This dog friendly social is fantastic. Dan is extremely friendly and played with our dog, who only…read morewanted to bark and play with Dan. The beverage selection is nice and we found something for each of us. The watermelon blonde ale was very refreshing. The dogs enjoyed exploring the yard and drinking our of the biggest water bowls they've seen (the doggie pools). Thankfully they were just filled. 10/10 will be back!

Great place to spoil your dogs. My doodles met new friends and we were able to sit back and relax…read morewith a few brews while they wore themselves out. Perfect safe atmosphere for your fur babies while on vacation.

The Michigan Legacy Art Park, located within the Crystal Mountain resort, is about half a mile away…read morefrom the "main" area of Crystal Mountain where you get your rentals and lift passes. It's an easy trek over and then the actual park is about 1.5-2 miles round trip depending on which routes you take. This is such a cute idea for a park and honestly, I wish all parks were like this! There were a lot of interesting art pieces stationed throughout the park and most were highlighting local artists and organizations. There was some student art as well, but predominantly professional artists having their art on display. It's a very intentionally curated art park. We came here in the winter, so some of the smaller and/or lower down pieces were buried under the snow, but the vast majority was still accessible. There's an informational plaque next to each piece of art, so you can't miss each "exhibit". My personal favorite piece was the gazebo one with a mobius strip sculpture located in the middle of it. The sculpture was made entirely from one piece of Black Willow tree wood, which I found so impressive! This gazebo area was also just so peaceful and a great place to meditate and just listen to all the sounds of nature around you. Because it's located a bit away from the rest of the resort, you don't get a ton of foot traffic here. But the art park does connect to some of the cross country skiing trails, so if you want to do a proper "loop" hike around the art park, it will involve going onto the cross country trails for a short portion of it. So be mindful of your surroundings and share the trails with the skiiers during those parts! But other than that, I think my friend and I only encountered two other groups of people as we hiked throughout the park and we spent around 1.5 hours here, stopping to appreciate each piece of art throughout our hike as well. There's also a cute little free library at the front of the park, so definitely very family friendly! All in all, a great activity that I can imagine would be stunning and unique during each and every season and a great option, especially during the winter, if you're looking for other activities to do at Crystal Mountain outside of skiing and snowboarding!

Amazing experience. Beautiful easy 2ish mile hike dotted with beautiful art. I found the place by…read moreaccident and so glad I did.

Odd place. We first…read morewent there to do a kayak trip. They were efficient and helpful and all went well with the exception that the Crystal River is a bit low in places and the one place where you have to portage across the road. Two crazy ladies did dunk into their kayaks to go through the culvert -about 6" of head space above the kayak. Nuts, but they made it. Anyway, the price was reasonable compared to what I saw for other places. When we got back, we realized that they have all this free 'game' stuff. Chess with 2' high pieces, antler ring toss, mini-basketball hoop, ping pong table, etc. Very busy time of year in town, but we were the only ones there. Small arcade area, a Lego table, nice swings for the parents to chill on. Went back the next night to play miniature golf. Ridiculously priced ($10/adults), but they do give a free ice cream for the winner of your group and prizes for hole-in-ones on two holes. It was poorly lit in places. Very challenging course. They guy working there disappeared once he got us started. Was kind of like walking through a ghost town when we finished. Helped ourselves to the ice-cream prizes. Yes, I won, again in case anyone is keeping score. They keep a tally of low scores by age group. Some of the younger ones clearly don't count all their strokes, so I guess it's on the dis-honor system.

This place is awesome! Mini golf with a side of nature and local history. The course was…read morechallenging and fun for our crew of 14, ages 7-70. The staff were friendly and helpful (one in particular made my 7 year old feel better about her high score). They have some other fun games like life sized chess that the kids loved. Great atmosphere!

If you're visiting Traverse City, you need to drive up to Old Mission Lighthouse Park! We came on a…read moreSaturday and it wasn't super crowded. The beach was absolutely beautiful. The water was super clear and shallow. You could walk far out into the water and the it would still only be a little bit above your knees. It's the perfect place to just relax and enjoy the nature. It was a little too chilly to swim when we came, but I would have loved to come back to enjoy the water more. Unfortunately we didn't have the time to come back during this trip, so maybe next time! To go up to the historic lighthouse, it costs money but you can go inside on the bottom floor to view the gift shop and infographics for free. We chose not to go up because it didn't seem worth the money.

This is a gorgeous spot in the Traverse City area! Beautiful clear waters with ample beach space…read moreand shaded areas. The beach was very clean and well kept. The shallow water allows for wading in and just enjoying the surroundings. The water isn't deep enough to swim for quite a ways so if you're looking for a swimming area I would go elsewhere! Parking is somewhat limited depending on what time you arrive. We got to the beach around 1:30pm and parking was a little hard to find. This doubles as a dog beach so there were plenty of dogs here as well! As a first time visitor to the traverse city area, I would definitely return to this spot!

Omg！！！！！！It's close here！ You should check the web site…read morebefore you come here！！！！！！ We came here 5 years ago,too！The inside is fun,too.

About 5 years ago I saw a write up in Travelers magazine about the 10 most beautiful.places in the…read moreUS and this one on the list. So having traveled the world, I had to find out myself. Yup - it certainly is. Pierce Stocking drive is spectacular. My husband and I come back every year and the views never get old. If you like to hike, there are also dozens of options from easy to heart attack hard.

Golfed the front 9 with my son the other day. I liked the layout of a lot of the fairways. Some…read moresloped in and some sloped out. The grounds were well maintained and the ladies in the pro shop were nice.

Worst golf experience I've ever encountered. DO NOT WASTE MONEY UNTIL NEW MGMT ARRIVES! Just…read moremaking the tee time, the manager was heard bad mouthing customers, just for starters. We spent $75+ at the clubhouse on refreshments before heading out to our round. At the turn, we went to go grab more food and drinks and were told they closed early "due to the heat" and "not enough people." No heads up was given to all the golfers who still PAID TO PLAY 18. We then went to the local party store to get food and drinks and upon returning were met with a rude teen who told us we couldn't return with the beverages unless we Venmo'd him $50. Disgusting behavior from management and the staff. Will NEVER GOLF HERE AGAIN.

I had the pleasure of staying at M22 Inn Empire for a cozy rainy weekend. The fog rolled in from…read morethe lake and covered the tips of the tree tops. I adored the Victorian style decor and adorable goodies in the back of the property to enjoy. I would love to see myself back here again.

Wow. Ok. So first…read moreall Great service. It's not the workers fault. We stayed at the carriage house. This property should be condemned. It's outdated. There is asbestos throughout the property , zero air flow , the house smelled like garbage , truly the worst hotel experience in decades. Would never , ever , ever stay here , even if o Someone paid me daily for the rest of my life.

Luv this place, 2nd time golfing here yesterday. The greens are amazing,spongy but yet fast and…read morechallenging. The greens keeper here really knows their stuff. The views are spectacular . Jesse @ front desk is very bubbly and accommodating. Coming back in August.

Very decent golf course with tricky greens. The tee boxes could use some leveling and the sand…read moretraps need to be spruced up. The fairways are in good shape. Plenty of hills and challenging holes make it fun opposed to a typical midwest flat course. Good value.