Leland, Mich., and Naples, Fla.: Hoosier getaways

<p dir="ltr">A fishing village founded on the northern shores of <strong>Lake Michigan</strong> during the 19th century and a Florida resort city on the Gulf of Mexico are miles apart both geographically and culturally, but share a distinction by virtue of their Indiana connections.</p> <p dir="ltr">Hoosiers have long flocked to both towns as seasonal destinations, with the cottages of<strong> Leland, Mich</strong>., popular during the summer, while many "snowbirds" have escaped during Indiana's winters to <strong>Naples, Fla</strong>., or nearby locales including <strong>Marco Island</strong> and <strong>Sanibel</strong>, where thousands also have moved when they retired.</p> <p dir="ltr"><img src= "http://hoosierhistorylive.org/images/James-P-Fadely-2014.png" alt= "Jim Fadely" width="198" height="300" align="left" />The entrepreneurial <strong><a href= "https://www.ball.com/na/about-ball/overview/history-timeline">Ball brothers</a></strong> of <strong>Muncie</strong> and their families led the Hoosier migration to Leland during the early 1900s, followed by the extended family of <strong>Indianapolis</strong> novelist <a href= "https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/11/11/the-rise-and-fall-of-booth-tarkington"><strong>Booth Tarkington</strong></a>. A neighborhood in the village even became known as "Indiana Woods."</p> <p dir="ltr">Although Naples also traces its beginnings to the 19th century, the influx of Hoosiers didn't begin until the late 1960s and '70s, when real estate developers targeted central Indiana residents with sales pitches about the construction of condominiums, apartments and houses. After retiring as a pro basketball player, <strong>Larry Bird</strong> was living in Naples when the <a href= "https://www.nba.com/pacers/"><strong>Indiana Pacers</strong></a> reached out in 1997 and asked him to become the team's coach. Members of the <strong>Hulman</strong> family - long associated with the <strong><a href= "https://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/">Indianapolis Motor Speedway</a></strong> -