Sleeping Bear visitation rebounds in July—second-highest monthly tally, ever

From staff reports

Following a rainy spring and early summer, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore visitation numbers rebounded in July. 499,376 people visited the National Park last month—7,913 more than July 2018. In fact, last month’s number was the second highest monthly tally ever recorded at Sleeping Bear. (A whopping 561,784 visited in July 2017—the only time visitation topped 500,000 for the month.)

Still, January-June 2019 visitation was 77,152 below the same period last year. Among the reasons? June 2019 received 3.67 inches of rain, compared to 2.03 inches in June 2018.