02/23/2026
Before you book a single thing, read this.
Michigan is quite literally, one of the best places on Earth in the summer. For a long time, it was a well-kept secret.
🌊 The warm, unsalted, shark-free lakes.
🏖️ Beach towns that feel straight out of a movie set.
🌅 Golden hour that turns the entire shoreline into a painting.
But here’s what’s changed:
People found out, and started telling their friends and families.
Now that’s not a bad thing, but when 2 million + visitors show up in a small town like Grand Haven between June and August, the difference between a magical trip and a stressful one comes down to how you plan it.
Most people do it backwards.
The book dinner.
They make loose plans.
They assume they’ll “figure it out” once they arrive.
By Saturday afternoon they are circling for parking, waiting an hour for food, overstimulated, sweating, and snapping at each other.
Here’s what actually works (take it from me, a life-long local):
Build one, intentional experience into your weekend first.
Something that:
•gets your group moving
•shifts the energy
•feels different from your everyday life
•makes you feel like you’re in the town, not fighting it.
Then build everything else around that.
That’s exactly why I created Mi Bike Tours.
Not to add something to your trip, but to anchor it.
If you’re planning a beach weekend from Chicago, Detroit, Indiana, or anywhere else, follow along.
I’ll help you do it right!