Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore News Archives

Thousands more tourists are visiting a national park in Northern Michigan this year.

A downstate man drowned in Lake Michigan near the mouth of the Platte River. Benzie County Sheriff's officials said the victim, a 21-year-old from Westland, was pronounced dead around 5 p.m. Saturday at Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital in Frankfort.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Superintendent Dusty Shultz is pleased to announce this yeara s Port Oneida Fair, which will be held August 7 and 8 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Port Oneida Rural Historic District of the Lakeshore.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Superintendent Dusty Shultz is pleased to announce this yeara s Port Oneida Fair, which will be held August 7 and 8 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Port Oneida Rural Historic District of the Lakeshore.

Is this observation deck at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore perched on a perched dune? Bob Janiskee photo.

Life residents of Michigan have difficulty keeping our Vernors-splashed chins up lately.

During our June 21-25, 2009 vacation, we knew we wanted to RELAX. It had been a long 6 months and my husband and I just needed to sit back, relax, and do very little.