Each year famed chef Mario Batali spends the greater part of the summer at his vacation home near Traverse City, fishing, cooking and hunting down the best eats the area has to offer. See his recommendations for everything from an old-school butcher to the best hard apple cider to a great seafood place on the …
If you’re vacationing in Muskegon and craving a familiar meal for dinner, you can head to one of the national chain restaurants in the area. The area around The Lakes Mall is home to several. Craving some Italian food? Try The Olive Garden or Johnny Carino’s. Seafood lovers can dig into some shrimp at The Red …
For a tasty meal you won’t soon forget, head to downtown Muskegon’s Mia and Grace, located in a storefront not far from the Muskegon Museum of Art and the Frauenthal Center for the Arts. The decor is simple and stylish, with walls painted in warm colors and hung with artwork by local artists – for …
For family style dining right by the Silver Lake sand dunes, check out the Sands restaurant. The Sands serves breakfast, lunch and dinner to hungry dunes explorers. The decor could use a bit of updating, but you’re there for the good food. Food like Michigan blueberry waffles, chicken fajita salad, corned-beef reuben sandwiches, quesadillas, pasta, steak, …
There are dining choices to please most tastes and budgets in Grand Haven. Elegance of the Seasons is open for lunch and changes their menu each day. Their display case is filled with cookies and other baked delights. They usually offer a salad, soup, cold sandwich and a grilled sandwich, and sometimes quiche. Choices might include …
Lighthouse Place Premium Outlets, Michigan City, Indiana
One of Michigan City’s primary attractions is its outlet mall, Lighthouse Place Premium Outlets, located just a few blocks from the waterfront. The mall boasts 120 outlets from such desirable brands as Polo Ralph Lauren, Nike, J. Crew, Lane Bryant, Burberry, DKNY and more...
Favorite Grand Haven Eats
There are dining choices to please most tastes and budgets in Grand Haven...
Grand Haven's Coast Guard Festival
Tall ships stand in the harbor, throngs of people walk along the boardwalk and delighted screams of carnival-goers rise above the din. It’s Coast Guard Festival week in Grand Haven. Each year at the end of July and beginning of August the town gears up to celebrate the Coast Guard and all that they do...
South Beach, South Haven, MI
We walked toward the South Haven lighthouse, admiring the views of white boats zipping out of the harbor and into the wide blue expanse of Lake Michigan beyond. As we neared the pier we spotted colorful beach umbrellas dotting the sand like confetti, people splashing in the Lake Michigan waves and children constructing magnificent structures out of sand. We’d found South Beach....
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Great Wolf Lodge, Traverse City, Michigan
If you’re looking for a fun place to stay with the family in Traverse City, Great Wolf Lodge may be just the hotel for you. Great Wolf Lodge is a hotel / indoor waterpark perched on the outskirts of Traverse City, right by the Grand Traverse Mall...
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