Between Ann Arbor and the Lake Michigan coast there's not a whole lot worth stopping for, though Kellogg's new
Cereal City USA
, 171 W Michigan Ave (tel 616/962-6230), in Battle Creek is a fun diversion that traces the history of cereal - and of course, magnate Kellogg's impact on it (summer Mon-Fri 9.30am-5pm, Sat 9.30am-6pm, Sun 11am-5pm; call for winter hours; $7.95). Further west,
St Joseph
is just the first of many small ports on the 350-mile trip north along Lake Michigan's eastern shore, the northwest reaches of the peninsula attracting sportspeople and tourists from all over the Midwest. Within striking distance of
Traverse City
are the beautiful
Sleeping Bear Dunes
and the charming towns of
Charlevoix
and
Petoskey
. At the northern tip, a revitalized
Mackinaw City
is the departure point for the state's major tour-bus attraction, old-world
Mackinac Island
.
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