• PLOW DAY | Groundbreaking ceremony at Poor Farm Barn

    PLOW DAY • Sat. May 26 •10am Groundbreaking ceremony at the Leelanau County Poor Farm Barn   Join us at our first event -- a groundbreaking & historical reenactment of draft horses plowing the first Buckets of Rain garden at the Poor Farm.   Susan Zenker of Fantail Farms, and Kathy Shutt of Big Butt Farms, both from Benzonia will provide teams and

  • Discovery Days Pt 2 – Leelanau County Poor Farm

    Kasson Township Hall 10988 S Newman Rd, Maple City, MI, United States

    Discovery Days – Leelanau County Poor Farm Seeking: Memories, Photos & Stories • Life at the Leelanau County Poor Farm Second Discovery Day with the Coleman Family Kasson Township Hall, 10988 S. Newman Rd., Maple City Saturday, July 28th, 10 – noon Looking for any memorabilia about the Leelanau County Poor Farm, located west of

  • Annual Plow Day: Poor Farm Barn

    Poor Farm Maple City

    A Plow Day groundbreaking ceremony and celebration of National Historic Preservation Month will take place at the Leelanau County Poor Farm Barn in Myles Kimmerly Park near Maple City event rescheduled for Sunday, May 26th from 1-3pm. Participate in the historical reenactment of draft horses plowing the second Buckets of Rain garden at the Poor

  • Michigan Historic Marker Presentation

    Traverse City Library 610 Woodmere Avenue, Traverse City, MI, United States

    Friday, November 1 st, 1 pm, Traverse City Library, McGuire Room, 610 Woodmere Avenue, Traverse City, MI Historic Property Owners Opportunity to Apply for Michigan Historic Marker Designation: When visitors, community members and groups visit a historic place they can connect to their heritage which provides a sense of belonging and being a part of

    Free