A must stay is the magnificent turreted and gabled Grand Victorian Bed and Breakfast Inn considered one of the best examples of Queen Anne Victorian architecture in the state and situated in the downtown of historic Bellaire, a 19th century Victorian era lumber village and now a place for serious foodies and those who love a piece of history. Just...
Check out the Vigland Gallery featuring gas-fired porcelains by noted Northern Michigan ceramists Alan and Susie Vigland as well as other local artists. Art lovers will also want to stop at Gwen Frostic Prints is situated on a 250-acre private wildlife sanctuary along the Betsie River and includes a print shop with 15 Heidelberg presses that produce notepapers, postcards, and...
Check into the Crystal Lake Resort perfect for swimming, snorkeling, fishing and boating and just a short walk from Beulah, a historic lakeside village nestled along the Betsie Valley Trail. Close to three golf courses, Crystal Lake Golf Course, Champion Hill and Pinecroft. In the winter, the area is perfect for snowmobiling, cross country skiing Dine at the Cherry Hut...
Tucked away in the Straits of Mackinac off the mainland just before the magnificent Mackinac Bridge that connects the lower and upper peninsulas of Michigan, Mackinac Island is an time trip to the 1800s. It is here that horses were banned in 1897 (before there were even many cars) and so transportation around the island with its wedding cake mansions,...
Check into the historic Portage Point Inn and Yacht Club, a favorite family vacation spot since 1903. Located on a peninsula, the inn is located both on the sand dunes of Lake Michigan and Portage Lake. With its deep water marina, it’s perfect for large boats. Stop for lunch or dinner at the Blue Slipper Bistro with its menu focusing...
Get ready for some serious wine tasting in this verdant area reminiscent in climate of the wine growing regions of France. So grab a glass and go to Willow Vineyard situated on a rise overlooking West Traverse Bay. Drink sparkling wines at L. Mawbry. Sip wine and sample the cheeses from the cave room at Black Star Farms, an agricultural...
Edna and Brad Yonker offer a wide variety of exceptionally high-quality items to help visitors remember their trip to the U.P. – 90 percent of them are locally made. Whirligigs, candles, tote bags, note cards, mugs, signs, lamps, Stormy Kromer hats and mittens … Many of the fabric gifts are made by Edna, a gifted quilter. So many items are...
George “Stormy” Kromer was a Wisconsin railroad engineer and semi-pro baseball player who complained to his wife, Ida, that he was tired of losing his baseball-style cap to the winter wind while working on the train. So he asked if she could sew some flaps on an old baseball cap to keep it snug. It worked so well that a...
About a block from the Nonesuch Gallery is the Gitche Gumee Landing Gift Shop. A totally different kind of experience from its neighbor – both worth experiencing. Here the look is modern, with items spread out on sleek shelves or on walls. You’ll find locally-made candles and jewelry, local minerals made into bookends and clocks and wall hangings and coffee-table...
The sign by the road, which catches your attention, simply reads “Silver City Gifts.” But over the front door, it’s “Wilderness Adventures & Supplies.” Owners Andy and Diana Bogaudo have stocked this small shop chock-full of souvenir items ranging from T-shirts, sweatshirts and warm socks to wind chimes to sun-catchers to knick-knacks. They’re a wealth of information about the area,...