Table of Contents
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Food and Drink
1 Tour Wine Country 2
2 Try Some Old-Fashioned Cherry Charcuterie 3
3 Stare Down the Fish in Your Drink 4
4 Let a (Future) Top Chef Pamper You 6
5 Eat with a Ghost 7
6 Play an Old-Style Game with a New-Style Cocktail 8
7 Picnic with Puris 10
8 Eat (and Cook) Farmers Market to Table 11
9 Dip into Chocolate Done the Better Way 12
10 Linger over Brunch 14
11 Let the Food Trucks Lead 16
12 Eat Your Ice Cream "Cow to Cone" 17
13 Pick Up Dinner in the Woods 18
14 Kiss a Moose, Eat a Burger 20
15 Order "Water" with Your Meal 21
16 Sip amid Celebs 22
17 Brew unto Others at Workshop Brewing 24
18 No Soup for You Except on Wednesdays 25
19 Stay for Sunday Supper 26
20 Celebrate Artisans, at Your Table 27
21 Munch a Centuries-Old Apple (Type) 28
22 See What the Buzz Is About 30
23 Partake In a Fish Boil 32
24 Slurp Vinegar (On Purpose) 33
25 Eat Pie 34
26 Catch Some Coffee Culture 36
Music and Entertainment
27 Take a 45th Parallel Seine 40
28 Drive Up to the Movie 41
29 Browse Art with Your Music 42
30 Hit a Family-Friendly Concert in a Hops Lot (or Train Depot) 43
31 Fete the Asparagus 44
32 Catch a Concert at Interlochen Center for the Arts 45
33 Sail, the Fun Way 46
34 Go to the Northwestern Michigan Fair 47
35 Catch a Flick in a Classic Downtown Theater 48
36 Say "Live … It's Friday Night" 49
37 Dance Barefoot in the Grass 50
38 Hear the Sunset through Jazz 51
39 Picnic at the Opera House 52
40 Do Experiments by Ship 53
41 Catch a Whole Lotta Films at the Traverse City Film Festival 54
42 Put a Cherry on Top 56
43 "Wine" Down at a Winery B&B 57
Sports and Recreation
44 Hike to a Color Tour Vista 60
45 Go on a Treasure Hunt for Freebies 61
46 Bite a TART Trail 62
47 Kayak and Bike to Your Brews 64
48 Tackle a "Bear" of a Course 65
49 Sunset, Bonfire, and Stargazing at Empire Beach 66
50 Watch the Arabians Leap 68
51 Hike to an Overlook 70
52 Take an M-22 Color Tour 72
53 Float a River 73
54 Take America's Prettiest Seven-Mile Road Trip 74
55 Run through the Vineyards 75
56 Go Downhill Skiing 76
57 Ski the VASA 78
58 Soar Like an Eagle 80
59 Spread Out at the Open Space 81
60 Learn to Curl 82
61 Race the Bayshore 83
62 Hang Zen 84
63 Surf a Great Lake 86
64 Cheer the Beach Bums 87
65 Ponder the Milky Way 88
66 Snag a Salmon 90
67 Snorkel a Shipwreck 91
68 Ride a Fatbike on a Snowy Trail 92
69 Hunt (for Rocks) 94
70 Learn That Life Really Is a Beach 95
Culture and History
71 Embrace Your Inner Fudgie 98
72 Sleep Like It's 1910 99
73 Camp Like a Pop Star 100
74 Help Light the Way 101
75 Wander Fishtown 102
76 Start a Cottage Tradition 104
77 Time Travel on a Magical History Tour 105
78 Channel the Silk Stocking Set 106
79 Take the Tunnel Tour 108
80 Learn from the First Nation 110
81 Help Sail a Tall Ship 111
82 Learn While You Dance 112
83 Hang with Hemingway 114
84 Tour the Hobbit Homes 115
85 Visit a Secret Garden 116
86 Get Into Inuit Art 117
87 Explore the Human History of the Dunes 118
88 Help Bless the Blossoms 120
Shopping and Fashion
89 Sport a Baabaazuzu on the Ski Hill 124
90 Shop the Mercato 125
91 Find the Tea Yenta 126
92 Shop Where Ford and Edison Did 128
93 Stop and Smell the Blossoms 130
94 Apples, Schmapples! Head to Where Cherry Is King 131
95 Get Lost in a Bookstore 132
96 Wear Home Your Beach Reminder 134
97 Be Uplifted by Art 135
98 Shop Front Street 137
99 Wear a Road Sign as a Lifestyle Statement 138
100 Try Some Feel-Good Fashion 139
Suggested Itineraries 140
Index 143