Sleeping Bear Dunes
The beach grass is tall and the sand is soft. The color is burnt like burnt coconut. There are holes in the ground. The water looks like the sky. It is blue and the water comes into the shore and makes the sand smushed.
The beach grass is tall and the sand is soft. The color is burnt like burnt coconut. There are holes in the ground. The water looks like the sky. It is blue and the water comes into the shore and makes the sand smushed.
How It Formed
How It Formed
Sleeping Bear Dunes were formed by glaciers that came. When they melted and disappeared, they made the dunes. Watch this animation.
Sleeping Bear Dunes were formed by glaciers that came. When they melted and disappeared, they made the dunes. Watch this animation.
Factors That Affect Its Climate
Factors That Affect Its Climate
State Location: Michigan
State Location: Michigan
Elevation: 234 feet
Elevation: 234 feet
Latitude: 45°N
Latitude: 45°N
Proximity to Water: on Lake Michigan
Proximity to Water: on Lake Michigan
During the winter solstice, there are 24 minutes less sunlight in Sleeping Bear Dunes than in Oak Bluffs.
During the winter solstice, there are 24 minutes less sunlight in Sleeping Bear Dunes than in Oak Bluffs.
During the summer solstice, there are 25 minutes more sunlight in Sleeping Bear Dunes than in Oak Bluffs.
During the summer solstice, there are 25 minutes more sunlight in Sleeping Bear Dunes than in Oak Bluffs.