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Sleeping Bear Dunes is hitting the road.In celebration of its 50th anniversary, the national lakeshore is rolling out a 'mobile visitor center.'The idea…
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A popular Senator named Philip Hart had a dream to create a national park in the dunes of northern Michigan. But when he proposed the plan in 1961, it…
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Sleeping Bear Dunes turns 50 this month. It’s a destination that brings well over a million visitors to the dunes along Lake Michigan every year. But it…
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The ferry dock at North Manitou Island, part of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, is in need of repairs from constant dredging. The park is strapped…
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Michigan State Park campgrounds are reopening Monday.That means campsites in addition to most bathrooms, visitor centers, showers, playgrounds, fishing…
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More and more people have been visiting Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore as the weather warms up. Now, the park located in Empire is closed to all…
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Dozens of dead loons washed up at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore last week. On Friday afternoon, the official carcass count was 32.The birds…
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Michigan is home to twice as many sand dunes as previously thought.A researcher says maps done in the 80s only accounted for large dunes, usually found…
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The National Park Service is improving access for disabled visitors to the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.The Parks Service recently added a ramp…
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This week on Points North, the water is so high in Michigan this summer that shorelines are disappearing, docks are underwater and rivers are overflowing.…