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Located near the northern tip of the Leelanau Peninsula, Northport is located within Leelanau Township, and lies on the shore of Grand Traverse Bay, a bay of Lake Michigan. Northport had a population of 496 at the 2020 census. The village is located about 29 miles (47 km) north of Traverse City, and is part of that city's metropolitan area.
Leelanau County (/ ˈ l iː l ə n ɔː / LEE-lə-naw) is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan.As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,301. [2] Since 2008, the county seat has been located within Suttons Bay Township, one mile east of the unincorporated village of Lake Leelanau. [3]
M-22 has two legs within the township, with one running north–south paralleling Grand Traverse Bay, and another running southwest–northeast paralleling Lake Michigan. M-22 continues south along both shorelines until reaching Traverse City or Manistee. M-201 is a short spur of M-22 that
Additional railroads would snake up the peninsula with lines from Lake Ann and Traverse City to Provemont, Suttons Bay, and Northport. The last railroad on the peninsula, from Traverse City to Northport via Suttons Bay, was removed in 1996. [8] It was subsequently replaced with the Leelanau Trail, a 17-mile (27 km) recreational rail trail. [9]
Founded in 1899, Northport Point became a permanent summer mecca for many big-city families from the Midwest and the East Coast. While there are a few year-round residences, Northport Point is generally a summer community of 100 homes on a wooded peninsula surrounded by the waters of Grand Traverse Bay .
Suttons Bay Village Hall. Suttons Bay is a village in Leelanau County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population in the village reached 613 at the 2020 census. Located within Suttons Bay Township, the community lies upon the shore of the eponymous Suttons Bay, a smaller inlet of Grand Traverse Bay, a bay of Lake Michigan.
Grand Traverse Light is a lighthouse in the U.S. state of Michigan, located at the tip of the Leelanau Peninsula, which separates Lake Michigan and Grand Traverse Bay. It marks the Manitou passage, where Lake Michigan elides into Grand Traverse Bay. In 1858, the present light was built, replacing a separate round tower built in 1852. [5]
Cedar is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Leelanau County in the U.S. State of Michigan. The CDP had a population of 102 at the 2020 census. Cedar is located within Solon Township, and lies about 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Traverse City. [3] The town is known for its Polish heritage, and is home to an annual polka ...