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Midwest, Michigan

Sawyer MI

Warren Dunes glass line

Lake shore Documented siteLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Sea glassSea glass
FossilsFossils

Also reported: slag bits, worn crockery.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Moximox (CC BY-SA 4.0), Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Three miles of southeast Lake Michigan shore that concentrates tumbled glass from a century of lake-shipped and resort-town refuse

Named in Visit Southwest Michigan and statewide guides as a top beach glass shoreline, best after storms

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Rip currentsSummer crowds, soft dune climbs

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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