Northport Point, Michigan
Unincorporated community
Northport Point is located in Michigan
Northport Point
Northport Point
Location within the state of Michigan
Northport Point is located in the United States
Northport Point
Northport Point
Northport Point (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°08′52″N 85°33′40″W / 45.14778°N 85.56111°W / 45.14778; -85.56111
Country United States
State Michigan
County Leelanau
TownshipLeelanau
Founded1899
ZIP code(s)
49670
Area code231

Northport Point is an unincorporated community in Leelanau County, Michigan.

History

It is located at the tip of the Leelanau Peninsula and was developed over 100 years ago as a recreational and vacation destination. Founded in 1899, Northport Point became a permanent summer mecca for many big-city families from the Midwest and the East Coast. While there are a few year-round residences, Northport Point is generally a summer community of 100 homes on a wooded peninsula surrounded by the waters of Grand Traverse Bay.

Northport Point contains a nine-hole golf course that has hosted several U.S. presidents and senators.

"It is a fortunate thing for all of us who love Northport Point, that, during the Glacier Period, Mother Nature graciously deposited our beautiful boulders and left intact the Peninsula which is today Northport Point. Had it not been for this geological phenomenon this spot would not exist."

- Jack Oliver

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