That’s part of the thrill of backcountry camping on North Manitou Island. It’s all up to you. The island rests in Lake Michigan about 12 miles west of Leland and is part of the Sleeping Bear ...

Warm beaches. Forgotten homesteads. Lush forests. Let us take you closer to the authentic beauty of North Manitou Island. It’s hard to believe North Manitou Islands’s lush wilderness and ...

The Leland ferry made three round trips on Sunday, as the 37th annual North Manitou Island deer hunt wrapped up. Hunters unload the ferry after eight days on North Manitou Island. Hunters returned ...

About 5,000 visit North Manitou Island each year. "Our goal is to provide access that is reasonable — within our fiscal responsibility of tax money and safety of boating on Lake Michigan," he said.

The Manitou Island Transit takes off in Leland and can carry up to 117 people above deck or below as it cruises across Lake Michigan to the North and South Manitou Islands. “We’re usually good ...

NORTH MANITOU ISLAND, MI - As cleanup and renovation jobs go, this one will be a doozy. But its work crews will have some of the best views in Northern Michigan. The North Manitou Shoal Light ...

EMPIRE - The North Manitou Island deer hunt in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is held each year to manage the introduced/non-native deer population to allow for the recovery of the forests.

NORTH MANITOU ISLAND, MI - If you're on the hunt for an unusual Northern Michigan cottage - or perhaps a really nautical B&B - with unparalleled views of Sleeping Bear Dunes and the Manitou ...

NORTH MANITOU ISLAND, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Applications are set to open in June for those looking to take part in this year's North Manitou Island Deer Hunt. The National Park Service said in a ...

I guess I can’t do it anymore.’” The first item to check off on his bucket list was a swim to North Manitou Island. Ornée said the decision to depart from Pyramid Point was because of the ...

A ferry approaches the dock on South Manitou Island. (Courtesy National Park Service/Public Domain) An undated photo of the dock on North Manitou Island. (Courtesy National Park Service/Public ...

She was sighted by the station lookout coming around the SE point of North Manitou Island. The surfboat was launched and pulled out to her. She had 4 feet of water in her hold, and was leaking too ...