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Following are some fun entertainment options that are sure to inspire visitors. They’re broken out by region for ease of identification when you’re next in the area. Enjoy as many as you can since they’re all great fun!Upper Peninsula Region

• Mackinac Island Butterfly House
• Soo Locks Boat Tours
• The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum
• Garlyn Zoological Park
• Iron County Historical Museum
• Mackinac Seaplane Tours
• Fort Wilkins Historic Complex
• Keweenaw Peninsula

Northwestern Region

• Dennos Museum Center
• Mackinaw Trolley Company
• Michilimackinac Landmark
• Big Bear Adventures
• Friske Orchards
• Grand Traverse Lighthouse

Northeastern Region

• Jesse Besser Museum
• Alcona Park
• Cheboygan Opera House

Central Region

• Robinette’s Apple haus and Winery
• Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland
• Silver Lake Sand Dunes
• Crossroads Village & Huckleberry Railroad
• Michigan’s Adventure Amusement Park & Wild Water Adventure
• Frankenmuth Historical Museum
• Frederik Meijer Gardens
• John Ball Zoological Garden
• Olde World Canterbury Village
• Alfred P. Sloan Museum

Southwestern Region

• Tri-Cities Historical Museum
• Binder Park Zoo
• Dutch Village (more…)

If you’re fortunate enough to find yourself in the Northern Peninsula region of Michigan, you should make it a top priority to explore stunningly beautiful Mackinac Island. What makes it so special? For starters, it can only be reached by private boat, ferry, or small aircraft in the summer and in the winter by snowmobile. Motorized vehicles have been prohibited on the island since 1898 with the exception of the snowmobiles already mentioned. If you want to get around on this island you’re going to have to do it by foot, bicycle, or horse drawn carriage (and if you’re wondering about skates or blades, they’re allowed, but not in the downtown area). But don’t fret, the island is only about 8 miles in circumference and 3.8 square miles in total area so all this “getting around” is totally doable. The island contains a wide variety of terrain that includes fields, marshes, bogs, coastline, boreal forest, and limestone formations. And if you’re curious (more…)