Historic Sleeping Bear celebrates 20 years
From staff reports
Historic Sleeping Bear (formerly named Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear) celebrates its 20th anniversary as a partner of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore working to preserve and interpret the historic structures, landscapes, and heritage of the National Lakeshore. The nonprofit will host “Celebrate Historic Sleeping Bear!”—a two-day event starting Friday, June 29, with the showing of the documentary film The Barn Raisers at 7 p.m. in the barn at the Port Oneida Farms Heritage Center/Olsen Farm. Filmed by award-winning producers, the documentary highlights barns of the Midwest and includes some from Leelanau County.
On Saturday, June 30, a full day of activities are planned at the farm from 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m. The day will feature: scheduled bus tours of Port Oneida at 10:30, 12:30 and 2:30; an art show and sale focused on historic buildings in the Park; demonstrations of old-time crafts and skills including rope making, historic cooking, wood stamping, basket weaving, butter churning and many children’s games and crafts, and food. Try your hand at putting together a model timber frame structure, or help stitch our Historic Sleeping Bear quilt; go on a history hunt; watch a preservation project in action; enjoy the goats. The National Park Service and others will speak briefly at 12:15 p.m. followed by free cake; storytelling with Norm Wheeler of the Beach Bards from 11:15–1. Americana and Roots band “The North Carolines” will perform from 1-3 p.m., followed by a prize drawing a 3 p.m.
The celebration will culminate with our inaugural barn dance at 7 p.m. on Saturday with live caller and music. For details call 231-334-6103 or visit Phsb.org.
