smith, Secretary, Omena Historical Society

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Jan 26th, 1857 Walter Lowrie, Esq. Grove Hill

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