GREAT AMERICAN BEACHES

From a black-sand retreat on MAUI to a hidden strand on CAPE COD, Travel & Leisure magazine sifted through the country's 95,000 miles of shoreline before settling on these idyllic stretches. Fun for everyone.

WHITEFISH DUNES STATE PARK in Door County made the list of 20 Great American Beaches in the July, 2007 issue of T+L.

The editors comments: A five-minutes drive through a forest of birch and beech trees brings you to a wide strip of white sand and dunes fringed with high grass on turquoise Lake Michigan. T+L Tip - At the Big Red Tent pavilion, naturalists answer questions about native flora and fauna.