Editing Suttons Bay Township, Michigan (section)

==History==
In 1854, Harry Chittenden Sutton and his crew established a wooding station to provide fuel to wood-burning steamboats.<ref>[http://www.suttonsbayarea.com/about/ Suttons Bay Chamber of Commerce -- about Suttons Bay]</ref>  The Sutton name first caused the village to be called Suttonsburg.  Pleasant City was another name, but Suttons Bay was later adopted for this growing community.

Railroads played an important role in the development of the area.  Running through Suttons Bay, the train passed near the site of Sutton's station and the community's next enterprise, a sawmill built by Sutton's son-in-law, George Carr, and connected to [[Fountain Point]], an historic resort site.<ref>[http://www.suttonsbayarea.com/history Suttons Bay Chamber of Commerce -- history]</ref>

The township also includes the small [[Ojibwe]] community of [[Peshawbestown, Michigan|Peshawbestown]], also known as Eagletown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetctraveler.com/us/mi/cities/peshawbestown.asp|title=Peshawbestown|work=thetctraveler.com}}</ref> Once a Franciscan mission named after Chief Peshaba, who ruled in the 1880s, this community has grown to include a casino and resort.

Other features of Suttons Bay Township include [[Lake Leelanau]] on its southwestern corner, which can be accessed by taking [[M-204 (Michigan highway)|M-204]] west to the community of [[Lake Leelanau, Michigan|Lake Leelanau]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.annmariemitchell.com/lake-leelanau.php|title=Ann Marie Mitchell - Real estate in the most beautiful place in America.|work=annmariemitchell.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070701231024/http://www.annmariemitchell.com/lake-leelanau.php|archive-date=2007-07-01|df=}}</ref> where the channel runs between Lake Leelanau's upper and lower lakes.  This township is also prime cherry country, with several orchards and wineries among its hills.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infomi.com/township/suttonsbay/|title=Suttons Bay Township, Michigan, 49682. Suttons Bay Township, Leelanau County|work=infomi.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.google.com/maps?hl=en&rls=GGLJ,GGLJ:2006-42,GGLJ:en&q=wineries&near=Suttons+Bay,+MI+49682&sa=X&oi=local&ct=title|title=wineries loc: Suttons Bay, MI 49682 - Google Maps|work=google.com}}</ref>

The township contains [[Fountain Point]], which was built in 1889 and is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].