Allan and Virginia McCune Nature Preserve

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Size

172 acres

Frontage

3,400 feet on Minnehaha Creek.

Land Description

Dominated by hardwood forest, the property includes red pine plantations, a meadow, a creek, and a cedar swamp.

Trail Description

Two parking areas are available. A trail system offers roughly 4 miles to explore.

History

This beautiful property was donated to the Little Traverse Conservancy in 1984 by Allan and Virginia McCune of Petoskey. The spring-fed Minnehaha Creek, which provides fish and wildlife habitat, flows through the preserve on its way to Crooked Lake. The trails were dedicated to Allan Purchis, whose family homesteaded the land. An addition to the preserve was donated by the Purchis family in 2017. A replacement footbridge was constructed in 1997 across the creek's east branch with funds from the Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation in memory of Ellen Pray Bondy. A second footbridge and parking area were constructed in 2015 with another community foundation grant and significant volunteer support from the Petoskey Home Builder's Association and in memory of Sandy Wagar.

Directions

ADDRESS for West Parking: 1565 Berger Road, Petoskey From Petoskey, take Mitchell Road east 6.25 miles to Berger Road, Turn right and go 0.7 miles to parking on the left. ADDRESS for East Parking: 1790 Maxwell Road, Petoskey Maxwell is the next road east of Berger, about 0.7 miles down when you turn off of Mitchell.

Printable Trail Map

Check out the plants and animals found at this preserve using the iNaturalist guide below. Help us document more with iNaturalist.org and eBird.org.

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