Good food, unexpected stops, outdoor escapes and memorable places to explore.
Explore Traverse City’s Village at Grand Traverse Commons, where a former hospital campus now holds shops, tastings, tours, markets and more.
Stony Lake Stables offers relaxed guided horseback rides through Michigan woods, with gentle horses, attentive wranglers and family-friendly extras.
Tony’s in Birch Run turns breakfast, BLTs and classic diner plates into oversized comfort-food stops for trips near Frankenmuth and Bronner’s.
Follow a compact, roughly one-mile Rapid River loop in northern Michigan, where cedar woods, small falls and bridges make an easy scenic stop.
Ride a narrow-gauge train and narrated riverboat through the Upper Peninsula, then reach private viewing areas at Tahquamenon Upper Falls.
Paddler’s Village pairs Lake Superior beach access with furnished yurts and tents, campfire setups, clean facilities, and U.P. exploring.