Check this out: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/06/tr...beer.html?_r=0

Mackinac Island is home of the Pink Pony where you can enjoy a delicious Rum Runner on the patio looking out on Bahama blue water. Obviously go in the summer; I think Mackinac shuts down in the winter. Take a bike ride around the island too.

Check out Traverse City nearby.