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This website is designed as an information portal for the Onekama, Michigan area and presented by the Portage Lake Association. Terms & Conditions of Onekama.info Website Usage We receive, collect and store any information you enter on our website or provide us in any other way. In addition, we collect the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet; login; e-mail address; password; computer and connection information and purchase history. We may use software tools to measure and collect session information, including page response times, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information, and methods used to browse away from the page. We also collect personally identifiable information (including name, email, password, communications); comments, feedback, product reviews, recommendations, and personal profile. We do not collect personal credit card information on our website. When you conduct a transaction on our website, as part of the process, we collect personal information you give us such as your name, address and email address. Your personal information will be used for the specific reasons stated above only. We collect such Non-personal and Personal Information for the following purposes: To provide and operate the Services; To provide our Users with ongoing customer assistance and technical support; To be able to contact our Visitors and Users with general or personalized service-related notices and promotional messages; To create aggregated statistical data and other aggregated and/or inferred Non-personal Information, which we or our business partners may use to provide and improve our respective services; To comply with any applicable laws and regulations. Our company is hosted on the Wix.com platform. Wix.com provides us with the online platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you. Your data may be stored through Wix.com’s data storage, databases and the general Wix.com applications. They store your data on secure servers behind a firewall. All direct payment gateways offered by Wix.com and used by our organization adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our store and its service providers. We currently process donations and membership fees through PayPal. We may contact you to notify you regarding your account, to troubleshoot problems with your account, to resolve a dispute, to collect fees or monies owed, to poll your opinions through surveys or questionnaires, to send updates about our company, or as otherwise necessary to contact you to enforce our User Agreement, applicable national laws, and any agreement we may have with you. For these purposes we may contact you via email, telephone, text messages, and postal mail. It's important to note that third-party services, such as Google Analytics or other applications offered through the Wix App Market, placing cookies or utilizing other tracking technologies through Wix´s services, may have their own policies regarding how they collect and store information. As these are external services, such practices are not covered by the Wix Privacy Policy. Click here to view which cookies are stored on your site visitors' computer. If you don’t want us to process your data anymore, please contact us at information@onekama.info or send us mail to: PO Box 493, Onekama MI 49675. We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it. If you would like to: access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you, you are invited to contact us at information@onekama.infoor send us mail to: PO Box 493, Onekama MI 49675.

PLA fundraiser in May, exciting event, big fundraising event of the year, PLA Fundraiser The Portage Lake Association is hosting the "HELLO SUMMER COCKTAIL PARTY" to jump start the beginning of another GREAT season in beautiful Onekama! This is PLA's Summer Fundraiser! June 12th, 2026 SUMMER COCKTAIL PARTY & SILENT AUCTION Sign up! It's Easy no need to register an account on sign up! Join us at the historic Portage Point Resort Friday, June 12, 2026 from 5pm - 8 pm Impressive heavy appetizer buffet. See old friends and make new ones. $40 per person Cash Bar Fabulous Silent Auction Table Proceeds benefit Portage Lake Association projects. Pay and reserve by credit or debit card through PayPal or purchase tickets by cash or check. Deadline for reserved tickets coming soon Limited spots available for this event Sign Up Back To PLA Events

Check out an interactive historic sites map for Onekama, Glen park, Glenwood Resrot, St. John by the lake, Rotart Park, historical markers, memorial fountain, Knuth Drug store, Truman Smith's general store, grans house, church of the brethren, telford-farr residence, onekama school, onekama village cemetary, st. joseph's catholic church, dittmar farm, wiese-peterson farm, first congregational church, Enos Residence, Blue Splipper, Spechy House, brown lumber company. Onekama Interactive Parks/Historic Sites Map THIS MAP IS ONLY AVAILABLE ON THE DESKTOP VERSION AND CANNOT BE VIEWED ON MOBILE DEVICES. Click the corresponding numbers below to view the historic information. 1. Glen Park, west side of Fourth Avenue above Main Street (M22) 2. Glenwood Resort, 4604 Main Street 3. St. John-by-the-lake, 4651 Main Street 4. Rotary Park, northeast corner of Main Street & First Avenue 5. Historical Marker, " The Portage Lake Region", Onekama Village park - south side of the 4700-4800 block of Main Street 6. Memorial Fountain, Onekama Village Park - south side of the 4700-4800 block of Main Street 7. "Music" Propeller, Onekama Village Park - south side of the 4700-4800 block of Main Street 8. School-Commercial Building, 4830 Main Street (white) 9. Knuth Drug Store Building, 4850 Main Street 10. Truman Smith's General Store, 4855 Main Street 11. Grand House, northeast corner of Main and Mill Streets 12. Church of the Brethren, 8266 Mill Street 13. Telford-Farr Residence, northwest corner of Mill & Spring Streets 14. Onekama School - Residence, northeast corner of Mill & Spring Streets 15. Onekama Village Cemetery, south of Joseph Road, and the Catholic Cemetery on the east side of Edman Road 16. St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, southeast corner of Erdman & Joseph Roads 17. Dittmer Farm, 9861 Erdman Road 18. Wiese-Peterson Farm, 10859 Erdman Road 19. Brown-Klajda Farm, northeast of Brown & Brandt Streets 20. First Congregational Church, northwest corner of Spring & Zosel Streets 21-22. Bank Building-Masonic Building, 4968 Main Street 23. Farr Center, 5283 Main Street 24. Wendell House, 5288 Main Street 25. Gilbert House, southeast corner of Fifth & Fairview Streets 26. St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 8380 Fifth Street 27. Enos Residence, south of the intersection of Third & Fifth Streets (white) 28. Trinity Lutheran Church, 5471 Fairview Street 29. Blue Slipper, 8058 Main Street 30. Schroeder House, 5524 Dyke Street 31. Specht House, 5572 Dyke Street 32. Brown Lumber Company - Square Deal Farm Store, 8011 First Street Portage Lake Pierport Back to History Back To PLAY NEWSLETTER SIGN UP By signing up for our mailing list, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions.

