“Why do some relocators and seasonal property owners insist on bringing trappings from whence they came to Leelanau County? Whatever happened to appreciative adaptation rather than recreating an incongruous image from elsewhere?” asks writer Tim Mulherin. “Recently, our ever-welcoming Cedar neighbors who lived across the street moved away. Well, the new residents are clearly not from around these parts. Their front yard features a prominently displayed burglars-beware alarm system sign. At night, the property is lit up like a military installation, with floodlighting penetrating surrounding yards—including ours. Perhaps, like my daughter-in-law from Indy, they’re scared of the non-light-polluted dark nights we enjoy here. Maybe the family fears a potential home invasion. Yet the only mammalian predators typically in the vicinity are coyotes, foxes, bobcats, and the occasional black bear—and none of them are looking for trouble with humans.”