Charlevoix

The Lake Michigan beauty, Charlevoix, which Forbes named one of America's Prettiest Towns has been a tourism hotspot since 1881 and it shows no sign of slowing. Concerts and festivals make a regular showing at the marina park. Still, any day, you can spend an afternoon browsing shop dedicated to clothing, fudge, or foraged fruits made into upscale jar goods.

Hemingway history is hot, and you'll find one of the author's marriage certificates in the Harsha House Museum and much more in a quick side trip around Lake Charlevoix to Horton Bay, where the Horton Bay General Store displays photos and memorabilia and many spots appear in the author's Up in Michigan stories. Golfers can tee off at the Belvedere Club and play one of Michigan's oldest courses, dating back to 1925. After-golf snacks are fresh from the bay at John Cross Fisheries, famed for their Three Fish Dip and third-generation ownership. History's framed on the walls of the Bridge Street Tap Room, Michigan is represented in the microbrew, wine, cider, and root beer, and the water views are hard to beat.

Location: Michigan, United States
Website: https://www.visitcharlevoix.com/

Distance from Michigan: 105 miles

Travel time: 1 hour 30 minutes

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