Did you go on the Leelanau Cherry Blossom Tour? The day was blessed with wonderful sunshine and fresh cherry tree blossoms. Congratulations to the event sponsors (the Leelanau Conservancy being one) for a splendid event. The picture is of Don Gregory co-owner of the Cherry Bay Orchards. Mr. Gregory described the techniques and challenges that come with raising and harvesting cherries. Picture perfect day!
– Lou Ricord, Empire, MI
This picture was taken at the New Mission Organics Farm, just north of Omena, which is owned by friends. Nothing prettier than a cherry blossom!
– Mary Query, Traverse City, MI
One of the many things we look forward to in Leelanau are the spring flowers. About this time each year my wife and I pick up the "In Bloom" flower list from the Park Headquarters and hike the Empire Bluff trail. The flowers are great this year! Do you know your flowers? Can you tell a Dutchman's breeches from a Squirrel-corn flower? Having them growing side-by-side (and a flower book in hand) made our hike this year very satisfying.
– Lou Ricord, Empire, MI
Photo: Elayne Ciavattone, Chesterfield, MI
Blossom Day, Saturday, May 10 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.A Blossom Tour will be highlighted by bus excursions across Leelanau County’s most beautiful settings, all awash in spring cherry blooms. Three buses will leave in 20-minute increments from the Connie Binsfeld center in Lake Leelanau to make one-hour trips through Leelanau’s orchard country. Stops will be provided at three orchards, where those on the tour can attend planned events, snap pictures at their own leisure or simply take a walk through some of the prettiest countryside on earth. Free. Sponsored by the Leelanau Conservancy, the Leelanau Enterprise and the Leelanau Soil Conservation District.
Learn more click here: The Conservancy Blossom Tour
