America’s National Parks
Puzzle 20 · Great Lakes and Ozarks · Page 36 in print
Sleeping Bear Dunes
The word Manitou comes from the Anishinaabemowin word Manidoo, which means “spirit,” and the Manitou Islands are sacred places.
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Dune grasses interrupt the movement of wind-blown sand.
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A historic surfboat launch recalls the lakeshore's lifesaving service.
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Anishinaabe
Anishinaabe people, the Indigenous peoples whose oral tradition tells the Sleeping Bear story.
Dune Climb
The Dune Climb, the dune area reached by a lakeshore trail.
Empire Bluff
Empire Bluff, a bluff area with perched dunes.
Ghost Forest
The ghost forest, the skeletal remains of trees exposed among the dunes.
Glen Haven
Glen Haven, a lakeshore place connected to the Dune Climb by the Heritage Trail.
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan, the lake beside the national lakeshore.
Leelanau
Leelanau Peninsula, the peninsula connected with the lakeshore’s Indigenous history.
Mother Bear
The Mother Bear, the dune connected with the lakeshore’s naming story.
North Manitou
North Manitou Island, an island within the lakeshore.
Perched Dunes
Perched dunes, windblown dunes resting on glacial deposits above the lake.
Port Oneida
Port Oneida Rural Historic District, a historic area of the lakeshore.
Pyramid Point
Pyramid Point, an area of perched dunes at the lakeshore.
Sleeping Bear
Sleeping Bear Dunes, the national lakeshore named for the Mother Bear dune.
South Manitou
South Manitou Island, an island within the lakeshore.
Surfboat
A surfboat, a boat used by the Sleeping Bear Point lifesaving crew.
Sources
- Story of Sleeping Bear Dunes - Sleeping Bear Dunes National LakeshoreNational Park Service
- Hiking Trails - Sleeping Bear Dunes National LakeshoreNational Park Service
- Sand dune geology - Sleeping Bear Dunes National LakeshoreNational Park Service
- Anishinaabek Culture - Sleeping Bear Dunes National LakeshoreNational Park Service
- Trees and Shrubs - Sleeping Bear Dunes National LakeshoreNational Park Service
- Sleeping Bear Point Life-Saving Station - Sleeping Bear Dunes National LakeshoreNational Park Service