A gorgeous must see while in Traverse city! This is a great addition to the picturesque Brys winery…read morejust down the road. They have beautiful sage and lavender plants along with a wide selection of products for sale with these two plants. There is a small selection of wines and ice cream pints available in the shop. If you order wine you get to keep the wine glass which adds great value to the experience! All the staff were super welcoming and friendly. There is a super cute seating area with great views of the vineyards as well. The overall ambiance is calming and relaxing. Definitely stop by this place while visiting Brys!

Secret garden is "open" but no lavender. Save the lavender ads until your lavender blooms.read more

I had such high hopes for this camp but it sadly was awful. I was served a moldy cheese sandwich…read morewhile there which terrified me of eating their food, the cabins were crowded and very sandy and the programs were long. The counselors were amazing though! It made me so sad that I went home early. Oh also- the bathrooms are awful and the cabins don't have ac. Interlochen if you read this please fix some of these things because I had an awful first camp experience.

Great place for concerts! Nice view of the lake in the background. I only wish there were more…read moreoptions for food and drink. This could have cut down on some of the longer lines. Otherwise, I would highly recommend this place for any concert! Great acoustics.

Cherry Republic is a must-stop every time we're in town. The samples are always great, but the…read morefriendly, helpful staff are most notable. We always leave with a bag filled with our favorites and something new to try. We have given the gift boxes for holiday gifts in the past - they are beautifully packaged. We've also ordered online and shipped things to family (and restocked our faves when we can't get there in person). We've eaten at the adjacent restaurant, and always have a great experience. The cherry chicken salad is my fave! The ice cream is fantastic, too - we often stop multiple times during our vacation week. The vanilla cherry twist is my favorite (it was not available this year - so sad!!), but all of the cherry flavors are great.

The bulk of my criticism comes from what appears to be an oversell on the "cherry" part of their…read morefood. The "Loaded Lug", "cherry bomb ranch", and the basket of fries with the "cherry BBQ spice" all disappointed in terms of their cherry flavor. The food was otherwise tasty, but we were left confused about the cherry part. The ice cream on the other hand is a notch up, as long as you're into a sweet cherry taste. Would highly recommend getting a scoop or two (pictured), especially for the price (the second scoop is only like $0.40 more!). Overall, beautiful property and a lively atmosphere, but just disappointed with the food.

I ate from the TC BBQ place in the State Street marketplace. My food was tasty. Ordered: fried…read morechicken pickle sandwich and tater tots. Slight upcharge for the tots was completely worth it. Huge portion, couldn't eat them all. A lil' pricey but tasty. It was way too loud inside, so I ate outside. But there's a bar inside and I think bars have been closed for a while and are now re-open at lessened capacity I guess. So, people were celebration by listening to 'Sweet Caroline,' way too dang loud. Get off my lawn, you know how it is. I love Neil Diamond too, but not at like 1,000 decibels. Kthxbai. But, I had a long shift at work, not literally, more figuratively, and being assaulted by noise when I just want to fill my belly (hangry) is not one of my favorite things. ASD/Asperger traits anyone, Bueller, Bueller??

Great location, atmosphere and staff but the place has an identity crisis going on. Crepes to…read morecoffee to bbq...we were quite confused when we arrived for dinner and everything was closed but the bbq. Well that was a VERY interesting experience to say the least. Let's start with the Mexican street corn salad shall we? About one ounce of corn, maybe a half oz of cheese which should be the star here and a ton of romaine lettuce. The chicken I ordered with it was pulled, smoky deliciousness just missing a hint of salt. No avocado as it said on the menu but a blob of guacamole in the center and maybe 10 small tortilla strips to hunt for. Now the flavor you ask? Hmmm. Just missed the plane to Mexico and running down the runway shy of entertaining. Blah. To the mac and cheese with pulled pork. How the hell can anyone screw this up seriously. This couldb e the meal of the century if done right, but seriously this meal actually defined the art of jacking up two American staples where I may never recover. The mac and cheese had the great corkscrew noodles with a gloppy thud of cheese wiz on them and a handful of what tasted like boiled pork chopped in top, with a drizzle of a sweet bbq sauce that didn't do anything for the dish. Horrible. Biggest let down of my summer. Now to the meat plate. Same boiled pulled pork, flavorless, chewy, boring. Served without sauce, really? No rub? The ribs... served cold minimal rub no sauce. The tater tots stole the show though as well as the baked beans. Yes its true...the side items were dope compared to the bbq. I gave it the 2nd star because of the patio, nice night and ridiculously fabulous cherry seltzer. The porter and the stout were not very good so pass. Amateur tasting beer. Bottom line...get the tater tots and the seltzer, sit on the patio and enjoy!

