Driving alllll the way around Lake Michigan📍from Chicago! Stops? Eats? Hikes? Bears?

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Brigid · Answer

Door County recs: this list is unfortunately just my top level scrape, but it should definitely get someone through a few days in Door County 😅

Brigid · Answer

the greenhouse, the american club: this is a lovely little coffee shop inside an antique solarium they reconstructed at the american club

Brigid · Answer

kohler design center: The American Club and Kohler have a lot to offer, but this is a fun and quirky stop.

Brigid · Answer

drift inn, de pere: Great chili, great burgers, a real classic, no frills

Brigid · Answer

kohler-andrae state park: Beautiful beach never crowded

also, if you’re going up into door county, happy to send a ton more ideas

JZ · Answer

Door County: It’s very charming.

JZ · Answer

Milwaukee Art Museum: A great museum in a great building on a Great Lake. While you are there, take a walk along the lakefront!

James Kylstra · Answer

NYT Road Trip Around Lake Michigan: I read this when it was published and it made me want to do exactly what you’re doing. Has a bunch of great tips. Have fun!

Anna Griffin · Answer

Redamak’s: New Buffalo, MI classic that has been slinging burgers for decades. A lotta nostalgia but also a lotta delicious. Can’t drive through without stopping!