A new river to Kayak

June 8, 2008

Victoria Creek, known by most locals as the Cedar River, is a majestic looping thread of sluggish blue water winding through Leelanau County’s most scenic wetlands complex.
In March, the Leelanau Conservancy purchased 100 acres of forested and open wetland straddling the river. “This spring, the Conservancy had the opportunity to buy the last remaining privately owned land that straddles the upstream portion of the river, and we jumped at the chance,” says Brian Price, executive director.
To date, the Conservancy has acquired a total of 300 acres and over two miles of Lake Leelanau shoreline and connecting channels along the waterways within the Solon Swamp wetland complex.
“Purchasing the property was like putting in a key piece of a puzzle,” adds Price. “Now, both banks of the Cedar River from the village of Cedar all the way down to Lake Leelanau are owned by either the State or the Conservancy and open to the public to explore and enjoy.”