Native Americans once believed that a dune in Sleeping Bear Dunes, on the shores of Lake Michigan, resembled a sleeping mother bear, giving the park its name. Today, there are dunes rising more than 400 feet above the lake. Also within the park are forests, lakes, and marshes. Michigan’s only species of bear, black bears, live here, and white-tailed deer and red foxes are commonly seen. Numerous species of frogs, such as the northern leopard frog, and grasshoppers inhabit the park. Bald eagles nest on Lake Michigan’s shoreline and fly above, hunting for fish.…
