Get on your running shoes and head to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore this Labor Day weekend for the first annual Port Oneida 5K run. The run will twist and turn through some of the most beautiful countryside in the nation. Money that is raised will go towards preserving the historical farmsteads, buildings, cemetery, and old school house located in the Port Oneida Historic District.
The Port Oneida 5K Run is the last event of the summer sponsored by PRESERVE Historic Sleeping Bear. PRESERVE organizes several events each summer to bring awareness of the cause as well as to raise preservation money. With the popularity of 5K runs throughout the country, this annual event is expected to become very popular with locals and visitors alike. Runners will experience a rare taste of rural farmstead history as well as spectacular natural landscapes not seen anywhere else in the country.
The run commences at 9:00 am at the historic Charles Olsen Farm on M-22 just north of The Homestead and Glen Arbor. An old farm bell will ring to signal the runner’s start. Runners and walkers will meander through open meadows and fields, past picturesque farms, barns, and the schoolhouse, along ridges, and across dune bluffs. The start and finish lines are at the Olsen Farmstead barn that was just recently restored.
Children can get in on the fun by participating in the Kids Schoolhouse Dash after the 5K run is completed. The Charles Olsen Farm will also be open for tours. There will be a post-race celebration including food, awards and prize drawings.
Runners should register online at signmeup.com or through the mail: print form and mail . Registration fee is $20 for those over 18. Check-in time is 7:30 am and the first 125 runners will receive a free aluminum water bottle.
For more information visit PRESERVE Historic Sleeping Bear Port Oneida 5K Run page.
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