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Manistee County
=Misty Acres Nature Preserve= North Manistee County Line Road Benzonia, MI 49616 [|Misty Acres Nature Preserve web site] [|Misty Acres Nature Preserve map]

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Misty Acres Nature Preserve
Coordinates: 44.5134982, -86.0645685 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Misty Acres Nature Preserve
Misty Acres: The Borwell Preserve is a 600-acre property that straddles the Benzie-Manistee County line. It includes more than 360 acres of hardwood forest, 6200 feet of the Betsie River, and sensitive wetlands. It also includes a farm that is home to a small herd of Belted Galloway cattle. Until the final plan for the farm is complete, the farm area is open by appointment only. This remarkable natural treasure was donated to GTRLC as a bequest from the estate of Naomi Borwell. It was Mrs. Borwell’s ardent wish that the property be protected for all time and that it be enjoyed as a Nature Preserve.

The preserve includes The Misty Acres Trail which meanders through hardwood forests high above a deep ravine cut by the rushing waters of a tributary to the Betsie River. The loop also provides views of the John J. Helstrom Quiet Area, an exceptional 40 acre addition to the 585 acre Misty Acres: The Borwell Preserve. The acquisition and protection of the Quiet Area addition to Misty Acres was made possible by a generous donation from the estate of John J. Helstrom in honor of his life and love for Michigan’s natural lands and waterways.

Please note there is no access to the Betsie River from the preserve but there is an access site just east of the preserve on the south side of N. Manistee County Line Road. From [|Misty Acres Nature Preserve web site]

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