North Manitou Island
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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Yes we really camp for two weeks at a time! One question we get asked frequently is how we keep our phones charged. We use a BigBlue28W Solar Charger, with two Xtreme 20,000mAh Power Packs. This is more than enough for our devices. We use our phones to navigate, record videos, take lots of pictures,…
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Camping is a game of continuous improvement for us – we are always learning and adjusting! We love finding new ways to be comfortable, happy, and enjoy things that we love.Every camper has some luxury item they take on the trail. For us it is coffee! We make fresh ground French press coffee every morning…
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Product Review: Batiste Dry Shampoo On our recent trip to North Manitou Island for two weeks in our hammock, I tried out dry shampoo for the first time. With long thick hair, I was skeptical but hoped for the best!
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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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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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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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Jack Hobey Edward Beebe’s historic postcard photography of Leland, Suttons Bay, and North Manitou Island from 1909 to 1915. 154 pages, 2016 Purchase
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G. C. Furst A memoir of early boyhood on North Manitou Island as part of a lightkeepers family in the early 1900s. 113 pages, 1992 From Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear Purchase Or order by phone: (231) 334-6103 or email: phsbpark@gmail.com From Amazon Purchase
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Susan Olsen Haswell and Prof. Arnold R. Alanen An agricultural and settlement history of Michigan’s Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Region. 181 pages, 1994 Purchase PDF
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