Beaver Island ArchiveA primary-source archive & encyclopedia45°40′N 85°33′W · Lake Michigan
Search

Event

Beaver Island's George and Althea Petritz Nature Preserve is open for public use

Also George and Althea Petritz Nature Preserve 2011

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
Date2011-07
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
2011-07
Kind
Conservation
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
conservationland-useheritagecommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The July 2011 Beacon identifies the 27-acre George and Althea Petritz Nature Preserve on Beaver Island’s North Shore. The property has a 600-foot frontage, is owned by the J.A. Woollam Foundation, is protected by a Little Traverse Conservancy easement, and was reported open for public use.

Evidence limits

The issue says the property was expected to become an LTC preserve in the near future; it does not document a later transfer, preserve designation, or survey of the public access.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, July 2011, "The Petritz Preserve."
    Reports that Little Traverse Conservancy held 15 conservation easements totaling 1,030 acres on Beaver and surrounding islands and identifies the 27-acre, 600-foot North Shore George and Althea Petritz Nature Preserve, owned by the J.A. Woollam Foundation, as open for public use and expected to become an LTC preserve. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the Petritz Preserve report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2011-07_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Beaver Beacon, December 2011, "Changes at Barney's Lake & a Great New Preserve on the Beach."
    Reports that formal acquisition of the 27-acre George and Althea Petritz Nature Preserve had been finalized, with an access trail, 500 feet of shoreline, sand dunes, and northward views. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-12_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held December issue scan confirms the Petritz Preserve acquisition report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2011-12_Beaver-Beacon
  5. Beaver Beacon, January 2012, "Protection - Piece by Piece."
    Provides a fuller history of John Woollam's five purchases beginning in 2005, the 27 protected acres and 500 feet of shoreline, the 2011 conservation easement and donation, and the preserve's habitat and public setting. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2012-01_Beaver-Beacon
  6. The held January issue scan confirms the Petritz Preserve profile.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2012-01_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island's George and Althea Petritz Nature Preserve is open for public use”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-petritz-preserve-2011/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2011, "The Petritz Preserve." (and 5 further sources listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-06. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

BibTeXRIS