Sidetracking. Sleeping Bear is wonderful!!! Michigan got all of those sand dunes from the west as winds blew away the Wisconsin sand (pulverized rock) over many thousands of years. We often refer to that southern end of Lake Michigan as its armpit- not exactly desired areas for those of us with many other options on the lake.
That city name is appropriate but confusing because of its proximity to the state. btw- one’s notion of small, medium large for cities depends on where one comes from. NYC, Chicago and LA are so huge we can’t use them as the only comparisons for large…