Discovering Hidden Treasures: A Journey through Leelanau Peninsula’s Lighthouse West Natural Area
Steven Veatch (noreply@blogger.com)
By Steven Wade Veatch Leelanau’s Ice Age history is on full display in the Lighthouse West Natural Area. This 42-acre conservation area, with 640 feet of cobble strewn shoreline along Lake Michigan, is on the tip of the Leelanau Peninsula. It is near Leelanau State Park, which has a lighthouse. This preserve, although it has “lighthouse” in its name, does not have one. The Leelanau Conservancy established the preserve in 2004, and it is known for attracting birds that stop for food and rest dur