Hoffmaster State Park has its beach gate closed for the season as a new building is being built. The new bathroom and ...

white sand and see Lake Michigan blue peeking out between the trees. The tree canopies open up to a wide expanse of sand dunes tumbling down into beach front. The entire three-mile stretch of Lake ...

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is one of Michigan’s most popular national parks. The park was established in 1977, ...

Michigan is notorious for its white sand beaches and Caribbean-esque water, and you'll find all that and more at Warren Dunes State Park. Explore interdunal wetlands, thick forests, and sparkling ...

Visitors love the crystal blue waters and soft, fine-grained white sand called "sugar sand" that's common ... observation ...

While droves of vacationers flock to beaches overlooking the Pacific and the Atlantic oceans, inland residents enjoy Michigan's rolling sand dunes, ocean-like shoreline and sweeping vistas.

If at all possible, land on the sunny side of a sand dune; the shady side usually has downdrafts, so you just drop like a stone. White sand is safer to fly over than dark sand. Dark sand absorbs ...

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is covered in sand dunes that tower more than 450 feet above Lake Michigan. Visitors can climb to the top of the dunes to admire their surroundings or enjoy ...

Appearances can be deceiving. At first glance, you'd never think the rolling white sand dunes of southeastern New Mexico and west Texas held the largest stand of oak in the country. The region's ...