Thursday, September 3rd
5:00-8:00 pm
Cost: $160 per person
Surrounded by an historical landscape, the intimate dining experience celebrates the connection between farmers and food, inviting you to slow down, savor, and hear stories of the past.
Bringing together local food and wines, historic places, and the people who care deeply about the future of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Fresh, local ingredients come together in a memorable setting of the Port Oneida rural landscape along the Lake Michigan shoreline.
Your participation helps support the work of Sleeping Bear Forever — protecting historic farms and barns, preserving cultural landscapes, and strengthening the connection between people and place.
Together, we celebrate a landscape worth preserving — and a community committed to keeping it vibrant forever.
Your exclusive heritage experience begins with a short horse and wagon ride to the farm dinner site.
5:00 pm
Arrival and Horse & Wagon Ride to dinner site.
- As guests continue to arrive at the site, there will be time for refreshments and interaction.
- You’ll then dine at a communal table to enjoy a thoughtfully prepared meal, featuring seasonal ingredients, local wine, and regional flair.
7:30 pm
Rides begin to take you back to the parking.
Space is limited to about 40 guests for this intimate experience.
Guests must be 21 years or older. Due to the family style nature of our meals and in order to uphold the highest quality standards, we can not accommodate special dietary requests.
Directions
Burfiend Farm, 2046 Port Oneida Road, Maple City
Arrive at the parking location at 5:00 pm for a short horse and wagon ride to take you from parking to the Burfiend Farm dinner site.
Directions: The Burfiend farm is on Port Oneida road off of M-22 about 4 miles northeast of Glen Arbor. (Address is officially Maple City) Parking is .4 miles beyond the farm on Water street beach access. Look for the “Event Parking” sign on the left.
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