Library Plans To Buy Northport Pub & Grille Building
By Art Bukowski | Aug. 26, 2026
Leelanau Township Library has a purchase option for one of the most prominent buildings in Northport.
Library officials plan to buy the Northport Pub & Grille (NPG) building and transform it into a library and community space. Though the deal isn’t done and there is much money left to be raised, there’s considerable anticipation among library leaders.
“It’s incredibly exciting,” library board president Mark Morton tells The Ticker. “It’s exciting for the library, but it’s also exciting for the community.”
The current library (in the same building as the township hall) is undersized and not able to keep up with what has been an increased demand in recent years, …
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