EMPIRE (AP) --
EMPIRE, Mich. (AP) - Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is
offering snowshoe hikes starting next week.
The first of the hikes is Wednesday afternoon. It starts from
the visitor center in Empire near Lake Michigan in the northern
Lower Peninsula.
The National Park Service says it will offer the programs every
Saturday and Sunday starting Jan. 2 and continue through the end of
February or later as conditions allow.
It says people who don't own snowshoes can reserve and use them
free. The hikes are free, but participants must buy a seven-day
vehicle pass for $10 or an annual pass for $20.
The park service says participants should be prepared to be
outside for about 90 minutes.
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On the Net:
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: http://www.nps.gov/slbe
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