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2007 Port Oneida Fair

The 2007 Port Oneida fair was held August 10 & 11, 2007 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. 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.

Each year a painting by a local artist is chosen for the official Fair Poster. Sales of the poster are used to help fund the cost of the fair. Posters sell for $10 each ($12 each if signed by the artist). Each of the Port Oneida Fair Posters are available for purchase.

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


The Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes booth was created by John & Molly McCombs
Organizations working together to make the
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
  • National Park Service
  • 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.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 and White Pine Vending for donating water for our volunteers.
  • Carolyn Scott Risk for donating the use of the image of her painting of the Burfiend Farm as the 2007 poster.
  • Deering's Market in Empire for donating all the ice.
  • Many Volunteers who assist in setting up, staging, operating, and cleaning up after the Fair which is a large job and greatly appreciated.
   

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