Northport, Michigan History & Links
Unless you want to read "news" that summer brings more workers to our area, there's precious little to read about in today's news. Since Northport is having their big Harbor Days celebration this weekend and next week, how about a look at Northport web sites?
The Leelanau Museum has a calendar called "The Way We Were" that has brief histories of Leelanau villages. Here's the history of Northport.
Northport's biggest historical attraction is the Grand Traverse Lighthouse, located at the tip of the Leelanau Peninsula. It's a great museum that gives you a look at what it was like to live and work in a lighthouse in the late 1800s along the Great Lakes. You may also wish to check out this article about the Grand Traverse Light featuring an interview with Doug McCormick and Bette McCormick Olli.
As for Northport in the present time, you'll want to check out the Leelanau Township Chamber of Commerce and also Leelanau.com's guide to Northport for a listing of businesses and organizations.
One organization that we would like to pay special attention to is the Northport Community Arts Center. They bring regionally and nationally known performers of all kinds to town on a regular basis, so you'll want to keep an eye on them.
If you have a link that you think we should add, send us an email or post a comment below!
Speaking of Northport, I stumbled upon this bizarre site: http://www.whatnorthportneeds.com. I really don't know what to make of it. (As I write this, I see how old this post is, but it still seems apropo, so I'll go ahead and post the comment.)
Comment by ajpennypeck — June 27, 2007 @ 5:36 pm
I hope that site was created as a joke, and those ideas weren't developed by real consultants. The "Transportation" and "Accomodations" pages were the most amusing.
There's nothing like a vacation destination catering to the needs of young, single professionals, who happen to want a skyscraper hotel with waterslides and to arrive by blimp.
Comment by UP_Skier — June 28, 2007 @ 8:26 am
Why such negative comments on this webpage - being a joke
Seems legitimate enough to me
Comment by Cater to Me Please — February 24, 2008 @ 11:38 pm
I think it's probably things like a tower hotel with a revolving rotunda, a singles club, zeppelin docking and (because you can never have too many) a waterslide in every room. Seems as if the planners never visited Northport (or looked at what the community can support). They suggest that:
Look out Barb's - you're in for a whole lot of competition!
Comment by Andrew McFarlane — February 25, 2008 @ 6:04 am
Great satire is often almost undetectable.
Comment by greencottage — February 25, 2008 @ 11:52 am
Of course.
Comment by Andrew McFarlane — February 25, 2008 @ 12:40 pm