MICHIGAN

(does not include Detroit, Leelanau Peninsula, or Petoskey)

HOUGHTON COUNTY
Houghton
Dives
●America – starts at 2' and goes down to 80'; can glimpse intact rooms.
Services
●Isle Royale Charters – 4261 Timber Ridge Lane, Unit F (Duluth, Minnesota); 269-270-8334 or 855-348-3472; isleroyalecharters.com; for diving.
●Superior Expeditions/Sol Mates – 136 Star Circle (Vadnais Heights, Minnesota); 651-490-3225; superiorexpeditions.com/solmates.html; for diving.
●Superior Trips – 7348 Symphony Street Northeast (Minneapolis, Minnesota); 763-785-9516; superiortrips.com; for diving; has live-aboard options.
Sights & Sites
●Isle Royale National Park – 800 East Lakeshore Drive; 906-482-0984; nps.gov/isro; island is 45 miles long; among few national parks closed in winter; reachable by floatplane, boat, or ferry; unique scuba spot; 10 shipwrecks, all well-preserved.



KEEWANAW COUNTY
Bakeries, Coffee, Ice Cream, Juice & Tea
●Jampot – 6500 State Highway M26 (Eagle Harbor); 906-289-4388; michigan.org/property/the-jampot.



LAKE MICHIGAN – South (includes Allegan, Berrien, Mason, Oceana, Ottawa & Van Buren Counties)
Grand Haven (Ottawa County)
Hotels
●Harbor House Inn – 114 South Harbor Drive; 616-846-0610; harborhousegh.com.
Restaurants
●Snug Harbor – 311 South Harbor Drive; 616-846-8400; harborrestaurants.com/snugharbor.

Ludington (Mason County, includes Hamlin)
Hotels
●Four Seasons Motel – 107 Franklin Street; 231-843-3448; fourseasonsmotel.com; “boutique” motel; lighted lanterns and zen-like garden.
Restaurants
●P.M. Steamers – 502 West Loomis Street; 231-843-9555; pmsteamers.com; harborside restaurant; seafood.
●Redolencia – 119 West Ludington Avenue; 231-425-4250; coffee shop with great hot chocolate.
Sights & Sites
●Ludington State Park – 8800 West State Highway 116 (Hamlin Township); 231-843-2423; michigan.gov/ludington; hike “Island Trail.”

New Buffalo (Berrien County)
Restaurants
●Stray Dog – 245 North Whittaker Street; 269-469-2727; thestraydog.com; try “Windward Burger.”

Pentwater (Oceana County)
Shopping
●Bitchen Kitchen – 320 South Hancock Street; 231-869-4522; thebitchenkitchen.com; kitchenwares.
●Cosmic Candy Company – 168 South Hancock Street; 231-869-4852; pentwaterpopcorn.com.

Saugatuck (Allegan County, includes Douglas & Fennville)
Bakeries, Coffee, Ice Cream & Tea
●Kilwin’s Chocolate Shoppe – 152 Butler Street; 269-857-1195; kilwins.com; candies and ice cream.
Beaches
●Oval Beach – 698 Water Street; saugatuck.com/beaches.asp; beautiful.
Hotels
●Wickwood Inn – 510 Butler Street; 269-857-1465; wickwoodinn.com; understated; considered among world’s most romantic inns; run by Silver Palate authors.
Restaurants
●Everyday People Café – 11 Center Street; 269-857-4240; everydaypeoplecafe.com; dishes belie name; very good.
●Ida Red’s Cottage – 631 Water Street; 269-857-5803; highly regarded for comfort food.
Shopping
●Crane’s Pie Pantry – 6054 124th Avenue; 269-561-2297; cranespiepantry.com; bakery.
●Summertime Market – Bluestar Highway (at Bridge); 269-857-8568; summertimemarket.com; produce and gourmet items; locally produced foods.
Sights & Sites
●Mason Street Warehouse – 400 Culver Street; 269-857-4898; masonstreetwarehouse.org; theatrical performances.
●Ox-Bow School of Art & Artist’s Residency – 3435 Rupprecht Way; 269-857-5811; ox-bow.org; creative arts venue.
●Red Barn Playhouse – 3657 63^rd Street; 269-857-5300; redbarnsaugatuck.com; theatrical performances.
●Saugatuck Center for Arts – 400 Culver Street; 269-857-2399; sc4a.org; performing arts.

South Haven (Allegan & Van Buren Counties)
Bars & Nightclubs
●Idler Riverboat Pub-Magnolia Grill – 515 Williams Street; 269-637-8435.
Hotels
●Old Harbor Inn – 515 Williams Street; 269-637-8480 or 800-433-9210; oldharborinn.com.
Restaurants
●York’s Landing – 515 Williams Street; 269-637-3695; oldharborinn.com.
Sights & Sites
●Michigan Maritime Museum – 260 Dyckman Avenue; 269-637-8078 or 800-747-3810; southhaven.org.
●South Haven Pier Lighthouse – where Black River empties into Lake Michigan (beach); lighthousefriends.com.



