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Glen Haven Historic District

The Historic Glen Haven District is located in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The Village of Glen Haven on Lake Michigan was established in 1857 and supplied fuel to steamers along the Great Lakes. Glen Haven is the best preserved cord wood station on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan and perhaps the entire Great Lakes. Glen Haven was a company town and eventually diversified into farming, canning of fruit, and tourism. The district includes a general store; a cannery that was first built as a warehouse and converted to a state-of-the-art cannery for cherries in the early 1920s and now is a museum of historic boats that were used around Glen Haven and the Manitou Islands; a fully restored 1920s blacksmith shop with demonstrations. There is also a Lake Michigan beach for swimming or walking. The restrooms provide a changing area.

What you can do here: Birding, Recurring Cultural Event, Scenic Viewing, Self-Guided Touring, Swimming, Water

Other: ADA Accessible, Fee, Parking