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summer have weakened trees in Leelanau County. Hell be pruning the tree,

which is suffering from dieback, once cooler weather sets in. More on the severity

of tree problems, and what you can do to keep your

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Burning leavespage 4

Ants coming home page 8

The perfect shoppage 13

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By Patti Brandtof the Enterprise staff

Its been a hard year for trees and extreme environmental stress has a lot of them sick, said Nick Carlson, owner of Carlson Tree Service in Lake Leelanau.

A lot of it is due to rainfall, Carlson said. Hard maple trees are having a particularly hard time with the low rainfall.

Leelanau County saw less than an inch of rain in August, a month that usually gets more than three inches. And maple trees have an immediate reaction to the lack of water, Carlson said. Thats because the tree doesnt have a taproot, like an oak tree, so it doesnt feed as deep. This year soil levels are dry down to four or fi ve feet, he said.

If a tree doesnt have that ability to tap into the deeper soils theyre really getting nothing as far as water, said Carlson, who has been in busi-

ness for about six years.

Stress condi-tions go across the spectrum of tree size and, to some extent, location, according to Josh Deering of Deering Tree

Service. For instance, some small trees can be just fi ne because they entered dry times healthy and with enough strength to prevail. Some larger trees, however, may have been weakened by disease or other factors, and are now in trouble.

Youd think trees growing over high water tables would be in better shape, but not so, Deering said. Those trees never had to sink deep roots in search of a reliable supply of water. In fact, most tree root systems never go deeper than 8 inches.

Trees around lakes with low water levels are vulnerable, and may be stressed. I see stressed trees along those lakes the most, because their water source has changed drastically, said Deering.

Also adding to the poor condition of trees is the fact that many of them leafed out early in the spring due to the unusually early warm-up and are now completely defoliated, Carlson said.

One way to tell if a tree is stressed is to look up at the canopy. If it is yellowing the tree may need some help, Carlson said. Another sign of a tree not getting enough water is that the leaves will dry out and wilt, said Bo Burke, an arborist.

The tree kind of goes through a wilting peri-od, said Burke, of Maple City.

But a tree can be incredibly resiliant, Carlson said. They can go through a drought, experience dieback or the progressive death of twigs and branches that usually starts at the tips and then rebound.

And urban trees in general go through more stress than trees in the forest, he said. They can be damaged by any number of things, including road salt, competition from other plants such as shrubs, or soil compaction caused by landscaping activi-ties, which removes air spaces in the soil and makes it diffi cult for the tree to get water.

A trees fi rst two years are critical to its health,

Burke said. How much water is needed to nurse a tree back

to health depends on the species, said Burke, who is currently doctoring a 145-year-old oak tree that is dying due to compaction of the sandy soil around its roots. The trees owner is soaking its root base with hundreds of gallons of water.

I kind of have the philosophy that when you have a tree thats stressed out you take it day by day, Burke said. Its a process of elimination and you have to be a detective. There are thou-sands upon thousands of things that can go wrong with trees.

Maples can also be affected by tarspot, a fun-gus that shows up in black spots on leaves and is almost impossible to get rid of. But tarspot wont kill a tree and the tree does not have to be taken down, as long as the homeowner can live with the unattractive spots. Raking up leaves in the fall and destroying them will prevent its spread to other maples.

Carlson said the people of Leelanau County are blessed with the diversity of trees in the area. But that can mean a variety of conditions, too, as well as predators. Affected trees species go beyond the well-publicized damage caused by an imported

Both ornamental and forest oak trees may be susceptible to oak wilt, a fungal disease. The fungus plugs the water-conducting system of the oak, with the tree responding by producing res-ins to block the spread of the fungus, which fur-ther plug the system and cause the tree to quickly die. Oak wilt, which is easier to prevent than to cure, can be spread by insects, birds and squirrels, but also by people who work around trees and may be unfamiliar with it, such as woodcutters and road crews.

Mainly it is a threat when a tree has been opened up, Carlson said.

