Breakfast

• Start your day at Harless + Hugh Coffee with artisan toast, house waffles, and a Cardamom Latte or kombucha on tap.
• Grab a drip coffee or Honey Lavender Latte from Legacy Coffee House and don't leave without a house-baked bagel.
• Make your way to Mandy's Diner for comforting breakfast staples like Steak & Eggs or Biscuits & Gravy.

Morning

• Experience Michigan’s largest antique center — Bay City Antiques Center/Bay Antique Center — and a handful of other antique & vintage shops dotting the nearby streets, including Americana Company Antiques.
  
• Peruse artisan products & one-of-a-kind gifts at Violets Blue.
• Browse unique decor inside G.T. Homestead and Little House.
• Get to My Secret Garden or Fran & Dot Boutique and have fun finding what you’ll wear out later this evening!
• Discover cured meats & small-batch cheeses from around the globe inside Artigiano Artisan Cheese Shoppe.

Dinner

• Dine by candlelight at Old City Hall and enjoy their extensive wine list.
• Taste delicious flatbreads to juicy burgers while sampling from 54 craft beers on tap at Tavern 101.
  

Evening

• See if you can catch a concert or comedy show inside the 1908 Mayan-inspired State Theatre of Bay City.
• Sip specialty cocktails and share buckets of cold beer at Drift Shoreside Beer Garden, right on the water.
• Saunter into Beaver's Pub, an inviting whiskey bourbon bar with handcrafted, seasonal smoked cocktails.
  

Afternoon

• Book your tall ship sailing excursion on Lake Huron's Saginaw Bay with BaySail for gorgeous scenery & nature sightings.
• Hop aboard a Saginaw River Guided Tour with Bay City Boat Lines, with a live guide highlighting local points of interest.
• Reserve an outing with a local Saginaw Bay fishing charter to experience one of the best walleye fisheries in Michigan.
• Pick your pontoon from the fleet at Bay City Boat Rental and spend the afternoon on the Saginaw River or Saginaw Bay.

Evening

• Pair one of The Public House's thoughtfully crafted artisan cocktails with a Farm Board or other elevated bar bites.
• Slip into next-door Neighbors Natural Wine & Bottle Shop for natural wine pours & wine-forward cocktails.
• Head to Tri-City Brewing Company to try the Hell's Half Mile Lager (fingers crossed for on-site food trucks).
• Visit W.H. Ales Brewpub for pints of Bay City Sunset Wheat.
• Get into late-night retro gaming fun at Crazy Quarters Arcade, with classic arcade games & pinball machines!

Brunch

• Linger over a leisurely Sunday brunch inside The Public House, with Lox Toast to Breakfast Burritos — and mimosas made with freshly squeezed orange juice!

Morning

• Board a National Historic Landmark naval ship, the USS Edson, to explore the Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum.
• Venture out to the Antique Toy and Firehouse Museum to witness the world's largest collection of motorized fire trucks.

Afternoon

• Stop by Bay City State Park on your way out of town. Spend the day enjoying sandy beachfront along the Lake Huron coast and explore the scenic lagoon trails of Tobico Marsh before closing the book on your trip to Bay City!