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      <description><![CDATA[This is not the first time dead birds have been found on Sleeping Bear Dunes lakeshore. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/300-dead-birds-found-on-sleeping-bear-dunes-beaches/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[It's a sad, but beautiful Ojibwe Legend. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/690/p/ojibwe-legend-how-did-sleeping-bear-dunes-get-its-name/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dozens of people have to be rescued each year at Michigan's Sleeping Bear Dunes. Not from the water - but from the sand! Rescues can cost tourists up to $3000! <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/sleeping-bear-dunes-rescue-cost/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The National Parks Service brings back public stargazing nights at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore with their Star Party series in 2023. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/star-parties-sleeping-bear-dunes/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The National Parks Service brings back public stargazing nights at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore with their Star Party series in 2023. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/star-parties-sleeping-bear-dunes/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dune researchers Kevin McKeehan and Alan Arbogast are trying to determine why increasing vegetation is taking hold of Michigan's sand dunes and its lasting effects. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/are-michigans-sand-dunes-in-danger-of-disappearing/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Michigan DNR Needs You To Check Your Trees For This Invasive Species</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 17:32:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Native to Asia, the hemlock woolly adelgid is a threat to over 170 million hemlock trees in Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-dnr-invasive-hemlock-woolly-adelgid/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Native to Asia, the hemlock woolly adelgid is a threat to over 170 million hemlock trees in Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-dnr-invasive-hemlock-woolly-adelgid/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Pure Michigan – 7 Wonders Of The Great Lakes State</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2022 17:15:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Have you visited Michigan's seven wonders? <a href="https://wgrd.com/7-wonders-of-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Have you visited Michigan&apos;s seven wonders? <a href="https://wgrd.com/7-wonders-of-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maggie Meadows]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Why Do People Want To Do the Dune Climb in Michigan?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Video after video shows people struggling to climb the dunes at Sleeping Bear Dunes. But, why would anyone want to do that?  <a href="https://wgrd.com/why-dune-climb-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Video after video shows people struggling to climb the dunes at Sleeping Bear Dunes. But, why would anyone want to do that?  <a href="https://wgrd.com/why-dune-climb-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Check Out These Fun Summertime Activities At Sleeping Bear Dunes</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sleeping Bear Dunes is a beautiful place to check out and now that summer is here there are tons of fun things to do with friends and family <a href="https://wgrd.com/sleeping-bear-dunes-summer-fun/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Sleeping Bear Dunes is a beautiful place to check out and now that summer is here there are tons of fun things to do with friends and family <a href="https://wgrd.com/sleeping-bear-dunes-summer-fun/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2022 17:08:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[It is the International Day of Yoga! Time to relax and stretch using these Michigan-themed yoga poses. <a href="https://wgrd.com/3-michigan-themed-poses-to-celebrate-international-yoga-day/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It is the International Day of Yoga! Time to relax and stretch using these Michigan-themed yoga poses. <a href="https://wgrd.com/3-michigan-themed-poses-to-celebrate-international-yoga-day/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisha B]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Are West Michigan’s Sand Dunes Disappearing?</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2022 16:50:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Dune researchers Kevin McKeehan and Alan Arbogast are using repeat photography to determine why increasing vegetation is taking hold of Michigan's sand dunes.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/are-west-michigans-sand-dunes-disappearing/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Dune researchers Kevin McKeehan and Alan Arbogast are using repeat photography to determine why increasing vegetation is taking hold of Michigan&apos;s sand dunes.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/are-west-michigans-sand-dunes-disappearing/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauren Gordon]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Staff of Sleeping Bear Dunes Asks Visitors to Stop Building Structures on Beaches</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2021 16:12:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Leave without a trace. <a href="https://wgrd.com/sleeping-bear-dunes-structures/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Leave without a trace. <a href="https://wgrd.com/sleeping-bear-dunes-structures/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony LaBrie]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2021 02:14:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[It's no secret to Michiganders that our beaches are awesome, but it's still cool to see them nationally recognized. Not one, but two Michigan beaches placed in a national ranking of the best freshwater beaches -- and one even nabbed the top spot! <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-beach-ranked-no-1-freshwater-beach-in-the-u-s/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It&apos;s no secret to Michiganders that our beaches are awesome, but it&apos;s still cool to see them nationally recognized. Not one, but two Michigan beaches placed in a national ranking of the best freshwater beaches -- and one even nabbed the top spot! <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-beach-ranked-no-1-freshwater-beach-in-the-u-s/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">csterken</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janna]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Michigan Campground in the Running for Best in U.S.</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2021 02:02:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Have you visited this Northern Michigan campground? <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-campground-in-the-running-for-best-in-u-s/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Have you visited this Northern Michigan campground? <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-campground-in-the-running-for-best-in-u-s/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janna]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2021 14:45:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[What were some of the tourist sights to see while traveling through Michigan 70 years ago? <a href="https://wgrd.com/traveling-through-michigan-in-the-50s-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[What were some of the tourist sights to see while traveling through Michigan 70 years ago? <a href="https://wgrd.com/traveling-through-michigan-in-the-50s-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Scott Winters]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Michigan Park Offering Beach Wheelchairs</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2019 21:05:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is aiming to make their park more accessible to those in wheelchairs. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-park-offering-beach-wheelchairs/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is aiming to make their park more accessible to those in wheelchairs. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-park-offering-beach-wheelchairs/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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