One of only three national lakeshores in the country, the 35 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline that make up the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore were once relatively undiscovered.
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One of only three national lakeshores in the country, the 35 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline that make up the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore were once relatively undiscovered.

While the secret may be out — partly thanks to a 2011 Good Morning America contest that deemed it the "most beautiful place in America" — the park is no less stunning than before, filled with pristine beaches fringed by dense forests, a lighthouse-dotted shoreline, and giant sweeping sand dunes. The park, established in 1970, gets its name from a particular sand dune that once resembled a sleeping bear and is a sacred landmark for the Anishinaabe peoples.

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