In 1854, a dam was built on the Leland River, near the northwest end of Lake Leelanau, raising the water and substantially increasing the size of the lakes. The Schaub family came in 1855 and took up farming; they planted the first vineyard in Leelanau County, and wine was sold locally and shipped to other markets such as Detroit and Ohio. In 1867, a fur trader named Andre de Beloit tried in vain to drill for oil. He hit an artesian spring which still gushes today at nearby Fountain Point resort.Fountain Point Resort website
