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MICHIGAN
DON’T MISS

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overnight stay in the various inns as well as scenic splendour.
and B&Bs an exercise in serenity. You should also visit Colonial

SLEEPING BEAR DUNES
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For the ultimate in style, book Fort Michilimackinac and its
TIONAL LAKESHORE:

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Return to Mackinaw City, and Tahquamenon Falls State
Wonderland, the world’s
and South Manitou Islands.
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where Historic Mill Creek Park. Immortalised in Henry
largest Christmas store. Discovery Park highlights the Wadsworth Longfellow’s ‘Song
Take a riverboat tour, area’s importance as a lumber of Hiawatha,’ nature’s grandeur
stroll over the covered bridge, while winter brings Zehnder’s supplier through interpretive takes centre stage here. Choose
sample local beers and cheeses, Snowfest. Shopping enthusiasts reconstructions of the 18th- a guided hike or set off on your
then soak up ‘Michigan’s Little have two mega-outlets to enjoy century water-powered saw mill own, splashing in the Lower
Bavaria’ on a guided horse- – Frankenmuth River Place in while the new Forest Canopy Falls, then trekking up-river for a
drawn carriage ride. Summer town and nearby Prime Outlets Bridge crossing, Eagle’s Flight view of the tannin-stained Upper
sizzles with festivals such as at Birch Run. Stay at fabulous Zip Line adventure and Nature Falls, former Ojibwa Indian
World Expo of Beer, Bavarian Zehnder’s Splash Park Resort for
Festival and Summer Music Fest, some watery fun, family style.
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Lake Superior
Further north, the crown
Whitefish Point
ROUTE: Round trip
Bay
from Detroit
84
jewel gracing the Straits dividing
Tahquamenon Falls Mills Sault Ste. Marie
State Park
DISTANCE: 1,074 miles
upper and lower Michigan is
ALLOW: 11-14 days
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Mackinac Island (via ferry
St. Ignace
from Mackinaw City or St
Mackinac Island
Mackinaw City
Ignace). There are no cars
allowed, so biking, hiking and
Petoskey
Lake Charlevoix
horses are the transport options.
Boyne City
Wind through interior trails on
Leelanau
Peninsula
31
Bellaire
Lake
a guided carriage ride (you
Huron
Traverse
75
can even drive your own!) or City
explore on horseback or by bike.
Market Street offers numerous
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opportunities to fi ll up on the
trademark fudge before making
Mt. Pleasant
the steep climb to fascinating Lake Frankenmuth
Michigan
Fort Mackinac, where costumed
Birch Run
interpreters perform daily tasks
75
as soldiers and residents of the
1880s.
Lansing
Detroit
Tranquility descends on this
Greektown
Dearborn
Lake Erie
impossibly scenic islet once
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