A permit to allow what might be considered an aggressive use of Lake Leelanau shoreline — at least in the eyes of the state of Michigan — has been greatly tempered.
Craig and Annie Okerstrom-Lang of Suttons Bay began their quest to build a boathouse, accessory building, deck and raised walkway over wetlands just southwest of the Lake Leelanau Narrows with a preapplication meeting in July 2022.
“We applied for a boathouse and an accessory building and a boardwalk,” Craig Okerstrom-Lang said. “We were allowed to build a boardwalk with a small deck at the end.”
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