Sleeping Bear Dunes

Nearly 300 dead birds were recently found on the beaches of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Park staff say they have an idea as to how the birds day and are urging people who visit the beaches to take certain precautions. There are also actions park officials want people to take to help protect the birds.

It's a sad, but beautiful Ojibwe Legend.

WHY do people enjoy this place so much?

Dozens of people have to be rescued each year at Michigan's Sleeping Bear Dunes. Not from the water - but from the sand! Rescues can cost tourists up to $3000!

This Michigan attraction is a favorite to Michiganders and tourist from around the world.

Dune researchers Kevin McKeehan and Alan Arbogast are trying to determine why increasing vegetation is taking hold of Michigan's sand dunes and its lasting effects.

Native to Asia, the hemlock woolly adelgid is a threat to over 170 million hemlock trees in Michigan.

Video after video shows people struggling to climb the dunes at Sleeping Bear Dunes. But, why would anyone want to do that?

"Because it looks like it's part of Wisconsin or could be part of Canada."

Where is your favorite place to vacation in Michigan?