Hi lovelies,
It’s ALMOST summertime in Northern Michigan! While you may be counting down the days for the sun to be hotter and your tan to be a little darker, it’s the right time to start planning your summer time adventure.
To me, this list is personal. As I travel across Northern Michigan for my job I have seen first hand the beauty and fun that can be had in the places you may have missed while searching Google for “What to do in Northern Michigan.”
However, there are some repeats that you may already know about. Take those as “Must- DO’s”.
Here is my list that I have traveled to that you will NOT want to miss out. I plan on updating the list when I travel to more places but here is a great start!
Food
- Tasty Treat in Lake City
- Rare Bird- TC
- Slabtown Burgers- TC
- Palette Bistro in Petoskey
- Corner Bistro in Bellaire
- Taco ‘Bout It in Manistee
- Paddle Hard North in Mackinaw City
- Primos BBQ in Cadillac
- Cops and Doughnuts in Clare
- That French Place in Charlevoix
- Petoskey Pretzel Co. in Traverse City & Petoskey
- The Soup Cup in TC
- Little Fleet in TC
- Iron Pig Smokehouse in Gaylord
- Za’ Craft Pizza in Gaylord
- CRAVE –Pasta –Pizza– Sub in Gaylord
- Wienerlicious in Mackinaw City
Activities
- The Darling Botanical Company in TC
- Paddle Boarding in TC & Cadillac
- Nauticat- TC
- National Cherry Festival- TC
- Cottage Pottery in Charlevoix
- GT Butterfly House and Bug Zoo in Williamsburg
- Incredible Mo’s in Traverse City
- Anything on Mackinac Island
- Critchlow Alligator Sanctuary in Athens
- Sturgeon River Paddlesports in Wolverine
- Traverse City Balloon Tours
- Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes
Drinks
- Leelanau Cellars- Leelanau
- Bry’s Estate Vineyard & Winery- TC
- The Parlor- TC
- Hop Lot Brewing Company- Leelanau
- Chateau Chantal- TC
- 7 Monks Taproom- TC
- Low Bar- TC
- 123 Speakeasy- TC
- Suttons Bay Ciders
- The Little Fleet- TC
- The Filling Station Microbrewery- TC
- Dillinger’s Pub- TC
- Firefly Restaurant- TC
- Grand Traverse Distillery- TC
- Bird’s Eye Outfitters- Sault Ste. Marie
Enjoy your next vacation in Northern Michigan and keep this list in your back pocket when you are wondering where to head to! While you’re up north, don’t forget to turn on 9&10 News while you’re at it!