National Lakeshore seeks proposals for historic Sleeping Bear Inn

From staff reports

A Request for Expression of Interest (RFEI) is currently being issued by the National Park Service for the Sleeping Bear Inn in Glen Haven. The RFEI allows interested parties to submit their concept(s) for potential adaptive use of the Inn and its garage. The Inn was built in approximately 1865 and was used as a lodging and dining facility until 1972; the garage was built in 1928. The facilities are part of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and are located in the historic village of Glen Haven along State Highway M-209, west of Glen Arbor. Additional information on the facilities, park, and process are available in the RFEI.

Copies of the RFEI are available for downloading at Concessions.nps.gov/news.htm or by contacting Chief Ranger Phil Akers at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, 9222 Front Street, Empire, Michigan 49630: (231) 326-5135, ext. 400.

Site visits of the facilities are scheduled for Oct. 11 and Nov. 2 at 11 a.m. All parties wanting to attend one of the scheduled site visits must make a reservation by emailing phil_akers@nps.gov by Oct. 10.