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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
is a
United States National Lakeshore
located along the northwest coast of the
Lower Peninsula of Michigan
in
Leelanau
and
Benzie
counties near
Empire, Michigan
. The park covers a stretch of
Lake Michigan
's eastern coastline, as well as
North
and
South Manitou
islands. This
Northern Michigan
park was established primarily because of its outstanding natural features, including forests, beaches, dune formations, and ancient glacial phenomena. The lakeshore also contains many cultural features including the 1871
South Manitou Island Lighthouse
, three former
stations
of the
Coast Guard
(formerly the
Life-Saving Service
) and an extensive rural historic farm district. In 2011, the area won the title of "The Most Beautiful Place in America" from
Good Morning America
. In 2014, a section of the park was named the
Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness
by the
United States Congress
.
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