Platte River Campground is located in the southern district of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore on the lower peninsula of the Lake Michigan shore. This is one of the most popular campgrounds ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is busy passing coho salmon through the lower weir on the Platte River at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore with the onset of the annual ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- A Frankfort man has been convicted for diverting the flow of the Platte River at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in August 2022. Andrew Blair Howard ...

A man was convicted this week on two federal charges after he diverted the Platte River by hand through Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan. “These allegations of tampering and ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A Michigan man will pay thousands in restitution after illegally dredging the Platte River inside Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Andrew Howard, 63 ...

“Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore was created in 1970 to preserve and protect this spectacular place.” The dredging (or lack thereof) of the Platte River has been a hot topic in Northern ...

In mid-August, National Park Service law enforcement officers investigated reports of the waters of the Platte River within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. “These allegations of ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A northern Michigan man faces federal charges for allegedly dredging the Platte River last summer in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Mark Totten ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A Frankfort man has been convicted on federal misdemeanor charges after he diverted the Platte ... river, which empties into Lake Michigan at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National ...

Left, the Platte River mouth in May 2022 before an illegal diversion was cut. Right, the mouth on Aug. 19, 2022 afterward. The river flows through the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore before ...

Local officials say a fully naturalized river mouth impedes boat access to the bay for fishing and emergency rescue craft. Platte Point is a high-use area where multiple swimmers have died and ...