Day Trips

Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunting game played throughout the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices. Geocaching is enjoyed by people from all age groups, with a strong sense of community and support for the environment. Within 20 miles radius of Sturgeon River Campground there are over 340 Caches.

On your first night, under an unbound sky ablaze with flirting stars, your troubles merely drift away. Waking to the sound of horse hooves on silent streets, the fail-safe plot you dreamed begins with the daylight. Wrapped in all its graces and grand passions, you're on Mackinac Island.

Mackinac State Historic Parks are accredited by the American Association of Museums. A staff of museum professionals care for over 1 million artifacts in our collection - preserving, restoring, cataloging, and exhibiting Mackinac's past for the public.

While the Detroit Free Press calls it "The best kept secret in the North," the Indian River Golf Club is becoming less and less of a secret. As Up North golf continues to grow, more and more people are recognizing the total golf experience that the Indian River Golf Club has to offer.

A distinctive assortment of Scottish links style holes with traditional tree-lined Northern Michigan holes will inspire you to mark your calendars for your next golf vacation.

Wildwood Lakes Golf Course is located in scenic Wolverine, Michigan. They offer affordable Northern Michigan golf in a family atmosphere.

The Pigeon River Country State Forest is home to the largest free-roaming elk herd east of the Mississippi River. It is a short drive from downtown Gaylord. The nearly 100,000-acre state forest contains native hardwoods and pines that are interspersed with fields and forest openings.

The Cross in the Woods is one of Michigan's best known and most visited shrines. We are pleased to make information on our beloved shrine accessible worldwide.

...is an entertainment destination like no other. The setting is casually elegant. The gaming is exceptional with nearly 1,500 slots, dozens of table games and a poker room. Whether you're gaming or not, enjoy restaurants from gourmet to informal; browse our gift shop; take in nightlife second to none.

The town of Indian River is right at the heart of it! The Inland Waterway, which is more than 40 miles long, runs through Pickerel Lake, Crooked Lake, The Crooked River, Burt Lake, The Indian River, Mullett Lake, The Cheboygan River, and finally into Lake Huron.

The St. Ignace Hotel is the latest addition to Kewadin Country. Located on the shores of Lake Huron, this 81-room hotel offers amenities that will appeal to all visitors. Be it for business or pleasure, when you stay at the St. Ignace Hotel you'll find just what you're looking for.

Petoskey is a year-round resort community nestled on the shores of Lake Michigan's Little Traverse Bay. The town is known for cool comfortable lake breezes in the summer, fresh snow in the winter and many festivals and activities throughout the year.

Hartwick Pines State Park is the largest state park in Michigan's northern lower peninsula. Fittingly, it also contains the largest stand of virgin white pines remaining in the lower peninsula.