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Elk Viewing Sleigh Ride Thunder Bay Resort
Getting There
Cherry Capital Airport a prime northern Michigan airport, with regular service to Minneapolis, Chicago and Detroit. There is seasonal service from Cincinnati, Traverse City Atlanta and New York. Northwest Airlines, Northwest Airlink, American Eagle, United Express, and Delta are the carriers.
Beautiful water everywhere!
Along Lake Michigan just west of Traverse City is home to the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore voted number one as the MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACE in AMERICA by the viewers of Good Morning America. The Sleeping Bear Dunes features towering dunes, sparkling waters, and deep forests. For true breathtaking beauty take a drive through the forest to the top of the dunes overlooking Lake Michigan hundreds of feet below; or be one the thousands of kids and adults to climb and play on one of the towering sand dune.
Mackinaw Island is Michigan’s top tourist attraction. Island attractions are the lack of automobiles, historic homes, shops and hotels. Getting around the Island is by foot, horse, carriage or bicycle. The beautiful Grand Hotel has a 660 foot porch overlooking Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. Mackinaw City is a major attraction in the area with shopping, dining and lodging. Both the island and the city have wonderful views of the beautiful 5-mile long Mackinaw Bridge-a suspension bridge connecting the Upper and Lower Peninsulas
Be sure to visit Victorian Petoskey, a quaint resort community with unmatched beauty and charm. Petoskey has been a destination for resorters for more than 100-years and for multiple generations. People return to soak in the rich views, breathe the clean air, eat at world-class restaurants and shop in the specialty shops and boutiques of its historic downtown. It is the childhood home of Ernest Hemingway. Lovely Victorian homes adorn the hills and hover over Lake Michigan. Take a stroll through the lovely town, visit the Perry Hotel, the oldest hotel in the region, golf, shop, or bicycle.
Bay Harbor is a harbor resort village on Lake Michigan boasting upscale shops, fine hotels, golf, a marina, and many seasonal activities.
Charlevoix the beautiful, is a summer retreat for boaters who find safe harbor from Lake Michigan and Lake Charlevoix and has lovely shops, architecturally unique Mushroom Houses, a beautiful new marina and park, port of the Beaver Island Ferry and great dining and accommodations.
Take a carriage tour through an orchard in the heart of “The Cherry Capitol of the World” located in the Northwest Lower Peninsula boasts lovely historic homes, shopping, entertainment, dining and the annual Cherry Festival. Leelanau County is Traverse City’s upscale suburb with million-dollar lakefront homes and several trendy villages. Life centers on the villages of Suttons Bay, Lake Leelanau, Leland and Northport. Alpena on the opposite of the state is much the same as the Traverse City area similar in amenities; Alpena also has seven lighthouses and more than 100 shipwrecks in Thunder Bay. In these areas you will find unique restaurants beautiful beaches, shopping and bicycling. H
Enjoy a day trip to an island, peninsula, or one of many lighthouses. End your day at a lakeside forest setting,
The Interlochen Center for the Arts, and take in an open-air concert performed by some of the world’s most talented youth.
Unforgettable morning sunrises over Lake Huron are yours to enjoy on the sunrise side of the Northern Lower Peninsula. Almost everywhere you visit in Michigan you can enjoy some of the finest golf courses to be found in the country with green fees that won’t stop you from enjoying them. Enjoy unspoiled country, canoe on the famous Au Sable River, take a walk through the majestic Hartwick Pines or get a glimpse of an elk herd. Cross country ski, snowmobile or try ice fishing on Michigan’s largest inland lake.
Upcoming Events
Alpena
http://www.alpenacvb.com/the-holidays-sparkle-74/
Traverse City
www.traversecity.com/events
Bay Harbor
January 13th-14th Bay Harbor Ice and Snow Festival. This two day extravaganza features both professional and amateur ice carvers create works of art while competing for cah prizes.This event is sanctioned by the national Ice Carving Association. Bay Harbor is one of the stops on the NCIA Tour of Champions which is the largest ice carving competition in the world. www.villageatbayharbor.com
Charlevoix:
www.charlevioux.org
Harbor Springs
http://www.harborspringschamber.com/events-calendar-9/
Petoskey
www.petoskeydowntown.com
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