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    Sleeping Bear Dunes

    National Lakeshore Michigan

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Cannery Boathouse

The cannery was first built as a warehouse and converted to a state-of-the-art cannery for cherries in the early 1920s. In recent years, the Cannery has housed a museum of historic boats used around Glen Haven and the Manitou Islands. Volunteers have donated many hours to restoring the boats and operating the exhibit. The Cannery Boathouse Museum is the largest public exhibit of Great Lakes small craft.

 
Inside the Cannery Boathouse with a volunteer
Inside the Cannery Boathouse with a volunteer
Kerry Kelly 2005
 

Hours

11 am - 5pm daily, Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day. Days and hours vary after Labor Day.

Phone

none

Location

At the bend in the road in historic village of Glen Haven off M-109

Activities

Volunteer staff provide interpretive talks and answers questions

Exhibits

Historic boat collection including vessels, motors, and equipment

Facilities

Public restrooms are available by the Glen Haven General Store

Did You Know?

Blacksmith Shop

There is an operating Blacksmith Shop in Glen Haven. Ask the blacksmith how he makes useful tools and parts by heating, bending, and hammering metal. It is open each day during the summer. More...