District · Leland, Michigan
Fishtown
The National Register-listed cluster of weathered fishing shanties, smokehouses, and docks where the Leland River meets Lake Michigan — an actively working commercial waterfront.
Written from primary sources · register as of Sep 2026
- On record
- 5 independent storefronts
- Kinds
- 3 categories · Eat 1 · Shop 4
- Location
- Addresses on record · plotted as collected
- Chains
- None, by policy · multi-site operators are removed as the re-check finds them
Plotted from the register's own address points · north up
| № | Name | Category | Address | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eat · 1 | ||||
| 01 | The Cove Seafood restaurant overlooking the Fishtown dam and Leland River, famous for whitefish, clam chowder, and the Chubby Mary cocktail. | Restaurant | 111 W River St | Listed · independent · address on record |
| Shop · 4 | ||||
| 02 | Leland Mercantile Co. Independent full-service village grocer with butcher, bakery, deli, produce, and wine cellar serving downtown Leland. | Market | 102 N Main St | Listed · independent · address on record |
| 03 | Leelanau Books Full-service independent bookstore with strong children's and local-interest sections, coffee, and author events. | Bookstore | 109 N Main St | Listed · independent · address on record |
| 04 | Village Cheese Shanty Cash-only cheese shop and sandwich counter in a historic Fishtown shanty, legendary for pretzel-bread sandwiches. | Market | 199 W River St | Listed · independent · address on record |
| 05 | Carlson's Fishery Five-generation family commercial fishery operating in Fishtown since 1904, selling fresh catch, smoked whitefish, and pate. | Market | 205 W River St | Listed · independent · address on record |
Neighbouring districts
Distance between district centroids, as the crow fliesSuttons Bay · 18 on record · 9.9 km
Elk Rapids · 5 on record · 30.4 km
Traverse City · 4 on record · 30.8 km
Empire · 5 on record · 33.3 km