Thats why it is very important for people to wait until there have been a number of hard frosts which kill the fungus before pruning or trimming their oaks. The fungus should be dead by late October, but with the seasons changing people should customize when they trim from year to year and not just assume that they can do it the same time as they did last year.

Who would have thought we would have 70 degree weather in March, he said.

Deering is seeing more damage caused by the pine bark beetle, which is similar to emerald ash borer. The pine back beetle attacks stressed red and white pine, and has found plenty of opportu-nity after the dry summer.

With the drought stress, were seeing a lot more of that beetle than we did in the past, said Deering.

He said many homeowners call on his com-pany for bi-annual fertilizer applications to trees and general inspections. Its real important that people take care of them, because Im not seeing near the stress on those trees we do care for, said Deering.

Its generally better to do any substantial prun-ing in the dormant season when trees are not sucking as much food from the ground and have less chance to get stressed, Carlson continued.

Dryness hurt morethan crops; trees enter winter stressed out

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Many of those dead trees found along county roads and lowlands are ashes. They are victims of the emerald ash borer, a serious problem affecting ash trees in this area.

While its impossible to save every ash in the forest, you can save the ones in your yard, accord-ing to two tree specialists from Leelanau County.

The metallic green Agrilus planipennis, native to Asia, is highly destructive, with the female lay-ing up to 100 eggs on the bark of the ash tree in her life span. The beetle feeds on the sapwood of

a tree in its larval stage, bores through the bark in its larval stage and feeds on the leaves as an adult.

Many people dont catch an infestation of the emer-ald ash borer in time, said Nick Carlson, owner of Carlson Tree Service in Lake Leelanau. He noted

that there is a difference between large ash trees in someones yard, which a homeowner will likely want to save, and trees located in the woods, which may be left unchecked.

A yard tree can be saved by giving it a sys-temic chemical treatment either by injecting the chemicals directly into the trunk, or by putting the

chemicals on the ground at the base of the tree and giving it a root soak.

If you catch it at the right time, if you catch it early, you can do it, Carlson said.

But the treatment is expensive. The chemicals also cannot be purchased over-the-counter and will need to be applied by someone with a pesti-cide application license.

Josh Deering of Deering Tree Service con-curred. The injectable insecticide goes into the tree, and is good for two years. He suggests pro-viding a good dose of fertilizer in the spring and fall to keep the tree healthy enough to fi ght off disease.

If people want ash trees and they want to save

them, they need to treat them or sooner or later they will fall victim to it. Its very similar to dutch elm disease in the 70s and 80s, said Deering.

Ash trees and all trees, for that matter in yards should also be safety inspected heading into winter, he added. Leelanau County was hit with up to 30 inches of wet snow in late winter, serving to break and crack limbs. Some damage may have been hidden or diffi cult to detect with an untrained eye.

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Leaf burning still OKin most of Leelanau Co.By Amy Hubbellof the Enterprise staff

To burn or not to burn. That is the question.In past years, the smell of burning leaves went

hand-in-hand with a change in seasons. However, the practice is carried out much less frequently as Leelanau residents looking for greener

ways to dispose of natures fi nal curtain call for the growing season.

Open burning is allowed in two of the countys three incorpo-rated villages Empire and Northport. The burning of leaves is not permitted in the Village of Suttons Bay.

In August 2003, the Suttons Bay Village Council voted to adopt ordinance No. 68, which allows outside fi res campfi res, for instance over a short duration in a safe manner.

But the village does provide leaf pick-up at designated times in the fall.

Outside burning is allowed in Suttons Bay as long as it does not:

Cause a general safety hazard; Endanger any overhead obstructions; Emit objectionable emissions causing pollu-

tion or noxious odors.The Village of Empire has a burn ordinance,

adopted in 1995, thats confusing. Section II indicates that it will be unlawful to burn any waste materials, refuse, leaves, paper or other combustible debris within the village unless done in accordance with the provisions of the ordinance. However, the same ordinance allows

the burning of leaves under certain conditions. They are that the fi re must:

Be constantly supervised by someone 18 or older;

Not be considered a nuisance by others; Be done between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Be no closer than 20 feet from a property

line, building or street; Be done with a permit issued by the fi re

chief or his designee (the DNR).Campfi res are allowed. And the burning of

paper, in a state-approved burn barrel is allowed Wednesdays and Saturdays between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.

