Fair 2006

Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes

2006 Port Oneida Fair

The 2006 Port Oneida fair was held August 4 & 5 at several different sites in the Port Oneida Rural Historic District of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Over 4,500 people visited the fair generating significant interest in the history of the Port Oneida region, how it became part of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, and future plans for the area. Browse the links on the left navigation bar for a description of the activities and see some photos of each of the venues at this year's fair.

The fair was sponsored by the Friends this year but it was a cooperative effort by many groups including the following:

Organizations working together to make Port Oneida Fair 2006 a success:

Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes
Glen Arbor Art Association
Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce
Glen Lake Community Schools
Leelanau Historical Museum
Leelanau Conservation District
Manitou Islands Memorial Society
Michigan 26th Civil War Re-enactors
Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear

Special Thanks to:

Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs, a partner agency for the National Endowment for the Arts for a major grant.
Taylor Printing for donating the printing of the Fair Posters.
Leelanau Enterprise for donating the printing of the Gazzette.
Leelanau.com and Andrew McFarlane for web site design and hosting.
Cherry Republic for donating ice cream at the Olsen Farm.
Moomers for donating ice cream at the Dechow Farm.
Bay Area Transportation Authority for providing the bus transportation between farms.
Pepsi Cola for donating water for our volunteers.
Cynthia Dougal for professional scanning of artwork.
Melanie Parke for donating the use of the image of her painting of the Burfiend Farm as the 2006 poster.

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