How does God pay tribute to a faithful mother who lost her young? Why He creates a huge dune in her honor. So goes the legend of Sleeping Bear Dunes. A mother bear and her two cubs were forced into Lake Michigan on the Wisconsin side due to a raging forest fire. After swimming many hours, with the young ones behind, Mama bear finally made it to shore. She climbed up to the top of a high bluff to watch for her cubs. They tired just short of shore and drowned. Mama bear watched and slept and never left her post. Over time shifting sand has changed the dunes to where they don't resemble a bear anymore, but they are impressive, rising in places over 450 feet. Despite warning signs, some people dared the long trek down and even longer (seeming) trek back up.
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