The Village of Northport allows burning within its limits provided a permit is issued through Leelanau Township fi re chief Hugh Cook or township staff.

I always take into consideration which direc-tion the wind will be blowing before I approve a permit, Cook said, adding that some residents complain about the smoke from burning leaves.

Permits are available by calling 386-5343.Burning is prohibited in the City of Traverse

City, which includes a portion of Greilickville in Elmwood Township.

The state Department of Natural Resources issues permits for all townships other than Leelanau. This can be done online at www.dnr.state.mi.us/BurnPermits.

While burning is allowed, the Environmental Protection Agency encourages other methods of disposal.

The open burning of leaves produces very small particles that contains toxic and irritating smoke which is harmful to those with pulmonary diseases like asthma, according to an EPA state-ment.

Homeowners with questions about their trees can go to the MSU Extension offi ce located in the county government center on M-204 in Suttons Bay. A homeowner can send in leaf samples and get a diagnosis. Carlson also

recommends sending in a soil sample and get-ting a composition test before planting a tree. The test can identify whether the soil is lacking any nutrient.

Those types of tests are made easy by the extension agent, Carlson said. People should know about them and use them.

Dryness hurt more than crops

Also plan for safety inspection headed into winter

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By Amy Hubbellof the Enterprise staff

Sindy Vertel of Empire Township still has her sons leaf collection they compiled when he was a fourth grader at Glen Lake School.

Im probably one of the more sentimental moms around, said Vertel, whose sons are now 22 and 27 years old. I probably have all the stuffed animals they ever owned too. But the leaf projects were special because they were something we did together.

The leaf project, once revered as a rite of pas-sage from lower elemen-tary to upper, is no longer part of the curriculum at Glen Lake. But the life-long lessons live on.

Casey Kahler, a 2012 Glen Lake graduate, tapped into this knowl-edge recently during a

biology assignment at Northwestern Michigan College, completing it with ease.

I dont know if it was because of the leaf project or the classes I took in high school, Kahler said. I really enjoyed doing the project. I remember the class taking a fi eld trip to the state hospital grounds (in Traverse City) and going out in the woods look-ing for leaves with my dad.

Just a few teachers in the county continue to make this part of their lesson plans each fall. Sue Boss, a third grade teacher at Northport, is one of them.

Her students and parents recently received a let-ter outlining whats expected of them.

I ask them to take a walk and fi nd as many kinds of leaves as they can, Boss said.

Each collection should include a minimum of six leaves identifi ed as dicots, monocots and conifers.

Dicots have netted veins with seeds made up of two sections. Examples are maple and apple trees. Monocots have parallel veins and the seeds are in one piece. Included are corn, daffodils and irises.

Conifers have needles and most have cones, such as with spruces, cedars and pines.

In years past, students pressed specimens in wax paper. That allows the collector to capture some color, highlight the leafs structure and give it three dimensions.

The process is simple, and can still provide a fun activity for families.

After collecting the leaf, place it between two layers of wax paper with room to trim and preserve the wax seal. Next, cover the wax paper with a towel, preferably a thinner towel such as a dish towel or paper towel.

Now youre ready to apply medium heat, usu-ally with an iron, over the towel. The heat seals the leaf between the wax paper sheets.

Boss suggests another method to her students, which doesnt involve the dangers associated with an iron.

Press the leave between paper towels or news-paper. Lay heavy books over the papers, she said, adding that the leaves should remain covered for three to four days. After the leaves have dried, neatly and carefully mount them to a sheet of heavier paper.

The Northport teacher said sometimes parents help too much with the project.

Ive had to say, This is your childs work. Youre there to help and guide them., she explained.

