The cultural landscapes of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore include a rural historic district, agricultural landscapes, homesteads and retreats, a light station, and a life-saving station. The documentation and care of landscape characteristics at these sites, within the natural environmental setting, helps to preserve a view of how the landscapes developed and were used over time.
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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Article 1: Port Oneida Rural Historic District Cultural Landscape
Port Oneida Rural Historic District at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is one of the largest and most complete historic agricultural landscape in public ownership. Beginning around the early 1860s, the site supported a lucrative lumber industry. By the 1890s, the decline in demand for lumber and deforestation motivated a transition to an agricultural-based economy. The agrarian community existed into the mid-19th century. Read more
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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Article 2: Glen Haven Village Historic District Landscape
The Glen Haven Village Historic District contains examples of vernacular architecture, a nineteenth-century cordwood station, and steamboat stop. Originally a marine transportation company-operated village, Glen Haven provided goods and services for passing steamboats and later served as a tourist destination. The district is historically significant for the period 1864-1931. Read more
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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Article 3: Boekelodge Log Cabin Cultural Landscape District
The period of significance for Boekelodge is 1929 to 2005, corresponding to the original cabin construction and use of the land as a homestead, purchase and use by the Boekeloo family, and the purchase by the NPS and expiration of the use agreement. The cultural landscape contains beach, dunes, woodland, trails, buildings, and small-scale features. It was one of the last existing wilderness retreats, which were popular in the mid-20th century, in the state of Michigan. Read more