The Sleeping Bear NPS will again be hosting a barn restoration workshop June 13-18th at the John Burfiend Barn on Port Oneida Road. The workshop will address repairing “Barn Floors and Hewn Building Sills and Floor Joists”
Orchards, historic apple varieties, and more can be discovered during a special antique apple event at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore on Saturday, September 26 from noon to 4:00 p.m.
NOTICE: The historic Port Oneida Fair event is cancelled due to the storm. Also the Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear Chicken BBQ. Any tickets that were purchased for the BBQ can be refunded by bringing your tickets to the Olsen Farm/PHSB office at 3164 W. Harbor Hwy in Port Oneida. Friday and Saturday, August 7-8, 2015
Friday and Saturday, August 7-8 10 am – 4 pm History comes to life at six historic farmsteads and the Port Oneida Schoolhouse in Port Oneida of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Take the trolley, hike, bike or drive (if you must!) to the select historic sites where a variety of traditional rural crafts
Horse and Wagon Tours Thursdays 4:30 pm and 5;45 Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear invites you to explore Port Oneida by horse and wagon! Starting at the Olsen Farm. Learn the history of this significant late 1800s agricultural community. Reservations required – call 231-334-6103 Minimum of 8 registrations required to run the tour.
The park will be again hosting a Barn Restoration Workshop: At Burfiend Barn in Port Oneida, June 18 - 20, 2015. The workshop will address “Barn Floor, Siding, Post, Ramp, Window and Door Repair and Construction.”
A Fundraiser for the Port Oneida Fair, presented by Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear Friday, August 8th 4:30 – 6:30 pm dinner served; music until…8:00ish Spend your day at the Port Oneida Fair and then sit down for our 4th annual old-fashioned chicken dinner at the Charles and Hattie Olsen Farm! Dinner includes 1/2 a chicken,
History comes alive at six historic sites during the annual Port Oneida Fair in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Once again, visitors are invited to step back in time at the two-day event and experience life as it was in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The fair is held at six of the historic farmsteads
RUN FOR THE FARMS! (and the lighthouses, log cabins, inns…actually all of the amazing 366 historic properties in the Park)! + Kid's1/4 mile Schoolhouse Dash The 5th annual 5K run/walk through the beautiful scenery of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore supports preservation of the Park’s historic resources. The Port Oneida Run is a challenging 5K
