A popular viewing platform at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore has been removed due to erosion. The dune on which the platform stood has receded over time due to wind and weather.

The Sleeping Bear Dunes have been active systems for millennia, shifting with the weather or fixed by vegetation. But changes can seem sudden, especially when measured against human infrastructure.

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 ...

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.

The National Park Service said a famous Lake Michigan overlook platform at Sleeping Bear Dunes has been removed after the winter. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now.

Sleeping Bear Dunes features immense and magnificent sand dunes, as well as beaches, forests and inland lakes along a 35-mile strip of the southeastern shore of Lake Michigan. Off the coast, the park ...

Scientists have tested several methods to remove mussels from a nearshore reef off Sleeping Bear Dunes. One involved Zequanox, an environmentally safe chemical that targets zebra and quagga mussels.

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. Stocking continued to operate the scenic drive until ...

Peruse the historic shops and museums, and book a stay at the Sleeping Bear Inn, a charming B&B established in 1857. Photo by Allison Jarrell Acosta. 3.

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.

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Right away, Martens called the police and got the fire department and animal control involved. Though bear encounters can be immensely dangerous to humans, many people stopped to take pictures of the ...