30 lipca 2026 - 3 września 2026
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
**LOCATION CHANGE** Heroes of the Storm
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<div data-ogsc="black" data-ogsb="rgb(255, 255, 255)" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">The Bones of Lake Michigan: Shipwrecks of the Manitou Passage</div>
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<div data-ogsc="black" data-ogsb="rgb(255, 255, 255)" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Sleeping Bear Dunes is home to extensive maritime history. Exploring the history of shipwrecks and rescues in the Sleeping Bear Dunes area helps us connect to our past.</div>
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<div data-ogsc="black" data-ogsb="rgb(255, 255, 255)" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Step into the boots of a US Life Saving Service surfman! Sleeping Bear Dunes needs you—especially kids—to help practice the Beach Apparatus Drill.</div>
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<div data-ogsc="black" data-ogsb="rgb(255, 255, 255)">The Beach Apparatus was a land-based rescue method used by the US Life-Saving Service. A small cannon sent ropes out to a sinking ship, creating a zip-line from the ship to the shore. The apparatus saved thousands of lives nationwide, including here in the Manitou Passage.</div>
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<div data-ogsc="black" data-ogsb="rgb(255, 255, 255)">Join the demonstration to help "fire" a kid-powered Lyle Gun and rescue victims from a "shipwreck". No experience necessary, just a sense of adventure! Perfect for families, kids, and anyone curious about Great Lakes Maritime history. Arrive a few minutes early as drills begin on Thursday at 3 pm sharp.</div>
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<div data-ogsc="black" data-ogsb="rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">In past years, after the demonstration, a replica Lyle gun was fired on the beach using a black-powder charge. This firing will not occur in 2026. National Park Service historic weapons demonstrations can only be conducted by a certified Historic Weapons Supervisor. Sleeping Bear Dunes is currently without a Historic Weapons Supervisor. </span></div>