Outside of main Traverse City area but we stopped in for pizza and drinks in the way back from…read moreLeland and Empire Beach. Service was efficient and although ll digital ordering lacks personal touch the food came out quickly and staff was friendly. Sun was going down so nice time to sit outside and enjoy the live music by a full band.

My family and I went apple picking at Jacob's Farm and had a great time! We were able to find some…read moreapples, but most of the fruit such as apples, peaches, pears, and cherries was already picked over, so I'd recommend going earlier in the season. It was a little confusing at first since no one was around to guide us, but a kind staff member eventually helped. You pay after picking by Venmo, cash drop box, or at the bar. Just note that if you pay at the bar, tax is added. They had live music while we were there, the pizza smelled amazing, and the cider options at the bar were great. They also have a corn maze, which looked fun, though my husband chickened out thanks to Children of the Corn . Overall, it's a good family spot. Just plan your visit early for the best fruit-picking experience!

We were up north with my inlaws for a week and stopped by here a few times to browse all the…read morebeautiful, colorful pieces. My SIL & BIL just bought a new house so they were excitedly exploring all the decor, particularly garden decor, for their new abode. My husband's niece also recently got her first house and she excitedly picked out several cute things for her yard like the stone owls and a couple of other pieces. While everyone was browsing outside I popped inside and saw the most gorgeous embroidered chair. It was blue with orange birds and flowers all over it. I showed it to my husband who also loved it and urged me to get it. "That is an Annette chair if I've ever saw one" he said. Alas, we are due for getting some repair work done around our house so I balked at the price and said "maybe next time!" And stepped away from the chair with a longing look. Hah. I didn't leave empty handed tho! I picked up a cute solar grasshopper figurine to add to my garden and a golden fox statue for indoor decor. Anyway, I left the shop to go browse down the street and long story short, my in-laws were sneaky and bought me the chair as a surprise gift!! I was floored by their generosity and tried to argue, but the deal was done so I accepted the gift with the kindness intended. Now, between me, my husband, my mom, three dogs and all our luggage we had zero room in our car for the chair so my sneaky in-laws also arranged delivery with the shop. A day or two after we got back home I got a call and text from the gallery letting me know the owner himself was going to be in our town the next day and had the chair with him for delivery. I was surprised and impressed that they did their own delivery (not sure what I expected but wasn't white glove service by the owner to our house 4.5 hours from them!) My husband greeted him at the door and the chair was delivered in all its beautiful glory. So yeah, this store is great for unique decor both small (cute stone owls) to large (a beautiful embroidered chair) and everything in between. Now I just have to figure out the right place to put it bc this is a chair that demands to be seen!

Always a stop on our excursions to upper Michigan. Love their unique selection of garden artwork…read moreand have also given as gifts to many. Looks great in our Chicago back yard patio.

While we were in the area on vacation, we went specifically for the Lego Carnival. Having lived in…read moreTraverse City for a few years [about 15 years ago] I was glad to see the old library being used for something interesting, but it wasn't QUITE as exciting as the word "carnival" might make it seem. There were about three rooms of pre-constructed Lego buildings/objects (one case had things like a bra, telephone, cell phone, and safety pin) which of course the kids aren't allowed to touch and then a play area that contained the Lego tunnel (which was basically a single L-shaped section built from big wooden Lego-looking pieces) that took five seconds to crawl through, the big Lego block building area, the building area with a bunch of plastic bins of random Lego pieces on tables to build cars (or whatever else), and the ramp to test your cars. It really wasn't very exciting to look at...as an adult...but our son (and all the kids there) LOVED IT. So for that reason alone it gets four stars. I can't quite give it five stars because it's definitely not "as good as it gets" but for a smallish town it's pretty cool. And a great way to get out of the heat for a few hours. :) My husband and mother-in-law looked around the rest of the museum and I briefly looked at the rock display (to see what kind of rocks are found around the state) and it doesn't take long since it's not that big. We were there for just under two hours.

Spent $5 to get in, kids were entertained for 3 hours. We went in the summer when they had a huge,…read moreinteractive Lego exhibit. They had models designed and built by experts to look at, but they also had tons of Legos for the kids to play with. They also have a huge vat of cherry pits (large enough for 5 kids to play in at once) which is there year round. It's also just a cute little museum about Traverse City history in a beautiful location. Definitely recommend if you're in T.C. and you have a couple of hours to kill and some kids that need entertaining.

This gallery is a bit tucked away inside the building hallway past the M-22 store, and a law…read morepractice. Random. Mostly paintings on canvas, along with some drawings. I got a jackson pollock vibe from some of the stuff, other works had writing inscribed in them. It works.