The following is an excerpt from “Good Harbor, Michigan: the story and the people, 1850 to 1931” by Norbert Bufka.
What would a chapter about life in Good Harbor be without some mention of crime? After all the people were not saints but ordinary folks like we meet today. Among them were people who committed assault, stole items, and sold intoxicants illegally in a dry township. Theses personal stories will be told in a later chapter. Here are a couple stories that are only peripherally associated with Good Harbor but are very interesting in the action as well as in the account of the story.
On May 21, 1885 the Leelanau Enterprise included this tale of ineptitude on the part of the sheriff. It is recorded here in fall without editing.
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