Fall foragers hit the trails

Foragers are making sure to collect what Mother Nature gives this fall off of the floor of Leelanau forests.

Empire Township residents Pete and Marilyn Edwards once met while crossing paths on a hike. Pete and Marilyn hike nearly everyday since then by exploring the deep forests within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore or elsewhere in Leelanau County sharing their love of the outdoors.

“It’s been a weird summer for foraging because of the lack or rain,” Pete Edwards said while thinking of the autumn berries located at the end of his driveway.