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Onekama is on Portage Lake connected to Lake Michigan — the Manistee National Forest, the Sleeping Bear Dunes lakeshore, and Orchard Beach State Park are nearby.
What You'll Find There
Expect livestock judging, 4-H competitions, carnival rides, and the Lake Michigan shoreline farming and resort community spirit of Manistee County.
The Fair
Onekama's Manistee County Fair is a six-day late-July celebration on Portage Lake, serving the cherry, potato, and timber communities of Michigan's Lake Michigan shoreline in the northwestern Lower Peninsula.
Heading to Manistee County Fair?
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