In addition to hard work, the Michigan Council members enjoyed hiking, canoeing and camping in the Park. Thank you to those who participated. History of the Hostel Project In August of 1998, the Board of the Michigan Council voted to begin work to develop a new hostel at the Port Oneida Historic Farm District, located within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in northern Michigan. The hostel will be housed in two of the several former farmhouses in one of the most popular travel locations in the state. Now a historic district, the farms are located a few yards from Lake Michigan in a setting of breathtaking beauty.
Lake sports are, of course, a few steps away.
The Traverse Bay area nearby offers music, theater, arts and crafts fairs, shopping and more. The new hostel will sleep over 40, have a kitchen, living room, and be a very low cost, fun way to see the area, and meet people from all over the country and the world. Groups as well as individuals can use the hostel, from organizations or clubs of all ages to groups of traveling bikers passing through.