EMPIRE, MI -- It’s a quiet start to the fall season in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The lights are off and the gates are closed at some of the park’s visitor attractions. Staffing is down ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Visitors will notice a subtle change this year at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Park officials say the popular Lake Michigan Overlook along the Pierce Stocking ...

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 ...

October at Sleeping Bear Dunes feels like a staged reveal where ships of sand meet forests that burn with color, and each stop on the road seems to outdo the last. Travelers who crave dramatic ...