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Play, Onekama, There is no shortage of things to do in Onekama and surrounding areas. In the summer, it is hard to beat the fishing, boating or swimming at Portage Lake. Jump waves or get some sun on the sandy shores our Lake Michigan beaches. Take advantage of many golf courses and many museums in Manistee county. Onekama, mi Golf Watch the Pure Michigan Fall on the North Coast video. (Video by Pure Michigan) The Gateway Community of Play There is no shortage of things to do in Onekama and surrounding areas. In the summer, it is hard to beat the fishing , boating or swimming at Portage Lake. Jump waves or get some sun on the sandy shores our Lake Michigan beaches. Take advantage of many golf courses and many museums in Manistee county. In the winter, enjoy snowmobiling on groomed trails , skiing at Crystal Mountain , ice fishing on Portage Lake or a movie at the charming Vogue Theatre in downtown Manistee…. Whatever you decide, we know you will enjoy your stay! Recreation- Parks-General Marinas Cider/Distilleries/Wine Tasting Concerts In The Park Charter Fishing Regional Tasting Tour Map Skiing More area information Area Tourism Guides & Information Shoreline Guides - North/Summer/Fall & West Michigan Manistee County Visitors Guide Benzie County Visitors Guide M22 Pure Michigan Fall Tour Video M22 Pure Michigan Fall Tour Video

Our Mission - The Portage Lake Association is a group of volunteers who are dedicated to making the Portage Lake Area a great place in which to live, play and stay.Your membership in the PLA will help us provide activities, events, and community projects helping make the Onekama area a GREAT place to Live, Play & Stay, Love Onekama Portage Lake Sunset Bikers in Onekama Love Onekama 1/6 Anchor 1 Membership Join/Renew Online Join/Renew or Donate by Mail Donate Online Thank You for your support! PLA BOARD OF DIRECTORS PLA MEETING MINUTES PLA NEWSLETTER/ARCHIVE Your membership in the PLA will help us provide activities, events, and community projects helping make the Onekama area a GREAT place to Live, Play & Stay. Member As a member you will receive a quarterly newsletters that keeps you informed about our projects, events and the opportunity to help grow the Portage Lake area. VOLUNTEER: An opportunity to do good, Meet neighbors and keep Onekama, MI fun & beautiful! Sponsorships Your Business Partnership support to the PLA will help provide the services needed to keep our Facebook page and website current, fresh and continue to be tools to many who visit the area. As a partner you will receive a business listing in the website business directory along with your business logo and a link to your business website or facebook page. Additional partnership information Click Here . 2025 Sponsorships Watch for our group of 2026 sponsors coming soon. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. newsletter sign up NEWSLETTER SIGN UP By signing up for our mailing list, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions.

Check out local fishing reports for Lake Michigan, Portage Lake, the Big Manistee River and more, fishing reports, weather information, Michigan DNR fishing information, Fishing charters,fishing links of interest. Charter Fishing/Fishing Reports & Information Fishing Reports Manistee County Sport Fishing Association DNR Northwest Lower Michigan Fishing Report Michigan Sportsman Fishing Report Michigan Inland Lake Fishing Report Osborn’s Sports Shop Fishing Report Weather Information - West Coast Region Ludington MI Weather Underground National Weather Service Manistee MI Weather Underground National Weather Service Harbor Buoy Data Onekama MI Weather Underground National Weather Service Arcadia MI Weather Underground National Weather Service Frankfort MI Weather Underground National Weather Service Harbor Buoy Data Lake Michigan Near Manitou Island Buoy Conditions Charters NETMINDER FISHING CHARTERS 4742 Easy Street Onekama, MI 49675 netmindercharters.com Captains George & Chris Peplinski (231) 649-1396 (231) 649-2990 OFF CALL II CHARTER FISHING Captain Phil Sedelmaier M 22 Portage Lake Onekama MI 49675 Captain Phil Sedelmaier (231) 510-1424 (231) 233-0963 RIVERSIDE CHARTERS Docked at Riverside Marina 85 Cedar Street Manistee, MI 49660 Facebook , riversidecharters.com Captain Paul Schlafley (231) 723-4901 SANDPIPER III SPORTFISHING CHARTERS sandpipersportfishingcharters.com Captain Kevin Hughes (231) 889-4258 (231) 633-9631 FIRE PLUG CHARTERS 308 River Street Manistee, MI 49660 Facebook Captain Alex Bialik (231) 690-3937 Michigan DNR Fishing Information Michigan 2013-2017 Fisheries Division Strategic Plan Great Lakes Great Links State of MI Fishstock Database Select "Manistee" as County and choose the lake applicable Status of Local Inland Lakes Fishing Resource Reports Bear Lake Manistee Lake Arcadia Lake Portage Lake Fishing Links of Interest Michigan Great Lakes Sportsman Michigan Sportsman Lake Michigan Angler Great Lakes Sport Fishing Council Fish Michigan Great Lakes Basin Report Fishing Knots Michigan Stinger Sport Fishing Products Moonshine Lures ProKing Spoon Wolverine Tackle Mepps Products Dreamweaver Products Warrior Products Northport Nailer Silver Horde Products Fish Yeck Lures 1/4

