While droves of vacationers flock to beaches overlooking the Pacific and the Atlantic oceans, inland residents enjoy Michigan's rolling sand dunes, ocean-like shoreline and sweeping vistas.

Known as a summertime staple, Silver Lake Sand Dunes is open for winter hiking, fat-tire biking, snowshoeing and sledding.

A nice paved riverwalk trail hugs Burns Waterway, and the beach has restrooms and a snack bar. There is an ongoing issue with erosion here, and Lake Michigan is constantly fighting the dunes on ...

is active in sleeping bear dunes, is doing surveys, is roping off areas of the beach that are nesting sites for the piping clovers,” Wynn-Grant said. “And then also, Michigan itself has a ...

The Loop is ranked by Golfweek's Best as the No. 3 public-access course in Michigan, and the namesake Forest Dunes course is No. 4 on that list in the golf-gifted state. Both courses also rank ...

One of Michigan's most popular golf resorts is set to expand. Forest Dunes in Roscommon is planning to add a new 18-hole championship golf course, with construction to begin late in 2025 ...