Historic Telford Farms Land Preserved: 42 Acres Protected Within This “Intentional” Community From our 2009 Summer Newsletter The children growing up on Telford Farm near Cedar have a big back […]
Remembering John Fisher
From our 2009 Summer Newsletter John W. Fisher died on June 27 after a months-long battle with leukemia. He was nearly 94 years old. Many people in Leelanau County knew […]
EMU Grad Students Celebrate and Protect Treasures from DeYoung Farmstead
From our 2009 Summer Newsletter When Louis DeYoung locked the door behind him and moved into a nearby assisted living facility in 1998, he left a home full of history. […]
Empire Valley, Anonymous
285 Acres Near Empire Forever Protected: Conservation Easement Preserves Scenic Views From M-72 and Co. Rd. 677 From our 2009 Spring Newsletter Nearly a mile of frontage on M-72 and […]
Kimmerly: Omena
Bea Kimmerly: An Omena Original Preserves Her Family’s Land From our 2009 Spring Newsletter My purpose in writing this article is to announce that my 96-year-old neighbor, Bea Kimmerly, has […]
Unique Friendship Leads to Gift to Help Purchase DeYoung Natural Area Land
From our 2009 Spring Newsletter The Leelanau Conservancy has announced that fundraising for the land purchase of the 145-acre DeYoung Natural Area on Cedar Lake officially ended on December 31, […]
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 […]
L. Mawby Vineyards: Suttons Bay
L Mawby Vineyards Forever Protects 32-Acre Vineyard Near Sutton’s Bay From our 2009 Spring Newsletter Vintner Larry Mawby, and his new partner, Stuart Laing, have permanently protected 32 rolling acres […]
Conservancy Assists With Leelanau State Park Expansioin A Win for Preservation and Ecotourism
From our 2008 Fall Newsletter October 2008–The Leelanau State Park is now officially expanded by 51 acres and 1,400 feet of shoreline. The Leelanau Conservancy transferred the land to the […]
The Leelanau Conservancy has been Awarded Accredited Status
From our 2008 Fall Newsletter The Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance (LTA), announced last week (September 19, 2008) that the Leelanau Conservancy has […]
