The slopes left behind by the glaciers turned into dunes as a result of Lake Michigan's tide pushing sand up onto the shore overtime. It's this unique phenomenon that garnered the park National ...

TRAVERSE CITY, MICH ... with the snow, ice and sand, they’re particularly spectacular this time of year. Park info here Related: Sleeping Bear Dunes vacation: 50 unforgettable things to ...

Traverse City's location right along the waters of Lake Michigan gives visitors that opportunity. If you don't feel like making the trek to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, consider an ...

This sweet stretch of sand on West Grand Traverse ... Sure, it’s a 40-minute drive from Traverse City, but it’s in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and it’s pure magic.

The only problem with a fall visit to Traverse ... Dunes National Seashore. Established in 1970, the park protects a 65-mile stretch of pristine Lake Michigan shoreline. In addition to sand ...

Maybe, except for one key difference: sand. Sandboarding is the ... Sleeping Bear Dunes chief ranger, told the Traverse City Record-Eagle. Visitors are welcome to ski, snowboard and sled in ...

TRAVERSE CITY – In 2010, friends and admirers of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore helped win the park the title of "Most Beautiful Place in America" on Good Morning America.

Located in Northern Michigan, Traverse City sits on beautiful Grand Traverse Bay. Perhaps best known for its sandy beaches, stunning Sleeping Bear Dunes, and as the “Cherry Capital of the World”, ...

I'm in Traverse City, Michigan. I'm Samantha Brown ... Laughs ] It's actually another mile and a half of sand dunes before you reach Lake Michigan. So it's a 3-mile trek, because if you go ...

In addition to the ample boating, swimming, and other lake life options found in Traverse City, the nearby Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore features miles of towering sand dunes that feel ...

It's a paradise for those looking for quiet shoreside retreats, enchanting small towns, and expansive sandy dunes with limitless ... with Mackinaw City, and the Little Traverse Wheelway, a 26 ...

Stacey Nield Brugeman writes about food and travel from a 19th-century farmhouse north of Traverse City. The tranquil beauty of northern Michigan — turquoise freshwater lakes bordered by ...