Guidebook for Lake Leelanau

Laura
Guidebook for Lake Leelanau

Food Scene

Amazing food, great service, live music most nights.
65 recommandé par les habitants
Martha's Leelanau Table
413 N St Joseph St
65 recommandé par les habitants
Amazing food, great service, live music most nights.
This lovely place is set on the small waterfall from Lake Leelanau into Lake Michigan. Shop and walk around Leland and Fishtown then enjoy a great lunch or dinner upstairs or a more casual place downstairs.
42 recommandé par les habitants
The Cove
111 W River St
42 recommandé par les habitants
This lovely place is set on the small waterfall from Lake Leelanau into Lake Michigan. Shop and walk around Leland and Fishtown then enjoy a great lunch or dinner upstairs or a more casual place downstairs.
Grab a cup of coffee then stroll over to the Lake Leelanau bridge and enjoy the view...one of my favorites.
20 recommandé par les habitants
Pedaling Beans Coffeehouse
116 E Philip St
20 recommandé par les habitants
Grab a cup of coffee then stroll over to the Lake Leelanau bridge and enjoy the view...one of my favorites.
Great croissants and sandwiches. Enjoy eating there or grab and go. The lines can be long. Ordering ahead and picking up saves time.
49 recommandé par les habitants
9 Bean Rows Restaurant
303 N St Joseph St
49 recommandé par les habitants
Great croissants and sandwiches. Enjoy eating there or grab and go. The lines can be long. Ordering ahead and picking up saves time.
Fine dining or casual...amazing food.
24 recommandé par les habitants
Nittolo's Pizza
104 Main St
24 recommandé par les habitants
Fine dining or casual...amazing food.
After enjoying the park, beach and walking around Northport, NPG is a casual spot.
Northport Pub & Grille
After enjoying the park, beach and walking around Northport, NPG is a casual spot.
Grab a cup of coffee and take a walk through beautiful Suttons Bay.
21 recommandé par les habitants
Mundos Roasting & Co.
206 N St Joseph St
21 recommandé par les habitants
Grab a cup of coffee and take a walk through beautiful Suttons Bay.
Casual dinning with a fun porch in the summer overlooking the golf course and North Lake Leelanau. Nedows Beach is located just down the hill with a great view of North Lake Leelanau.
9 recommandé par les habitants
The Leland Lodge
565 Pearl St
9 recommandé par les habitants
Casual dinning with a fun porch in the summer overlooking the golf course and North Lake Leelanau. Nedows Beach is located just down the hill with a great view of North Lake Leelanau.

