Michigan’s Best 15
If you had asked me about Michigan 10 years ago, automobiles, manufacturing, and a declining economy would have been the first few things to pop in my head. Not to mention all that government bail out stuff. I didn’t know anyone that lived in Michigan let alone vacationed there. But then things changed. 6 years ago Nisheet and I decided to do the Lake Michigan Circle tour which took us on a wonderful road trip around the entire lake. We started in Chicago and worked counterclockwise with our first stop being Indiana Dunes. The Dunes, as the Chicagoans call it, has always been one of those “get away from it all” places for me. That’s where I would go to clear the cobwebs in my head and put myself in a more natural setting. The dunes are huge, and the water extends seemingly forever. The next day we hit Michigan, and I wondered how I ever liked the Indiana Dunes. In Michigan, the dunes were even larger, the water clearer, the sky blue-er, and the air crisper. A few year later, Nisheet moved to Grand Rapids, and we got to experience even more of “Pure Michigan.”
Step into History at the Henry Ford Museum
Henry Ford once said "I am collecting the history of our people as written into things their hands made and used.... When we are through, we shall have reproduced American life as lived, and that, I think, is the best way of preserving at least a part of our history and tradition." The museum is far from a collection of automobiles which is what most people associate with this great historical figure. Sure it houses the Wienermobile and JFK's presidential limousine, but it also contains the theater chair Lincoln was sitting in when he was assassinated, a 1930's kitchen, an extensive collection of historical airplanes, and an antique jewelry collection.
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(1) Climb the dunes as Sleeping Bear
(2) Go wine tasting on the Old Mission Peninsula
(3) Admire the views at Pictured Rocks
(4) Attend Tulip Time in Holland, MI
(5) Eat cherry pie at the Cherry Republic
(6) Sample Michigan beer at the Winter Beer Festival
(7) Explore the waterfalls at Tahquamenon Falls
(8) Attend Art Prize in Grand Rapids, MI
(9) Relax on the beach in Western Michigan. Our favorites include Holland State Park, Grand Haven State Park, Muskegon State Park
(10) Find your inner artist at the Meijer Gardens
(11) Step into history at the Henry Ford Museum
(12) Enjoy a sunset over Lake Michigan. Check out the sunset near the Platte River Campgrounds.
(13) Go on a dune buggy ride on the Michigan dunes. We recommend Mac Wood’s Dune Rides.
(14) Take to the slopes on the Michigan Mountains. We recommend Caberfae and Boyne Highlands.
(15) Search for Petoskey stones.
Disclaimer: We were not paid by any party to write our recommendations.
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