Guidebook for Elberta/Frankfort and surrounding area
Food Scene
Lighthouse Cafe
735 Frankfort AveGreat for breakfast.
A Papano's Pizza
13033 Cadillac HwyGreat Pizza!
If you're in the mood for Asian cuisine. My husband and his brother would recommend the Tour of Tokyo!
33 locals recommend
The Fusion
300 Main StIf you're in the mood for Asian cuisine. My husband and his brother would recommend the Tour of Tokyo!
Stormcloud Brewing Company
303 Main StPizza and microbrewery.
Best donuts and breakfast sandwiches! You will not be disappointed.
23 locals recommend
Crescent Bakery and Cafe
404 Main StBest donuts and breakfast sandwiches! You will not be disappointed.
Good Mexican food with outdoor seating. Get there early weekends during peak season or you will wait.
52 locals recommend
Road House
1058 Michigan AveGood Mexican food with outdoor seating. Get there early weekends during peak season or you will wait.
Everything cherry!! A must visit!
There is a store with samples, a restaurant and a wine tasting room.
55 locals recommend
Cherry Republic | Glen Arbor
South Lake StreetEverything cherry!! A must visit!
There is a store with samples, a restaurant and a wine tasting room.
Birch & Maple
727 Main StNew in 2018.
Best homemade ice cream. A little bit of a drive from the cottage, but so worth it!
8 locals recommend
Hill Top Soda Shoppe
7117 South StBest homemade ice cream. A little bit of a drive from the cottage, but so worth it!
Grocer's Daughter Chocolate
11590 S Lacore StHomemade chocolates. A fun stop!
Vita Bella Italian Kitchen and Market
320 Main StreetGreat stone fire pizza.
Good food. Family favorites are the Hot Turkey sandwich and the hamburger. Take a cherry pie to go.
27 locals recommend
The Cherry Hut
211 N Michigan AveGood food. Family favorites are the Hot Turkey sandwich and the hamburger. Take a cherry pie to go.
Parks & Nature
Use or kayaks or rent canoes or tubes and float down the Platte River.
58 locals recommend
Riverside Canoe Trips
5042 N Scenic HwyUse or kayaks or rent canoes or tubes and float down the Platte River.
From the cottage, take Crapo toward the bay, turn left. Turn left again atthe sign that says ”beach” with a big finger pointing to the left. It is just after the Trick Dog
which is a neat art gallery
Elberta
From the cottage, take Crapo toward the bay, turn left. Turn left again atthe sign that says ”beach” with a big finger pointing to the left. It is just after the Trick Dog
which is a neat art gallery
Circumnavigate the bay to the south. There you will find the town of Frankfort. There are more people at this beach than there is at Elberta beach.
Frankfort Avenue
Frankfort AvenueCircumnavigate the bay to the south. There you will find the town of Frankfort. There are more people at this beach than there is at Elberta beach.
The Homestead
1 Woodridge RdA great place to ski.
Crystal Mountain
A great place to ski. In the summer they have an alpine slide.
A great and fairly easy hike. The view of Lake Michigan at the top is fantastic.
46 locals recommend
Empire Bluff Trailhead
Empire Bluff TrailA great and fairly easy hike. The view of Lake Michigan at the top is fantastic.
Alligator Hill Trail
Stocking RoadHas multiple trails and a nice scenic outlook.
Excellent hike not too far from the cottage that leads out to Lake Michigan.
18 locals recommend
Old Indian Trail
4349 North Scenic HighwayExcellent hike not too far from the cottage that leads out to Lake Michigan.
Sightseeing
Always fun to climb the dunes and run back down!
In the winter you can sled down!
29 locals recommend
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
9922 West Front StreetAlways fun to climb the dunes and run back down!
In the winter you can sled down!
A great light house and lots of beautiful rocks on the shoreline.
57 locals recommend
Point Betsie Lighthouse
3701 Point Betsie RdA great light house and lots of beautiful rocks on the shoreline.
Pyramid Point
A great hike, but on the strenuous side hike.
Everything Else
A smaller lake fed by Lake Michigan. The water is generally warmer and less people.
34 locals recommend
North Bar Lake Access
A smaller lake fed by Lake Michigan. The water is generally warmer and less people.
The Scoop of Frankfort
321 Main StGreat ice cream!
Crystal Lake
Just be careful if you swim here. Its know for swimmers itch.
The Garden Theater
301 Main StMovie theater.
Essentials
Family Fare Supermarket
1002 Forest AveClosest grocery store.
Shop-N-Save
1747 Benzie HwyA grocery store that also has home goods.
Shopping
A small town with great shops all with walking distance from each other.
83 locals recommend
Glen Arbor
A small town with great shops all with walking distance from each other.
Excellent loose tea and spices. Chris the owner is a delight to chat with.
Great Lakes Tea & Spice Co
6640 W Western AveExcellent loose tea and spices. Chris the owner is a delight to chat with.
Arts & Culture
As a well-known author and lecturer Gwen shared her observations of the universe/nature through poems, lectures and her famous prints.
27 locals recommend
Gwen Frostic Prints
5140 River RdAs a well-known author and lecturer Gwen shared her observations of the universe/nature through poems, lectures and her famous prints.