Michigan

A two-peninsula state surrounded by four Great Lakes, with lakeshore dunes, lighthouses and islands, plus Detroit, the Motor City.

Michigan consists of an Upper and a Lower Peninsula, surrounded by Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron and Lake Erie and joined by the Mackinac Bridge. Detroit is the birthplace of the American auto industry, and the Henry Ford Museum is in nearby Dearborn; Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, car-free Mackinac Island and Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in the Upper Peninsula are all popular attractions. Summer is best for lakeside vacations, fall foliage is also excellent, and winters are cold and snowy. The main gateway is Detroit Metropolitan Airport.

Destinations

• Detroit
• Traverse City
• Marquette
• Isle Royale National Park
• Saugatuck & Holland
• Munising & Pictured Rocks
• Mackinac Island
• Petoskey
• St. Joseph, Michigan
• Sault Ste. Marie

Itineraries

• Lake Michigan Circle Tour – A counter-clockwise loop from Chicago featuring Indiana Dunes, Mackinac Island, Pictured Rocks, and Door County.
• Traverse City, Mackinac Island & Upper Peninsula – Depart from the cherry bays of the Lower Peninsula, cross the Mackinac Bridge, and traverse the Upper Peninsula to Lake…
• Keweenaw Peninsula & Isle Royale – Follow the south shore of Lake Superior to Copper Harbor, then take a ferry to one of America's least-visited national…
• Lake Superior North Shore & Agawa Canyon Train – Head north from Toronto to Sault Ste. Marie for the canyon train, then follow Highway 17 around the lake to Thunder Bay
• Detroit, Lake Erie & Southern Ohio – Travel east from the Motor City along Lake Erie, through the Rock Capital to the Hocking Hills gorges.