Tick-Heavy Hubs: 5 Michigan Parks to Watch for Tick-Borne Disease
MDHHS data flag five Michigan hotspots—Sleeping Bear Dunes, Menominee River Corridor, Fort Custer Recreation Area, Porcupine Mountains, and Warren Dunes State Park—where blacklegged ticks and American dog ticks thrive in leaf litter, brush, and dense forests, elevating Lyme disease and other tick-borne illness risks. The article notes public health guidance, the species involved, and prevention steps (tick checks, repellents, showers, and changing clothes) plus resources like the MiTracking dashboard for updates.
