I was stationed to work as a Park Ranger at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore from 1984—2005. During that time I was lucky to have the chance to get to know most of the people still around Port Oneida, the lakeside farming community that was later to be designated a National Historic District. I first started taping some of their recollections in 1992, when Laura Basch happily filled some 14 hours of tape with her encyclopedic knowledge of Port Oneida goings-on, gained from a lifetime at the top of Bas
All of the recordings, images, and other materials I’ve been able to collect regarding Port Oneida and surrounding areas have been given to the National Park Service and the public domain and are free for your use at