Welcome To Fishtown, an historic and lively little place on the Leelenau Peninsula, "Up North":
This was one of my favorite places! The ambiance, aromas, sounds and sights reminded me of places near to my family's property not far from Cape Flattery in Washington.
Fishtown is authentic. It was established as a fishing settlement in the early 1830s at the site of one of the oldest Ottawa villages in Michigan.
Now the shanties and wharves still serve the fishing tugs.
The local type of fish nets is much different than those of the Pacific Northwest, and offered great photo ops:
I had to chuckle at this one bit of non-authenticity.
First of all, the rope casings look modern, compared to the genuine Japanese floats my family has collected from remote Pacific beaches; secondly, how can an inland lake cough these up?
However, the proprietors laid no outward claims; it was only inferred.
The best part was, the opportunity for a photo "still-life":
To me, the reflection of this boat house was more interesting than the building: