Leelanau News and Events

Lakeview Hill Farm & Market Announces New Agritourism Offerings, Teases Food Service Expansion

By Craig Manning | April 30, 2025

A pair of Leelanau County farmers are betting big on agritourism.

Bailey Samp and John Dindia, the owners, farmers, and proprietors behind Leelanau’s Lakeview Hill Farm & Market, announced this week that the business will be adding a slew of new agritourism offerings this summer, including guided tours, walkable flower fields, and new prepared food options. The move comes two years after Samp and Dindia bought and converted the old Pleasant Valley Schoolhouse at 8236 E. Lakeview Hills Road into a their first-ever full-fledged farm market.

According to Dindia, the market has proven to be a gamechanger for Lakeview Hill Farm. Opened on July 6, 2023, that new segment …

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