The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is a popular tourist attraction on the coast of Lake Michigan in northwest Michigan. The national lakeshore features sand, beaches, forests, inland lakes ...

He conceived the idea of a road to the top of the dunes. Planning for the road began in the early 1960s and, in 1967, the road, then known as the Sleeping Bear Dunes Park, first opened to the public.

Sleeping Bear Dunes has around two-thirds of the staff typically there this time of year, according to the Glen Arbor Sun and WLUC-TV. Tucker, the superintendent, didn't elaborate.

EMPIRE, Mich. — Just like the ever-shifting sands, the Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive’s Lake Michigan Overlook is going to appear different this year at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore was formalized by Congress on Oct. 21, 1970, protecting a 35-mile stretch of Lake Michigan shoreline and North and South Manitou Islands.

Sleeping Bear Dunes' view of Lake Michigan is a little different for visitors this year. The lake is still spectacular, but how people will get to see it will be different, and shifting sands are ...

GLEN ARBOR, MI -- Summer is around the corner at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and park volunteers are gearing up to be guides for visitors of all abilities. Friends of Sleeping Bear, a ...