Sleeping Bear Dunes A Nationalized Lakeshore: The Creation and Administration of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Cover

Introduction

Acknowledgements

Chapter One
"National Parks Are Where You Find Them:" The Origins of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Lake Passage: The Settlement of the Sleeping Bear Area
Tourism: A New Way in the Woods
A Sleeping Bear State Park
The Great Lakes Shoreline Survey

Chapter Two
"We're Going For The Right Thing:" The Legislative Struggle to Create Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, 1971-1977

SOS The First Sleeping Bear Bill
The National Park Service Proposal: Sleeping Bear Seashore
S.2153 Senator Hart's Sleeping Bear Bill
New Approches, Old Problems
To Promote or to Preserve?
From Economic Necessity to Environmental Amenities
The Birth of a National Lakeshore

Chapter Three
Changes on the Land: The Early Management of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, 1971-1977

Starting From Scratch
Land Acquisition
A Sense of Place: The Beginning of Historic Site Management
Interpreting and Managing the Lakeshore
The Platte River Controversy
Planning a Wilderness
Master Plan Revisions
Taking Charge
The Advisory Commission
At Long Last: The Dedication of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Chapter Four
Plans, Programs, and Controversy: The Reassessment of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, 1977-1983

The New Superintendent: Part Ranger, Part Academic
The General Management Plan Process
New Bosses, In Frankfort and in Washington, D.C.
Land Acquisition
Relegislating the Lakeshore
Managing More With Less; Lakeshore Operations, 1979-1983
A New Harbor: To Build or Not to Build?
Conclusion

Chapter Five
"A Local and National Treasure:" Managing the Sleeping Bear Dunes Park, 1984-1995

Road Wars
Fort Empire: A New Headquarters For Sleeping Bear
Plovers, Swans, and Deer: Resource Management, 1984-1995
Historic Resource Management
The Art of the Possible; Managing in an Era of Austerity
The Homestead Golf Course Saga

Conclusion

Appendix One
Budgetary Progress of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Appendix Two
Selected Past and Present Personnel of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Appendix Three
Selected Visitation Statistics

Appendix Four
Founding Legislation: Public Law 91-479

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