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TOUR Historic Trude Cottage

By Stacie / September 24, 2022 / Comments Off on TOUR Historic Trude Cottage

TRUDE COTTAGE Take a rare look inside the historic Trude Cottage on North Manitou Island, in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. As island volunteers, we are able to get inside structures that are being preserved. Come join us for a tour and learn a little about the history of this cottage. It was built…

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North Manitou Island: History of Cottage Row

By Stacie / September 23, 2022 / Comments Off on North Manitou Island: History of Cottage Row

COTTAGE ROW HISTORY What a night! Stacie presented on the history of Cottage Row on North Manitou Island recently at the Benzie Area Historical Society’s lecture series. There was a live audience of more than 50, and it was also broadcast on Zoom to around a dozen more. We met a lot of great people,…

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North Manitou Island Story Published

By Stacie / November 10, 2021 / Comments Off on North Manitou Island Story Published

New Article Published Want to know more about what is happening on North Manitou Island? Stacie has an article in the current issue of Michigan History Magazine, telling the story of the restoration of the Katie Shepard Hotel Project on North Manitou Island. We met on the project back in 2014, and have enjoyed volunteering…

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Tending a Comfortable Wilderness

Tending a Comfortable Wilderness

By Stacie / April 16, 2021 / Comments Off on Tending a Comfortable Wilderness

Eric MacDonald with Arnold R. Alanen A History of Agricultural Landscapes on North Manitou Island, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, MI 429 pages, 2000     Purchase     PDF

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North Manitou Island: between Sunrise and Sunset

North Manitou Island: Between Sunrise and Sunset

By Stacie / April 15, 2021 / Comments Off on North Manitou Island: Between Sunrise and Sunset

Rita Hadra Rusco Part memoir, part island history, the must-read account of life on the island. 170 pages, 1991 From the Leelanau Historical Society Purchase From Amazon  Purchase

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Exploring North Manitou

Exploring North Manitou, South Manitou, High and Garden Islands of the Lake Michigan Archipelago

By Stacie / April 15, 2021 / Comments Off on Exploring North Manitou, South Manitou, High and Garden Islands of the Lake Michigan Archipelago

Robert H. Ruchhoft Histories and trailguides for the hiker and backpacker for these eastern Lake Michigan Islands which are part of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and the Beaver Island Group 357 pages, 1991     Purchase

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Farming at the Water's Edge

Farming at the Water’s Edge

By Stacie / April 15, 2021 / Comments Off on Farming at the Water’s Edge

Marla J. McEnaney, William H. Tishler, Arnold R. Alanen An assessment of agricultural and cultural landscape resources in the proposed Port Oneida Rural Historic District at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan. 407 pages, 1995     Purchase     PDF

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Coming Through With Rye

Coming Through With Rye

By Stacie / April 15, 2021 / Comments Off on Coming Through With Rye

Brenda Wheeler Williams, Arnold R. Alanen, and William H. Tishler An historic agricultural landscape study of South Manitou Island at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan. 294 pages, 1996     Purchase     PDF

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Isle of View

Isle of View

By Stacie / April 15, 2021 / Comments Off on Isle of View

Charles M. Anderson A history of South Manitou Island and memoir by an early island resident. 111 pages, 1979 From the Leelanau Historical Society Purchase From Amazon Purchase

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Port Oneida Walking Tour

Port Oneida Walking Tour

By Stacie / April 15, 2021 / Comments Off on Port Oneida Walking Tour

Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear A Hiking and Skiing Guide to the Port Oneida Rural Historic District in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. 35 pages, 2006     Purchase

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