Friday, August 25, 2017, Traverse City, MI
Day 106

We departed Mackinaw City and drove to Walmart in Traverse City, MI in about 2.5 hours. We took the car for an 18 mile drive along the Old Mission Peninsula. Beautiful rolling hills with Grand Traverse Bay on both sides of the Peninsula and lots of vineyards. We had wine tastings at the Brys Estate Vineyard & Winery and Chateau Chantal. Unlike the previous Michigan wines we tasted earlier on this trip, these wines were good and we bought a couple bottles. At the top of the Peninsula we visited the Old Mission Lighthouse Park. Back to Traverse City where we were just in time for the closing of downtown Front Street at 5:00 for “Friday Night Live” which was like a big block party with bands and food vendors. Dinner at Harvest, a farm to table restaurant, was good. After dinner a stop at the Grand Traverse Pie Company where I bought a Vernors Cherry Pie to take home. For those unaware, Vernors is the world’s best ginger ale and was my dad’s favorite. The pie is a cherry pie infused with Vernors syrup. Yum!!