Make a donation to one of our many projects and fundraisers or pay your membership dues online for the Portage Lake Assocation, renew your membership to PLA, Donate to the PLA. Dues Join Donations & Dues Join/Renew Online Join/Renew Online Donate Online Join/Renew or Donate By Mail Join/Renew Online Donate Online Donate Online Thank you for your donation! Join/Renew or Donate by Mail Upon clicking submit, PayPal will open in a separate window to proceed with the donation. By Mail: Join/Renew or Donate Please print and fill out this membership form and mail with a check to: Portage Lake Association, Memberships PO Box 493 Onekama, MI 49675 Make Check payable to: Portage Lake Association (Membership forms mailed without payment will not be processed.) By utilizing the donate now feature, or paying membership dues online, you are agreeing to our website policy. NEWSLETTER SIGN UP By signing up for our mailing list, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions.

Onekama days kids activities, Craft day, Scavenger Hunt, Rock Painting, lots of family & kid fun. Onekama Days Schedule Onekama Days 2025 Meet Michigan Author John Wemlinger CLICK TO VIEW LARGER SUNDAY AUGUST 3RD - 2pm ONEKAMA FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 920 Spring Street (at the corner of Zosel) Join John Wemlinger for a Book Talk highlighting his latest book "Before The Some Flies" which he calls his “first true romance” even though it deals with the difficult subject of suicide in today’s military community. Back to Onekama Days Events

Fine dining, bars, casual and family-friendly restaurants - try something new every time you visit the Onekama area, Bars, bakery, coffee. Onekama, mi Dine Fine dining, bars, casual and family-friendly restaurants - try something new every time you visit the Onekama area. Fine Dining Restaurants Sports Bar/Bars Bakery/Coffee Shop FULL BUSINESS DIRECTORY More area information Area Tourism Guides & Information Shoreline Guides - North/Summer/Fall & West Michigan Manistee County Visitors Guide Benzie County Visitors Guide M22 Pure Michigan Fall Tour Video M22 Pure Michigan Fall Tour Video We ask that you patronize and support the businesses and organizations that support the Onekama area and the Portage Lake Association, making this website possible.

PLA fundraiser in May, exciting event, big fundraising event of the year, PLA Block Party The Portage Lake Association will host a "SUMMER IN ONEKAMA" Block Party. Enjoy our village and all is has to offer. Music - Food - Activities - Giveaways Our local merchants, Business owners, restaurants, hotels/motels etc..ALL participate to bing FUN to the Village of Onekama. July 11th, 2024 Back To PLA Events

Captain John Langland Park, Onekama, MI, Lake Michigan Park, Paved Parking, Viewing Deck, Gazebo, handicap accessible stairs to Lake Michigan, Beach with pier. Captain John Langland Park • Location - The Turnaround at the Lake MI Shoreline North of the Channel, West End of Second Street, Portage Point, Onekama Township • Community park, natural resource area • 60 acres+- • Some of the facilities/park areas meet accessibility guidelines for those with disabilities • Accessible from paved thoroughfare • Beaches, swimming, access to Channel north pier for fishing and walking, picnicking, Lake views, watching sunset This popular area includes a large, asphalt-paved parking lot, a deck with two gazebos that is handicap accessible, and stairs to the Lake Michigan beach. The beach is a public land that is platted as Lake Michigan Avenue in Portage Point Resort. The beach is extensively used during the warmer months for walking, sunbathing, and swimming. Portable toilets are provided here during the summer months. Fishermen congregate and others walk on the nearby north pier to obtain a better view of the waters. The Park is named for Langland, being designated as “Captain John Langland Park.” The original lighthouse, which was kerosene, was placed at the end of the north pier in 1891 and was tended by Captain Langland; Langland remained at Portage Lake in his of official capacity as light tender until the light was automated and lighted with acetylene gas in 1917. A metal catwalk leading to the wooden light was built in 1901. A steel light tower replaced the wooden structure in 1930. This tower was removed in 1985; a steel cylinder with a light was installed at that time. Back To Onekama Park Maps