Each year, after students complete the project, Boss gives them a survey, the results of which have proven interesting.

The kids love this project, Boss said, adding that shes seen more than one collection on display at graduations as a keepsake. Its something they do with family Much of the time our lives are way too busy to go out and enjoy the season together. Its a special time for mom, dad and child.

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Orders are now being taken for conifer seed-lings, which vary in size from 4-12 inches, or transplants, which can reach up to 18 inches.

Orders are processed at the District headquar-ters at 112 W. Philip St., Lake Leelanau, and are shipped directly to the homes of the purchasers.

Trees for sale include red and white pine; white, Norway and blue spruce; Douglas, Fraser and balsam fi r; and white cedar. The minimum order is 25 trees.

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Love ants or hate em and few folks outside the sphere of entomologists have a reason to love them you have to admire an ant colony.

Scientists believe there are 22,000 ant species, although theyve only found time to study and name a little over half of them. Ants are social bug-gers, working for the good of colonies that can grow so large that theyve been referred to as super organisms.

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their hill is kicked or doubling up to haul a hunk of bread back to their home.

They are much less impressive if their home is yours. In fact, theyre a nuisance at best, and destructive at worst.

Fall and spring are the most common times to fi nd ants in homes, according to Duke Elsner, who was formerly the bug guy who fi elded questions about pests such as ants through his work with Michigan State University Extension Agency. He now concentrates on small fruit, viticulture and wine education but occasionally youll hear his voice fi elding questions called into a statewide hot line set up by MSU Extension to place questions with Extension agents best equipped to answer them.

Elsner, from Traverse City, said all types of ants may be trying to winter in your home this time of year. But most calls that come in are in response to visits by carpenter ants. They are big and black, and their presence in the coming months can serve

as an indicator that they are munching on your homes foundation.

Finding them, however, can be diffi cult. Elsner knows fi rst hand. Hes got a colony working on his semifi nished basement.

I thought they were just coming to visit, but Ive found the place where their sawdust is start-ing to pile up, Elsner said. The next step is treat-ment with any number of ant killer pesticides available at Leelanau County hardware stores,

Dee Shuker, owner at Northwoods Hardware in Glen Arbor, said the aisle with ant killer in the garden center building of the hardware has been a busy place this year.

They have been popular, said Shuker about several types of ant pesticides. The big black ants have been a big problem.

The Shuker household had not been above the fray, either. She noticed nosey ants in her kitchen in the spring, and applied treatment as directed.

I dont have a problem any more, said Shuker, who resides in Empire Township. She and husband Steve Shuker are partners with Georgia and Jeff Gietzen as owners of Northwoods Hardware.

The hardware handles the Terro brand name of pesticides. Two treatments seem to stand out: A shaker bag that can be used to spread ant killer around a house for ants that are invading from the outside, and a liquid treatment that is spread on a small piece of cardboard. Also offered are sprays and more traditional ant baits.

Ants are busy in the spring, when they seek out to colonize new areas, Elsner said. They are known to travel near and far, and may cross your

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lems were on the rise this summer because of the prolonged time without rain. Ants need moisture to survive, whether from a natural source or your sink.

So up until about this time of year, having ants in your home should only present a low-level concern. Were coming upon a time, however, when fi nding inside ants indicates a symptom of a bigger problem, Elsner said.

Its still warm enough for all types of outdoor-living ants to be exploring inside. It may not be a nest inside a building; it could be a few hundred feet away, Elsner said.

But the prognosis changes about the time of the fi rst frost as ants nesting a fair distance from a heat source will go dormant for the winter. Nests in heated buildings stay active.

If you see them inside later in the season, then the chances are they are nesting next to a building or inside a building. And then you have to ask yourself if there is an issue with any of the wood in the house. None of the other species (other than carpenter ants) will actually do any destruction to the wood in a home.

How do you recognize carpenter ants? Theyre the biggest ants, and they are almost shiny black, Elsner said.

