Step back in time at the Port Oneida Fair and experience life as it was in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Imagine the life of Euro-American immigrants as you help bale hay or watch a broom-maker at work. Learn about spinning, basket weaving, soap making, butter making, candle dipping, and fur trapping. Listen as park rangers and local historians share the area’s history. Watch as teams of oxen haul hay and artists and craftsmen demonstrate their skills.
The fair is held at six of the historic farmsteads in Port Oneida. Each farm has a variety of artists, crafts, food, and activities for visitors. Click on the farm names below to see what’s happening at each farm. A shuttle bus runs between the farms on a regular schedule during the fair, so you can park your car and easily get around to the different venues.
The Port Oneida Fair is presented by Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in partnership with Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear. To learn more about how you can help support the park, visit www.phsb.org.
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The Annual Northport Dog Parade is a fun yearly tradition. The committee picks a theme each year and prizes are awarded for various categories at the end of the parade. Past themes have included “The Wizard of Oz”, “Alice in Wonderlab, Through the Woofing Glass”, and “Hairy Tales”.
10:30 AM In-person registration
11:30 AM Parade Line-up
12:00 PM Parade begins!
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Toast the Season – Leelanau Style!
November 3 – 5 and
November 10 – 12, 2023
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Before the hustle and bustle of the holidays, before the frosty weather settles in…start your winter festivities off with a celebratory toast, during the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail’s annual Toast the Season wine event this November.
During the first two weekends of November (Friday – Sunday), attendees will enjoy a 1.5oz pour of hand-selected wine along with a delectable food pairing, at all the participating Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail wineries. Additionally, each ticket comes with “Cork Cash”, redeemable at any winery.
This incredible food and wine event is a can’t-miss hallmark of the holiday season. In celebration of the upcoming holiday season, participants can savor their favorite food and wine pairings during Toast the Season while also enjoying the second annual Lights over Leelanau winter promotional event, as participating wineries deck the halls with holiday lights for all to enjoy!
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Experience how life was lived over a century ago with a visit to the authentic 1910 farmhouse. Unique accommodations and a delicious home-cooked farm breakfast await you at the historic Suttons Bay lodging with proprietress and food historian Susan Odom.
Earlier in June, we dropped by the Hillside Homestead. Here our some photos from our visit on June 6, 2015.
Hillside Homestead Photo Gallery (Click on photos for slideshow view)
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A Celebration of Blossoms, Beauty and Bounty on Old Mission Peninsula
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Bring on spring! On Old Mission Peninsula, that means new wine releases. Relish samples of WOMP’s newest vintages, as well as spring’s arrival to Old Mission Peninsula. The wineries invite you to a day of tasting their new releases while enjoying fresh, spring-inspired food pairings. Several stops will even offer a chance to chat with WOMP winemakers about the grape-to-glass winemaking process, as well as offering limited barrel and tank tastings. (Try them before they’re ready to bottle!) It’s been a cold, cold winter. Thaw out with WOMP!
There are transportation companies which you may hire separately from the event, but most guests simply drive themselves. The entire peninsula is only 19 miles long and five miles at its widest, so all wineries are within a just a few miles of each other. Click here for a list of transport companies if you’d like to hire a shuttle tour.
Tickets are available online here for $25 per person, plus processing.
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