Special Event

Event

Not Just the Mainland: The Island Homes of the Anishnaabek

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Fee:

Free. All programs are free with a park pass.

Location: LAT/LONG: 44.904561, -86.026377


We will meet at the Picnic Area across from the Glen Haven Cannery and Boat Museum.

Dates & Times

Date:

Saturday, July 19, 2025

Time:

5:00 PM

Duration:

1 hour

Type of Event

Campfire/Evening Program
Talk

Description

with Anishinaabe historian Eric Hemenway

The upper Great Lakes are home to hundreds of islands. Many of these were important village sites to the Odawa and Ojibway. This talk will explore this little known history of these important off shore homes.

Reservation or Registration: No


Contact Information

Sleeping Bear Interpretive Team
231-326-4700 x5005