Investing in Local History: Grants Available

Aug. 31, 2024

The Leelanau Historical Society and Leelanau Press know the value of telling stories, and they want to help curious minds and aspiring authors research new tales. Applications are now open for two grants—the Leelanau Press Research Fellowship and the Leelanau Press Book Production Grant—that offer $2,500 each toward original research on the history of Leelanau or publishing a book on a historic county subject, respectively. Those subjects could range from Anishinaabek culture to agriculture to Great Lakes maritime history. Past projects of the Research Fellowship include a photographic history of North Manitou Island and a first-hand account of cottage life in Leelanau County as told through diaries, while the first Book Production Grant recently went toward Remembering Crescent: Logging and Life on North Manitou Island 1907-1915 by Bill and Karen Rosa. For 2025 application details and deadlines, head to leelanauhistory.org.