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State park to hold fall harvest festival Saturday

Leelanau State Park will be hold a "Go-Get Outdoors" fall harvest festival all day long Saturday.

Activities will include displays on bee keeping, fruit growing and how to make maple syrup. There will also be there agricultural and old fashioned crafts. Children will be able to make their own candles and there will be storytelling for kids with the campground hostess.

The Fox Island Lighthouse Association will kick off the event with a pancake breakfast as a fund raiser for their continuing efforts to stabilize the lighthouse and other buildings on South Fox Island. Breakfast will be served from 9 a.m. to noon. Park staff is planning on making old fashioned ice cream in the afternoon and have genuine Leelanau fruit toppings to go on top.

Visitors will also have the opportunity to check out the Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum located at the state park. The museum is operated from noon to 4 p.m. by the Grand Traverse Lighthouse Association. This group uses the museum entrance fees to maintain the lighthouse and museum.

Leelanau State Park is located at 15310 N. Lighthouse Point Rd., north of Northport. Further information about the event is available by calling 386-5422.

All motor vehicles entering the state park must display a motor vehicle permit, available for purchase at the entrance. Cost is $24 for resident annual and $6 for resident daily.

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