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Northern Michigan
Dunes, cherry country, harbour towns at the top of the Lower Peninsula, and the island at the Straits.
Photo: Sleeping Bear Dunes above Lake Michigan, en:User:Grod028, Public domain
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Northern Michigan · United States
Traverse City
Cherry country, giant dunes and two bays of clear water.
Northern Michigan · United States
Petoskey and Harbor Springs
Petoskey stones on the beach, a Victorian bay town and the Tunnel of Trees.
Leelanau, Michigan · United States
Sleeping Bear Dunes (Glen Arbor and Empire)
Giant dunes over Lake Michigan, a scenic drive and island ferries.
Straits of Mackinac, Michigan · United States
Mackinac Island
A car-free island of bikes, horses, fudge and limestone arches.
Ready-made trips in this area
3 days · Traverse City → Mackinac Island
Michigan's northern shores
Sleeping Bear Dunes and cherry country, then a car-free island.
4 days · Holland, Michigan → Traverse City
West Michigan dunes and lighthouses
Big Red and the Dutch windmill, then north to Sleeping Bear Dunes.
4 days · Munising and Pictured Rocks → Mackinac Island
Upper Peninsula cliffs and island
Pictured Rocks by boat and on foot, then across the straits to Mackinac Island.
3 days · Frankenmuth → Sleeping Bear Dunes (Glen Arbor and Empire) → Traverse City
Frankenmuth to Sleeping Bear
Chicken dinners and Christmas lights, then giant dunes over Lake Michigan.
2 days · Petoskey and Harbor Springs
Petoskey and the Tunnel of Trees
Stone hunting, a Victorian bay town and a road under the trees.