Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear makes major repairs to Boekelodge
From staff reports
Off a two-track road south of Empire lies the historic Boekeloo Cabin/Boekelodge, one of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore’s most popular sites, built as a homestead cabin in the late 1800s. Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear (PHSB) has been working to restore this beautiful building and site since 2005. Last summer PHSB’s contractor did a beautiful job of restoring the logs of the cabin. This summer Preserve will be working from July 18-20 on the windows, chimney, gables and interior, as well as repairing the gate, boardwalk and privy. Volunteers are needed for the nonprofit work group’s project for each of those days, starting at 9 a.m. Volunteers with good carpentry and window glazing skills are preferred, but general “unskilled” volunteers are needed as well.
Volunteers should register at www.phsb.org. They should wear long pants, close-toed shoes, and bring a lunch, water/water bottle, gloves, and a hammer. Supervisors will provide major tools.
PHSB is a nonprofit partner group of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore committed to preserving and interpreting the historic structures and landscapes within the Park. For details contact 231-334-PARK (7275) or visit www.phsb.org.
