Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is gloriously beautiful ... and silent ... in winter.  One of the best ways to access that beauty without disturbing the silence is to set off on snowshoes.  I published a blog on Pure Michigan's website to inspire snowshoe adventures at the "Most Beautiful Place in America".  "Snowshoe Sunrise at Sleeping Bear Dunes"A wintry sunrise reveals the intricate details of a snow-covered sand dune at Sleeping Bear Dunes, near Sleeping Bear Point. "Snowy Sunset at Empire Bluff Overlook"A colorful twilight at Empire Bluffs on a cold winter's night, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Empire, Michigan.

"Dunes Sunset"Vibrant twilight colors over the icebergs near Empire Bluffs at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan. "Dunes Snowscape"A snow squall approaches the dunes along the Lake Michigan shoreline at Sleeping Bear Dunes near Empire, Michigan.