Recommended Restaurants:
- Bortell’s Fisheries –Ludington/Edge of Pentwater (Open only in the summer.)
- Good Stuff’s (Breakfast and Lunch) — Pentwater (Say hello to Meg, the owner and Chef Jeff!)
- Green Isaacs–Pentwater
- Antler Bar — Pentwater
- The Brown Bear — Pentwater
- Gull Landing — Pentwater (Not open in the winter.)
- Village Cafe and Pub — Pentwater
- Bri’s Pies — Pentwater (Not open in the winter.)
- Cottage Garden Cafe–Pentwater (Not open in the winter.)
- Portview: Wine/Beer/Meats/Cheese/Light Groceries
- Big Hart Brewing — Hart
- Hart Pizza — Hart
- Ludington Bay Brewing — Ludington
- Table 14 — Ludington
- Cork and Crown — Ludington
- Icecream:
- House of Flavors — Pentwater
- House of Flavors–Ludington
- Whippy Dip — Silver Lake/Mears
- Coffee and Fudge:
- Oldwick Post — Pentwater
Recommended Activities:
Within 30 Minutes Drive
- The Beach! — Mears State Park — Pentwater OR –Stearns Park — Ludington Mears State Park Detail
- Shopping boutique stores in Pentwater — Our favorites are Birch (say hello to the owner, Niki!), Oldewick Post (say hello to the owner, Crystal!), Decors by Sandra, Storybook Village, CRAZE, Linabella, and the Lemonade Stand
- Art Galleries of Pentwater or Ludington
- Jilly’s Gallery (say hello to Jill, the owner!) — Glass Art & Glass Classes, Pentwater jillysgallery.com
- Studio 161 (say hello to Laura, the owner!) –Spiritual Workshops & Pottery, Pentwater lauramuirhead.com/studio/
- Green Frog Art Studios — Art & Art Classes, Pentwater anscombeart.com/succulents
- Sew Let’s Be Quilty — Sewing Supplies & Classes, Pentwater sewletsbequilty.com
- WINE
- Jomagrha Vineyards, Pentwater jomagrha.com
- Oceana Winery, New Era oceanawinery.com
- Pleasant Valley Farm and Vineyard, Hart pleasantvalleyfarmandvineyard.com
- The Jam Farm, Ludington (say hello to the “Jam Lady”!) The Jam Farm – Visit Ludington
- Mac Dune Rides, Silver Lake/Mears macdunerides.com
- Thursday Night Concerts on the Green, Pentwater Visit Pentwater – Pentwater Civic Band Concerts, Michigan
- Sunday Night Movies on the Green, Pentwater Visit Pentwater – Pentwater Movies on the Green
- AJ’s Family Fun Center (Go carts, Putt Putt, Arcade), Pentwater ajspentwater.com
- Craigs Cruisers (Go carts, Putt Putt, Arcade), Silver Lake/Mears What to do in Silver Lake MI | Craig’s Cruisers (craigscruisers.com)
- Little Sable Point Lighthouse, Silver Lake/Mears
- Big Sable Point Lighthouse, Ludington
- HIKING
- Holcyon Nature Center, Pentwater Halcyon Nature Center
- Mt Baldy — Mears State Park, Pentwater Mears State Park Detail
- Otto Nature Preserve, Shelby Otto Nature Preserve — Oceana Conservation District
- Ludington State Park, Ludington Ludington State Park Detail
- Doolittle Memorial Park, Hart Doolittle Memorial Park Map and Guide (getoffthecouch.info)
- Gales Pond, Hart Gale’s Pond Map and Guide (getoffthecouch.info)
- Snow Skiing
- Pentwater Pathways Pentwater Pathway Trail Map and Guide (getoffthecouch.info)
- Ludington State Park, Ludington (Try the Lantern Lit Trails Every Other Sat In Winter) Ludington State Park Detail
- Crystal Valley Ski Trail Crystal Valley Cross-Country Trail Map and Guide (getoffthecouch.info)
- Silver Lake Sand Dunes — Silver Lake/Mears
- HORSEBACK RIDING
- Stoney Lake Stables, New Era Stony Lake Stables | Horseback Rides in Western Michigan
- Pentwater Historical Museum pentwaterhistoricalsociety.org
- Pentwater Historical Boat Tour on Pentwater Lake
- Pentwater Jr Sailing Program
- Ludington Sailing School
- Pentwater Art Fair – July
- Pentwater Homecoming — 2nd Thursday through Sunday in August
- Pentwater Farmers Market — Thursday and Sunday during the summer
- Hart-Montague Trail Hart-Montague Bicycle Trail State Park (michigantrails.us)
- Pentwater Bike Share Bike Share Program – Pentwater, MI
- Rennhack Orchards Market — Hart
- The Wolf’s Den–Scottville
- Shelby Gem Factory — Shelby
- Parrot’s Landing Jeep Rentals for the Dunes — Silver Lake/Mears
- Silver Lake Buggy Rentals for the Dunes — Silver Lake/Mears
- Pontoon Rentals: Ferwerda’s on Bass Lake basslakeresortmi.com
- Pentwater River Outfitters — Kayaks, Paddle Boards, Canoes Rentals and Trips, Pentwater pentwateroutfitters.com
- Wave Club Watersport Rentals — Paddle Boards, Jet Skis, Kayaks, Sailboats, Ski Boats, etc — Silver Lake/Shelby
- CANOE TRIPS:
- River Run Canoe Rental on the Pere Marquette, Scottville
- Happy Mohawk Canoe Livery, Montague Charters
- SPORTFISHING:
- Hillbilly Charters — Pentwater
- Dock Tale Charters — Pentwater
- Sportsmen Charters — Pentwater
- Terminator Charters — Pentwater
- Betts Guide Serice –Big Lake or River Fishing
- Hooked Guide Service — Hart
- Golfing:
- Colonial Golf Course
- Golden Sands Golf Course
- Kayaking