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Review:
The Sleeping Bear Point Maritime Museum is housed in a disused life-saving station. The building was moved from its original position because sand dunes threatened to engulf it. The museum showcases the history of the US Life Saving Services, the US Coast Guard and Great Lakes shipping. The buildings and gardens are as they would have been in the 1930s. One of the rooms depicts the crew's bedroom, circa 1900. The upper floor is fitted out as a steamer wheelhouse and affords panoramic views of the heavily used Manitou Passage. At certain times, a buoy rescue, using life-sized dummies, is reenacted on the beach. This is popular with children.
Sleeping Bear Dunes Rd, Glen Arbor, MI 49636, Phone: 231-326-4700
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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