The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports Jeff Gagie received authorization from the National Park Service for his company, All About Water, to provide the tours at the popular tourist destination.

EMPIRE, Mich. — Guided kayak tours will be available next year along the shoreline at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in northern Michigan.

Here are 10 new and fresh things to tempt travelers in Michigan this year. Some are recommended by Michelle Grinnell at Travel Michigan.

TRAVERSE CITY — Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore’s landscapes and waterways call out to the inner explorer — and also to private commercial companies.

Guided kayak tours will be available next year along the shoreline at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in northern Michigan.

Come next summer, tourists will have a new way to explore the Sleeping Bear Dunes.

The first authorized guided Sleeping Bear kayak trips in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will begin in summer of 2016, offered by All About Water, a kayak rental and guide service.