A Time Capsule Weekend in Port Oneida

Aug. 2, 2025

What was life like in northern Michigan in the late 1800s and early 1900s? Find out at the Port Oneida Fair, Aug. 8 and 9 at five of the historic farmsteads in Port Oneida, tucked within Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. With the help of the NPS and Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear, you’ll get to see live demonstrations of a variety of century-old skills—think: rug weaving, old-timey photography, and soap making—go on wagon rides, tour farms (and their cute animals!), learn from park rangers and historians, and peruse old vehicles, bikes, and machines. Explore arts and crafts plus food at each of the farms. A shuttle bus runs between farms, and on-site parking will be available. See the full slate of activities at nps.gov/thingstodo/port-oneida-fair.htm.