
East Jordan Freedom Festival
East Jordan’s Freedom Festival has food, music, fun, entertainment, carnival, dancing, and more. Fun for the whole family!
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Thanksgiving is a busy weekend in Northern Michigan as several special events kick off the holiday season in style. While Black Friday is busy everywhere, in Northern Michigan it is more personal with shopkeepers greeting you to announce their specials.

East Jordan’s Freedom Festival has food, music, fun, entertainment, carnival, dancing, and more. Fun for the whole family!

Northern Michigan grows the best. Our Farmers Markets are open from late spring to fall, from cherries, to potatoes, to sweet corn, and more.

Apple Fest. Held each year on the second weekend of October, Apple Fest turns downtown Charlevoix into a festive and fun place to be.

Get the sleds and the skates out, put on the cold weather clothes, and enjoy sledding and ice skating in Northern Michigan.

Northern Michigan builder Earl Young created the unusual mushroom houses in Charlevoix. Tours are available.

Fort Mackinac is open from May-October and includes buildings restored their original look after the fort’s occupation by the British

Acres and acres of Northern Michigan are abloom with trillium during May, only adding to the beauty of spring Up North!

When visiting Northern Michigan, be sure to ride one of the local Lake Michigan ferries. It’s an adventure that should be on every travelers’ Up North bucket list!

The North Country Trail is the longest trail in the U.S. and stretches from North Dakota to New York, passing through Northern Michigan.