These were taken last winter. The barns of Leelanau County convey a sense of serenity to me during winter snows.

– Eric Munson, Suttons Bay, MI and Chapel Hill, NC

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On my last backpack trip to North Manitou in late June the lilacs and flowering trees were still blooming with butterflies everywhere. It is such a beautiful place….really God's country!

– Joanie Weaver, Kalamazoo, MI

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From a distance, the landform locally known as Whaleback stands out prominently on the Leelanau shoreline south of Leland. Just try to imagine a large whale rising up out of Lake Michigan!

– Jack Schultz, Leelanau Conservancy Docent, Lake Ann, MI

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– Philip Stinson, The Homestead & Northville, MI

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What is your favorite view? This is my vote for "best view in Leelanau County." I am a board member for the Leelanau Conservancy. Every five years or so, we update our Strategic Land Conservation Plan (SLCP) and we’re currently in the process of doing just this. The SLCP will guide the Conservancy’s work for the next 5-10 years. For the first time, this process will include consideration of scenic viewsheds, or as one of our board members likes to call it, "the windshield perspective."

– Mary Taylor, Lake Leelanau, MI

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I feel like Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is my very own. The beautiful topography and rich history lure me back summer after summer. I particularly love the Port Oneida area. Here is a picture I took there at the Werner cemetery…it looks ghostly to me!

– Lisa Engel, Petoskey & Leland, MI

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– Michael Collier, Birmingham, MI

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– Al & Dee Chaffee, Leland, MI

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The contours of the land and unexpected sights along country roads enhance the subtle shades of Spring in Leelanau.

– Cara Lee Paige, Kalamazoo & Northport, MI

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"Leelanau….the pot of gold."

– William & Betsy VanWesten, Suttons Bay, MI

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