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Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 12:23 AM

Visitation tops 1.5 million, again

The number of visitors at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore last year topped 1.5 million people for the ninth-straight year. Year-end visitor tallies became public late last week.

The number of visitors at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore last year topped 1.5 million people for the ninth-straight year.

Year-end visitor tallies became public late last week.

Visitation in 2023 was 1,598,248, up 6.5% over the previous year total of 1,501,117, according to Scott Tucker, Lakeshore superintendent.

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