The map
Counties
Grand Traverse County is first, as the home of this guide. The rest of the counties run roughly north to south.
Coffee Breakfast only Approximate pin (town center)
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Grand Traverse County
Home of this guide. Traverse City sits at the foot of Grand Traverse Bay, with shops downtown, at the Commons, and in nearby towns including Interlochen and Kingsley.
Traverse City, Interlochen, Kingsley
Leelanau County
The Leelanau Peninsula north of Traverse City, including the village of Suttons Bay.
Suttons Bay
Antrim County
A Grand Traverse Bay county just northeast of Traverse City. Elk Rapids is the stop listed here.
Elk Rapids
Benzie County
The Lake Michigan and Crystal Lake county west of Traverse City, including Frankfort and Beulah, on the way toward Sleeping Bear Dunes.
Beulah, Frankfort
Wexford County
A US-131 county south of Traverse City. Cadillac is the county seat and the main coffee-and-breakfast cluster listed here.
Cadillac
Missaukee County
An inland county between Cadillac and Houghton Lake. Lake City is the county seat.
Lake City
Roscommon County
Home of Houghton Lake, Michigan’s largest inland lake.
Houghton Lake
Manistee County
A Lake Michigan county north of Mason County, with a historic downtown along the Manistee River.
Manistee
Mason County
A Lake Michigan port county. Ludington is the county seat, with a downtown cluster of coffee shops and breakfast restaurants.
Ludington
Lake County
A mostly forested county west of US-131. Baldwin is the county seat.
Baldwin
Osceola County
A US-10 county between Clare and Mecosta counties, including Reed City and Evart.
Evart, Reed City
Clare County
Where US-10 and US-127 meet, with a compact downtown of doughnuts, coffee, and breakfast.
Clare
Mecosta County
Ferris State University’s county, with Big Rapids as the seat and smaller towns including Remus, Stanwood, Morley, the village of Mecosta, Canadian Lakes, and Barryton.
Barryton, Big Rapids, Canadian Lakes, Mecosta, Morley, Remus, Stanwood
Isabella County
Home of Central Michigan University and Mount Pleasant, at the south edge of this map.
Mount Pleasant
Newaygo County
A Muskegon River county southwest of Mecosta, including Newaygo, Fremont, and the county seat, White Cloud.
Fremont, Newaygo, White Cloud
Montcalm County
A county south of Mecosta. Lakeview, on M-46, is the town listed here.
Lakeview