In Leelanau County, where so many homes are closed up in the winter, it can be diffi cult to deter-mine whether ants are nesting in a home or out-side. Ants living in inside nests dont wake up in time to become a pest over a weekend visit by a seasonal resident, and are joined by marauding ants come springs.

If you suspect carpenter ants have taken up residence with you, Elsner has some thoughts on where to look for their damage.

They could be anywhere that moisture makes it favorable for them, Elsner said. Likely hang-outs include roofs and basements. Dry wood isnt their favorite; its hard to chew through and doesnt provide enough moisture for the colony.

You have to be a bit of a detective, searching out tiny piles of sawdust.

You usually dont have a good clue that they are there until the off season, and then youve got

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A carpenter ant colony may number in the hun-dreds or the thousands. While its important to kill the colony for the health of your house, its even more important to fi x the environment that attracts ants.

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With fall weather setting in, people who con-sider themselves handy around the home are turn-ing their attention indoors and taking a closer look at their home workshops.

David Coyne of Elmwood Township may have one of the nicest and best equipped home work-shops in Leelanau County.

Years ago, he outgrew the shop in his garage where hes currently building a wooden sail-boat and expanded his shop into an adjacent pole barn.

An artist and sign painter whose career was ended by computer graphics technology and his failing eyesight, Coyne, 58, is legally blind and no longer drives. However, he can see well enough and has now plenty of time on his hands to follow his passion for woodworking.

In addition to mak-ing nearly all of the furniture, cabinetry and other wood fur-nishings in his home, Coyne also does odd jobs for neighbors. In addition, he volun-teers regularly with the Grand Traverse Conservation District, and with the United Ways Tuesday Toolman program

which provides home handyman services to needy people throughout the region.

Ive been putting my shop together and col-lecting tools for about 30 years now, Coyne said, so my wish list for tools and equipment just keeps getting smaller and smaller.

At no point, Coyne said, did he go on any shop-ping sprees to put together the perfect shop. Rather, his shop and his collection of tools have evolved over time.

The main thing to remember about buying tools is to buy good quality tools, he said. Its

worth spending the extra money for quality equip-ment because it will last longer and work better.

Another key to putting together and maintain-ing a shop that works well, Coyne said, is keeping it organized. Thats true not just for people who may be visually impaired, but for anyone who wants to keep track of which tools are where and access them easily.

To that end, storage cabinets, drawers, peg-boards and other devices are critical, Coyne said.

Things can turn to chaos in a minute if you dont stay organized, Coyne said.

Coyne has only a few vices scattered around his shop that can be mounted on work benches or nearly anywhere he needs.

More important than vices are clamps that will help you hold parts together anywhere and any-how you need, Coyne said. You just cant have enough clamps.

The tool Coyne said he uses most is his table saw.

In my world, a table saw is invaluable, he said. After that comes my band saw, which Im also using all the time.

With so many saws making so much dust, another must-have for a guy like Coyne is a dust collection system. Although a shop vacuum will help keep your shop clean, a system that sucks up sawdust directly from a table saw or band saw works best, he said.

Some equipment simply wont work without some kind of dust collection system, Coyne noted. Its an important component of any home workshop and it saves you a lot of time and labor in cleanup.

By Patti Brandtof the Enterprise staff

How do you know when you need a new roof? Its pretty obvious when youre putting buckets on the fl oor to catch the drips, but if a visual check of the roof shows cracked, curled, bald or even missing shingles, it may be time to call in a professional.

One thing you cant do is rely on a calendar. While many shingles are guaranteed for 25 or 30 years, they may not last that long under less than ideal conditions, according to Charlie Reinertson, who has decades in the business.

Reinertson, owner of Harbor Construction, said roofs may not have been installed properly or in extreme cases may not have met code. Or the home may be under a canopy of trees.

When they say 25 years, it may not be 25 years, said Reinertson. For instance, if trees

are overhead, you may have moss. Or there may be other conditions that make a roof deteriorate faster than a warranty.

Homeowners can do their own roof inspec-tion, looking for rot, mold or other signs of moisture. Molds and fungus can grow very quickly and may be located under the worn or damaged shingles, as water will move to its lowest spot before dripping.

