A 110-acre natural area where you’ll see a multitude of Northern Michigan creatures and wildflowers. You’ll find this a birder’s paradise and a scenice buffer that protects Empire’s small-town appeal.

“On a spring morning, you might hear 20 bird species singing, from the melodious meadow lark to the raucous red-winged blackbird, in this diverse, 110-acre Natural Area. Deer and turkey winter in in the old apple orchard; the sand pit is home to a turtle nursery and brook trout live in the stream that runs through the property. The area’s treasured beaver dams have entertained generations of children.” 

Click here to visit the Leelanau Conservancy’s page on the Chippewa Run Natural Area.