Everybody wants to climb the Sleeping Bear Dunes, so come to the Dune Climb located north of Empire on M-109. You will find pure, wind-blown sand to climb, then run or roll down the dunes to the picnic area for a break and some refreshments and then head up the dune again. Climbing the dunesContinue reading “Come Climb the Dunes”
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Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive Under Evaluation
Every year at the Lake Michigan Overlook #9 on the Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive, visitors are lured off the boardwalk. Despite posted warnings, people descend the 450 foot high rock and sand bluff. the sight of others doing so may give the impression that this is a safe activity. It is not safe. rangers routinelyContinue reading “Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive Under Evaluation”
Nationally Significant Features of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
by Bill Herd It’s always fun to go to a park, whether it’s a local park with swings and a ball field, or a state park with camping, hiking, and fishing. But National Parks are different. Sure there are still lots of ways to have fun there, but that is not the main reason forContinue reading “Nationally Significant Features of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore”
