The Leelanau Scenic Heritage Route is a
Pure Michigan Byway
A Pure Michigan Byway is the designation for a segment of the State Trunkline Highway System in the US state of Michigan that is a "scenic, recreational, or historic route that is representative of Michigan's natural and cultural heritage." The ...
on the
Leelanau Peninsula
The Leelanau Peninsula ( ) is a peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that extends about from the western side of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan into Lake Michigan. Leelanau County encompasses the entire peninsula. It is often referred to as ...
in
Leelanau County
Leelanau may refer to a number of articles relating to the region of the northwestern Lower Peninsula of Michigan:
Geography
Settlements
* Leelanau County, Michigan
* Leelanau Township, Michigan
* Lake Leelanau, Michigan
Landforms
* Lak ...
in the US state of
Michigan
Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...
that follows three different highways:
*
M-22 around the shoreline of the peninsula between the
Benzie–Leelanau county line south of
Empire
An empire is a "political unit" made up of several territories and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the empire (sometimes referred to as the metropole) ex ...
and
Traverse City;
*
M-109 through the
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore; and
*
M-204 between M-22 at
Leland and
Suttons Bay.
References
Pure Michigan Byways
Tourist attractions in Leelanau County, Michigan
Scenic highways in Michigan
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