2016 Picnic Flyer - The Leelanau Conservancy

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Leelanau Conservancy
Annual Friends Picnic & Auction
Thursday, August 4th, 2016, 5 pm
The Kalchik-Newton Farm
Between Leland and Northport on Jelinek Road off M22
About the 2016 Auction
Thanks to our donors we have a great auction on tap! This year’s event
offers opportunities for friends and family to get together to share great
meals, visit wonderful places, and experience the best of Leelanau. Get your
group together now to bid on items that you just can’t buy anywhere else!
Our online auction site (see link on our website: www.leelanauconservancy.
org) has a great “email this page to a friend” feature so that assembling
your “syndicate” and gathering friends to bid together is easy. Plan now to
have fun for a great cause. If you cannot come to the picnic, you may still win
auction items by placing a proxy bid online or by calling our office to place
your bid (231-256-9665).
Have Fun, Help a Great Cause!
Over 100 items, Here’s Just a Sampling!
Air Tour Over Leelanau County
Cycle in the Vineyards Tour
Weekend Stay in an NYC
Manhattan Penthouse for Four
Tickets to Sporting & Musical Events
Original Paintings by Various
Leelanau Artists
Handbags, jewelry, quilts, & more!
Leelanau Conservancy
PO Box 1007
Leland, MI 49654
231-256-9665
www.leelanauconservancy.org
info@leelanauconservancy.org
The Day’s Events
Hillside Homestead Historic Farm
Dinner for 8-10
Pre-Picnic field trips beginning at various
times. See Field Trips page.
5 pm - Social hour and Silent Auction bidding
- Local food appetizers created by local chefs
- Leelanau wines and cider
- Kid’s Tent with activities for ages 3-12
- “There’s No PLace Like Leelanau” activities
6 pm - Picnic dinner: A local foods menu!
7 pm - Awards
- Special Program
- Raffle Drawing
- Local Leelanau Door Prize
Retired M-22 Road Sign
Glen Arbor Adventure Day: Bike,
Paddle, Wine
Martha’s Leelanau Table - Italian
Cooking Class and Dinner
Milking and Butter-Making
Experience at Sonny’s Farm
Boat Trip and Tour of South
Manitou Island
Paddle Board Lessons
Unique Fly Fishing Experience
Weekend Condo in Grand Rapids
During ArtPrize
Sailing Experience for Two
Stay in a Chicago Area B & B
Stay in a Condo at the Homestead
Various Wine Tasting Events and
Experiences
Date Nights: Dinner and a Movie
Evening Paddle at Private Bass
Lake Conservation Easement
Special Dinner for 16 from Chef
Eric Allchin of Northport’s Tribune
14-Foot Wenonah Canoe
Week in a Condo in Snowmass, CO
Michigan Adirondack Chairs
Timeshapes Moving Clock Sculpture
Leelanau Ryder Cup Experience
Ice Fishing on Kehl Lake Experience
This year, some Auction items will only be open for bidding at the live event! There
are some very special items being offered. Be sure to make an appearance at
the 2016 Friends Picnic and Auction to see these unique items, like
a bowl created by David Watt made from the wood of a
Palmer Woods tree that fell in the 2015 storm!
Thank you to VP Demand Creation Services for helping to underwrite the cost of this flyer!
Pre-Picnic Field Trips
Explore, learn, get to know your Conservancy Staff and Docents!
For complete information and directions visit leelanauconservancy.org/pre-picnic-field-trips/
We recommend sturdy hiking shoes, long pants, insect repellent, hats or sunscreen,
and water for all hikes.
3:00pm Kalchik-Newton Hike
3:00pm Brave the Distance!
