Tip of the Mitt

One room for everyone around Tip of the Mitt. It never closes; when it's busy it splits into tables. Once you're in, you stay until you leave.

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Things to do

• Mackinac Bridge The iconic suspension bridge connecting the Lower and Upper Peninsulas.
• Colonial Michilimackinac Reconstructed 18th-century French fur trading fort and archaeological site.
• Ocqueoc Falls The largest natural waterfall in Michigan's Lower Peninsula, a local swimming hole.
• Cheboygan State Park Lake Huron shoreline, forested dunes, and a historic lighthouse.
• Presque Isle Lighthouse One of the oldest lighthouses on the Great Lakes, still active and open to visitors.
• Headlands International Dark Sky Park A certified dark sky park with stargazing trails and astronomy events.

• Outdoors Hike the North Country Trail
• Outdoors Fish for salmon and trout
• With kids Climb the Ocqueoc Falls boardwalk
• With kids Tour the lighthouses
• Evenings Live music at small-town bars
• Evenings Sunset cruises
• Locals love Cherry orchards
• Locals love Lighthouses

Through the year

• Mackinac Bridge Walk September Thousands walk across the bridge on Labor Day morning, a Michigan tradition.
• Colonial Michilimackinac Pageant Summer Living history reenactments and fur trade demos at the reconstructed French fort.
• Charlevoix Venetian Festival July Boat parade, live music, and cherry pie contests along the harbor.
• Cheboygan County Fair August 4-H livestock shows, carnival rides, and local produce in a classic county fair.
• Rogers City Nautical Festival July Celebrates the port with ship tours, a fish boil, and a parade.

Four distinct seasons with a cool, humid continental climate. Winters are long and snowy, summers are mild and pleasant, and fall is brilliant with color. Best: Best time to be out is late June through early October, when days are warm and lakes are swimmable.

Talk like a local

“The Bridge”

The Mackinac Bridge; locals say 'Mackinaw' for the city but 'Mackinac' for the bridge.

“Up North”

The entire northern Lower Peninsula, including this region.

“Pasty”

A meat and vegetable pie, a Cornish miner's meal, pronounced 'pass-tee'.

“Yooper”

Someone from the Upper Peninsula, often used playfully.

Getaways

• Petoskey Boutique shopping, the Gaslight District, and Petoskey State Park.
• Gaylord Alpine-themed town with golf courses and the Otsego Lake area.
• Sault Ste. Marie See the Soo Locks and cross into Canada for a day trip.
• Alpena Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and the shipwreck museum.