Port Oneida Fair ... a Celebration of Rural Arts & Culture

Now the SECOND weekend in August next year's event will be held on....
August 7th & 8th, 2009

Welcome to the web site for the Port Oneida Fair. Please click on the map above to learn more!

The 2008 Fair was held Friday August 8th and Saturday August 9th in the Port Oneida District of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Leelanau County, Michigan.

Friday Aug. 8 and Saturday Aug. 9
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 8-9, 2008 Demonstrators by Site
Thoreson Farm - Trolley Stop

Ben Bricker/Bill Stege - Blacksmith

Holly Sorenson - Finger Weaving

Majel Obata - Twining

Kathy Klumpp - Quilting and Redwork

Sue Rogers - Quilting

Elizabeth Rogers-Hill - Kumihimo and Card Weaving

Michael Dailey - Photography with Old Style View Cameras

Jennifer McCain - Weaving

Pam Chmielewski/Christie Trout - Basket Weaving

Nancy Doughty - Basket Making

Debbie Groat - Heritage Beans through Jewelry Making

Gerrie Milarch - Spinning

Innish Knits - Knitting

Lois Beardslee - Woodland Indian Art

Margo Burian - Plein Air Painting

Christopher Reid/Amanda Raycraft - Candle Making

Cathy Siterlet/Shelly Yeager - Rustic Furniture Making/Weaving

John Huston - Pottery

Port Oneida Schoolhouse - Trolley Stop (also services Kelderhouse site)

Leonard Overmyer III - Historical information on the area, and its contribution to the Civil Wa

Glen Lake Schools - Alumni Association

Steve Bieniek - WII Comes to Michigan and Port Oneida

Tom Cyr - Horse and Wagon Rides to Burfiend Barn

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

Marty Bertera - 1860 Wetplate Photography

Steve Bieniek - WWII Re-enactors

John Burfiend Barn - Trolley Stop

Olde Tyme Three and Friends - Traditional Music

Charlie Parkinson - Nautical rope tying

Steve Stier - Traditional Timber Framing and Associated Tools

Rod Jones and Rick Schumaker - Timber Framing

Manitou Island Memorial Society - Old Fashioned Children’s Games

Tom Cyr - Horse and Wagon Rides to Schoolhouse

Neal Bullington - Stereoscopes display and for viewing

Almira Historical Museum - Area History

Sidney Beechcraft - Wood Shingle Mill

Benzie Area Historical Society - Benzie Area History

Dechow Farm - Trolley Stop

Bob Saddler and Joe Battenhorn - Traditional Music

Colin and Margaret Bohash - Antique Bicycles

Sue Ann Carpenter - Hand spun wool and Lambs in a pen

Leelanau Conservation District - Old Time Logging Operation

Nancy Priest - Rag rug weaving

Albert and Sue Van Slyke - Buggy makers

Empire Eagles Club - Food Service

Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes - Display

Empire Heritage Group - Wind-up musical instruments

NPS Interpretation - Log sawing, clothes washing, natural history hikes, barn tour, etc.

Susan Bullock - Oil Painting

Grace Johnson - Hand coloring historic Port Oneida Photos

George Vaughn - Broom Maker

Patty O’Donnell - M-22 Scenic Heritage Route Information Booth

Daena Lootens - Chickens in coop and Rabbits in pens and how to care for them

Tillers International - Oxen mowing hay, hand hay baler press, barrel making, rope making

Will Middleton - Horse team working hay field

Bob Plummer and Elmer Allgaier - Moomers Ice Cream and Calves in Portable Pen

Tom Cyr - Horse and Wagon Rides

Kevin and Jenny Kelly - Donkey exhibit

Andy Nestor - Accordian Player (10 to 2:30 p.m.)

Barbara Vanderburg - Chair Caning and Basket Making

Patti Rudolph - Chair Caning

Dan Rantala - Tin Smithing

Roger Deemer and family - Farm animals and 4H exhibits

Charles Olsen Farm - Trolley Stop

Tillers - Buttermaking

St. Mary’s Quilters - Quilting on Large Frame

Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear - Box Lunch Social on Saturday

Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear - Interpretive Display at Olsen House

Cherry Republic - Ice Cream

Char Verschaeve - Farmer’s Market

Julie Rhodes - Rug Hooking

Michael Hulbert and Anna Sangemino of Creation Farm - Soapmaking

Peg and Jerry Kloock - Penny Rugmaking and Hammered Dulcimer

Bill and Millie Hathaway - Bee Keepers and Honey Production

Harry Stockman and Andrea Wakefield - Breadmaker and Canning Garden Produce

Eve Rolandson - Pioneers of Port Oneida - Friday only

Tom Cyr - Horse and Wagon Rides to Burfiend Barn - Route to be approved by Tom Cyr

Mary Fuscaldo - Plein Air Pastel Painting Demonstration

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Bring a picnic and spend the day.

Presented by the Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes, through a grant from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, in partnership with The National Park Service, Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear, Glen Lake Schools, Leelanau Historical Museum, Glen Arbor Art Association, Shielding Tree, Leelanau Conservation district and the Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce. View a complete list of sponsors and links.

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.

www.leelanau.com/fair

© 2008 Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. All Rights Reserved.

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Lawr Farm
The Lawr Farm is now the location of the Shielding Tree Nature Center.

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Dechow Farm
The Dechow Farm will be "History Central" with scheduled demonstrations & exhibitions!

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Thoreson Farm
The Thoreson Farm is the site of Glen Arbor Art Association's summer art programs featuring art exhibitions, workshops and working artists.

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Port Oneida School
The old school will host craft sales, an art exhibit, food sales & horse & wagon rides around Port Oneida!

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John Burfiend Farm
The John Burfiend Farm will feature barn building & restoration exhibits and demonstrations and information, exhibits and demonstrations about boats, boat building and commercial fishing.

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Olsen Farm
The Charles Olsen Farm has been restored by Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear (PHSB) and will be open for tours and exhibits regarding historical preservation & restoration. Click to learn more about the farm & PHSB.