Family Travel

Planning a family vacation that everyone—from toddlers to grandparents—will enjoy? Our Family Travel blog category is full of tips, itineraries, and inspiration tailored to making your Michigan lake getaway with kids as memorable as it is easy.

From choosing the right rental (hello, bunk beds and big yards!) to finding family-friendly lakes with sandy shores and shallow water, we’ve done the research so you don’t have to. These posts include roundups of activities, rainy-day ideas, packing checklists, and destination spotlights that cater to all ages.

Whether you’re looking for family road trip ideas in Michigan, quiet cabins near trails and playgrounds, or lakefront rentals close to charming downtowns with ice cream shops and festivals, you’ll find practical guidance and local insight here.

Our goal? Help you plan stress-free, screen-free, joy-filled vacations that your kids will remember for a lifetime—and that you’ll want to repeat every year.

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