Wear can also show up as large amounts of shingle granules, which resemble big grains of sand, in the gutters.

In fact, if a roof is getting close to about 20 years old, it may be time to get a new one, said Joe Bardenhagen, who owns Bardenhagen Construction in Lake Leelanau with his brother, Dan Bardenhagen. A professional inspection will tell a homeowner for sure, he said.

We know if a shingle is failing, said Bardenhagen, who has been in business for

about 10 years. Just because your shingles arent peeling doesnt mean its not time. If the shingles are peeling its probably past time.

And if the shingles have gotten to that point they are brittle and will break off in little pieces, making them much more diffi cult and time-consuming to remove, he said. The roof deck, or the plywood under the shingles, will probably also be rotted. Both of those conditions will make the roof more expensive to replace.

Reinertson says some homeowners hope to save money by pounding a new layer of shin-gles over an old layer. While they may save some cost immediately, the result may be less than ideal.

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Company, agrees that old shingles should always be removed before laying down the new.

Roofi ng over the old shingles takes away from the life of the new shingles, said Holton, who has owned his Elmwood Township roofi ng company for about three years. That way you can check for damage underneath.

When it comes time to put that new roof on there are some choices to be made. Shingles come in dif-ferent weights, which will determine how long they will last. Many shingles now last more than three decades if they are properly installed. In fact, the 30-year shingle has become the new industry standard, Bardenhagen said.

Both Bardenhagen and Holton recommend using the sturdier architectural shingles rather than three-tab shingles, which are about a foot wide with three tabs separated by quarter-inch slot lines. Architectural shingles, which look like cedar shakes, last longer and dont leak as often, Bardenhagen said. The manufacturers warranty is usually better, too, he said.

The thicker the shingle, the longer it lasts, Bardenhagen said.

Holton said the heavier architectural shingles

are better for roofs in areas that are windier, as they wont blow the roof off.

And shingles come in designer colors, with names like sand dune, aged copper, Pacifi c wave, chateau green, merlot and onyx black.

Bardenhagen said the average cost to have a roof replaced is about $6,000 to $10,000.

On average, Holton said, a roof costs about $2.50 per square foot, with a new roof on an average-sized house of 2,000 to 3,000 square feet costing about $5,000 to $7,500.

If a roofs pitch is too steep to walk the job becomes more dan-gerous and roofers will have to use specialized equipment, with the roof costing up to $3.25 per square foot, or about $6,500 to $9,750. And putting on a new roof bar-ring any unforeseen problems should take about three to four days, he said.

Neither Bardenhagen or Holton have installed many metal roofs.

Metal roofs are not made for Michigan because of the tempera-ture changes, Bardenhagen said. They dont hold up, They expand and contract too much and work loose.

Bardenhagen said roofi ng is not a do-it-yourself job, as most home-owners do not have the skill it takes to put a roof on.

Its not safe and they just dont know what theyre doing, he said.

Plus, many shingle warranties specify that they must be installed

by a certifi ed professional. Bardenhagen has taken classes and received that certifi cation, he said.

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Skylights are ineffi cient;heres a Leelanau answerBy Eric Carlsonof the Enterprise staff

Do you have skylights in the roof of your house? Are you losing energy through them? Are ice dams forming on your roof in the win-ter?

If the answer to any of those questions is yes, then you might consider changes to your homes skylights. Northport Building Supply proprietor Timm Sahs has some ideas.

His store is carrying a new product that he says can solve those problems.

Sahs unveiled his invention on YouTube last spring and hopes to attract more attention to what it can do for homeowners with skylights as winter weather approaches this year. His YouTube video can be found by searching for Skylight Energy Panel.

This isnt patented yet, Sahs said, but I really do feel this is a unique product that any-one with skylights in their home should have installed before winter if they want to save energy and avoid the problems that can be caused by condensation and ice dams on their roof.

