<p>Ok Traverse City and Sleeping Bear Dunes, great places to visit. The national parks have been hurt by the sequester but in years past they have had ranger led talks which are really interesting. [The</a> Official Website of the Sleeping Bear Dunes Visitors Bureau](<a href=“http://www.sleepingbeardunes.com/]The”>http://www.sleepingbeardunes.com/)</p>
<p>I would start in Empire at the Vistor’s Center, you can buy your pass there if you don’t have a national park pass and they have ranger’s to answer questions. Places I love, Pyramid Point, very near the Vistor’s Center. Pierce Stocking Drive is very nice and you can park and visit scenic spots. You have to stop at the Dune Climb just to see, it’s amazing. I don’t recommend climbing unless you are hearty and don’t try to go to Lake Michigan. There are easier ways to see the lake. If you have bikes, they now have a biking trail between the Dune Climb and Glen Arbor. It’s a really pretty path, there is Glen Haven about half way there which is an old fishing town. When we were there a couple of years ago, they had guides and rangers around. </p>
<p>Then there is Glen Arbor, if you have bikes and want to bike from the Dune Climb to Glen Arbor, stop in town for lunch. If you don’t have bikes, still stop in Glen Arbor. You have to stop at Cherry Republic, it has a wine tasting room, they sell cherry flavored products and they have a cafe, which has all things cherry. It’s a little much but I take people here because it’s all cherry all the time lol! There are other places to eat in Glen Arbor, I like Art’s and Good Harbor Grill. </p>
<p>If you want to venture up M-22, I would stop in Leland. Cute little town, Fishtown has shops and is still a working fishery. They have a new Distillery <a href=“http://www.grandtraversedistillery.com/[/url]”>http://www.grandtraversedistillery.com/</a>. They have a shop in Leland, S and I did whiskey tasting last time he was here. </p>
<p>What would you like to do in Traverse City. I would recommend that you stop at Grand Traverse Commons, it’s the old state mental hospital. I had a great meal there at Trattoria Stella [Trattoria</a> Stella |](<a href=“http://www.stellatc.com/]Trattoria”>http://www.stellatc.com/) but it is fine dining. It was not cheap but so very good. Other restaurants I like downtown are Amical, Red Ginger and there is a new place called Bistro FouFou but I haven’t been there.</p>