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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Rivers and Streams
Otter Creek Spit at Esch Road
There are 2 small rivers and 2 creeks that flow within the Lakeshore.  The Platte and Crystal Rivers are favorite canoe, kayak, and inner tube rivers for families and groups.  Shalda and Otter Creeks are small streams that are favorites for fishing and viewing beaver, otter, and muskrats.  The waterways come from inland lakes and empty into Lake Michigan.  They sport annual runs of salmon and other species such as smelt that migrate in from Lake Michigan.  There are a number of wetlands associated with each, and several forest and wetland habitat types can be seen whether hiking or floating along their courses.
Deer Hunt  

Did You Know?
You can hunt for deer in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. In fact there are special hunts on North Manitou Island to help manage the size of the deer herd on the island.
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Last Updated: August 29, 2006 at 18:26 EST