Leelanau County, Michigan
Leelanau County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,301. Since 2008, the county seat has been located within Suttons Bay Township, one mile east of the unincorporated village of Lake Leelanau. Before 2008, Leelanau County's seat was Leland. Leelanau County is included in the Traverse City metropolitan area of Northern Michigan. The largest settlement in Leelanau County by population is Greilickville, itself a suburb of Traverse City.
Sleeping Bear Dunes and South Manitou Island (background) from the Empire Bluffs Trail, near Empire
Grand Traverse Light, at the northernmost point of Leelanau County
A vineyard in Leelanau County. The county comprises the Leelanau Peninsula American Viticultural Area.
Lake Michigan shore from the Alligator Hill Trail in Glen Arbor Township
Suttons Bay Township, Michigan
Suttons Bay Township is a civil township and county seat of Leelanau County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,883 at the 2020 census.
The village of Suttons Bay is located within the township along Grand Traverse Bay.
45th parallel sign along M-22, north of Suttons Bay
The 45th parallel marker along M-22