ALPENA – It’s a slippery slope to ... sinkholes and beautiful Lake Huron beaches. But mostly, Michigan's strangest park is full of rocks. Much of it resembles an inhospitable moonscape ...

Michigan features beaches statewide along over 3,200 miles of shoreline. From the Great Lakes to inland lakes, national lakeshores to state parks, the state offers vast shores to explore.

Alpena, Michigan, and Amberley, Ontario. John O’Shea is a professor at the University of Michigan and the curator of Great Lakes Archaeology at the U-M Museum of Anthropological Archaeology.

Discover Michigan’s best dog-friendly beaches and state parks where you and your pet can enjoy the sun, sand, and surf ...