Easement Hike from the Picnic Site
Come learn about the private
conservation easements surrounding the
Kalchik-Newton farm. Join Executive
Director Tom Nelson or Conservation
Easement Program Manager Yarrow
Brown on a walk from the KalchikNewton farm through neighboring
properties and private conservation
easement lands. Participants will have a
chance to meet conservation easement
landowners and experience a hike over
property that is not typically open to the
public. This is a family-friendly hike and
will be over moderate terrain. (50 max)
Bass Lake to Belanger Creek Preserve
Join Land Steward, Emily Douglas in this
rare opportunity for an adventurous (offtrail) 3-mile hike through a permanently
protected corridor of private conservation
easements and Conservancy-owned
land. This adventure will showcase a very
diverse suite of habitats including mature
hardwoods, young successional forests,
picturesque orchards, an impressive
leatherleaf bog, natural inland lakeshore,
and a coldwater trout stream. Hike
participants should expect moderate
difficulty with off-trail hiking through some
brush and the occasional downed log to
cross – maybe even some creek hopping –
quintessential Leelanau exploration!
(16 people max)
3:00pm Paddle on Bass Lake
Canoe, Kayak, or SUP
Matt Heiman, Director of Land Programs,
will lead a group paddle along 3,100
feet of protected inland lakeshore that
contains the headwaters of Belanger
Creek. Paddling along the lush shoreline
vegetation while watching bluegills and
bass swim amongst the lily pads is a
special opportunity since there is no public
access to this charming little lake that will
be accessed via a private conservation
easement. Matt will explain the amazing
natural features of this property and
how they complement the other projects
the Conservancy has completed nearby.
Attendees must bring their own canoe,
kayak or SUP board with paddle(s) and
PFDs (personal flotation device).
(24 people max)
3:00pm Protecting Farmland
Putnam Farm Land Protection Corridor
The multi-generational Putnam farm is
Leelanau Conservancy’s most recently
funded farmland protection project. We
anticipate closing the Putnam conservation
easement in the summer of 2017. Join Sam
Plotkin, Farm Programs Manager, on a tour
of this 147-acre property. Hikers have a rare
opportunity to traverse private property
and learn about Leelanau County’s unique
agricultural soils and how the Conservancy is
working to protect farmland. The adventure
will take hikers through what is one of
Leelanau Conservancy’s most significant
multi-property, contiguous, land-protection
corridors. (15 people max)
3:00pm Indoor Talk: The Great Lakes
Protecting Our Treasured Inland Seas
Join docent Bobbie Poor for an indoor
talk, at Saving Birds Thru Habitat, about
our Great Lakes, the threats against them,
and what we can do to protect them.
This will be a one-hour talk. Participants
are welcome to explore the sanctuary
immediately following. (40 people max)
3:15pm A Sanctuary for the Birds
Explore Charter Bird Sanctuary
Come learn about the Charter Sanctuary,
protected with private conservation
easements, over a special hike led by
Saving Birds Thru Habitat’s Executive
Director, Kay Charter. The Charter
Sanctuary includes open meadows, valued
wetlands, native forest land and provides
a broad range of habitat for migrating
birds, which breed, nest, and feed at the
property. (30 people max)
3:00pm Houdek Dunes Hike
Explore the Diverse Habitats of Houdek
Join Docent Ann McInnis on a tour of the
ecologically diverse Houdek Dunes Natural
Area. Participants will see the story of
dune succession played out before their
eyes. From the trail, you’ll see examples of
active blowout dunes, woodland pockets
sheltering the giant white birch trees, and
mature forested back dunes. This is a
family-friendly hike on a developed trail
system over moderate terrain. (20 max)
Tips & Notes For Best
Picnic-Auction EVER!
Proxy Bidding Available - Can’t come?
Don’t let that stop you from bidding.
Arrange for a “proxy bidder” who will
bid on your behalf. Call our office or
email maia@leelanauconservancy.org
to arrange.
Expedited Checkout - If you purchase
an Auction item, we won’t be ready for
check out until our program ends (and we
really want you to stay for this special
presentation anyway!). To expedite your
checkout, leave a credit card on file
when you register here or online. If you
prefer, you can even pick up and pay for
your items at our office on Friday.
