EMPIRE — Federal workers at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore came back to the office today to collect back pay and get started on key projects. The shutdown put them behind schedule on clean-up ...

Standing at Sleeping Bear Dunes Overlook in Empire, Michigan feels like someone just dropped you into a living, breathing watercolor painting – one where the artist got carried away with the blues and ...

Pictured Rocks National Seashore, the Upper Peninsula, Sleeping Bear Dunes, and the Traverse City Area are wonderful in early October. We went at the beginning of October last year, and it was the ...

The first time you stand at the edge of Sleeping Bear Dunes Overlook in Empire, Michigan, your brain short-circuits for a moment, desperately trying to process what your eyes are seeing. Is this the ...

RICHLAND, Mich. — Shimmering shorelines and sandy feet are expected when you head to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Another expectation, is that if you walk to the bottom of the Pierce ...

School starts in less than two weeks. Don’t worry, the boys have been on the countdown since the end of July – weeks after all the school supplies hit the stores. Meet the Teacher and getting back on ...

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore offers sandy dunes and beaches along Lake Michigan shores. You can buy passes from several sites in or near the national lakeshore or online. The National Park ...

TRAVERSE CITY — A new documentary showcasing the natural beauty and cultural history of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is gaining statewide recognition and making its way to public screens.

EMPIRE — Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is hosting a National Trails Day project on Saturday. Park rangers will meet participants at the Shauger Hill Trailhead parking lot at 9 a.m.; the event ...

There’s just something so perfect about taking your dream summer road trips and how hitting the road instantly makes you feel alive. Maybe it’s the wind in your hair as you roll down the windows, ...

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 platform off the Lake Michigan Overlook, also called the Number 9 Overlook, along the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. (Photo: Ed Ronco/IPR News) This coverage is made possible through a ...