Oral History

Exploring Lumbering Sites on North Manitou

By Stacie / December 11, 2025 / Comments Off on Exploring Lumbering Sites on North Manitou

Part 3: Exploring Lumbering Sites of Crescent and Davenport Camps Remembering Crescent with Billy and Karen Rosa. Featuring Billy and Karen Rosa, authors of Remembering Crescent: Logging and Life on North Manitou Island. Join us to tour locations around Crescent, on the trails, and North to the Davenport Lumber Camp area. Crescent was a lumber…

Voices of North Manitou: Remembering Crescent

By Stacie / December 11, 2025 / Comments Off on Voices of North Manitou: Remembering Crescent

Voices of North Manitou Authors Billy and Karen Rosa share North Manitou Island history and reflect on the recent trip to Crescent on the island, where the Billy and Karen searched for his grandmother’s home from the early 1900’s. Now in the federally designated wilderness of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, the site of…

Remembering Crescent: North Manitou Island

By Stacie / December 10, 2025 / Comments Off on Remembering Crescent: North Manitou Island

Remembering Crescent with Billy and Karen Rosa, Part 1: Visit to Crescent Featuring Billy and Karen Rosa, authors of Remembering Crescent: Logging and Life on North Manitou Island. Join us for this day trip to North Manitou Island, where authors Billy and Karen search for his grandmother’s home from the early 1900’s. Now in the…

Voices of North Manitou Series: Bob and Sara Zielesch

By Stacie / May 8, 2024 / Comments Off on Voices of North Manitou Series: Bob and Sara Zielesch

Join us for another episode of Voices of North Manitou. Bob and Sara spent many years vacationing on North Manitou Island during the 60s and 70s, and came back as campers in the 90s, and became long-serving volunteers. Step back in time with Bob and Sara on North Manitou Island. Bob’s father was the accountant…

Voices of North Mantou: Kevin Mark

By Stacie / May 12, 2023 / Comments Off on Voices of North Mantou: Kevin Mark

Enjoy a virtual visit to North Manitou with Kevin Mark and his stories. We have a new episode of our history series: Voices of North Manitou. This series explores the history of the North Manitou Island in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore through the people who have lived, worked, played, and been a part…

Voices of North Manitou: Virginia Craker Marsden

By Stacie / April 2, 2023 / Comments Off on Voices of North Manitou: Virginia Craker Marsden

We are pleased to announce a new series: Voices of North Manitou. This series will explore the history of the North Manitou Island in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore through the people who have lived, worked, played, and been a part of island life over the years. The first in this oral history series…