remphish1 Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Hey will be heading to Traverse City and Mackinac Island in June...anyone have any must see sights? Planning Sleeping Bear and Wineries...otherwise don't have many things planned.. PS I guess I will be filling out tax returns on a private beach in Michigan if nothing else. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Sleeping Bear is great! If its walleye you want, you cant do better than Leelanau Lake. Also, check out Crystal Lake for its beauty. One just doesnt see that color blue in the midwest too often. There's a nice drive around the lake. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hixter Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 If you find yourself driving through Grayling, stop at Spike's Keg 'O' Nails for a good burger and a cold beer. My grandparents had a cottage on Lake Margrethe and I have fond memories of the summers I spent there in the 60s and 70s. We ate a lot of burgers at Spike's in those days and I was pleasantly surprised to see that it was still in business when I made my first trip to Grayling in almost 40 years in 2009. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ih8music Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Be sure to rent a bike on Macinac and ride around the island. I think it's like 4 miles or something. Lots of fun and some great views. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share Posted March 28, 2013 Be sure to rent a bike on Macinac and ride around the island. I think it's like 4 miles or something. Lots of fun and some great views.ahh yes def in the plans! Anyone eat at the Grand Hotel...worth the $40 for the buffet? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 HA!My wife and kids are up there right now. My inlaws live up there and I go up at least once a year with the family. Love it.For a nice day trip: go up the Leelanau Penninsula and check out some of the galleries in Leeland and Sutton's Bay. Also, if you have kids, the beach in downtown Elk Rapids (about 15 min. north of downtown TC) is the best around. In June, the water is still pretty cold up there, but because the beach in Elk is pretty much one huge sandbar to about a 1/4 mile out, it gets warm faster. Plus, for kids, it's nice to have that shallow.Also, adjacent to the beach there, there is a wonderful little swimming hole where the kids seem to congregate and splash around. It's a great little play area.Plus, there is a great little strip of restaurants and shops along the strip that leads right up to the beach.Elk Rapids is my favorite place in the area and is definitely best for families.if you don't have kids with you, though, you probably want to stay in TC, proper, as it's a bit more lively. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share Posted March 28, 2013 HA!My wife and kids are up there right now. My inlaws live up there and I go up at least once a year with the family. Love it.For a nice day trip: go up the Leelanau Penninsula and check out some of the galleries in Leeland and Sutton's Bay. Also, if you have kids, the beach in downtown Elk Rapids (about 15 min. north of downtown TC) is the best around. In June, the water is still pretty cold up there, but because the beach in Elk is pretty much one huge sandbar to about a 1/4 mile out, it gets warm faster. Plus, for kids, it's nice to have that shallow.Also, adjacent to the beach there, there is a wonderful little swimming hole where the kids seem to congregate and splash around. It's a great little play area.Plus, there is a great little strip of restaurants and shops along the strip that leads right up to the beach.Elk Rapids is my favorite place in the area and is definitely best for families.if you don't have kids with you, though, you probably want to stay in TC, proper, as it's a bit more lively.I will have not only my 1 year old son with me but the wife and in-laws naw im kidding there not bad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 A buffet is never worth it at any price. Sick. My grandparents were born in Cheboygan Mich, and we used to spend summer holidays at Mullet Lake. I have foggy memories, but I recall a really huge fucking crucifix somewhere up there. Like Brazil Huge (probably not that huge). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share Posted March 28, 2013 A buffet is never worth it at any price. Sick. My grandparents were born in Cheboygan Mich, and we used to spend summer holidays at Mullet Lake. I have foggy memories, but I recall a really huge fucking crucifix somewhere up there. Like Brazil Huge (probably not that huge).I hear ya on the buffet! I actually will be spending my first night in Cheboygan enroute to Mackinac so ill let you know if I see the crucifix! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ripthisjoint908 Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 I'm up there a lot. I live in Flint, and my family has a cottage up there. Traverse City in itself is great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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