Alphabet Game

[Kathleen]

How about Hidden Gems of Michigan? I'm always looking for a new interesting place to visit on a daytrip or extended roadtrip.

Name a town and its hidden gem [[or that gem by name) that you have visited [[or want to visit) here in Michigan and want to let others know about it. Share a link if you can.

Alpena: Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan
https://www.bessermuseum.org/

[jcole]

Baraga, MI: Sand Point Lighthouse
http://www.michiganlights.com/sandpointbaragalh.htm

[Maof]

Copper Harbor! I've been wanting to go for years and have yet to do so.

[jcole]

Went last fall and adored it. I want to go again this fall; might actually go to the Apostle Islands in Wisconsin as well.

Copper Harbor! I've been wanting to go for years and have yet to do so.

[Maof]

Went last fall and adored it. I want to go again this fall; might actually go to the Apostle Islands in Wisconsin as well.

That's right. I remember you posted about it with a photo or two.

[Kathleen]

The Dodge Brothers Mausoleum in Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/71288712@N00/8381966369

Woodlawn Cemetery is one of my favorite places to wander about. So much history and beauty there!!
https://www.woodlawncemeterydetroit.com/our-history

[old guy]

Escanaba
If only yust for da moonlight.

[jcole]

Fort Gratiot: another gorgeous lighthouse and the Coast Guard station and beach.
https://www.phmuseum.org/fort-gratiot-lighthouse/

[Kathleen]

Gnome Houses in Charlevoix...a site to behold!!!
https://99wfmk.com/gnomehomes2018/

[bust]

I'll add another G: the Grosse Pointe Central library. It was designed by Bauhaus architect Marcel Breuer and houses one of Alexander Calder's biggest mobiles and a variety of other fine art. For GP residents it has a great tool collection too.

[Kathleen]

Hartwick Pines State Park
https://www2.dnr.state.mi.us/parksan...=453&type=SPRK

Worth a visit if you have a couple hours on your way up North or on the way home. Great walk through the woods...anytime of year..for the amateur or the experienced hiker. Check out both the Visitors Center and and Logging Museum.

[jcole]

Ishpeming, home of Iron Mining sites and Cudaghy sausage sandwiches at Ralph's

[Kathleen]

Jackson...Bright Walls murals throughout the downtown!!
https://www.brightwallsjackson.com/

Walk about the downtown district to see the murals as well as two Albert Kahn buildings and a Wirt Roland building, all adorned with Parducci sculptural details.

Check out the Ella Sharp Museum for art and local history.
https://ellasharpmuseum.org/

A nice day trip!!

[ptero]

K a l a m a z o oh what a gal....

Kalamazoo is a major international pharmaceutical and life sciences center; it's the original home of the Upjohn Co., Stryker Corp, Gibson Guitars, Checker Motors and Bell's Brewery, among many others; the Kalamazoo Gazette is the second oldest newspaper in Michigan.

[Kathleen]

The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts is a wonderful museum for a city of Kzoo's size!! And they bring in some terrific exhibitions too!
https://www.kiarts.org/page.php?menu_id=350

[jcole]

An extra K while were here: Kitch iti Kipi near Manistique. Michigan's largest spring fed lake which is incredibly beautiful and has a human powered rope pulled boat that goes back and forth across the lake. So lovely.

[Kathleen]

The Ledges Trail in Grand Ledge, west of Lansing

Picturesque! We had an enjoyable few hours with our son as we walked the trail along the Grand River, speculating on the age of the rock formations and who might have spent nights nestled in there.

https://www.michigantrailmaps.com/me...-ledges-trail/

https://www.theoutbound.com/michigan...in-grand-ledge

[jcole]

Munising; home to the Pictured Rocks Boat Cruise. Magnificent!!
https://picturedrocks.com/

[Kathleen]

We visited Munising in summer 2019. Took the Pictured Rocks Boat Tour.
Visited the Pictured Rocks Interpretive Center with their exhibits about Henry Ford in the UP. Interesting!!

We also stopped at Munising Falls...nice walk in the woods...beautiful waterfall.
https://www.nps.gov/piro/planyourvisit/waterfalls.htm

[jcole]

We were there in Sept 2019 and took the tour and then last fall just went and looked around on our way to Copper Harbor. I wish I had discovered how glorious it is up there when I was much younger.

We visited Munising in summer 2019. Took the Pictured Rocks Boat Tour.
Visited the Pictured Rocks Interpretive Center with their exhibits about Henry Ford in the UP. Interesting!!

We also stopped at Munising Falls...nice walk in the woods...beautiful waterfall.
https://www.nps.gov/piro/planyourvisit/waterfalls.htm

[jcole]

Norway, MI, home of the Swedish Passport Store. Love this store; they got me hooked on Swedish gingerbread cookies and rye crackers with seeds.
https://www.facebook.com/Swedish-Pas...m-92893678202/

[Kathleen]

Owosso!

Home of the Curwood Castle!!
http://owossohistory.org/curwood-castle-1
https://www.shiawasseehistory.com/curwood.html

Curwood Castle Park with several historic structures set along the Shiawassee River
http://owossohistory.org/

Birthplace and boyhood home of American Impressionist artist Frederick Carl Frieseke
http://www.sdl.lib.mi.us/history/frieseke.html
A small gallery at the Shiawassee Arts Center:
https://shiawasseearts.org/frieseke-collection/

Beautiful Victorian homes on nearby streets

[Maof]

Petoskey. Always a fun visit.

[jcole]

Quincy because it's the only Q in Michigan

[Kathleen]

Had to look up Quincy! I thought it must be the home of the Quincy Mine in the UP. But that's in Hancock. Now I see that Quincy is not far from Coldwater where we were exploring on Friday afternoon.


Re: Petoskey, I've never visited, just passed on through on our way up 131 to a destination further north. Will have to keep it in mind for a future visit!