What's creating bizarre sand sculptures along Lake Michigan?

At first glance they look like the objects from an alien planet. Maybe Mars? Except there's a beach in the background and Mars doesn't have any of that. But where on Earth would someone find dozens of petrified totems of sand?
At first glance they look like the objects from an alien planet. Maybe Mars? Except there's a beach in the background and Mars doesn't have any of that. But where on Earth would someone find dozens of petrified totems of sand?

PHOTOS: Cold Winds Create Unusual Frozen Sand Sculptures On Lake Michigan

Bizarre 'sand hoodoos' appear on beach of Lake Michigan, created by howling wind and frigid temps

Bizarre 'sand hoodoos' appear on beach of Lake Michigan, created by howling wind and frigid temps

Photos: Wind sculpts frozen sand in Saint Joseph, Michigan

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Sand sculptures hoodoos Lake Michigan St. Joseph Tiscornia Beach

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チェスのコマのような砂の柱」が自然に形成された理由とは？ - GIGAZINE

Photographer Finds Otherworldly Sand Sculptures Created by Wind