Traverse City

Michigan

Fun in the sand on the coast of Lake Michigan at Sleeping Bear Dunes plus a hotel with a waterpark for the kids

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SUMMARY ITINERARY

Day 1 - Travel Day

• Drive to Traverse City

• Check into Great Wolf Lodge

Day 2 - Sleeping Bear Dunes

• Bike Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail

• Dune Climb

• Sleeping Bear Point

Day 3 - Sleeping Bear Dunes

• Crystal River Kayak

• Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive

Day 4 - Travel Day

• Drive Home

• Mac Woods Dune Rides (2 hours south)

Extend Trip

• Add Mackinac Island (2 hours north)

• Add Munising (4 hours northwest)

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RESTAURANTS

Traverse City

• Bergstrom’s Burgers

• Bubbie’s Bagels

• Common Good Bakery

• The Good Bowl

• The Little Fleet

• Moomers Ice Cream

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OTHER THINGS TO DO

Traverse City

• Annual Cherry Festival

• Baseball Game at Turtle Creek Stadium

• Boardman River Nature Center

• Cherry Bowl Drive-In Theater

• Clinch Park & Beach

• Cognition Science Center

• Crystal Mountain

• Dennos Museum Center

• Fairy Trails at The Botanic Garden

• Gallagher’s Farm Market

• Great Lakes Children’s Museum

• Houdek Dunes

• Mission Point Lighthouse

• Tall Ship Sailing Adventures

• Timbers Recreation Area

• Whaleback Natural Area

Sleeping Bear Dunes

• Empire Bluff

• Pyramid Point