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In the surrounding area, sightseers can make short trips to Leland, Suttons Bay, Glen Arbor, Northport and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The area's soils support several orchards and wineries available for agri-tourism. [16] The community has been part to substantial efforts to protect the area from growth, and to foster a nature ...
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore was established in 1970, protecting much of the natural scenery of the area at the federal level. [11] In 2008, the county seat moved from Leland to a site in Suttons Bay Township, near the town of Lake Leelanau. [4] [3]
Sleeping Bear Dunes from the Empire Bluff Trail near Empire. Dune ecosystems dominate much of the southwest of the peninsula. Glen Lake from the Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive. The Leelanau Peninsula is a roughly triangular-shaped peninsula that extends about 30 miles (50 km) off of Michigan's Lower Peninsula into Lake Michigan.
Nearby Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore spans 35 miles of Lake Michigan coastline. The lively craft brewery scene and farm-to-table culinary options give Traverse City a hip vibe beyond ...
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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is a U.S. national lakeshore in the northwestern Lower Peninsula of Michigan.Located within Benzie and Leelanau counties, the park extends along a 35-mile (56 km) stretch of Lake Michigan's eastern coastline, as well as North and South Manitou islands, preserving a total of 71,199 acres (111 sq mi; 288 km 2).
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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, a federally protected sand dune on Lake Michigan, is located about 20 miles (32 km) west-northwest of Traverse City, in the southwest of Leelanau County. The Grand Traverse Heritage Center (formerly known as Carnegie Library), on Sixth Street in the Old Towne Neighborhood.