Bart and Gail Ingraham have made a gift of more than $1 million to the Leelanau Conservancy through their estate plans. This generous gift will protect more than 880 acres […]
Category Archives: Support Our Work
Sustainers Circle Spotlight
Over the last 11 years of living in the county, life has been good to Tom Balazs and Liz Ketterer. Their connection to Leelanau and the community grows deeper with […]
A Lasting Legacy
Susan Cady gazes out her window with a smile. Across from her sits husband Chuck, and between the pair, morning light casts a glow on their coffee table. Susan reaches […]
Sustainer Spotlight – Mimi Mullin
Every summer, Mimi Mullin makes the journey from her home in Columbus, Ohio, to a small brown cabin in Leland. Though Ohio is her home by location, Leland is her […]
New Heritage Society Members: Meet Lee Jameson and Barbara Nelson-Jameson
“This is Our Place and Our People” Imagine spending your 20s living and working on the 46-mile-long island in Lake Superior known as Isle Royale National Park. Imagine boarding a […]
A Day in the Life of an AmeriCorps Volunteer
By Claire Wood, Leelanau Conservancy Communications Director. We set out from Leland Harbor in two canoes on a calm, sunny morning in late August. The hypnotizing ripples of turquoise water […]
It’s Ok to be Anonymous
The Leelanau Conservancy receives gifts from many donors who prefer to keep information about their charitable giving private, including people in the Richard O. Ristine Heritage Society* who have included […]
The People of Palmer Woods–And Why They Want to Grow it to 1000 + Acres
By Carolyn Faught, Senior Writer for the Leelanau Conservancy. This piece was created for and originally appeared in The Boardman Review’s summer issue. People fall in love with Leelanau Conservancy […]
Staying Connected, Now and Forever
Like so many Leelanau Conservancy members who split time between two homes, Bill Pumphrey and his family always long to be in Leelanau. One way that they stay connected from […]
The Holtons on “Protecting this Incredible Place”
In and around Northport, it’s safe to say that nearly everyone knows Kent and Becky Holton. Kent founded Northport’s Music in the Park and still chooses the bands and runs […]
