▁Station ▁Mar itime ▁Museum . ▁ ▁The ▁exhib its ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Life - S aving ▁Service , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Coast ▁Guard , ▁and ▁Great ▁L akes ▁sh ipping ▁history . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁summer , ▁demonstr ations ▁are ▁given ▁of ▁rescue ▁dr ills ▁and ▁equipment ▁used ▁to ▁fire ▁a ▁rescue ▁line ▁from ▁shore ▁more ▁than ▁ ▁to ▁a ▁ship ▁in ▁dist ress . ▁ ▁The ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁lif es aving ▁station ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁its ▁present ▁location ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁before ▁closing ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Park ▁Service ▁purchased ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁by ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 7 0 s . ▁The ▁last ▁resident , ▁Carol yn ▁B um g ard ner , ▁was ▁ev icted ▁through ▁em inent ▁domain ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁after ▁a ▁long ▁battle ▁to ▁keep ▁her ▁property . ▁ ▁S leep ing ▁Bear ▁D unes ▁National ▁L akes h ore ▁is ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁National ▁L akes h ore ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁" l ittle ▁finger " ▁of ▁the ▁lower ▁pen ins ula ▁of ▁Michigan ▁in ▁Le el an au ▁and ▁Ben zie ▁count ies . ▁ ▁The ▁park ▁covers ▁a ▁ ▁stretch ▁of ▁Lake ▁Michigan ' s ▁eastern ▁coast line , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁North ▁and ▁South ▁Man it ou ▁Islands . ▁The ▁park ▁was ▁established ▁primarily ▁for ▁its ▁out standing ▁natural ▁features , ▁including ▁for ests ,