From staff reports Run or walk to support the preservation of farms and other historic structures in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear will host its seventh annual Port Oneida Heritage Run on Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Charles and Hattie Olsen Farm, located at 3164 W Harbor Hwy (M-22) in […]
On Wednesday, July 20, from 10 a.m. to noon, Leonard Thoreson, descendant of Port Oneida’s Thoreson Farm, will speak about his family’s life on the farm. This ROOTStories program of Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear will also include a guided tour of the Thoreson farm, including some of the building interiors which are usually not open for public access. Attendees should meet at the Olsen Farmstead, located at 3164 W. Harbor Hwy (M-22) in Maple City (just three miles north of Glen Arbor). A $5 donation per person will be collected. Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear is also offering horse and wagon tours of Port Oneida on Thursdays at 4:30 and 5:45 p.m. with reservations. PHSB is a non-profit partner of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore preserving and interpreting the historic structures and landscapes. For more information on PHSB and its educational programs visit www.phsb.org.
Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear has several preservation projects and workshops open to volunteers this summer. Volunteers should wear closed-toe shoes, bring basic tools, a bag lunch, water, and dress for the weather. To RSVP please call 231-334-6103 or 334-PARK.
Hattie Olsen, the story goes, once fell through the attic of the farmhouse where she lived with husband Charles in Port Oneida. She was fine, but her boys laughed when they saw her legs protruding from the ceiling. Life was hard, but there was also humor on the farmstead where the Olsens lived in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Charles, when he grew older, would sometimes fall while plowing the land. The horses knew him and knew every inch of the land, would stop and wait for him to get up.
Retirement is an interpretive experience. For one guy it might mean a pastured life. For another, there’s the Tom Van Zoeren School of Retirement: Not! A former ranger with the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SBDNL), Van Zoeren’s post-professional life is a blueprint of engaged, purposeful work.
The sixth annual Port Oneida Heritage Run on Aug. 1 will traverse the beautiful scenery of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and support Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear (PHSB), in its effort to maintain the Park’s historic resources.
Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear, a partner organization of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, offers opportunities to learn about and help preserve the historic properties of Sleeping Bear Dunes area this summer.
History comes alive at six historic sites during the annual Port Oneida Fair at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Friday and Saturday, August 8-9, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. In addition to the many popular demonstrations, animals and exhibits, the fair will feature a chicken dinner on Friday, and end with solar viewing and an astronomy party on Saturday night. This two-day special event is free. Participants need only purchase the Park Entrance Pass or have an Annual Pass displayed in their vehicle to join in the fun.
Run for the farms and for historic preservation at Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear’s 5K run/walk in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The fifth annual event supports preservation and interpretation of the Park’s historic resources—farmsteads, log cabins, inns and maritime buildings from the late 1800s and early 1900s on the mainland and Manitou Islands.
Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear (PHSB), a partner organization of the National Park, has many opportunities coming up for visitors and residents to learn about, and help preserve, the heritage of the Sleeping Bear Dunes area this summer.