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
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
Grand Traverse County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 95,238, making it the most populous county in Northern Michigan. Its county seat is T
Leelanau County, Michigan
…Michigan Women's Hall of Fame. Leelanau County was separated as an unorganized county in 1840 by the Michigan Legislature. In 1851, it was attached the Grand Traverse County for governmental purposes, and was temporarily given the name "Leelanau Township". In 1863, Leelanau County was organized in its own right. The same…
Grand Traverse County Courthouse in Traverse City
Traverse City State Hospital in Traverse City
The Boardman River in southern East Bay Township
Mission Point Light, at the northern tip of the Old Mission Peninsula, lies just south of the 45th parallel.