Postle Farm Preserve (Walloon Lake Association and Conservancy)

Postle Farm Preserve

Year Established: 2006
Size:113 acres
Location: Country Club Road, Melrose Township, Charlevoix County

Directions: From US-131, turn onto Country Club Road and follow it around four curves. The preserve parking lot is on the right just as you come around the fourth curve.

Bio: The Postle family bought the original 40-acre farm from the Wallace Padgett family in 1970 and added adjacent acreage through the years. The Postles used the property for recreation, and a few Sierra Club enthusiasts did some of the earliest cross-county skiing in Northern Michigan here in 1972. Long views of open meadow and woodland, wetland exploration, stream crossings, and perhaps an owl sighting await you.

Features:

• Moderate terrain
• Gathering area and historic barn
• Hardwood forest with large beech, maple, and hemlock throughout
• Scattered meadows, wetland, and seasonal creek