PHSB, Author at Sleeping Bear Forever https://phsb.org/author/fred/ Partners with Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:30:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 9739630 Saving a Log School in Sleeping Bear https://phsb.org/saving-a-log-school-in-sleeping-bear/ https://phsb.org/saving-a-log-school-in-sleeping-bear/#respond Tue, 15 Aug 2023 14:59:18 +0000 https://phsb.org/?p=11268 The post Saving a Log School in Sleeping Bear appeared first on Sleeping Bear Forever.

]]> https://phsb.org/saving-a-log-school-in-sleeping-bear/feed/ 0 11268 Sleeping Bear Stories: Two Lost Tales of the Past https://phsb.org/sleeping-bear-stories-two-lost-tales-of-the-past/ https://phsb.org/sleeping-bear-stories-two-lost-tales-of-the-past/#respond Tue, 15 Aug 2023 14:52:26 +0000 https://phsb.org/?p=11264 The post Sleeping Bear Stories: Two Lost Tales of the Past appeared first on Sleeping Bear Forever.

]]> https://phsb.org/sleeping-bear-stories-two-lost-tales-of-the-past/feed/ 0 11264 Faust Log Cabin https://phsb.org/faust-log-cabin/ https://phsb.org/faust-log-cabin/#respond Tue, 24 Aug 2021 18:12:06 +0000 https://phsb.org/?p=8453 Faust Log Cabin – located at Inspiration Point, this cabin is a jewel in the National Park. There are on-going projects to tackle.

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]]> https://phsb.org/faust-log-cabin/feed/ 0 8453 North Unity School https://phsb.org/n-unity-school/ https://phsb.org/n-unity-school/#respond Tue, 24 Aug 2021 18:09:44 +0000 https://phsb.org/?p=8442 In the woods overlooking Narada Lake, the transformation of the little schoolhouse will be completed this summer

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]]> https://phsb.org/n-unity-school/feed/ 0 8442 Kraitz Log Cabin https://phsb.org/kraitz-log-cabin/ https://phsb.org/kraitz-log-cabin/#respond Tue, 24 Aug 2021 18:08:41 +0000 https://phsb.org/?p=8414 This oldest structure on the mainland in the park has been taken from deterioration to almost complete restoration.

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]]> https://phsb.org/kraitz-log-cabin/feed/ 0 8414 Ole and Magdalena Olsen Farm https://phsb.org/olsen-farm/ https://phsb.org/olsen-farm/#respond Tue, 24 Aug 2021 18:07:11 +0000 https://phsb.org/?p=8459 In June, we took on projects at the Ole Olsen farmhouse including replacing siding, drip line and flashing on water damaged section; roof repairs; and drainage system installation.

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]]> https://phsb.org/olsen-farm/feed/ 0 8459 Interpretive signs https://phsb.org/interpretive-signs/ https://phsb.org/interpretive-signs/#respond Tue, 24 Aug 2021 18:06:57 +0000 https://phsb.org/?p=8463 Hikers and bikers out exploring the park often come upon the historic properties

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]]> https://phsb.org/interpretive-signs/feed/ 0 8463 Adopt-a-Highway https://phsb.org/adopt-a-highway/ https://phsb.org/adopt-a-highway/#respond Tue, 24 Aug 2021 18:06:20 +0000 https://phsb.org/?p=8492 Come join us to help pick up litter from the section of M-22 in the Port Oneida Rural Historic District one mile in each direction from the Olsen Farm as an adopt-a-highway partner with MDOT.

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]]> https://phsb.org/adopt-a-highway/feed/ 0 8492 Landscape Stewardship https://phsb.org/gardening/ https://phsb.org/gardening/#respond Tue, 24 Aug 2021 18:05:14 +0000 https://phsb.org/?p=8489 Cultural landscape features within Sleeping Bear Dunes includes gardens, fence rows, pine plantations, windbreaks, cemeteries, antique orchards, old roads, meadows, agricultural fields, and ornamental plantings such as lilacs.

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]]> https://phsb.org/gardening/feed/ 0 8489 Eitzen Farm https://phsb.org/eitzen-farm/ https://phsb.org/eitzen-farm/#respond Tue, 24 Aug 2021 18:04:11 +0000 https://phsb.org/?p=8486 PHSB volunteers restored a happier face on the farm with a new fence. Next, the perennial garden in the front will soon be restored. There's much more work to be done on this farm in future years.

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