January Newsletter
Happy New Year from all of us at Friends! Many of us are grateful to have 2020 behind us, but 2020 set many records. July 2020 had a record number of visitors 592,000. Overall, 1,697,940 visitors were...
View ArticleAnnouncing Picture Perfect Book
Share your Park photos for Picture-Perfect Sleeping Bear: An Album of Shared Memories Celebrating the National Lakeshore Would you like to have your best Sleeping Bear Dunes area photos considered for...
View ArticlePlover Update-Winter 2021
This time of the winter it is hard to think about warmer weather and Piping Plover, but our nesting pairs are starting to show up in Florida, their winter residence. Reports of piping plovers from...
View ArticleFebruary 2021 Newsletter
As we steadily make our way through winter 2021, the trails and forests are slowly becoming snowcovered and the smaller inland lakes are freezing. It is starting to look and feel more like the...
View ArticleMarch 2021 Newsletter
Happy March! This is the month we can see anything from a peek of spring or feel like we are still in the throes of winter with cold temps and more snowstorms! Whatever the weather throws at us, the...
View ArticleOpen Position – Information Technology Systems Manager
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore has been called “The most beautiful place in America” and it needs your help. Our 600+ member organization helps ensure that the more than a million people who...
View Article2021 Volunteer Training
Bears are out, birds are returning, and it’s time for our annual Spring Training. Please save the date for the Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes Annual Spring training. Whether you are a new Friends...
View ArticleSpring Merchandise Sale Feedback
The Friends are working on a Spring/Summer sale of 50th Anniversary Merchandise! During this sale, we are looking forward to offering more colors and styles of items. There are so many wonderful...
View ArticleApril 2021 Newsletter
We are so grateful this April 2021 newsletter is going to be all about our National Lakeshore and not the pandemic unlike a year ago. As we reflect on this last year, we welcomed a record number of...
View ArticleEarth Day 2021
Earth day reminds us to pause and reflect on the important role our natural world plays in our lives. What are some ways you can protect natural resources while visiting Sleeping Bear Dunes? Carry a...
View ArticleBike Repair Stations
Bike Repair Station at D.H.Day Campground The Friends have received approval from the Park to install three bike repair stations on the Heritage Trail. The Park has already installed one at DH Day...
View ArticleMay 2021 Newsletter
Each day gets us closer to summer! That is what we keep telling ourselves as we grin and bear these last cold days of spring. We are all looking forward to a great summer full of biking on the...
View ArticleAdopt-A-River clean-up events 2021
We’ve scheduled our first cleanup this year for the Crystal River on June 10th. We’ll start with a very brief welcome/orientation followed by the cleanup at the kayak launch site and then the river....
View ArticleBeach Stairs Repair
Friends Supported Park Project. Getting the Park ready for Summer! Along the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, there are several access points to Lake Michigan. Three beach access stairs were...
View ArticleEducation at Sleeping Bear Dunes
SBD National Lakeshore new spring and summer education programs For more information about education in the Park, visit the NPS website. https://www.nps.gov/slbe/learn/education/index.htm Sleeping...
View ArticleJune 2021 Newsletter
Welcome to Summer! All reports indicate this is going to be another summer for the record books and we are excited and getting ready! Don’t miss out on our volunteer training on June 5th at 2 pm and...
View ArticleAnnouncing Picture Perfect Sleeping Bear
Pre-sale available NOW, Picture-Perfect Sleeping Bear: An Album of Shared Memories Celebrating the National Lakeshore Cover of the NEW Book, Picture Perfect Sleeping Bear, by the Friends of Sleeping...
View ArticleTrack Chair Reservations are OPEN
The Track Chair program is back for 2021 with a few updates! This year, visitors with mobility challenges can have a choice to reserve one of two chair options. The Mama bear is the first track chair...
View Article50th Bear Logo Sale Summer
We are so excited to announce another sale of merchandise with the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore 50th Anniversary Logo. This round of items were chosen for summer activities on the lake as...
View ArticleTick Warning for 2021
Ticks By Sherry Gigous, FSBD Volunteer Park Rangers at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore are adding ticks to their list of things to keep an eye on and educate visitors about this summer...
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