The Frankfort Elberta Restaurant Week is an event that will highlight the dynamic and growing culinary offerings along scenic highway M-22 and historic Betsie Bay. This is an annual tradition along the shores of Lake Michigan. The Frankfort Elberta area is known for its thriving food scene with over 20 establishments participating in the inaugural event. From fresh baked breakfasts treats to full Continue Reading
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Art Park Reveals its Summer Concert Series
What is summer without an outdoor concert to cap off a well-spent day? Fortunately for those living at or near Crystal Mountain, the Michigan Legacy Art Park, located at Crystal Mountain, offers a full line-up of musical artists all summer long. Bring a lawn chair and picnic basket and enjoy the show! Click here to see this summer's line-up and to purchase tickets. Continue Reading
For the Birds!
Come spring, the skies of Benzie County come alive with the site of migrating birds. With its rolling hills, covered by forests and fields, and interspersed with numerous bodies of water, rivers, marshes, and a long coastline along Lake Michigan, Benzie County is a favorite for spring and fall migrants. According to the Benzie Visitors Bureau, the spring migration begins in March, builds from Continue Reading
Igloos, Wine, Mead and Cheese
Life in our northern towns just gets better and better. Take for example, St. Ambrose Cellars, which is all of five minutes from Crystal Mountain. At St. Ambrose, they make award-winning meads, wines, ciders and beers. This winter, in addition to their tasting room (which features eight draft taps and a full menu of meads and wines), you can enjoy your beverages in one of two cozy igloos outside. Continue Reading
At the Hub of Leading Health Care
Crystal Mountain is centrally located amongst four of Munson Healthcare's award-winning hospitals, which is good to know if you're considering real estate at or near Crystal Mountain. Munson Healthcare is northern Michigan's largest and leading health care system and serves 540,000 people living in 30 counties of northern Michigan. The nearby hospitals in Cadillac, Frankfort and Manistee, plus Continue Reading
Craft Spirits at Iron Fish Distillery
Those already familiar with Iron Fish Distillery, family-owned small-batch craft distillery located three miles SW of Crystal Mountain, know that it's a gem. Bonus: It's right in our back yard. Every step of the process at Iron Fish - from growing and harvesting non-GMO grain to cultivating native yeast, miling, mashing, fermenting, distilling, aging and bottling - is done by hand at the Continue Reading