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Michigan Minute

Sleeping Bear Dunes & Will Carleton | October 21

Michigan Minute · Oct 21, 2026 · 1:00

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On this day in 1977, the stunning Sleeping Bear Dunes, inspired by a Chippewa legend of a mother bear and her cubs, officially became a National Lakeshore. Additionally, 1847 marks the birth of Will Carleton in Lenawee County, known as 'The Bard of Michigan.' His most famous poem, "Over the Hill to the Poor House," explores themes of aging and family.

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