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Upcoming Events

Farm To Table Dinners

September 3 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pmBurfiend Farm

Annual Volunteer & Donor Appreciation Dinner

September 12 @ 5:30 pm - 8:30 pmFree - Port Oneida Heritage Center

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Volunteering is Gratifying with Sleeping Bear Forever

Donate to help meet our goal of $2500 on Giving Tuesday for our restoration of the iconic Faust Cabin.

Sleeping Bear Folk & Field School Launches!

New hands-on learning experiences invite participants to connect with Sleeping Bear Dunes' landscapes, history, traditions!

We Have a New Name!

We are excited to share an important milestone in our organization’s journey. Same mission, new name. We are is now Sleeping Bear Forever!

Preserving Park Resources since 1998

For nearly 30 years Sleeping Bear Forever, (formerly Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear) has been an impactful partner to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, leading efforts to preserve their unique and significant cultural heritage of 360 historic structures and landscapes listed on or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places; and provide heritage experiences for visitor enrichment. Sleeping Bear Forever is headquartered in and operates the Port Oneida Heritage Center in the Port Oneida Rural Historic District, the largest rural historic district in the nation in public ownership.

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Bear Forever

Help preserve and share the heritage of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore for future generations with your tax-deductible donation.

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Save Sleeping

Bear Forever

Help preserve and share the heritage of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore for future generations with your tax-deductible donation.

GIVE TODAY

Your Heritage. Your Legacy.

Founder of Cherry Republic shares his thoughts about the historic farms

Overview of the historic properties in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

A message from Sleeping Bear Dunes Deputy Superintendent

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