Sahs Skylight Energy Panel consists of dou-ble Plexiglas panels in a wooden frame that fi ts over the inside of a skylight fl ush to the ceiling inside the home, covering the tunnel that leads to the skylight on the roof.

Sahs insulated panel creates a void between the ceiling and the skylight that traps air and prevents heat from escaping through the roof where ice dams can form in the winter.

A normal skylight has insulated glass, but (Sahs product) increases the amount of insula-tion signifi cantly while still allowing the light to come in, Sahs explained.

The Plexiglas panels can be entirely transpar-ent, translucent, or patterned upon a customers taste.

Similarly, the wooden frame for the Plexiglas panel can be of pine or other materials that can be stained or painted to blend in with the dry-wall or other ceiling materials.

I know how well this device works because

Ive measured it with an infrared gun, Sahs said. The temperature difference is amazing. Any heat loss through the skylight is virtually eliminated. There is no more condensation, and ice dams on the roof are no longer a problem.

In developing prototypes for his Skylight Energy Panel, Sahs found that traditional miter joints at the corners of the wooden frames were not doing the job ade-quately and could eas-ily twist out of shape during installation.

That prompted him to develop a new join-ery technique which he calls the Sahs-lock. Instead of manufactur-ing the Skylight Energy Panel frames with a standard miter joint, he has found that his new proprietary Sahs-lock joint works bet-ter and could be applied to other products as well.

Sahs said he may also seek a patent for the Sahs-lock.

Id been looking around for products I could stock that do what I wanted the Skylight Energy Panel to do, Sahs said. But there was nothing out there like it so I developed it myself and Im hoping it will take off this winter.

Sahs said he invites anyone interested in learning about his energy saving devices and new joinery technique to check out his Skylight Energy Panel video on YouTube or visit his website at northportbuildingsupply.com.

When its replacement time,storm doors are plentiful,

As cooler weather approaches, fall is the per-fect time to consider installing a new storm door or repairing the one you have.

Brian Bush of Northern Lumber in Suttons Bay said the decision whether to acquire a new storm door or fi x your old one is not diffi cult.

Some parts of a storm door wear out and can be easily replaced, Bush explained.

Take a look at the weather stripping around the perimeter of your storm door. If its worn, its easy to fi nd what you need to replace it, and replacing it is easy, he said.

Other storm door components that are easily repaired are the sweeps along the bottom of the door that also help keep the cold air out. Latches on storm doors are easy to replace as well since most common types of latches are usually in stock at good hardware stores. The same is true for door closers that tend to wear out before the rest of the storm door does.

But if it appears that the hinges on your storm door are wearing out, thats a different story, Bush said. And if the frame of your storm door is bent, then it may be time for you to install a new storm door.

Installing a new storm door is not often diffi cult for someone with a few basic tools and the skills to use them. The job can take less than an hour to as many as four hours.

Many hardware stores have people on staff who can install the doors for you for an extra fee. Northern Lumber has a list of reliable contractors its staff can recommend who can install any kind of storm door quickly and in expert fashion, Bush said.

You can spend as little as $150 or more than $400 on a good storm door, Bush said. Getting someone to install it for you will add to the expense, of course.

The fi rst key to doing the job yourself is taking the proper measurements and ordering the right door, Bush added. Most types of storm doors are

designed to fi t into the standard molding found around most exterior doors.

Also standard on most storm doors are the con-fi guration of hinges. However, hinges can be located on either the right or left side of the door, and its important to ensure youre obtaining the right kind for you own situation.

Even the largest big-box hardware stores do not necessarily have the exact size and confi guration of storm door needed for each homeowner, so pre- ordering a door is a requirement almost anywhere you go, Bush said.

Storm doors come in many different styles, with frames made out of several different kinds of materials, generally aluminum, wood and various composite materials.

We still sell a fair amount of wood frame storm doors, Bush said, mostly to customers who want the wood to match other wood compo-nents of the house. These are a little more high-maintenance, but they do look good.

Aluminum frame storm doors are becoming increasingly popular, he said, because quality has improved over the years. Gone are the days when stores sell chintzy lightweight aluminum storm doors.

