Creating Immersive Experiences through Exploration of Place

Lake Ledge provides innovative, thoughtful and accessible exhibit design and interpretive media from concept to installation.
We work closely with you to meet site goals, enrich the visitor experience and reach the broadest audience. 

Select Installations

Kiosks
Riveredge Nature Center

​Themes:
Pioneering the Spirit of Collaboration,
Scientific Discovery, Exploration and Stewardship

River restoration, education and the restoration of native sturgeon populations

Highlights:
  • 5 foot long custom cut metal sturgeon to represents a 25 year old female that is ready to spawn... for the first time!
  • Tactile Caddisfly Larva 
  • Interactive media components

Waysides
Door County Library

Waysides
The Door County Library

Themes: 
Woodland and Meadow Habitats
Native Plants and Animals

Goals:
  • To commemorate a special donor
  • To connect the native plant landscape designs at the library grounds to the native habitats of Door County, emphasizing and identifying the plants and animals found when exploring these environments. 
  • To encourage exploration, identification and research

Highlights:
  • 9 biologically accurate, custom metal sculptures of native plants, insects, fish and spiders throughout the landscape design. 
  • Custom base designs of native tree leaves and prairie elements
  • Full panel watercolor Illustrations 
  • Seek and Find Interactive component within the artwork for kids and families.
Picture
Kiosks
Door County Land Trust

​Goals:
Interpret Natural and Cultural History
Highlight the unique aspects of each Nature Preserve, Generate Awareness, Spark Stewardship and Launch Appeal for Membership.

Highlights:
  • Consistent branding concept with custom metal logo 
  • Custom design side reader rail panels to separate preserve rules and hiking maps from interpretive content.
  • A 'You Might Discover' mini field guide section that features flora and fauna visitors may encounter that is unique to each preserve.
  • Appeal Panel to encourage membership and generate awareness of the ecological diversity that each site is free and open to the public because of membership and volunteer effort. Join us!

Waysides
Point Beach State Forest
Themes: 
Lake Michigan Water Trail
Historical WPA Work Efforts on site
Ridge/Swale Ecological Communities


Goals:
  • To increase awareness of the historical nature of the visitor center and forest. Buildings built of hand cut stone and reforestation projects by WPA
  • Introduce the new Lake Michigan Water trail and kayak campsites on the property.
  • Encourage exploration of the interior forested ridge and swale community. (most visitors come for the 6 miles of beach)

Highlights:
  • Custom Bronze Tactile elements: 
    Canoe, turtle nest, masonry tools
  • Preservation of historic 16 mm film

Interpretive Development

Innovative Exhibit Design  

Guided Explorations