Welcome to the web site for the Port Oneida Fair. Please click on the map above to learn more!
The 2010 Fair will be held Friday August 13th and Saturday August 14sth in the Port Oneida District of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Leelanau County, Michigan.
Friday Aug. 13 and Saturday Aug. 14, 2010
Demonstrations 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
A celebration of rural arts and culture in the Port Oneida Historic Farm District, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore four miles north of Glen Arbor on M-22.
FREE
Exhibits/demonstrations over two days at five farms and the Port Oneida Schoolhouse.
| Native America crafts | Blacksmith |
| Folk Music | Civil War Re-enactors (Kelderhouse Site) |
| Storytelling | Antique Bicycles |
| Landscape painting | Antique Cars |
| Quilting | Horse and Wagon Rides |
| Farmer's Market | Farm Animals |
| Children's activities | Weavers |
| Oxen and Horses Working Fields | Barn building |
| Maritime History | Nature Hikes and much more!!!!! |
Port Oneida Fair August 7 - 8, 2009 Demonstrators by Site
Thoreson Farm - Trolley Stop
Ben Bricker--Blacksmithing
Jennifer McCain—Spinning Wool on a Spinning Wheel
Christie Trout—Coiled Pine Needle Baskets
Nancy Doughty—Basket Making
Midge Obata—Children’s Games
Mary Ann Wilcox—toothbrush rug demonstration
Melissa Kelenske—Spinning on a Wheel and Knitting, public participation projects
Lois Beardslee—Woodland Indian Art
Christopher Reid—Candle Making
Pat Niemesto and Norm Wheeler—Music and Storytelling
Cherry Republic—Food
Leonard Thoreson—Family photographs and memories
Glen Arbor Art Association—Information on activities and classes
John Huston—Pottery
Becky Thatcher—Ponies
Cookie Thatcher—Soap Making and Lavender Bundles
Cre Woodard—Children’s Activities
NPS Park Ranger—Junior Ranger Program
Frank Speyers—Plein Air Painting and Port Oneida 2010 Artist Signing
Port Oneida Schoolhouse - Trolley Stop (also services Kelderhouse site)
Tom Cyr—Horse and Wagon Rides
Amy Peterson—Schoolteacher “School Days in a One Room Schoolhouse”
Dean Robb—Mark Twain
Kelderhouse Farm Orchard - Trolley Stop (same as Schoolhouse stop)
Michigan 26th Living History Re-enactors Groups
Rick Lorenzen—Powder Horn Making Presentation
Luke Kaweki—Old Time Antique Instruments—Diax and Dissdiaxing
Kelderhouse Family—Family photos and memories
Tom Cyr—Horse and Wagon Rides
Gerald Beestrom—Abraham Lincoln, Humanities Scholar
John Burfiend Barn - Trolley Stop
Charlie Parkinson—Nautical rope tying
Tom Cyr—Horse and Wagon Rides to Schoolhouse
Dorothy Cooley and Bob Saddler--Various Bands—Traditional American Music
Empire Heritage Group—Wind-up musical instruments
Gene Warner—Manitou Islands History
Nate Treece and Family—Kettle Corn and Fresh Squeezed Lemonade Demonstration
Jeff and Amy Chalup—Great Lakes Geology and Jewelry Making from Great Lakes Stones
Dechow Farm - Trolley Stop
Sue Ann Carpenter—Hand spun wool and Lambs in a pen
Empire Eagles Club—Food Service
Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes—Display
NPS Interpretation—Clothes washing, natural history hikes, barn tour, etc.
Patty O’Donnell—M-22 Scenic Heritage Route Information Booth
Sue and Michael Duncan/Daena Lootens—Farm animals
Tillers International—Oxen mowing hay, hand hay baler press, rope making
Will Middleton—Horse team working hay field
Bob Plummer—Moomers Ice Cream and Calves in Portable Pen
Tom Cyr—Horse and Wagon Rides
Andy Nestor—Accordian Player -- Friday only
Barbara Vanderburg—Chair Caning and Basket Making
Dan Rantala—Tin Smithing, Broom Making
Carol Drzewiecki—Knitting, Crocheting, Spinning
Alan Bakker Family—Farm Fresh Produce
Cassidy Edwards—NMI Beuham Orchard Research on Stark Brothers Heritage Apples
Greg Griswold—Bee Keeping and Honey Production
Cathy Siterlet, Nancy Monteith and Linda Keller—Hand weaving, sewing, water color painting
NPS Natural Resources—Natural Resources Displays and Project Discussions
Jim Berta—Shaker Boxes
Colin Bohash—Antique Bicycles
Al and Sue Van Slyke—Buggy Making and Rope Making
Patti Rudolph—Chair Canning
Bill Herd—Maple Syrup and Sugar
Laura Sielaff/Dan Cook—Glass Jewelry and Wind Chimes
Charles Olsen Farm - Trolley Stop
Tillers—Buttermaking
St. Mary’s Quilters—Quilting on Large Frame
Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear—Children’s Games
Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear—Interpretive Display at Olsen House
Cherry Republic--Ice Cream
Shari Wittaker—Old Thyme Family Dress Up and Photographs
Julie Rhodes—Rug Hooking
Michael Hulbert—Soapmaking
Peg and Jerry Kloock—Penny Rugmaking and Hammered Dulcimer
Mary Fuscaldo—Plein Air Pastel Painting Demonstration
Alan Bakker Family—Farmer’s Market
Phyllis Law—Wooden Spoon, Shaker Boxes, Brooms, Rocking Horse Making
Susan Lendved--Knitting
Susan Odom—Historic Food Preservation
TomCyr—Horse and Wagon Rides
NPS Park Ranger—Interpretive Program
Tom Cyr - Horse and Wagon Rides to Burfiend Barn - Route to be approved by Tom Cyr
Mary Fuscaldo - Plein Air Pastel Painting Demonstration
Watermelon and Lemonade
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Bring a picnic and spend the day.
Co-sponsored by Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes, Glen Arbor Art Association, Manitou Island Memorial Society, and Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear, through a grant from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs. Hosted by Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
You can learn more about happenings at the fair and the history of the Port Oneida area on these pages:
For information contact Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore 231-326-5134.
Park pass required.
