Northern Michigan, Part 2 of 3 - 6/28/13

With additional family members now in tow, we headed out to wander the Leelanau Peninsula. Our first stop was Northern Latitudes Distillery in Lake Leelanau. Mojitos and Bloody Marys were in order :-)

 

After buying some Bloody Mary mix, we drove on to Omena and found Leelanau Cellars, beautifully situated on the water and a lovely setting for wine tasting.

 

With a case of wine between us in the trunk, we headed for Northport. There's not a whole lot to the town, but it has a wonderful lakeshore and a historical lighthouse in a beautiful park-like setting.

 

We took advantage of the beach setting to take some family pictures.

Cute kids :-)

We looked for a place to eat lunch in Northport and found this interesting place, converted from an old garage.

Fishtown in Leland is not to be missed on any trip up north. Being designated as a historic landmark, it will never be re-developed into high priced homes or condos. Still operating as a commercial fishing village, Fishtown maintains all of the old, weathered shanties and very fresh fish can be purchased. 

We stopped for a snack and a beverage at The Cove ~

beer, whitefish dip, and a great setting.

Red phone booths are not limited to London and there are a few in Michigan, this one in Sutton's Bay.

Back in Glen Arbor, we met up with more family and enjoyed dinner at Cafe Manitou at the resort. Our waiter was charming and posed a puzzle for us, the question and answer of which I do not recall but apparently it was captivating :-)

Tomorrow is the wedding...

Northern Michigan, Part 1 of 3 - 6/27/13

A family wedding on Saturday at the Homestead in Glen Arbor brought us up north Thursday so we could enjoy a leisurely ride up and enjoy the sights of the scenic route.

We drove by Silver Lake and into Ludington, where this restaurant owner might want to rethink the name of his restaurant...

 Maude's Garage was oh so colorful.

We soon headed out to Pentwater and decided to stop there for lunch. Interestingly, and unfortunately, we couldn't find one restaurant on the water so we settled for distant view of the inlet between Lake Michigan and Pentwater Lake.

We continued on through Manistee and took another break in Frankfort where the lakeshore and sky were quite stunning.

We didn't take the walk to the lighthouse but said goodbye to this lovely place and drove our last miles to Glen Arbor to check into the resort and find other family members who were already there. Tomorrow there will be sight-seeing on the Leelanau Peninsula.