Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes

Come ride or walk the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail to celebrate National Trails Day on June 1, 2013. Rangers and Volunteers will greet you at the Dune Climb and Glen Haven and offer you cookies and juice as well as answer your questions about the Park and the trail.

Rangers will lead activities for the whole family at various places along the trail. Be on the trail between 11:00 AM and 4:00 PM to be part of the … Read & Learn More

All members are invited to attend the annual Members Meeting to hear about work done during 2012-2013 and plans for 2013-2014. Members will elect new board members and enjoy an informal desert and discussion after the meeting.

Meeting will be held at the DH Day Campground – Log Cabin for the first time. Board members will bring a desert to … Read & Learn More

The park will again be hosting our successful barn restoration workshop June 18-22nd at the Brunson Barn located on Thoreson Road in the Port Oneida Rural Historic District, three (3) miles north of Glen Arbor on M-22.   This year marks the 17^th year of the partnership between the Michigan Barn Preservation Network and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in developing this series of “hands-on” workshops.  The park and the Michigan Barn Preservation Network are providing the skilled labor to put on this workshop.

The workshop at the Brunson Barn will focus on installing a wood floor on pier supports to handle the load of large and heavy vehicles and loaded … Read & Learn More

The 12th annual Port Oneida Fair will be held on Friday August 9 and Saturday August 10 from 10 AM to 4 PM each day. There will be a chicken dinner and silent auction on Friday evening. The Fair will be held on 6 historic sites in the Port Oneida Rural Historic District of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The sites are located about 4 miles north of Glen Arbor on … Read & Learn More