Visitors to Sleeping Bears Dunes National Lakeshore won't be able to take in the views from a popular platform along Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive this summer after winter winds undercut the site. The ...

EMPIRE, MI – Severe weather spotters play a pivotal role in helping the National Weather Service (NWS) identify and report dangerous storms that can rip through an area causing major damage such as ...

(WXYZ) — The National Park Service said a famous Lake Michigan overlook platform at Sleeping Bear Dunes has been removed after the winter. According to the NPS, the ...

EMPIRE, MI -- The philanthropic arm of Michigan’s most visited national park received a major boost to its budget with a $100,000 grant. The Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes, the National Lakeshore’s ...

While some travelers drive to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore to climb the dunes and dip their toes into Lake Michigan for a day, many like to immerse themselves in the outdoors and camp while ...

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 ...

Michiganders can visit National Park Service sites for free on Great American Outdoors Day. Great American Outdoors Day is Aug. 4, 2025. Michigan's National Park Service lands include Isle Royale, ...

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is beginning to increase recreational access to park facilities. Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and ...

EMPIRE, MI -- Toll booths remain closed at national parks as the federal government stretches into its longest shutdown in U.S. history. Visitors can still enter public areas, but parks are losing ...

The National Park Service is preparing for a possible federal shutdown on Oct. 1 if Congress doesn’t approve funding to keep the government running past Tuesday, Sept. 30, and that could mean Michigan ...