Personal Oral Histories
• Myrtle Kelderhouse ~ Experiences of An Island School Teacher [PDF1 344Kb]

Personal Photograph Collections
• Merlene Richardson Collection ~ Haas/Warner/VanderWagon families

Books and Videos
• Anderson, Charles M , Isle of View ~ A History of South Manitou Island,
     Self-Published, 1979. [more info]
• Rogers, Joseph H, South Manitou Island ~ A Field Trip Sourcebook and Guide,
     Traverse City, MI: Northwestern Michigan College, 1966. [more info]
• Rosterman, Christine J, Pesano, John and Rusco, Rita H Hiking North Manitou
     Island, Sights, Sounts and History,Hesperia, MI: North Manitou Islander,
     (VHS video) 2000. [more info]
• Ruchhoft, Robert H, Exploring North Manitou, South Manitou, High and Garden
     Islandsof the Lake Michigan Archipelago, Cincinnati, OH: The Pucelle Press,
     1991. ISBN: 0-940029-02-2 [more info]
• Rusco, Rita Hadra North Manitou Island ~ Between Sunrise to Sunset,
     Self-Published (BookCrafters), 1991. [more info]
• Vent, Myron H, South Manitou Island ~ From Pioneer Community to National Park,
     Washington, PA: Eastern National, 1999. ISBN: 1-888213-41-8 [more info]
• Vent, William E & Myron H, Pioneer Tales and Other Stories of South Manitou Island,
     Aurora, IL: J W Reproductions Inc, 1990. ISBN: 0-940029-02-2 [more info]
• Don Roy's South Manitou Island Bibliography - An extensive list of reading and research material
 

Online Resources
• The Leelanau Historical Society ... and museum
• National Park Service - SLBE search results for "North Manitou Island"
• National Park Service - SLBE search results for "South Manitou Island"
• schoolship.org Life Along the Manitou Passage