The Public House | @cortneymarieeveritt
The Public House | @thepublichousebaycity
Perfectly Paired
+ Down-To-Earth Delicious
From handcrafted sips to tasty bites, these plates and pours satisfy all sorts of cravings.
Places to Eat + Drink in the Great Lakes Bay
If you’re looking for places where comfort food finds its perfect companion in easy-drinking pints — or ones where the local bites pair just right with the global wines and artisan cocktails they're served with — you're sure to get your fill in this flavorful region.
Savor at casual fine dining spots where they keep the good wine flowing, or waste no time trying no-frills staples at local barbecue joints and food trucks. Pull up a seat to a fleet of craft handles at cozy breweries, taprooms, and taverns, or find low-key wine and cocktail bars where the bites and sips look every bit as good as they taste!
Aster | @astermidland
The Public House | @thepublichousebaycity
Midland Brewing Company
Prost | @ashhhleysmith
Bavarian Inn Cluck Truck
Real Seafood Company | @kay.sasithorn
Go Great
From fresh-catch seafood served up right on the water to slow-smoked, sauce-style southern 'cue — even places where food trucks park to dish up their local flavors — summertime in the Great Lakes Bay is primetime to sink your teeth into some tasty bites!
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Cooling down with a refreshing cocktail crafted from house-made shrubs and syrups or sipping rosé on an inviting, sun-soaked patio — you'll find plenty of places to quench your thirst in the Great Lakes Bay come spring and summer!
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Go Great
Sipping citrusy IPAs or meeting parched lips with the soft foam of a fruit-forward, easy-drinking ale — you'll find smooth spring and summer pours flowing at breweries and taprooms across the Great Lakes Bay.
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Sunny afternoons, sandals, and sangria. Cool evenings, sunsets, and nights spent underneath starry skies. It's summertime in Pure Michigan, and it's time to get outside and fully enjoy!
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Bringing crave-worthy foods to the streets (often at incredibly affordable prices), food trucks are popular for many reasons! But which trucks serve what, and where can you find these mobile eateries? We're here to dish.
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Staring into each other’s eyes amidst soft candlelight, enjoying ambiances that rival the tantalizing flavors, and indulging in delicious desserts on magical evenings you’re sure to remember — dreamy date nights await, lovebirds!
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Restaurants
From casual fine dining in mood-spot-on ambiance to food trucks dishing up tasty ‘cue or spicy Korean street tacos — this come-hungry region has a depth of flavor that soars on every palate.
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Outdoor Dining
From summer’s bocce ball courts and outdoor beer gardens to fall and winter’s cozy igloos and toasty-warm fire bars — these al fresco spots squeeze every delicious drop out of patio season.
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Waterfront Dining
When it’s been an afternoon of tall ship sailing, breezy boat tours, or lounging on the beach? Stay a little longer for flavors you’ll love, on waters you won’t want to leave.
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Breweries + Taprooms
If you prefer porters or IPAs — blondes, ambers, or all of the above — these breweries and taprooms are each pulling pints of delicious.
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Wineries + Wine Tasting
Clinking glasses of peach & honey wine on a dreamy sunset river cruise or toasting rosé flights on a sun-drenched patio: you’ll find the Great Lakes Bay an inviting place to drink in the scenery, too!
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Distilleries + Craft Cocktails
With a handful of places to cozy in for craft spirits — some pairing their local libations with pretty scrumptious bites — the only tough part will be picking what you’ll order up!
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September 16th
Heritage Park: Harvey Kern Pavilion - Frankenmuth
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