Frederick W. Dickinson began photographing in 1938 with large format cameras. He produced an extensive collection of 5″ x 7″ negatives featuring the Sleeping Bear sandunes, Glen Lake, Lake Michigan, the Sleeping Bear Dune Rides and Fishtown, Leland. He hand colored many of his photographs from Black and white prints. His photographs are considered collectable and hang in many homes around the area.
Steve Arens founded Leelanau Coffee Roasting in January, 1993, and rented a space on Lake Street (now the Cherry Republic Soda Fountain). Steve’s brother John quickly partnered in the business in 1994, and as Cherry Republic and Leelanau Coffee grew, we moved over one block to Western Avenue, opening the new shop in 1998. The cafe quickly became too small, so an addition was built.