Parks & Nature

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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
9922 W Front St
303 recommandé par les habitants
Light houses always interest us. Being on the point of Leelanau county is just beautiful. If you love a spectacular hike, please see Leelanau State Park-Trail head, also in the guidebook.
29 recommandé par les habitants
Leelanau State Park
15310 N Lighthouse Point Rd
29 recommandé par les habitants
Light houses always interest us. Being on the point of Leelanau county is just beautiful. If you love a spectacular hike, please see Leelanau State Park-Trail head, also in the guidebook.
This trail is just a few miles from our home and has an amazing west view at the lookout and wonderful east view. Love it! It only takes about an hour so head into Leland afterwards.
27 recommandé par les habitants
Clay Cliffs Natural Area: The Leelanau Conservancy
4755 N Manitou Trail
27 recommandé par les habitants
This trail is just a few miles from our home and has an amazing west view at the lookout and wonderful east view. Love it! It only takes about an hour so head into Leland afterwards.
Just 3 miles north of our place is this amazing trail with a cool creek, sand dune, birch trees and pines.
20 recommandé par les habitants
Houdek Dunes Natural Area: The Leelanau Conservancy
5959 N Manitou Trail
20 recommandé par les habitants
Just 3 miles north of our place is this amazing trail with a cool creek, sand dune, birch trees and pines.
Kayaking down the Platte River to Lake Michigan is a tradition we love doing with family every year. They have tubes to just float too. If you don't do either, the beach here is amazing. Platte Point.
58 recommandé par les habitants
Riverside Canoe Trips
5042 N Scenic Hwy
58 recommandé par les habitants
Kayaking down the Platte River to Lake Michigan is a tradition we love doing with family every year. They have tubes to just float too. If you don't do either, the beach here is amazing. Platte Point.
This is our favorite trail and worth the drive for us. It has multiple choices through the forest then opens up to an amazing west view of sand dunes then on out to the shoreline. Bring a blanket, water, picnic and enjoy. (sunscreen and bug spray are never a bad idea around here).
14 recommandé par les habitants
Leelanau State Park — Hiking Trailhead
Densmore Road
14 recommandé par les habitants
This is our favorite trail and worth the drive for us. It has multiple choices through the forest then opens up to an amazing west view of sand dunes then on out to the shoreline. Bring a blanket, water, picnic and enjoy. (sunscreen and bug spray are never a bad idea around here).
Empire Trail is another of our favorites and worth the drive with a view that makes one ponder life's beauty. The village of Empire is sweet and has a great beach area.
46 recommandé par les habitants
Empire Bluff Trailhead
Empire Bluff Trail
46 recommandé par les habitants
Empire Trail is another of our favorites and worth the drive with a view that makes one ponder life's beauty. The village of Empire is sweet and has a great beach area.
Leelanau State Park-Hiking Trailhead off Densomore Rd. The first road on the left after the Woolsey Memorial Airport. This is our favorite trail...if one is able to have a favorite...because of how it walks through the forest then opens up to sand dunes and onto the shore. Bring some bug spray, sunscreen and a blanket for a picnic on the shoreline. It tends to be less crowded. It could be a 2 mile hike or 5 mile if you do the entire loop including the lookout and beach.
14 recommandé par les habitants
Leelanau State Park — Hiking Trailhead
Densmore Road
14 recommandé par les habitants
Leelanau State Park-Hiking Trailhead off Densomore Rd. The first road on the left after the Woolsey Memorial Airport. This is our favorite trail...if one is able to have a favorite...because of how it walks through the forest then opens up to sand dunes and onto the shore. Bring some bug spray, sunscreen and a blanket for a picnic on the shoreline. It tends to be less crowded. It could be a 2 mile hike or 5 mile if you do the entire loop including the lookout and beach.
4 miles from our house. This a fun beach with the option of shade and a grassy area under a big tree with picnic tables, one block off the main street. Pick up a pizza or ice cream at Scoops.
Suttons Bay Beach
4 miles from our house. This a fun beach with the option of shade and a grassy area under a big tree with picnic tables, one block off the main street. Pick up a pizza or ice cream at Scoops.
If you prefer the Big Water of Lake Michigan with a west view for a beach sunset and hunting Petoskey stones, Vans is great. Being located in Leland is a bonus for shopping, ice cream and experiencing Fishtown. Parking is tricky but worth it.
33 recommandé par les habitants
Van's Beach
205 Cedar St
33 recommandé par les habitants
If you prefer the Big Water of Lake Michigan with a west view for a beach sunset and hunting Petoskey stones, Vans is great. Being located in Leland is a bonus for shopping, ice cream and experiencing Fishtown. Parking is tricky but worth it.
If you want an off the grid beach, Nedows Beach is a quiet sweet option of sand, shade and the water is a little warmer. You will pass Leland Lodge on your way down to the beach. The Lodge is a great place to eat or have a drink.
Nedows Bay
1221 Juniper Trail
If you want an off the grid beach, Nedows Beach is a quiet sweet option of sand, shade and the water is a little warmer. You will pass Leland Lodge on your way down to the beach. The Lodge is a great place to eat or have a drink.

