About Us

 

Founders

Barbara and Frank Siepker, along with artist friend Suzanne Wilson, established the publishing company in 2002. It was a natural progression from Barbara's Cottage Book Shop experience, where she learned that customers like quality books and want to read about local history.

Awards - LP is an award winning publisher.

Contributors

We work as a team to produced high quality, well written and designed books. We are proud of Leelanau County authors, artists, photographers, design, and editing staff. We print in North America.

 
 

Authors: Jack Hobey, Martha F. Mothershead. Barbara Siepker, Helen Hornbeck Tanner and Tidi Tozer

Artists:  Janet M. Clarkson, Hank Feeley, and Kaye Krapohl.

Photographers: Dietrich Floeter and Ken Scott. The five photographs on our Home page are the work of Ken Scott.

Book Designers: Angela Saxon, Rob Burdick and David Westerfield.

Logo: Kristin Hurlin.

Editors: Lisa Jensen, Brita Siepker, and Linda Young.

Saxon Design Inc.

Since 1990, Saxon designs and coordinates the production of full color coffee table-style books, life memoirs, and murder mysteries. Book design is a demanding and specialized discipline requiring uncompromising devotion to mastering the elements that contribute to the beauty of the book. Angela Saxon designs and Eric handles technical and finances. Their Leelanau Press titles include Ken Scott's Ice Caves of Leelanau and Why We Preserve, Historic Cottages of Glen Lake by Barbara Siepker and Dietrich Floeter, and Art of the Sleeping Bear Dunes. www.saxondesigainc.com         

Not for Profit

Leelanau Press is a nonprofit Michigan corporation. The Press publishes Leelanau County history and art. All book sale proceeds fund future books.