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Saving Arcadia Dunes by Art Bukowski | Jun 6, 2017 | Counties, Outdoors, Towns
Eleven years ago Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy completed one of Michigan’s greatest land saves, and this year, our Red Hot Best voters chose that remarkable place, Arcadia Dunes, as the No. 1 best conservancy preserve.
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When visitors enter Arcadia Dunes and wander through idyllic forests of maple, beech and oak on their way to Old Baldy the preserve’s towering dune centerpiece they’re walking on sacred ground every step of the way. The rolling hills, winding trails and sweeping views of Lake Michigan’s coast are special enough, to be sure, but what this place represents is so much more than the sum of its parts.
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The nearly mile-long boardwalk at Arcadia Marsh built by the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy. Image: Nate Richardson
By Jim DuFresne
At some point in our lives, we all can use a little help down the trail aging baby boomers, a toddler, a parent pushing a stroller, an expectant mother, somebody who walks with a cane, somebody else who suffers from asthma.
The days of covering 20 miles with a 30-pound pack on our back might be a thing of the past, but not the desire to spend an afternoon in the woods seeing where this winding footpath takes us.
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