It was supposed to rain, so we drove up to Cross Village via the tunnel of trees (M-119), a famous scenic route. (Famous in Michigan, anyway.) There are more houses on the road than I recall. Possibly because there ARE more houses since I was last here maybe 25 years ago! We were very glad we didn’t try to take the trailer down that road, since it is quite narrow and winding, though beautiful. We stopped to take a peek at Legs Inn but didn’t eat there. Just checked out the gift shop, and the one across the road, which had more interesting goods. We also stopped at Good Hart, where I won a free lavender lemonade (which was very tasty!) for correctly guessing – after a hint that you could make alcohol from the berries – that the wood used in some coaster/trivet things in the shop was juniper wood. The random trivia I carry around in my brain IS good for something!
Coming back, we took the scenic route around the south coast of Lake Charlevoix, through Charlevoix, Ironton, East Jordan, Advance, and around to Boyne City.