The Sleeping Bear

A version of one of the world's standard photographs: Sleeping Bear Dune through this dead tree from the boardwalk at the top of the Empire Bluff. The tree's definitely a mere shadow of its former self.

Lake Michigan and South Bar Lake are visible; Empire Village is just this side of South Bar. And the glorious Empire beach runs along the shore.

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Evidently the tree's damage was recent, and was deliberate vandalism. See 1Cher's comment, below, for more information. Sad.