Downtown Harrison (10 minutes from cottage) offers variety of attractions and events listed below, just to name a few:
Harrison offers great pizza
hard ice cream parlors
family and fine dining
great Italian and Chinese restaurants
fast food restaurants
Antique stores
Crafter's Market
weekend Flea Market
Gift shops
MacLean's Mercantile
Bowling
Horseback Riding
Historical Museum sites
and much more.
Cottage is just 30 minutes north of Mt. Pleasant Soaring Eagle Casino
5 Golf Courses - Devil's Knob
Snow Snake has Zip Line
Firefly
Tamaracks
and Buck's Run
Putt R' Golf
Go-Karts
Arcade Room
Baseball Batting Cages
Classic Car & Bike Show
Cruise
Demolition Derby - Memorial Day weekend
Mackinaw City Bus Trip
Lilac festival
parade on island - June
Large fireworks display
downtown Harrison Parade
Demolition Derby - July 4th week
Arts and Crafts Street Fair - July
Clare County Fair is the biggest northern fair with Demolition Derby
Harness Racing
Midway Rides
and Grandstand Shows with known performers - end of July
Pontoon Boat Parade on Townline Lake - July 4th week
Fish farm offers Trout fishing
no license required
pole and bait provided
cleaning included and No Limit! April-October
Amish Quilt Auction & Craft Show - May & September in Clare
Old 27 Classic Car Cruise
Tour and Competition - August
See Amish sitting along roadside selling various Amish handmade items
Moose Family Center
VFW
American Legion Post 404
Lions Club
Veterans' Memorial
Sidewalk Sales - August
Old Fashion Barn Dance on fairgrounds - September
Apple Orchard & Gift shop offers fresh Apple Cider
Fudge
Carmel Apples - September
Flea Market every weekend - May thru October
Visit the City of Clare (just 20 minutes south of Harrison) for more activities and attractions, listed below:
Historical Doherty House with fantastic salad bar
fine dining
unique Leprechaun Pub
Original old fashion movie theatre features the latest movies
"Brewin' on McEwan" offers 75 different craft beers
most all brewed in Michigan
including selection of Michigan wines and different wines from all over the world
Clare Sweet Shop makes candy daily as you watch and large selection of favorite novelty candies
Big selection of Gift shops
Women's Fashions
and Home Décor
(Her Place
Willows
Herrick House
just to name a few)
Antique Stores selling great selection of antiques
Art Studio selling handcrafted items
Cops & Donuts Bakery (largest around) with Cafe and Souvenir/Gift Shop (3 stores wide)
Dairy Phil's Dairy Bar offers great homemade ice cream
food and is decorated in a 50's theme
Several Amish stores selling Amish-made items
Ruckle's Pier Family Dining and Bar
Bicycle Shop
Jay's Sporting Goods (has everything one can imagine)
Big Boys
and a variety of other family dining and fast food restaurants
Visit the City of Gladwin (just 20 minutes east of cottage) for more activities and attractions listed below:
Several antique stores; also has a large Antique Mall store consisting of 3 floors of antiques (a must see)
Unique Collectible/Gift stores
and Art and Crafts stores (great for Christmas shopping)
Amish store features everything handmade by Amish
Riverwalk Place offers fine indoor dining & outdoor dining on balcony overlooking courtyard and river with entertainment; indoor gift shops
Several other restaurants offering family and fine dining
Pubs with great pizza
Vasher's Fruit/Produce Market has fabulous hard ice cream
Gladwin Craft Show and County Fair - July
Houghton Lake is 40 minutes North