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\n\t\tFour Road Trips You Need to Take in Michigan This Summer \n\t<\/h1>\n\t

The entire population of Michigan is emerging from their winter habitats, eyes squinting beneath a forgotten sun. Unlike the newly released season of Game of Thrones, winter is not<\/em> here. Or at least they hope.<\/p>\n

With the final snowbanks fading, the crumpled bucket lists of summer emerge from forgotten journals and sock drawers. There’s never enough time to do it all, but each year they’re determined. On almost every one of those lists: a Michigan road trip.<\/p>\n

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It’s about as classic as it gets. A true American cliche. We pack up our cars with friends, beer, smores, and swimsuits and head out to the beaches and forests. The windows are rolled down, there’s probably a strange mix of music blasting from a stereo, and we’ve already come to terms we’re counting a dive in Lake Michigan as the weekend shower.<\/p>\n

Things probably on the docket: a beach, a brewery, and a sunset.<\/p>\n

We might never be able to know how to fix roads, but we sure know how to ride them. In fact, this blog was born on the dusty two-track adventures leading to who-knows-where near the shores of Lake Michigan. I’ve traveled just about every aspect of this state, and with it, compiled a list of favorite Michigan road trip routes and the\u00a0absolute best<\/em> things to hit along the way.<\/p>\n\t

Ludington\u00a0\u2192 Traverse City<\/strong><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\"road\n\t

A trip of endless soft-sanded beaches, lighthouses, and breweries. Start in Ludington and make your way up to Manistee to the start of M22, one of America’s most scenic highway drives. Stop along one of the many beach towns dotting the shoreline and cover yourself in sand head-to-toe. Don’t forget to enjoy a couple of days around Sleeping Bear Dunes, featuring landscapes straight from the Sahara\u2014except with Caribbean blue water dotting the background.<\/p>\n\t

Things to see\/do<\/strong><\/p>\n\t