Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
by Rebecca Snyder
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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
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Rebecca Snyder
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Photograph - Photoart
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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is a United States National Lakeshore located along the northwest coast of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan in Leelanau and Benzie counties near Empire, Michigan. The park covers a 35-mile-long (56 km) stretch of Lake Michigan's eastern coastline, as well as North and South Manitou islands. This Northern Michigan park was established primarily because of its outstanding natural features, including forests, beaches, dune formations, and ancient glacial phenomena. The lakeshore also contains many cultural features including the 1871 South Manitou Island Lighthouse, three former stations of the Coast Guard (formerly the Life-Saving Service) and an extensive rural historic farm district. In 2011, the area won the title of "The Most Beautiful Place in America" from Good Morning America.[2] In 2014, a section of the park was named the Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness by the United States Congress.
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April 16th, 2016
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Rebecca Snyder
Thank you so much Skyline Photos of America for featuring Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in The Weekenders group. I truly appreciate the feature selection!!
Rebecca Snyder
Thank you Rachel Cohen for featuring Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the Michigan Photography-Pure Michigan group. I truly appreciate your feature selection!
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