Leelanau Peninsula
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The Leelanau Peninsula is a peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that extends about 30 miles (50 km) from the western side of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan into Lake Michigan, forming Grand Traverse Bay. It is often referred to as the "little finger" of the mitten-shaped lower peninsula. The peninsula is a tourist hotspot, especially due to the popularity of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, which adorns the southwestern coast of the peninsula. The peninsula is also largely agricultural, and is a production hotspot for cherries and wine.
Sleeping Bear Dunes from the Empire Bluff Trail near Empire. Dune ecosystems dominate much of the southwest of the peninsula.
Glen Lake from the Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive
The Leelanau Peninsula is just to the right of the center as seen from the Cupola of the International Space Station. North is oriented towards the upper left; taken on March 11, 2012.
Lake Michigan Overlook at Sleeping Bear Dunes
Peninsula Township, Michigan
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Peninsula Township is a civil township of Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township had a population of 6,068 at the 2020 census, an increase from 5,433 at the 2010 census.
Mission Point Lighthouse
A replica of the Old Mission for which the peninsula is named.
View of Power Island in West Grand Traverse Bay from Chateau Grand Traverse, about halfway up the Old Mission Peninsula. Power Island is politically part of Peninsula Township.
A pastoral farm scene located on the peninsula.