W

Where are the best Sand Dunes and what other "Bests" does Western Michigan have to offer?

judith

look up michigan on the posts. lots of info.

havkhones

Best beachs = Grand Haven.

Best artsy type stuff = Saugatuck.

Best dunes = Sleeping Bear Dunes area near Empire

Best Great Lakes Fishing Port = Ludington

Best boat launch = Manistee

Best place for people watching on a summer night = Grand Haven

Best place for beaches and a small town feel = Ludington

Best places for riding dune buggies = Silver Lake

Best campground on lake michigan = Tie Holland, Grand Haven, Ludington

Best Walleye fishing port = Muskegon

This is the best i can do at 5:20am.

MKM

Lazy journalist alert?

But okay, look for the Cherry Hut in Beulah (I think) for best, best cherry pies (put chocolate sauce on them, oh burrother).

Y

W: How many times are you going to ask the same question in a different way?!?!?!

W

havkhones,
Thanks for all of the ideas -- you have helped a lot, since I am completely unfamiliar with what each area has to offer!

zzzz, Such harshness! I posted variations re: the areas we are planning to visit and next time I'll post it all under one post. happy?

Michigan

Mears Michigan has a Best Western complex that looks out over Silver Lake and the sand dunes PLUS you look straight west. I've been to 4 continents and it is the best sunset I've ever seen. IMHO it is unique and tons better than Grand Haven, Sagatuck etc.(all the touristy fudge, shop and yacht towns.) If you are physical there is over 1000 acres of sand set aside just for the pedestrians. Dune buggies are worth the entire trip. Young people adore this place.

W

Michigan Lover: Well, there's another place I'm going to check in to!--What do you think about us making stops in Holland, Saugatuck and Grand Haven, with our stay over in Mears? Then we'd head to Ludington and have one-night stay there, before taking the ferry across to Wisconsin. Is this do-able in two days/nights?

Cherish

Yes, you can do this all in two days, but, is that really your idea of a "vacation"?

W

Cherish,
Yes, I know it's a bit much, but somehow we find ourselves squeezing a lot into our annual trips, because it's so difficult to decide which places to cut out, not knowing if or how long it will be 'til we make it back again! Besides, I'm not very good at staying put for long-- I do hope it is a good vacation despite this!

Pam

Take the time to hike thru Sleeping Bear sand dunes to Lake Michigan.

Keith

Best drive (automobile or bicycle): along the bluff north of Harbor Springs to Cross Village.

Oddest restaurant: Leggs Inn in Cross Village.

Best boat ride: Lighthouse Tours by Sheplers out of Mackinaw City. Photos at http://mightymac.org/lights.htm

Be sure and vist some wineries in the Lelenau and Old Mission Pennisulas near Traverse City.

Keith