Brian Walters

Enjoy eclectic music, free concerts all summer long

Whether you enjoy toe-tapping, street dancing, or lawn chair listening, summer means free concerts several nights a week in the communities around Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. You can catch a free or ticketed performance all summer, making it another reason to plan your vacation in…

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Saving the Piping Plovers One Bottle At a Time

Michigan Wine Month may have come to a close, but this limited edition wine still thrives throughout the rest of summer. Dune Bird Winery in Northport launched a limited-edition Pink Plover Rosé in collaboration with Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes in efforts to save the endangered Piping Plover. A…

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The Art of Wintering: Festivals, Art, Music, and More!

Keep winter fresh in February with winter festivals and snow-filled fun around Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Snowshoe the vines. Sample chili on an outdoor deck. Hit the slopes at The Homestead. Hunt for the Yeti. Venture into the snowy woods. Play a game of pick-up hockey. Or warm up with…

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