Location: Suttons Bay in USA
Nearest Airport:
Traverse City at 10
Miles
Nearest Beach:
beach at 0.1
Miles
Car: necessary
Summer Activities include: winery tours, bicycling, beach activities (swimming, playgrounds, picnics, beach volleyball), fishing, boating, water skiing, windsurfing, jet skiing, kayaking, canoing, hiking (Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes National Lakeshore, Whaleback Point) and tours of the lighthouse at Northport. Events include: Suttons Bay Art Festival (first weekend in August), Suttons Bay Jazz Festival (fourth Saturday in July), Antique Boat Show and the Farmers Market on Saturday mornings. Area events/destinations include: rides aboard the Inland Seas Schoolship (a schooner teaching marine science), Cherry Festival in Traverse City, winery tours/wine tasting, horseback riding, Leland Wine and Food Festival, biking (the Leelanau Trail runs from Suttons Bay 15 miles to Traverse City). Fall offers spectacular color touring with bright red maples, vibrant oranges, yellows, and golds. A color tour is not complete without stopping by a farm market for fresh cider.