What a gem: Iron Fish Distillery, a family-owned, small-batch craft distillery just three miles from Crystal Mountain. Every step of their distilling process — from growing and harvesting non-GMO grain to cultivating native yeast, milling, mashing, fermenting, aging and bottling —is done by hand at the distillery. Check out Iron Fish's website for tasting room hours, distillery tour times, and a Continue Reading
Living Local
March at the Mountain
At Crystal Mountain, the month of March features five fun-filled Saturdays events: Mardi Gras (3/1), Spring Carnival (3/8), Celts & Kayaks (3/15), Retro Day (3/22), and Spring Break (3/22 – 4/5). Party to the Slush Cup and Cardboard Classic. Your family will love March at the Mountain. Learn more Continue Reading
An Old Fashioned Christmas
On Saturday, December 7th, enjoy the Victorian Sleighbell Parade & Old Christmas Weekend in Manistee, just a short drive from Crystal. An entire weekend of old- fashioned holiday fun includes a parade, bagpipers, reindeer meet and greet, and carolers dressed in Victorian style attire. The highlight of the parade is the finale: draft horses pulling a Christmas tree down River Street. It Continue Reading
MountainWoods
MountainWoods homeowners enjoy being a part of the active lifestyle that resort living provides just far enough away from the resort center to offer a tranquil retreat amidst MountainWoods’ rolling terrain and mature hardwoods. Homesites range from half to a full acre, many with golf course frontage along the Mountain Ridge course. Learn more Continue Reading
Trailside: Live Where you Love to Play!
As the name implies, homeowners enjoy trailside living, with biking, hiking, cross-country skiing and snowshoe trails close by. Love to golf? Trailside has that covered, too, with homesites along the popular Mountain Ridge course. Lot purchases in Trailside come with your choice of four architectural plans. Learn more Continue Reading
Trail Discovery Day
The Friends of Betsie Trail are putting on their first 'Trail Discovery Day' on Sunday, September 22. Enjoy a day with several activity locations along the 22 mile path of this special land that stretches from Thompsonville to Frankfort. A run/walk to start the morning, bike checks in Frankfort, and yoga on the beach in Beulah are just some of the fun things to participate in to enjoy our local Continue Reading