Here at the Leelanau Conservancy we are the fortunate recipients of your thoughts and feelings about our special corner of the world. We have a folder here of handwritten letters, […]
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Bill and Jane Fortune: “Giving Back Was in Their DNA”
From our 2010 Fall Newsletter Not everyone who is born under a lucky star chooses to share its light. Not so Bill and Jane Fortune. The Indianapolis couple and longtime […]
Spectacular Clay Cliffs Property Near Leland Proposed as Township Park
From our 2010 Summer Newsletter Fifteen years ago, the late Doug Crary told Conservancy Director Brian Price that one of the things he loved most was to drive over to […]
Blossom Tours 2009
Blossom Tours In 2008 and 2009 we participated in a Blossom Tour with the Leelanau Enterprise and the Leelanau Conservation District. May is a beautiful time in Leelanau because of […]
How Are Things at the Leelanau Conservancy?–2009
From our 2009 Fall Newsletter Perhaps the question I’m asked most often is the simplest and most basic: “How are things at the Conservancy?” At first it seems that there […]
20 Years of Land Protection–2008
From our 2008 Annual Report This past October marked the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Leelanau Conservancy. We combed through old newsletters to compile a brief synopsis of […]
The Jeff Lamont Preserve: A Special Way to Remember
Last summer, staffer Gayle Egeler received a very sad phone call, but one that ultimately left her and her fellow co-workers inspired. Longtime Conservancy member Bridget Lamont had called to […]
A Place Apart–2007
From our 2007 Annual Report Spring is now in full bloom. On this beautiful, if blustery day, a kingfisher swoops out over the shallow waters of the tiny lake where […]
An Open Letter to Our Supporters About the Defeat of the Farmland Millage–2006
From our 2006 Annual Report By a convincing margin voters in Leelanau County defeated the Farmland Preservation proposal yesterday. The half-mill levy would have generated nearly $1 million annually to […]
Honorary Chairman Craig Miller Reflects on Gifts That Last
From our 2006 Spring Newsletter July 2006–Warren Buffett recently announced his intention to begin giving away 85% of his wealth, currently estimated at $44 billion. The majority of this gift […]
