I have heard wonderful things about Frankfort, Michigan from so many people but I’ve never been until now! Friends of mine recently had a wedding in Frankfort so we spent a long weekend exploring.
The couple getting married highly recommended the Harbor Lights Resort so that’s where we stayed. The resort is beautiful and offers several different types of rooms, suites or condos. We chose one of the luxury suites. My little one has never been away for a long weekend so we thought having a full kitchen and bedroom that was separate from the living area would be helpful. It really made things easier.
Harbor Lights is right on the beach! Our suite didn’t have a view of the water but it was just a short walk. We walked over to the beach first thing after we got settled into our room.
My little one had so much fun putting her toes in the water, drawing in the sand and trying to toss little shells back into the water. If only we made this trip during the summer time! The resort has an indoor pool so she did enjoy swimming a bit. The water in the pool was a little cold, so after about twenty minutes she was shivering and ready to get out.
The Resort is just a short walk from all of the restaurants and shops on Main St. We didn’t have much time to check them all out. We did have dinner at Stormcloud Brewing Company the first night and I snuck out for coffee at Bella’s Cafe one morning.
On Saturday, we went on a hike with our group at Empire Bluff Trail. I made a separate post about that hike. The trail was about 35 minutes from Harbor Lights. After the hike, we all went to St. Ambrose Cellars for lunch. I loved that they had a bunch of picnic tables set up outside. A waitress takes your drink orders but when you’re ready to order food they have a food truck onsite and you order through them yourself. The food and drinks were great. Added bonus, they are kid and dog friendly : )
The majority of our group was staying at the houses on Lake Bluff Preserve, which is also where the wedding was held. We spent a lot of our weekend there. It’s gorgeous! And the perfect spot to watch the sunset.
This long weekend went by so fast! We had such a great time and I would really like to go back sometime to see more of Frankfort.