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Place Name
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Leelanau County
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Pronunciation
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lee-LA-nou
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Leland
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Population
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16,527 (1990)
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Location
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Michigan, United States, North America
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Latitude
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45°07'N
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Longitude
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86°01'W
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Leelanau
(lee-LA-nou), county (
2,533 sq mi/6,560 sq km; 1990
pop. 16,527), NW Mich.;  Leland. A peninsula (Leelanau
Peninsula) bounded W by L. Michigan and E by Grand Traverse Bay and its
W arm; 45°07'N 86°01'W. Area known for cherry growing; also apples,
plums, strawberries, grapes, corn, wheat; cattle, hogs, poultry.
Fisheries; resorts. It is a former lumber region. Lighthouse and
Leelanau State Park at tip of peninsula (N). Sleeping Bear Dunes on L.
Michigan shore, including N and S Manitou Isls. Timber Line Ski Area in
S, Sugar Loaf Mt. Ski Area in center. Organized 1863.
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