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A popular viewing platform at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore has been removed due to erosion. The dune on which the ...

The National Park Service said a famous Lake Michigan overlook platform at Sleeping Bear Dunes has been removed after the ...

The wooden viewing platform overlooking Lake Michigan was removed this winter because of winds cutting away at the sand at ...

Strong winds over the winter undercut the viewing platform and made it unsafe, so the National Park Service removed it from ...

The popular Lake Michigan Overlook on the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore's Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive has been ...

The wooden viewing platform at Overlook 9 along Pierce Stocking Drive is no more after park staff had to remove it following ...

There are no plans to replace the huge wooden overlook structure, but the fantastic view remains, park staff said.