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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

national park, Michigan, United States
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The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is located in Michigan, U.S., along the northeastern shore of Lake Michigan. Authorized in 1970 and established in 1977, it encompasses 111 square miles and stretches for about 35 miles along the shoreline. The area is famous for its large, shifting sand dunes, some rising as high as 460 feet above the lake. The name originates from an Ojibwa legend about a mother bear and her cubs. The landscape also includes islands, forests, bluffs, lakes, and streams, making it a popular site for outdoor recreation.12

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