Sleeping Bear information.
Category: Local Interest
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Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore
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Five Shores Brewing
Five Shores Brewing in nearby Beaulah has a taproom worth visiting.
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Bikes, Paddle Boards, and more
If you don’t have your own paddle board, boat, bike, or similar item, there are a few places in the area that provide rental services. Here are some that I have found. The Lower Herring Lake Association does not approve jet powered craft use on the lake. Bike, Skate, Surf Beach Nut Surf ShopContinue reading
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Golfing in the Area
Interested in Golf in the area? Use Frankfort’s Zip Code: Search “Public Golf Course 49635” in your favorite search engine for area courses and call ahead for availability. Also, the Arcadia Bluffs course, in Arcadia is not too far away.
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Stormcloud Brewery
The Stormcloud Brewery is open in downtown Frankfort. Their beers, local wine and cider are on tap along with food. It is located next to the Garden Theater. Find them on FaceBook for updated news.
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Saving Arcadia | Wayne State University Press
ng Arcadia | Wayne State University Press: “” This book was just published in April, 2017 on the story behind the Arcadia Dunes Landscape written by Heather Shucker. You can see a map of the area that is the subject of this book which is just south of Lower Herring Lake.
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Parks
Bear in Mind | Features | Northern Express: BEAR IN MIND LONGTIME PARK SERVICE VETERAN SCOTT TUCKER REFLECTS ON THE SLEEPING BEAR DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE’S PRESENT AND FUTURE
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Lakeshores
Elberta and Frankfort both have easy beach access and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is farther north on M22 near Empire. Arcadia, to the south, has a nice beach access with play area.
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Area Photos
Here are fotos from Benzie County that are part of the Flickr Group Pool
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Places of Interest in the Frankfort Area
This map shows several places of interest in the greater Frankfort area. View 4406 Scenic Hwy in a larger map