Like A Hurricane: Northport Dries Out After Massive Downpour
By Art Bukowski | July 1, 2026
It certainly could have been worse.
That’s the general consensus after a monster storm hammered the northern tip of Leelanau County Monday morning. While rain fell over much of the county, Northport absorbed the biggest blow.
Village Manager Jered Ottenwess tells The Ticker that a whopping five inches of rain fell in about 90 minutes starting around 9 a.m., according to local storm chasers. Anecdotal reports of seven to nine inches were reported online.
“I don't recall ever seeing rainfall like that in Michigan,” he says. “I lived in Florida for a number of years, and it reminded me of what I saw in tropical storms and hurricanes in Florida, …
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