Clip clop back in time to experience the Port Oneida Rural Historic District the way they did in the late 1800s – early 1900s! Learn about the life of the early pioneers, and their landscape as we travel by horse and wagon through the fields and side roads of this significant agricultural community of over 100 years, with beautiful vistas and farmsteads.
Join us at Glen Lake Library for our last summer kid's presentation as local artist Victoria Velting will share step-by-step techniques on drawing dragons. All materials will be provided. A reminder to those who signed up for the library's Summer Reading Challenge, that log books must be turned in no later than September 5, 2023.
The Lyle Gun is the only canon ever designed to save lives, not take them. Watch the demonstration to find out more about this life-saving tool. The program lasts about 15 minutes. Arrive early as the program starts promptly at 1 pm.
Do you have what it takes to be a surfman of the US Lifesaving Service? To find out, join park rangers on Thursdays from 1:15-3 pm at the Maritime Museum to complete a series of stations as part of the rescue duties of the surfman stationed the Sleeping Bear Point Station. Stations will set up
Car Show/Cruise Night on Thursdays in July and August, beginning at Northwoods Hardware at 6pm in Glen Arbor.
See the sky! The public is welcome to attend "Lanphier Observatory Public Viewings" on Wednesday & Thursday nights from 10 pm-Midnight (clear sky permitting!) at Leelanau School Beach, June 21st-August 24th. Donation Students $4, Adults $5. Visitors may park in any Leelanau School lot and walk down the scenic boardwalk, across the Crystal River, to
In Translation is a multi-pronged project that explores how humans employ creativity and the arts to translate the world, contemporary life, contemporary social and political issues, and the world in which they live. It opens August 18 in the Glen Arbor Arts Center Main Gallery with a reception 5 – 8 pm. The In Translation
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 9:30 am, a 2 hour narrated tour. Reservations required. Three tours available: • Biking a By-gone Era • Peddling Port Oneida's Past • Secrets of D.H. Day's Kingdom and Beyond Cost is $25 for adults and $15 for Children ages 7 -17. Discount Bike Rental for these tours is available
Ride the Historic Side! Discover the charm, local lore, and history of Port Oneida, by immersing yourself in nature and culture. Get an up-close guided tour in a small group of the rural landscape’s farming, logging and maritime heritage, imagining life in the early 19th century. Listening devices allow learning while cycling, stopping to peak
Always wanted to learn to fish? Curious about local fish species? Need more information about fishing regulations, or preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species? The wait is over! Stop by Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore for a day of festivities aiming to provide safe and barrier-free opportunities to engage youth (primarily K-5th graders) in fishing!
The Glen Arbor Arts Center is keeping the lights on a little longer this summer. Late Night Fridays continues August 18 with an opening reception for In Translation, 5 – 8 pm. This juried exhibit explores how visual artists translate the world and its events through the media of paint, mixed media, sculpture, clay, fiber,
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 9:30 am, a 2 hour narrated tour. Reservations required. Three tours available: • Biking a By-gone Era • Peddling Port Oneida's Past • Secrets of D.H. Day's Kingdom and Beyond Cost is $25 for adults and $15 for Children ages 7 -17. Discount Bike Rental for these tours is available
