Peshawbestown occupies about 12.5 acres (51,000 m2) of the federally recognized Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians reservation. The primary economic base of the community is tourism, with the main feature being the Leelanau Sands Casino. Other notable feature include the historic Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church, dedicated to the first Native American saint in the Roman Catholic Church, who was canonized in 2012. She was a Mohawk woman who converted to Catholicism in New York in the French colonial period, later moving to Kahnawake near Montreal. The tribe holds the annual Peshawbestown Pow-Wow, which takes place each August with native foods, tribal art, and dancing.
The community developed from a Franciscan Catholic mission, beginning about 1850, to the Chippewa and Ottawa peoples of the area and appears to have been named for a chief of the indigenous people. In 1911 the village was described as "two long rows of log cabins, built in 1849," in a February 12, 1911, Detroit Free Press article quoted by Powers. He refers to the place as Pshawbatown, and said that Father Ignatius Mrak brought a group of Chippewa from Sault Ste. Marie to here in 1849 when he established the mission.
Romig says the mission was begun in 1852 by Belgian-born Fr. Angelus Van Praemel. Mrak, who referred to it as Eagletown, succeeded him in 1855. Romig writes that Mrak's successor, the "Rev. Philip Zorn, calls it as Peshaube, after its ruling chief Peshaba; from 1895 on, Rev. Bruno Torka, O.F.M., who was next in charge, calls it Peshawbeston.
Clarke Historical Library, Central, Michigan University, Bibliography for Leelanau County
February 05, 2023
peshawbestown, michigan, peshawbestown, ɔː, pshaw, town, unincorporated, community, suttons, township, leelanau, state, michigan, historical, documents, name, spelled, variously, peshabetown, peshabatown, pshawbatown, preshabestown, unincorporated, communitylo. Peshawbestown ˈ p ʃ ɔː b e t aʊ n PSHAW be town is an unincorporated community in Suttons Bay Township of Leelanau in the U S state of Michigan In historical documents the name is spelled variously as Peshabetown Peshabatown Pshawbatown Preshabestown Peshawbestown MichiganUnincorporated communityLooking north along M 22PeshawbestownLocation within the state of MichiganShow map of MichiganPeshawbestownPeshawbestown the United States Show map of the United StatesCoordinates 45 01 27 N 85 36 03 W 45 02417 N 85 60083 W 45 02417 85 60083 Coordinates 45 01 27 N 85 36 03 W 45 02417 N 85 60083 W 45 02417 85 60083Country United StatesState MichiganCountyLeelanauTownshipSuttons BayElevation186 m 610 ft Time zoneUTC 5 EST Summer DST UTC 4 EDT ZIP code s 49682Area code231FIPS code26 63760 1 GNIS feature ID634689 2 The community is on M 22 about 10 miles 16 km south of Northport 4 miles 6 4 km north of Suttons Bay and about 20 miles 32 km north of Traverse City It is on the east side of the Leelanau Peninsula on the western shore of the Grand Traverse Bay Peshawbestown occupies about 12 5 acres 51 000 m2 of the federally recognized Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians reservation The primary economic base of the community is tourism with the main feature being the Leelanau Sands Casino Other notable feature include the historic Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church dedicated to the first Native American saint in the Roman Catholic Church who was canonized in 2012 She was a Mohawk woman who converted to Catholicism in New York in the French colonial period later moving to Kahnawake near Montreal The tribe holds the annual Peshawbestown Pow Wow which takes place each August with native foods tribal art and dancing Contents 1 History 2 Gallery 3 References 4 Sources 5 Further readingHistory EditSee also History of Northern Michigan The community developed from a Franciscan Catholic mission beginning about 1850 to the Chippewa and Ottawa peoples of the area and appears to have been named for a chief of the indigenous people In 1911 the village was described as two long rows of log cabins built in 1849 in a February 12 1911 Detroit Free Press article quoted by Powers He refers to the place as Pshawbatown and said that Father Ignatius Mrak brought a group of Chippewa from Sault Ste Marie to here in 1849 when he established the mission But the Catholic Encyclopedia says that from 1849 to 1851 Mrak was assisting Father Francis Pierz in Arbre Croche a former French colonial settlement near Harbor Springs on Little Traverse Bay Romig says the mission was begun in 1852 by Belgian born Fr Angelus Van Praemel Mrak who referred to it as Eagletown succeeded him in 1855 Romig writes that Mrak s successor the Rev Philip Zorn calls it as Peshaube after its ruling chief Peshaba from 1895 on Rev Bruno Torka O F M who was next in charge calls it Peshawbeston Gallery Edit Leelanau Sands Casino Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Paris Overlook of churchyardReferences Edit U S Census website United States Census Bureau Retrieved 2008 01 31 U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Peshawbestown MichiganSources EditPowers Perry Francis A history of northern Michigan and its people Chicago Lewis Publishing Co 1912 pp 351 352 1 Romig Walter L H D Michigan Place Names Detroit Wayne State University Press 1986 Catholic Encyclopedia Third Coast Traveller article on Peshawbestown U S Census BureauFurther reading EditClarke Historical Library Central Michigan University Bibliography for Leelanau County Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peshawbestown Michigan amp oldid 1137241941, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
