Eat & Drink
Local GemBlack Star Farms
Under $25A Leelanau Peninsula winery and farm estate with tastings, a creamery, and an inn.
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Grand Traverse Lighthouse
Grand Traverse Lighthouse is a sightseeing stop in Northport, MI, part of the Traverse City & Northern Michigan guide. Cost: under $25.
15500 N Lighthouse Point Rd · Northport, MI
Why you should go…
Sitting at the northern point of the Leelanau Peninsula where Grand Traverse Bay meets Lake Michigan, this working lighthouse has guided ships since 1852. Inside, exhibits on shipwrecks and lighthouse keeping fill a restored 1920s-era keeper's home, and the tower is open to climb.
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