processed their catch and serviced their fleet. Up to eight powered tugs once sailed out of "Fishtown", as the buildings came to be known. Today, the historic fishing settlement and two fish tugs, Joy and Janice Sue, are owned by a non-profit organization, the Fishtown Preservation Society. Fishtown is home to a working fishery and a thriving charter fishing business. The riverfront is lined by a boardwalk and quaint shacks that have been converted into tourist shops. Around 1900, wealthy individuals from Chicago, Detroit, and other Midwestern industrial centers began to visit Leland and build summer cottages, arriving by Lake Michigan passenger steamer or by Lake Leelanau steamer from the railhead near Traverse City. This led to the construction of resort hotels, and the growth of Leland as a summer resort town. Geography Leland is in northern Leelanau County, on the west side of the Leelanau Peninsula. It is bordered to the west by Lake Michigan and to the east by the northern section of Lake Leelanau. The Leland River runs through the center of the community, connecting the two lakes. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Leland CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 2.22%, are water. Leland lies just north of the 45th parallel. A sign on M-22 south of Leland reads "45th Parallel Halfway Between Equator & North Pole". Demographics Transportation , the only road connecting Leland to the rest of the county. It leads northeast to Northport and southwest to Glen Arbor. Manitou Island Transit, ferry service to North and South Manitou Island Cultural institutions Leelanau Historical Society and Museum, 203 East Cedar Street Leland Township Library, 203 East Cedar Street Michigan historical sites Walter Best Women's Club (Old Art Building), 1125 Main Street Riverside Inn, 302 East River Street Leelanau County Jail, 106 Chandler Street Leland Historic District (Fishtown) Greycote Cottage, 110 Pearl Street W. K. Hatt Cottage, 410 North Main Street Gallery Notable people Tim Allen (born 1953), comedian, actor Thomas W. L. Ashley (1923-2010), U.S. representative (Ohio) The Ball Brothers, industrialists and philanthropists Charles E. Bennison (born 1943), Episcopal bishop of Pennsylvania Barbara Ninde Byfield (1930-1988), author, illustrator Mark Clark (1896-1984), WW2 general, Citadel president John J. Gilligan (1921-2013), U.S. representative, governor of Ohio Alisha Glass (born 1988), Olympic volleyball player Jim Harrison (1937-2016), author, township resident from 1968-2002 Harlan Hatcher (1898-1998), University of Michigan