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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is located in Northwestern Lower Michigan along the eastern shoreline of Lake Michigan. The closest city is Traverse City, 25 miles to the east.

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No... Silver Lake sand dunes are the largest sand dunes in Michigan.But sleeping bear dunes are the biggest fresh water dunes in the world.

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There are only two sand dunes in Michigan. The two sand dunes are Sleeping Bear Dunes and Sliver lake sand dunes.


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