Posted on 08/17/2011 9:45:02 AM PDT by Lakeshark
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, tucked away in the northwest corner of Michigan's Lower Peninsula, won the title of "Good Morning America's" Most Beautiful Place in America.
Tens of thousands of viewers voted online for this Michigan park, which is one of the nation's best-kept secrets. The hidden gem boasts 64 miles of beaches along Lake Michigan, two islands, 26 inland lakes, more than 50,000 acres of land, and the monumental sand dunes from which it gets its name.
In June, "GMA" set out in search of the most beautiful places in America. Viewers nominated their favorite places online, sending in thousands of photos from across the country showcasing spectacular sunsets, regal mountaintops and jaw-dropping views, many with awe-inspiring stories to match.
From there "GMA" narrowed the field down to 10 -- Sleeping Bear Dunes, Mich.; Newport, R.I.; Cape Cod, Mass.; Point Reyes, Calif.; Aspen, Colo.; Sedona, Ariz; Destin, Fla.; Asheville, N.C.; Lanikai Beach, Hawaii; and Grand Teton National Park, Wyo.
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No Disney world, A few other great trips, Alaska (amazing!), The CA Redwoods and Avenue of Giants, Hiking in Hocking Hills OH, then there is the sleepy bear Dunes Mi, Beautiful./p>
Pictured Rocks?
That’s my choice. But that picture doesn’t do it justice. The water was Emerald green from the copper content when I was there this summer. I’ve NEVER seen anything so beautiful.
Am I, as an Ohioan, allowed to say that?
If you're bringing football into the equation, then perhaps you should ask OSU coach Tressel......oh wait...
Blasphemy!
I took that with my cheap camera a few years back and I need to return to get some pics with my good camera.
Kitchi-iti-ki-pi Spring is another interesting little curiosity near Manistique.
Add to that a countryside ripe with both small game hunting and deer throughout the fall and winter and nearby skiing............
As a young kid, it was a paradise for me. I could go on and on, especially about watching the summer rain storms or the winter snow squalls coming down the lake from Charlevoix......
Rub it in why doncha sharkey?
The snoring is a bit much.
I’ve been there. It’s beautiful. But there are any number of places in Colorado alone that are more beautiful than Sleeping Bear Dunes.
Are you ignorant about Michigan? Not sure how much more “free” you are in Texas. I can carry if I choose. Taxes could be much better, but not the worse. I live very free on lake front property in the northern suburbs of Detroit. 700 inland lakes in Oakland county. Great boating, fishing etc. All this without the Gestapo you may be envisioning. Everyone thinks Michigan is “Detroit”. Couldn’t be further from the truth. Now the winters....
Very nice of you to remember me by post #37!
BEAUTIFUL PLACE! I would love to visit someday soon!
And, here's a nice panoramic of Sleeping Bear Dunes
hwy 287 along Hebgen Lake
Outside of Detroit and Flint the whole state is one gem after another.
Not at all. Rural MI is very nice. You're just stuck with Detroit voters ruining your statewide elections.
East Lansing, on the other hand, has some major league drunks in the stands during football games.
Carry?
Texas pretty much invented Concealed Carry in the modern era.
Another spot we discovered last month also has a great name: "Ten Sleep Canyon" in Wyoming. We'd just driven through Yellowstone (Ten Sleep is 'tween there and Cody) and this beat the hell out of the national park, visually.
Quake Lake. We have been there. Wife and her family were camped near there during the 59 earthquake. She spent two days at Ennis High School until they were able to leave.
I thought I recognized that. We were there two years ago.
Years ago when I was about 20, I climbed to the top of sand dune south of South Haven. When it was time to go back down, I started bounding downward covering about 30 feet with each step. Somehow I was able to stop before I reached the bottom. It was an incredible feeling, but I’ve never done it since. Now I’m too old (54) to do something that stupid.
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