Archeological Excavations at the Platte River Campground Site (20BZ16), Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, 1987

The Platte River Campground archeological site (20BZ16) is located along the Platte River, within Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan. The site was discovered in 1985 and was also tested in that year. In 1987, the Midwest Archeological Center conducted archeological excavations at the site in advance of a planned campground redevelopment program which will impact portions of the site. Important information on site age and artifact assemblages was obtained. The site is multicomponent, with evidence of repeated prehistoric occupations over both the Middle and Late Woodland Periods in addition to late historic Euro-American uses. Emphasis in this report is placed upon the prehistoric components.