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At a point midway in his 38-year career with the National Park Service, deputy superintendent Tom Ulrich decided to call Leelanau County his permanent home. Enterprise photo by Alan Campbell
Deputy superintendent Tom Ulrich has been the face of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore through the best and worst of times. Ulrich, who is retiring this month, started his 20-year tenure at the Lakeshore when the National Park Service was trying to push through a controversial and restrictive management plan that most residents opposed. That plan was scrapped, after which Ulrich helped…