Creative writing in National Lakeshore

From staff reports

Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear offers the inspiration for creative writing in their Path to the Page Writing and Hiking workshop on Thursday, July 28 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. with instructor Anne-Marie Oomen of Interlochen Arts Academy. Participants will learn about the history of select farmsteads during their three-mile walk on the Bayview Trail through the Port Oneida Rural Historic District.

Oral history will be given of each farm, along with time to write, with guidance, instruction and readings from Oomen. Writers at any level are welcome.

A box lunch is included in the $70 cost for the program. Advanced registration is required. For further details or to register call Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear at (231) 334-6103 or visit www.phsb.org. PHSB is a nonprofit partner of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore committed to preserving the historic structures and landscapes within the Park.