MACKINAC COUNTY
Mackinac Island
Hotels
●Grand Hotel – 1 Grand Avenue; 906-847-3331 or 800-334-7263; grandhotel.com; open since 1887.



OAKLAND COUNTY
Birmingham
Restaurants
●Hunter House Hamburgers – 35075 Woodward Avenue; 248-646-7121; hunterhousehamburgers.com.

Bloomfield Hills
Sights & Sites
●Cranbrook Art Museum – 39221 Woodward Avenue; 248-645-3323; cranbrookart.edu.



UPPER PENINSULA (includes Marquette County)
Marquette (Marquette County)
Sights & Sites
●Presque Isle – Lakeshore Boulevard (at road end); 906-228-0460; mqtcty.org; designed by Frederick Law Olmsted; of this tiny 323 acre park, only 15 acres developed; rife with wildlife.



WASHTENAW COUNTY
Ann Arbor
Bakeries, Coffee, Ice Cream, Juice & Tea
●Comet Coffee – 328 South State Street, #16 (at Nickels Arcade); 734-222-0579.
●Zingerman’s Creamery – 3723 Plaza Drive; 734-929-0500; zingermanscreamery.com; ice cream.
Bars & Nightclubs
●Cavern Club – 210 South 1^st Street; 734-913-8890; cavernclubannarbor.com; live music.
●Dominick’s – 812 Monroe Street (between Law School and Ross School of Business); 734-662-5414; best for sangria on patio; avoid eating here.
●Palio – 347 South Main Street; 734-456-3463; paliorestaurant.com; rooftop bar.
Hotels
●Bell Tower – 300 South Thayer Street; 734-769-3010; belltowerhotel.com; charming hotel located on campus.
●Inn at League – 911 North University Avenue; 734-764-3177; uunions.umich.edu/league/inn; wonderful campus views.
Restaurants
●Angelo’s – 1100 Catherine; 734-761-8996; angelosa2.com; for breakfast; try pumpkin pancakes and/or raisin toast.
●Café Zola – 112 West Washington Street; 734-769-2020; cafezola.com; French, Italian, and Turkish food; good brunch spot.
●Frita Batidos – 117 West Washington Street; 734-761-2882; fritabatidos.com; Cuban food (cheap and quick); batidos are fresh fruit drinks.
●Logan – 115 West Washington Street; 734-327-2312; logan-restaurant.com; try wild boar Bolognese.
●Monahan’s Seafood Market – 407 North 5th Avenue; 734-662-5118; monahansseafood.com; try fresh chowder and/or oyster po’boy.
●Pacific Rim – 114 West Liberty Street; 734-662-9303; pacificrimbykana.com; pan-Asian menu.
●Zingerman’s Deli – 422 Detroit Street; 734-663-3354; zingermansdeli.com; big lines but worth wait; try Reuben.
●Zingerman’s Roadhouse – 2501 Jackson Avenue; 734-663-3663; zingermansroadhouse.com; located in suburban shopping center (40 miles from Detroit); unfussy, regional food; corn dogs battered in artisanal Anson Mills cornmeal, mac & cheese made with aged raw-milk Vermont cheddar, and fried green tomatoes from restaurant’s own local farm.
Shopping
●Farmers’ Market – 315 Detroit Street; 734-794-6255; everything from handmade goods to produce.
●Moe’s Sport Shop – 711 North University Avenue; 734-668-6915; moesportshops.com; university gear.
●Van Boven Clothing – 326 South State Street; 734-665-7228; men’s clothier.
●Zingerman’s Deli – 422 Detroit Street; 734-663-3354; zingermansdeli.com; deli.
Sights & Sites
●Ark – 316 South Main Street; 734-761-1818; theark.org; North America’s oldest non-profit acoustic music club; focuses on preserving bluegrass and folk music but also showcases world music.
●Kelsey Museum of Archaeology – 434 South State Street; 734-764-9304; lsa.umich.edu/kelsey; more than 100K Mediterranean and Middle-Eastern pieces.
●Michigan Law School – 625 South State Street; lovely architecture; looks like Hogwarts; “Reading Room” has stained glass windows, vaulted ceilings, and wooden wainscoting.
●Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum – 1610 Washington Heights; 734-647-8986; mbgna.umich.eu; 123 acres with panoramic views and path along winding Huron River.
●Michigan Theater – 603 East Liberty Street; 734-668-8463; michtheater.org; films and live entertainment.
●Nickels Arcade – 328 South State Street; elegant, glass-covered atrium opened in 1918; houses businesses dating back 80 years.
●State Theater – 233 South State Street; 734-761-8667; michtheater.org/state; built in 1942, art deco classic.
●University of Michigan Museum of Art – 525 South State Street; 734-764-0395; umma.umich.edu; over 18K pieces (African, American, Asian, and European).