Kehl Lake Natural Area: A Tip of the Peninsula Jewel Geologic time is palpable at Kehl Lake. This low, marshy area around a small, shallow lake, like a sheet cake […]
Category Archives: Essays
Remembering Julie Weeks
Leelanau County, the Grand Traverse Region and the world lost a dear friend this week. Leelanau Conservancy Board Vice President Julie Weeks passed away from brain cancer on Saturday, February […]
Wildflowers, Warblers, Water and Wonder!
Wildflowers, Warblers, Water and Wonder! May 19, 2012–Kay Charter claims not to be a bird expert. Now, I don’t claim to be a bird expert either, but she’s definitely a […]
Essay on Preserving the Crystal River–2005
From our 2005 Annual Report Last week the Enterprise reported on the final transfer of the two parcels of land along the Crystal River from the Leelanau Conservancy to the […]
Leelanau: Drawn by the Sum of its Parts
From our 2005 Annual Report February 2005–When my husband, Dave, and I first moved here 20 years ago we didn’t call Leelanau County “Leelanau County.” Instead, everyone I knew called […]
A Day in the Life of a Wildflower Rescuer
The night before the Wildflower Rescue outing I felt strangely like a kid anticipating a field trip back in elementary school. I laughed at myself for having the same nervous […]
