Local Attractions

Frankfort, Michigan Lighthouse

Recreational Activites in the Frankfort area:

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES:

• Beachfront: public children's play area, swimming, porta-potties and City maintained boardwalk are near Lighthouse. There are NO LIFEGUARDS, so swim at your own risk.
• Bike riding, walking, hiking
• Golf Courses
• Too numerous to mention!   
• Fishing
• Boating
• Charter Boat Rentals
• Public boat launch
• Marina (within walking distance)
• Skiing
• Crystal Mountain Resort
• Snowmobiling
• Sightseeing
• Spectacular sunsets over Lake Michigan
• Frankfort and Point Betsie Lighthouses
• Manitou Island Tours
• Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park
• Horseback Riding
• Morel mushroom hunting (usually mid-May)
• Canoeing/kayaking/tubing on the Platte Lake and Betsie Rivers

INDOOR ACTIVITIES:

• Shopping
• Antiques
• Restaurants & Taverns
• Clothing Stores
• Novelty & Souvenir Shops
• Movie theatre (within walking distance of cottage) showing only family rated movies.
• Numerous wineries in area: many offer free wine-tasting
• Minutes away from one of Michigan's oldest Drive-In movie theatres, (The Cherry Bowl) showing only family rated movies
• Near Interlochen Arts Academy

Some fun links to check out, plus some of our personal area favorites:

Local weather forecast:  http://www.wunderground.com/US/MI/Manistee.html

Horse riding stable, carriage rides, hay rides:  http://www.therockinr.com/

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park:  http://www.nps.gov/slbe/index.htm

Benzie Convention Bureau:  http://www.visitbenzie.com/

Fishing Charter:  http://www.slomosean.com/

Photos from Slo-Mo-Sean fishing charters

(See what a Lake Michigan catch might look like for you!)

Current Fishing Report:  http://www.benziefish.org/local_fishing_report.htm

Interlochen Arts Academy:  http://www.interlochen.org/

Canoe/Tube/Raft/Kayak trips at Riverside Canoe Trips (variety of trips offered for these with no experience to those who like things a bit more fast paced) – an absolute “must” in the summer!  http://canoemichigan.com/

Restaurants, bars & live entertainment:  http://www.cabbageshed.com/ , http://www.dinghysrestaurant.com/

Casino:  http://littlerivercasino.com

Landscaping and waterscape ideas and inspiration:  http://crystalgardensm22.com

Hunting/Fishing/Outdoors by Mich. Department of Natural Resources:  http://www.michigan.gov/dnr

Plenty of other ideas from the Frankfort-Elberta Chamber of Commerce:  http://www.frankfort-elberta.com/

Inquiries? Send E-mail to the Owners at zewski@mindspring.com (please keep in mind this mailbox is not checked on a daily basis), or call Jill or Ken at 734-620-7877. Please provide a return e-mail address and/or telephone contact information in your message.