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Youth Plein Air Experience

July 11 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pmThoreson Farm

Happiness Hikes: Bayview Trail 9 am

July 14 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 am$25.00 - Port Oneida Heritage Center

Happiness Hikes: Good Harbor Beach 9 am

July 21 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 amGood Harbor Beach at Bohemian Rd.

Port Oneida Run

August 1 @ 6:30 am - 12:00 pmPort Oneida Heritage Center

“Stepping Off the Boat”: Stories from North Manitou

August 6 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmGlen Haven Cannery & Boat Museum

Port Oneida Fair

August 7 - August 8Port Oneida Rural Histoic District

Happiness Hikes: Alligator Hill Trail 9 am

August 11 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 am$25.00 - Alligator Hill Trail

Happiness Hikes: Esch Beach 9 am

August 18 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 amEsch Beach

Featured News 

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!

Faust Log Cabin Volunteer Window Restoration Workdays

Located at Inspiration Point overlooking Big Glen Lake, this cabin is a jewel in the National Park. Join us for a Window Restoration Workshop!

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

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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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