Sparty3131

Kitchi-iti-kipi springs in the UP is a must IMHO.

The other posters recommendations about Traverse City area are good. Pinconning for cheese if you are going that way.

See a pair almost daily in my neighborhood. Keep the tweety birds fricked off in my blackberry bushes

Alpena has a good shipwreck museum as well and glass bottom shipwreck tours. Austin Brothers brewery has good food and beer. Nowicki’s brats.

Fudge if you like sweets, Koegels Veinnas and summer sausage. Koegels Garlic pickled bologna.

Stop in pinconning and get cheese if you are on the East side of the state.

Some fine Michigan products Up North on a cool June day.

Normally we pack sandwhiches and snacks in a backpack and ride in on the metro. Last time I was up we went and ate at a few places in Old Alexandria that were all good. One was a korean noodle type hole in the wall; don't remember the name.

Coleman suitcase stoves are perfect IMHO.

National Air and Space museum will be enjoyed much more by kids vs. the American History Smithsonian.

Has their quality imporoved? I have not been in a few years after back 2 back lunches with very average food.

She will be fine at Tony's. They almost always have cops/security guards in the parking lot. Never had any issues.


Just tell her not to stop anywhere else within a couple of miles of Tony's :lol:

Damn that thing is pretty serious! Hope you have a big ole' pican tree in the yard to keep that thing going.

Make sure you see Fern Canyon (where they filmed Ewok) scenes in the OG Star Wars.