Forests come down to white sandy beaches for miles.
Most people know the story told by the Native Americans of the Great She-Bear and her cubs who tried to make the swim from Wisconsin. As they neared the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, the cubs became overly tired and drowned. The Great She-Bear, saddened at the loss of her cubs, made it to the shore, turned to mourn her cubs. The Great Spirit Manitou had mercy upon the Great She-Bear and put her into a deep sleep. The Great She-Bear became the Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes that we know, today.