Editing Leland Township, Michigan (section)

==Communities==
* '''Crescent''' is a [[ghost town]] on North Manitou Island. The community was settled in 1906, and was largely abandoned shortly thereafter.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Empire |first=Mailing Address: 9922 Front Street |last2=Us |first2=MI 49630 Phone: 231 326-4700 Contact |title=Ghost Towns of North Manitou Island - Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/slbe/learn/historyculture/northmanitouisalndghost.htm |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=www.nps.gov |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Leland, Michigan|'''Leland''']], formerly the [[county seat]], is an [[unincorporated community]] within the township, situated on [[M-22 (Michigan highway)|M-22]] at {{Coord|45|01|23|N|85|45|35|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|630296|Leland, Michigan}}</ref> Leland has ferry service to both [[North Manitou Island|North]] and [[South Manitou Island]].
* '''[[Lake Leelanau, Michigan|Lake Leelanau]]''' is an [[unincorporated community]] situated on the "Narrows" between North and South [[Lake Leelanau]]; Michigan highway [[M-204 (Michigan highway)|M-204]] crosses the Narrows here. The community is at {{Coord|44|58|51|N|85|42|54|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|630269|Lake Leelanau, Michigan}}</ref>
* '''North Manitou Island Village''' is a historic settlement on North Manitou Island. The community, located on the eastern shore of the island, was settled in the 1850s. The village became home to a [[North Manitou Island Lifesaving Station|U.S. Lifesaving Station]] in 1871.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Empire |first=Mailing Address: 9922 Front Street |last2=Us |first2=MI 49630 Phone: 231 326-4700 Contact |title=North Manitou Island Village - Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/slbe/planyourvisit/nmivillage.htm |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=www.nps.gov |language=en}}</ref><ref name="nhlnom">{{Cite journal |author1=William Herd |author2=Kimberly Mann |author3=Candace Clifford |author4=Patricia Henry |date=January 26, 1994 |title=National Historic Landmark Nomination: North Manitou Island Lifesaving Station / North Manitou Coast Guard Station |url={{NHLS url|id=98001191}} |publisher=National Park Service}} and {{NHLS url|id=98001191|title=''Accompanying eight photos, from 1893, 1897, c.1916, 1996''|photos=y}}&nbsp;{{small|(32&nbsp;KB)}}</ref> In 1984, the village came under jurisdiction of the [[National Park Service]], and is historically preserved.