What Time is this Place?

Interpretive panel illustrating people using the lakeshore in the early 1900s.

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The lakeshore is always changing. Bays become lakes; dunes become forests. Even the way people enjoy the land has evolved. You can no longer drive on the dunes, but you can kayak the Platte River, hike to Pyramid Point, or camp on the ManitouIslands. Since 1916, the National Park Service has aimed to balance preservation with recreation.

But what moment in time should be preserved? Whose story should emerge along the beaches and trails of Sleeping Bear Dunes: the Anishinaabek, mariners, vacationers? On this drive, we have shared some of each. The future is up to you. Whatmemories will you add to the legacy of the Lakeshore?

A Landscape of Memories
1 Dune Climb, 1900
2 First Car in Leelanau County, c.1910
3 Sunset Shores Drive, 2015
4 D. H. Day State Park, 1924
5 Dune Rides, 1928
6 Glen Lake, c.1900
7 Dune Rides, 1937
8 Dune Skiing, c.1950
9 Sleeping Bear Plateau, 1978
10 Empire Beach, 1915