Entertainment & Activities

Foodie Friday
30 recommandé par les habitants
Blustone Vineyards
780 N Sylt Rd
30 recommandé par les habitants
Foodie Friday
Relaxed environment, great beer.
116 recommandé par les habitants
Hop Lot Brewing Company
658 S W Bay Shore Dr
116 recommandé par les habitants
Relaxed environment, great beer.
We love this winery located on the narrows just 2 miles from our home.
26 recommandé par les habitants
Boathouse Vineyards
115 St Mary's St
26 recommandé par les habitants
We love this winery located on the narrows just 2 miles from our home.
A great place to rent bikes or eBikes.
46 recommandé par les habitants
Suttons Bay Bikes
318 N St Joseph St
46 recommandé par les habitants
A great place to rent bikes or eBikes.
We have so many beautiful options with this trail.
43 recommandé par les habitants
Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail
10781 E Cherry Bend Rd
43 recommandé par les habitants
We have so many beautiful options with this trail.
Beautiful 18 holes course.
15 recommandé par les habitants
Bahle Farms Golf Course
9505 E Otto Rd
15 recommandé par les habitants
Beautiful 18 holes course.
This 9 hole course is one of my favorites when you only want to spend 2 hours of your day on the course. Totally solar powered just north of lovely Northport and all it has to offer.
Northport Golf Course
79 Middleville Rd
This 9 hole course is one of my favorites when you only want to spend 2 hours of your day on the course. Totally solar powered just north of lovely Northport and all it has to offer.
Live music during the summer on most Friday evenings. Bring a picnic, chairs or blanket and libation of choice. We have some extra chairs if needed, just let us know.
Bay Front Park
105 Bay St
Live music during the summer on most Friday evenings. Bring a picnic, chairs or blanket and libation of choice. We have some extra chairs if needed, just let us know.

Drinks & Nightlife

Lake Leelanau
27 recommandé par les habitants
Northern Latitudes Distillery
Michigan 204
27 recommandé par les habitants
Lake Leelanau
1 mile from our home with great wine
24 recommandé par les habitants
Aurora Cellars
7788 E Horn Rd
24 recommandé par les habitants
1 mile from our home with great wine
Suttons Bay, MI
22 recommandé par les habitants
Streetside Grille
111 N St Joseph St
22 recommandé par les habitants
Suttons Bay, MI
Suttons Bay, MI
35 recommandé par les habitants
V.I. Grill
201 N St Joseph St
35 recommandé par les habitants
Suttons Bay, MI

Shopping

The beach area is our favorite in our area. It has bathrooms and a a wonderful tree for shade. This village has great shopping, an awesome book store called Bay Books, great local art stores and casual and fine dining.
102 recommandé par les habitants
Suttons Bay
102 recommandé par les habitants
The beach area is our favorite in our area. It has bathrooms and a a wonderful tree for shade. This village has great shopping, an awesome book store called Bay Books, great local art stores and casual and fine dining.
Leland is such a cool village and seeing the shops and The Sandwich shop is a must!
Leland
Leland is such a cool village and seeing the shops and The Sandwich shop is a must!
7 recommandé par les habitants
M22 Glen Arbor
6298 W Western Ave
7 recommandé par les habitants

Essentials

37 recommandé par les habitants
NJ's Grocery
115 W Philip St
37 recommandé par les habitants
39 recommandé par les habitants
Hansen Foods of Suttons Bay
91 4th St
39 recommandé par les habitants
24 recommandé par les habitants
Leland Mercantile Co
102 N Main St
24 recommandé par les habitants
Grab anything you need here on your way to or from the area.
28 recommandé par les habitants
Tom's Food Market
105 E Nagonaba St
28 recommandé par les habitants
Grab anything you need here on your way to or from the area.

Sightseeing

This picture is in Fishtown of the small waterfall along the river. Please visit the Leland area.
145 recommandé par les habitants
Leland
145 recommandé par les habitants
This picture is in Fishtown of the small waterfall along the river. Please visit the Leland area.