Many of the doors have wooden cores that are clad in aluminum or composite materials, adding to the sturdiness and insulation value of the doors.

Storm doors also come with insulating glass panels, and with screens that can be stored in a portion of the door when the insulating glass is in, then used as a screen door again when warmer weather returns.

There are so many variations and types of storm doors available that you might want to spend a little time studying brochures and asking questions before you order your storm door, Bush said. Theres something out there for every need.

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Gerry and Shirley Dunklow stayed busy this summer and early fall supplying their roadside stand off West Main Street in Lake Leelanau with produce from their small garden.

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But its in the fall when fertilizer provides its biggest benefi t, MSU studies show. Under normal conditions, Calhoun suggests applying fertilizer around Labor Day which in Leelanau County may have caused more damage than good this year and between Halloween and Thanksgiving.

Rich Zywicki, owner of Cedar Hardware, said a mid- to late-summer lack of rain in Leelanau County took its toll on many lawns. Some may not come back.

Applying fertilizer when lawns were dried out and vulnerable may have burned them up.

There are a lot of people who are worried that the weather was so bad that their grass wont come back, Zywicki said.

Fertilizer is best applied just before a rain, which means that until last week there have been few opportunities in Leelanau County in recent months to help lawns not serviced by sprinkler systems.

Zywicki said that homeowners should also be aware that new state laws govern the makeup of fertilizer. Since Jan. 1, fertilizers with phospho-rous thats the middle number of three that describe most fertilizers can only be applied to new lawns or after a soil test shows the chemical element missing or in low supply.

Most people already know, Zywicki said. It used to be they didnt want you to use it around lakes.

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MIKE ALBRIGHT of Jackson helps his father, William, every spring and fall spruce up their rental cabin at Leelanau Rustic Resort on south Lake Leelanau. The Albrights rent the cabin out all summer except for the Fourth of July weekend. Mike Albright was hauling clipped hostas when pictured using a wheelbarrow bought by his father 50 years ago. We needed it at our house when I was 4, and it keeps on chugging along, Albright said. Their cabin is nicknamed Seminole.

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If youre tired of that driveway that always washes out, you can fi x it for good with asphalt or concrete.

But turning the old driveway into something more concrete, well, it usually comes down to money.

I would say the biggest plus for gravel is the cost obviously, said Don Clarke, owner of Clarke Excavating in Bingham Township.

Clarke said he usually discusses options with homeowners before re-doing a driveway.

I think in the long run that a lot of people spend more money fi xing their gravel driveway than they would have paving it, Clarke said. But the trouble is coming up with the initial money for paving all at one time.

Clarke said the average asphalt driveway costs between $5,000 and $8,000 based on asphalt cost-ing about $1.50-$2 per square foot. A gravel driveway can be done for about half that price. A concrete driveway is the most expensive, as con-crete is going for $3-$4 per square foot.

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It packs like gravel and its expensive, but it lets water go through it, he said.

Clarke said if youre putting in a gravel drive-way now, but have thoughts someday that it might become paved, to make sure the base is deep enough so that you can go back in and cut 2 1/2-inches out for asphalt. You wont have to redo the base and can save some money, he said.

One advantage with gravel is if you do want to change or move its location, you can reuse the materials, he said. If its asphalt, you cant.

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Its all about compaction, he said. When you leave the topsoil on there and you have a heavy piece of equipment go on it, the topsoil is spongy. It fl exes and the asphalt breaks.

Clarke suggests a dust control be put on top of the gravel surface.

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Clarke said some driveways are made lime-stone gravel, however, it stays lose and has no binder. Gravel, on the other hand, has dirt and clay to bind it.

Limestone looks nice, but it never packs down, he said. Thats the trouble with lime-stone.

Clarke said the reason there are more gravel driveways in rural areas like Leelanau County is that the driveways are longer so the cost of paving is higher.

Clarke said asphalt and cement driveways have benefi ts over gravel.

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