There is no question that your second home living style will be greatly complimented by Michigan’s great outdoors activities. With over 3,200 miles of shoreline, 11,000 inland lakes, Michigan has more freshwater coastline than any other state. For the second home nature lover, Michigan's two peninsulas offer you 97 state parks, four national and numerous municipal parks, along with six state forests, plus nature preserves and refuges, gardens and arboretums, all of which will provide you the ultimate in four season recreation and relaxation.

 

If you like scuba diving you can explore underwater preserves, and protected shipwrecks. You can hike, bike, camp, fish, hunt, ski, snowmobile, skate, swim and picnic. Michigan’s land and sea opportunities offer you as many recreational choices as you could find anywhere.

 

And if you a lover of wine you will find some great wineries in Michigan with the help of one of many wine trails. Michigan’s vineyards produce award-winning spirits. Plan a great wine outing adventure. You can travel southwest to the Lake Michigan shoreline or north to the Leelanau Peninsula, and on to the Old Mission Peninsula in Grand Traverse Bay area.