It is the sixth park in Michigan listed on the National Park Service, which includes Isle Royale National Park, Keweenaw National Historical Park, Father Marquette National Memorial, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
The Federal government's stance at the time was that the Great Lakes were the "third coast" and had to be preserved much like Cape Hatteras or Big Sur, which are National Seashores.
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The historical information below was taken from, with kind permission, Images of Aviation – Soaring and Gliding – The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Area written by Jeffery Sandman and Peter Sandman and published by Arcadia Publishing.