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Park News -
The following topics are recent News Releases from Sleeping Bear Dunes
National Lakeshore. Click on the links below to see the News Release from
the Lakeshore web site. Click
here to see the full list of news releases on the Park Web Site.
In 2009 the Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes
donated almost $19,000 to projects at Sleeping Bear Dunes National
Lakeshore. Click to see the
2009 projects.
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Werner (Old German) Cemetery Fence
Replacement John Erickson has ancestors buried in this cemetery on
top of the bluff overlooking Lake Michigan not far from the Miller Barn in
Port Oneida. The fence was old and rundown so he donated the money and
worked with the Youth Corp to replace the fence this fall. If you go to
visit the cemetery, please enter through the gate. It's not locked.
It's a beautiful hike through the woods to an
outstanding view of Lake MI and the beach below. You can take the spur trail
from the Bay View trail or just drive to the Miller Barn and walk up the
trail to the cemetery.
Read some
reflections on this project by
John Erickson. And we extend a big THANK YOU to John for making this
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Lane Road Beach Access
- Cherry Republic donated $5,000 and many
volunteer hours to building steps from the 40-foot bluff at the end of Lane
Road in Port Oneida. This beach access point was a serious safety hazard for
visitors who wanted to get to the beach and the foot traffic over the past
few years had caused significant erosion of the bank with several new foot
paths being formed by visitors. Cherry Republic, Friends of Sleeping Bear
Dunes, and a crew from the Park Maintenance department worked for five days
to build these steps into the side of the bluff. The design of the steps is
meant to blend into the existing natural setting. |
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· Birding
in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore –
This new booklet will be available in the Visitor Center, Platte River
Campground Office, and Cannery boat museum in Glen Haven after June 10.
Alice Van Zoeren did a wonderful job of writing and compiling the
information for this booklet. If you are a birder or just interested in
finding birds in their natural setting, you will want to get this booklet!
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DH Day
Exhibit - The side room of the
Glen Haven General Store is now an exhibit highlighting the
life of D. H. Day, the entrepreneur and visionary who came to Glen Haven to
manage the cord wood business for the Northern Transportation Company and
ended up owning most of Glen Haven and a significant amount of land around
the area. He pioneered sustainable lumbering and managed forests, encouraged
improved roads, and communication and was instrumental in developing farming
and fruit processing in northern Michigan. He led the development of a
tourism and resort industry around Glen Lake. The Friends provided $2,200 and several members
are working with Park interpretive staff and the Empire Area Museum to
develop the exhibit. Dick Kishline built
the frame for this stone wall representing the entrances to Day Forest
Estates. Dave Taghon and and friends built the wall this summer. |
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Birding in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
– This new booklet is available in the Visitor Center, Platte River
Campground Office, and Cannery boat museum in Glen Haven.
Alice Van Zoeren did a wonderful job of writing and compiling the
information for this booklet. If you are a birder or just interested in
finding birds in their natural setting, you will want to get this booklet!
I’ll let you know when the booklet is on the stand. |
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Planer Mill
– An historic lumber planer mill has been purchased by the Friends and
placed near the Blacksmith shop in Glen Haven. The mill doesn’t work anymore
but it is a great teaching tool. You can see how lumber is sized and planed
to a smooth finish. |
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DH Day Sawmill – The
original DH Day sawmill that was once operated on the shore of Little Glen
Lake at the mill pond has been located and will be purchased this summer. We
are working with Park staff to determine where it will be located in or near Glen
Haven. It will be an operational, demonstration mill. We will need some help
dismantling the mill and moving it later this summer. Let me know if you are
interested in helping out.
kellykj@charter.net. |
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DH Day Sawmill at it's present site near Leland |
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Adopt-A-Garden
– For the second year, the Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes is coordinating
the volunteers maintaining the gardens at the Lawr Farm in Port Oneida right
on M-22 north of Glen Arbor. This year Sharon Oriel is coordinating our
activities at the farm.
We need more volunteers to help out, so if you like to garden and
want to help us maintain the beautiful gardens at the Lawr Farm, please
contact Sharon at
sharon@gathering2.com. A big thanks to Molly McCombs, who got this
project started and coordinated activities last year and is taking some time
off due to family illness
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