Leland Township: Fishtown: The Cove Restaurant
Leland Township is best known within Michigan for Fishtown, the working waterfront at the mouth of the Leland River. The river carries water from Lake Leelanau into Lake Michigan, and its short channel has long sheltered commercial fishing boats. Weathered fish shanties, docks and net sheds preserve the character of a Great Lakes fishing settlement while housing shops and local businesses. Fishtown is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, reflecting its importance to Leelanau Peninsula maritime history. The surrounding township occupies a peninsula between Lake Michigan and the inland lakes of northwestern Lower Michigan, where harbors and shoreline communities remain central to local life.
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Leland Township straddles the Leland River channel between Lake Leelanau and Lake Michigan on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula, and this link between inland water and open lake has shaped its harbor communities. At the Lake Michigan end of the channel, the village of Leland developed around a fishing harbor. Fishtown preserves its historic waterfront of weathered fishing shanties and docks, while Manitou Island Transit operates seasonal crossings from Leland to the Manitou Islands in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Township roads also run through farmland, orchards, and lakeside settlements. Continue with other webcams from the area to see how this part of Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula connects regionally.
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