Activities in Northern Michigan

A sandy stretch with picket fencing, wild beach grass, and surprisingly temperate water.

Known for its award-winning wines and spirits, Black Star Farms has a luxurious B&B, farmers’ market, creamery, and stables. Try its Arcturos Late Har

In warmer months, play a round in the scenic woods.

This gorgeous park near Thunder Bay, Canada, is the largest island in the world’s largest freshwater body, Lake Superior. Though it ranks as the fifth

Embrace the charms of the cold with a winter raft trip through snowy woods along the Jordan River.

The local hangout is the spot for drinks, karaoke, and live music.

Explore sandy beaches, nature trails and sand dunes before fishing and boating in the park’s calm waters.

It's not as though this six-square-mile island at the juncture of lakes Huron and Michigan is immune to change, but with a ban on motorized vehicles a

Carriages amble through historic streets with stops at the island’s centerpiece: the massive 19th-century Grand Hotel.

Pick up some homemade fudge at this Mackinac shop - open since 1887.

The 41-year-old Mustang Lounge, a local watering hole, just reopened after a complete renovation.

In the basement, Modernist Munising wood tables are scattered among hunting gear, taxidermy, and antique typewriters.

A 15-mile stretch of sandstone cliffs and caverns on the shore of Lake Superior. The Pictured Rocks’ names derived from the erosion that sculpted the

Drive the 7.4-mile, self-guided tour of forest, dunes, and Lake Michigan vistas.

The old mine is now a museum filled with relics from the boiler house of the world’s largest steam hoist.

The store's tables are filled with agate, hematite, and crystalline formations of rosy metal covered in verdigris—a preview of Copper Country’s geolog

Hop on for a four-hour trip across Lake Michigan to Manitowoc, WI, home to Wisconsin Maritime Museum.

Climb sand dunes, hike, or enjoy the pristine freshwater beach.

Sail Grand Traverse Bay on the schooner Manitou, one of the Great Lakes’ largest sailing vessels.