OT: Favorite Lake MIchigan Resort Town

Empire to Glen Arbor and north are all great places below the bridge. There's some cool places on the good side of Michigan (that's nort' of the Mackinac Bridge, and just sout' of heaven, for those of ya that don't know nothin') but at that point you might as well head to the Superior lake and really get your fill - from Grand Marais to Ironwood you can't go wrong.

You could visit my hometown (Muskegon) and see the abandoned factories. It'll make you appreciate Muskegon's nice beaches even more!

Hit up the Cheese Shanty in Leland for a pretzal bread sandwich, cheese curds and a beer. They typically run out of pretzal bread by about 1 or 2 pm so plan accordingly.

Benton Harbor

Kenosha WI

St. Joe

Partial to my hometown St. Joseph, BUT my favorite lake town would probably Mackinaw City/the outskirts on Lake Huron. Check Airbnb, I saw some nice rentals for not a lot of $$$ with lake frontage.

Hit up the Everyday People Cafe in Douglass.

Saugatuck. Good shopping and restaurants.

Charlevoix and Petoskey. No better place during the summer.

Going out to Empire and seeing the Sleeping Bear Dunes is a pretty great choice as well.

Frankfort is another good one.

Only one I have spent much time in is Manistee. Its a nice little place. My aunt says a lot of downstate money has moved in, idk how or if that has changed things. I know you can see a ton of new housing from City Beach

I don't get quite the dopamine bump and self affirmation when I can't see how many upvotes or downvotes I haz.

But I'm biased because I grew up vacationing on Lake Huron (aka - The Best Great Lake).