Local Leelanau Door Prize - Play
“Glamping” Raffle
Thanks to the Coleman Company,
you could be the winner of a
fabulous “Glamping” (glamorous
camping) Package. We are selling
just 100 raffle tickets at $100
each for this package valued at
over $2,000. It includes stateof-the-art camping equipment
featured below. Everyone who
buys a Glamping Raffle Ticket
will receive a gift certificate for
a Grand Traverse Pie Co. pie–
so everyone is a winner! The
Glamping Package winner will be
drawn at the Picnic. Vist our Picnic
page at leelanauconservancy.
org for more information and to
buy tickets! Winner need not be
present to win!
our new match-to-win game and be in
your seat at the end of the program
for a chance to win our Leelanau Local
Doorprize. It’s easy, free, and fun. And–
you’ll learn something about us in the
process! Plus, you could win a fabulous
basket full of Leelanau goodies!
Make New Friends - If you’re new to
the Picnic and want to meet new friends,
look for the green tablecloth tables.
There’s No Place Like Leelanau
Find your place in our Leelanau map–
tell us where you’re from! AND photo
opportunities galore from this gorgeous
location overlooking the Manitou Islands.
Just for Kids! - Bring the whole family!
Fun activities are planned for children
ages 3 to 12 in our Kids Tent. Art, crafts,
Legos and nature activities, all supervised
by staff from the Leelanau Children’s
Center. Bring a cell phone if you plan
to leave your child. There are two meal
choices for kids; see registration form.
Thanks, Appetizer Chefs! - Taste a
little bit of Leelanau via our talented
chefs using local ingredients!
View the auction online.
Follow the link on our website: www.leelanauconservancy.org
Directions to the Picnic
The Kalchik-Newton Farm is located on Jelinek Road in Leelanau Township.
From Leland head north on M22 for 6.4 miles (past Houdek Dunes). From
Northport head south on M22 for 4.6 miles. Turn SE on Jelinek Road. The
farm is approximately .5 miles from M22, look for the signs!
Visit leelanauconservancy.org/events/annual-picnic for a detailed map.
Picnic Registration
Advance registration ends Monday, August 1st
After August 1st, ticket price goes up $5.
Until August 1st you may register online at leelanauconservancy.
org, mail this form to PO Box 1007 Leland, MI 49654 (must be
received by August 1st), or register by phone (231) 256-9665.
Registration is limited and on a first-come basis. IF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO EXPEDITE YOUR AUCTION CHECKOUT PLEASE PROVIDE A
CREDIT CARD WE MAY KEEP ON FILE.
Name(s)______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
Address_______________________________________________
City______________________________State_____Zip________
Phone (where you will be July 28-Aug.8)_____________________
Email_________________________________________________
____I can’t come to the event, but would like to make a donation.
Please register: (give number of attendees)
___adults & children 12 & over at $35 each (after August 1st $40 each)
___children under 12 who want to go through the regular food line $10
___children under 12 who want to eat in Kid’s Tent: PBJ, snacks, & juice $5
If you would like for your child to participate in the Kid’s Tent, please
provide a cell phone number _________________________ for our
Tent Supervisor.
Enclosed is my check for $______ payable to the Leelanau Conservancy
Please charge my ____Visa ____Mastercard ____Discover
Card #________________________________________________
Exp date_______________ 3 Digit Code______
___ EXPEDITE MY CHECKOUT: Use this credit card for my Auction purchases.
Cardholder name________________________Phone__________
Signature (required)_____________________________________
FIELD TRIP REGISTRATION (see opposite pg for detailed description)
# attending _____ 3:00 pm Kalchik-Newton Hike
# attending _____ 3:00 pm Paddle on Bass Lake
# attending _____ 3:00 pm Protecting Farmland
# attending _____ 3:00 pm Brave the Distance!
# attending _____ 3:00 pm Indoor Talk: The Great Lakes
# attending _____ 3:15 pm A Sanctuary for the Birds
# attending _____ 3:00 pm Houdek Dunes Hike