Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear volunteers have begun the final push to restore the oldest building on the Lakeshore’s mainland—the Kraitz Cabin. Here’s the scoop on the work being done to this historic structure and how Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear plans to use the building after its finished…
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Taking advantage of a ski season pass at The Homestead or hitting one of the Lakeshore’s many wooded trails on a pair of cross-country skis or snowshoes are definitely the most popular ways to have winter fun Up North. But what if you don’t like skiing and snowshoeing? Check out this shortlist of…
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If everything goes as planned, one of the most popular Lakeshore hiking and cross-country ski paths will reopen before Thanksgiving. Alligator Hill took a direct hit from tree-toppling winds clocked at up to 100 mph during the August 2nd storm that slammed into the Sleeping Bear Dunes. It has been…
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What To Do In December Theatrical productions, holiday festival/concerts and special end-of-year bargain shopping for Leelanau County wines—December brings with it a long list of things to do in and around the Sleeping Bear Dunes. Here’s a shortlist of a few local favorites you don’t want to…
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Last week, three friends found something cool in the sand while out for a morning stroll along the beach just down from the Sylvan Inn in Glen Arbor—black bear tracks! And some pretty big ones judging by the photos of the prints. Curious to know why black bears are drawn to water in the autumn…
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October has been a busy month for news in and around the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. From an admission fee hike coming to the Lakeshore in 2016 to and update on wildfire risk stemming from thousands of downed trees caused by the devastating August 2nd storm, here’s a roundup of the…
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