Big snowflakes fell again today and with the temperatures below freezing again, it is getting harder to remember that it is supposed to be spring and not winter. And I’m not sure when the snow and ice will be off the beaches to even make sand castles instead of snow castles.
Sand Castle
The sandy dunes at Whitefish Dunes, along the shore of Lake Michigan, has evidence of settlers as early as 100 B.C. and one of the later groups was the Late Woodland People who occupied this area around A.D. 800-900. As many as fifty wigwams like this one, were occupied from spring through late fall for the fishing season before they traveled to their winter hunting camps.
Wigwam of the Late Woodland People
With the temperature predicted to be in the 90s tomorrow and being the holiday weekend, this beach probably will have a lot more visitors enjoying cooler waters of Lake Michigan. Whitefish Dunes State Natural Area preserves the largest Great Lakes dunescape in Wisconsin. The area consists of active and stabilized sand dunes, including Old Baldy, the tallest dune which rises 93 feet above lake level.
Beach at Whitefish Dunes
