Start planning your visit to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore for the Port Oneida Fair, August 8-9! nps.gov/slbe/planyourvisit/pofair.htm History comes alive at six historic sites during the annual Port Oneida Fair at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore), Friday and Saturday, August 8-9, 2014, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. In addition to the many popular demonstrations, animals and exhibits, the fair will feature a chicken dinner on Friday, and end with solar viewing and an astronomy party on Saturday night. This two-day special event is free. Participants need only purchase the Park Entrance Pass or have an Annual Pass displayed in their vehicle to join in the fun. The Port Oneida Fair promotes the preservation of rural traditional skills, crafts, landscapes and communities of the Upper Great Lakes Region through education, artistic expression and the development of a coalition of community organizations. . Once again, visitors are invited to step back in time to experience life as it was in the late 1800s and early 1900s. People can take the shuttle, drive, hike or bike to six unique historic sites where a variety of activities take place. Over 80 demonstrators will be at Thoreson, Olsen, Burfiend, Dechow, and Kelderhouse farms as well as the schoolhouse. Timber framers, quilters and basket weavers will be demonstrating their crafts. Potters and blacksmiths will be hard at work. Oxen will be cutting hay in the fields. Interpreting the history of the Port Oneida community and its settlers will also be an important aspect of the fair. Park Rangers, volunteers, and families of Port Oneida residents will share stories at various farm sites. Food will be available for purchase or you may pack a picnic lunch to eat on the trail or in a farm meadow.
Posted on: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 23:00:01 +0000
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