South Manitou Island

Many Things to See

We had a great day trip to South Manitou. We hiked out to see the sand dunes on the west side of the island along with the old growth cedars - about 8 miles roundtrip. Trails are generally hard packed...

Leelanau Historic Society & Museum should be on your list of places to visit in Leland !

The Leelanau Historical Society does an exceptionally good tour of the Manitou Islands for members & guests usually every September. National Park Service tour guides and island history docents put on...

nice historical island to explore

great anchorage to comfortably stay the night. trails and historical farms to explore! bring a bug net mask though

Short little trip away from the Crowd

This pair of island are a hop away from Traverse City. If you take the public ferry, you will park at Leland and take the hour long trip. For day trippers, there's nice clean beaches and lighthouse to...

Day trip

Camping is not really our style so we went with the day trip to the island lol. We booked a tour with the ferry company instead of trying to hike it because you only get about 4 1/2 hours on the islan...