Track chairs allow access

  • Track chairs, which offer freedom to those challenged by mobility, are available at no charge to explore fall colors at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
    Track chairs, which offer freedom to those challenged by mobility, are available at no charge to explore fall colors at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
A stroll through autumn’s palette in Leelanau County should be breathtaking, not exclusionary. That’s what motivates a small network of volunteers to recruit, instruct and accompany a growing number of people who traverse trails with the aid of track chairs. So far this year the chairs have been reserved for more than 70 journeys within Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore. Track chairs unlock…

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