Michigan
Back Roads / North WestThe mix of top quality shops and B&B's next to gorgeous nature areas is truly unique in northwest Michigan. While this area is home to a couple of our most famous cities, the small towns and out of the way destinations that abound here will keep you coming back again and again. Rolling hills, beautiful lakes and great towns make this a favorite area,
Antrim Chain of Lakes
Historical Museum - Kalkaska
CMS Nature Preserve
The Torch Lake Drive
Central Lake
Bellaire - Rubber Ducky Festival
Beulah - Archibald Jones Day
Beulah - Beulah Festivals
Beulah - Winterfest
Boyne City - Morel Mushroom Fest
East Jordan - Freedom Festival
East Jordan - Classic Boat Show
Frankfort - Shiver by the River
Kalkaska - Iceman Cometh
Kalkaska - National Trout Festival
Mesick - Mushroom Festival
Red Mesa - Boyne City
Whitetails - Kalkaska
Mesick (coming)
Our Color Tours, scenic drives and all kinds of trails are on a separate site.
There is a legendary gravity mystery near Frankfort. The M-22 drive is one of the most spectacular in the state and Crystal Lake remains pristine. Further inland is the gorgeous Torch Lake. This 19 mile long, 300 foot deep lake has been rated the 3rd most beautiful in the world by National Geographic. The Empire area has been voted one of the 10 most beautiful regions in America.
drumlins are those long straight hills running north and south all through this part of michigan