Northwest MIchigan

A Michigan back roads day trip to northwest Michigan can easily turn into Michigan back roads getaway. Unusual and interesting destinations are all around.  Best known for the Grand Traverse Bay area, there is much more to discover in northwest Michigan.  Trails in use since prehistoric times, towering lighthouses, haunted inns and terrific small towms.

100 Steps Gorge
100 Steps Gorge Video

Alden's Mill House

Ancient Stone Circle

Animated Dolls
Animated Dolls Video

Arcadia Marsh Boardwalk

Baldwin
Baldwin Downtown Podcast

Beach to Beach Trail

Bear Lake
Bear Lake Motel
Bear Lake B & B

Bear River Valley Trail

Beaver Island
Beaver Island Water Trail

Beulah

Channel Lane Inn

Charlevoix

Cherry Point Farm

Clare
Clare Stree Performer Video

Crooked River Getaway

Crystal Lake

Deadmans Hill

Empire Lakeshore Inn

Fisher's Covered Bridge

Giant Sequoia

Gravity Mystery
Gravity Mystery Bob the Turtle Video
Hart Historical District

Headlands Dark Sky Trail

Horseshoe Bend

Hotel Frankfort

Horton Creek Inn

Idlewild

Interlochen
Interlochen - Podcast

Ironton Ferry

Jugville Getaway

Kaleva
Kaleva Bottle House
Kalevela Murals

Kalkaska

Lavender Labyrinth

Loda Wildflower Sanctuary

Lost Mansion Trail

M 22 Scenic Drive

Pentwater
Pentwater Pathways

Pestilence House

Pierce Stocking Drive

Point Betsie Lighthouse

Port Oneida

Postle Farm Trails

Protars Tomb
Ride the Breezeway

Seven Bridges Park Trail

Shrine of the Pines

Sleeping Bear Getaway

Sleepy Hollow Trail Up North

Speeder Cars

SS City of Milwaukee

Timber Ridge Resort

Todd & Brad Reed Gallery

Tomb of the Cow

Tunnel of Trees

Valley of the Giants

Veteran's Memorial Manton

Walloon Lake

Wellington Farm Park

White Pine Village

Video Cottonwood Snow


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