Area Information
Benzie County has 4 seasons, 12 months, 52 weekends and 365 days of adventures waiting for you and they are all within a few minutes drive.
Need a reason to come to Beautiful Benzie County? Here are just a few of the places to go and things to do when you arrive.
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Visit Gwen Frostic's Nature Center. Marvel at the "Mystery Spot" in Blaine Township.
Check Out the new playground on the bay in Elberta. Visit the Benzie County Historical Museum.
Climb the Sleeping Bear Dunes. Soar in a glider from the Frankfort Airport. Hike a trail in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Enjoy the incredible view from the Arcadia overlook.
Stroll the pier at Frankfort or Elberta Beach. Read the historical market at the waterfront park in Beulah. Fly a kite on the beach. Catch a sunset over Lake Michigan.
Check Out local art galleries. Take a wine tasting tour of local wineries.
Try your luck at the Little River Casino. Tour the Honor Fish Hatchery.
Wander the booths at local art fairs. See hand crafted furniture being made in Honor. Take a bike ride. Come to the Winterfest in downtown Beulah and take a sled ride. |
Enjoy charter fishing on Lake Michigan. Play tennis.
See a movie at the Cherry Bowl Drive-In. Try cherry pies at The Cherry Hut in Beulah.
Take a ride at dusk and count the deer. Swim in our crystal clear waters.
Relax on the beach and get a tan. Explore the many quaint gift shops. Watch fudge being made.
Practice skipping stones on the shores of Crystal Lake and Lake Michigan. Fly fish for Brown Trout on the Betsie River.
Slide down the dunes on a cardboard sled. Have an old-fashioned rootbeer at the A&W Drive-in.
Watch a parade. Build a sand castle on the beach. Take a hot-air balloon ride. Go on a bicycle ride around the Betsie Bay.
Hunt Morel Mushrooms in the spring. Ride the waves at Lake Michigan.
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Canoe or tube down the Platte or Betsie River.
Visit Point Betsie Lighthouse.
Browse the many antique shops.
Go Fishing.
Search for Petoskey stones on the beach.
Visit the Michigan Legacy Art Park.
Go to a concert in the park or at the Interlochen Arts Academy.
Practice your skills at challenging and picturesque local golf courses.
Kayak the beautiful Betsie and Platte Rivers.
Watch fireworks from the Frankfort and Beaulah beaches.
Go on a picnic.
Taste the food at our many fine restaurants.
Have your face painted at the Beulah Art Fair.
Play miniature golf.
Explore the mouth of the Platte River at Lake Michigan.
Go snowmobiling on groomed trails.For even more travel and vacation planning information
visit the following websites.
ANTRIM COUNTY |
BENZIE COUNTY |
Village of Elk Rapids & Township of Elk Rapids, |
Benzie County Chamber of Commerce |
| GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY |
LEELENAU COUNTY |
| MANISTEE COUNTY |
GENERAL INFORMATION |
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SCENIC LOCATIONS |
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All rental rates include tax and cleaning fees. The rates are for peak season rentals. There is a refundable damage deposit on all properties. This amount varies from property to property, but is fully refundable within 30 days of departure as long as the property is left in good condition. For more information please read our vacation rental policy.