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Alpena Coopersville Keego Harbor Petoskey
Ann Arbor Commerce Township Lansing Plymouth
Augusta Dearborn Livonia Pontiac
Bay City Dearborn Heights Ludington Port Huron
Bay View DeTour Village Mackinaw City Redford
Bellaire Detroit Manistee Reed City
Belleville Dundee Marquette Sault Sainte Marie
Benton Harbor

Durand

Marshall Shelby Township
Berrien Springs Farmington Menominee Southfield
Beulah Farmington Hills Midland South Lyon
Big Rapids Fennville Milford St. Ignace
Bloomfield Hills Flint Monroe St. Joseph
Brighton Freesoil Muskegon Stockbridge
Brooklyn Garden City Naubinway

Tawas City

Buchanan Grand Rapids New Buffalo Trenton
Canton Grant New Hudson Walled Lake
Cassapolis Harbor Springs Northville Waterford
Clarkston Holland Novi Wayne
Charlevoix Honor Orchard Lake West Bloomfield
Clare Howell Orion Westland
Clawson Independence Township Oscoda Whitehall
Coldwater Ironwood Owosso Yale

 

 


Alpena
AAA of Michigan Alpena Branch Office - (989) 354-2151
2539 US-23 S.

Ann Arbor
AAA of Michigan Ann Arbor Branch Office - (734) 747-7000
1200 S. Main St.

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Augusta
Augusta-Ross Township Distric Library (269) 731-4000
105 S. Webster Street

Bay City
Americana Company Antique Mall - (989) 891-8721
912 N. Water St.

Bay Antique Center - (989) 894-0400
1107 Saginaw Rd.

Bay City Convention and Visitors Bureau - (888) 229-8696
901 Saginaw St.

Bay County Historical Society - (989) 893-5733
321 Washington Ave.

Espresso Express Coffee House - (989) 893-8898
916 N. Water St.

Wind & Willows on the River - (989) 894-5222
923 N. Water St.

Bay View
Stafford's Bay View Inn - (231) 347-2771
2011 Woodland Ave.

Bellaire
Bellaire Public Library - (231) 533-8814
111 S. Bridge Street

Belleville
Rawsonville Coney
6066 Rawsonville Rd.


China King
45915 94 Service Drive

Benton Harbor
Benton Harbor Public Library - (269) 926-6139
213 E. Wall Street

Berrien Springs
Berrien Springs Community Library - (269) 471-7074
215 W. Union Street

Beulah
Beulah Public Library - (231) 882-4037
7238 Commercial Street

Big Rapids
Greater Big Rapids Convention & Visitors Bureaus - (888) 229-4386
246 N. State Street


Big Rapids Community Library - (231) 796-5234
426 S. Michigan Avenue.

Bloomfield Hills
Leo's Restaurant
6527 Telegraph Rd.

Brighton
Leo's Restaurant
8280 Movie Dr.


Golden Platter
9836 East Grand River

Brooklyn
Brooklyn-Irish Hills Chamber of Commerce - (517) 592-TOUR
221 N. Main St.

Buchanan
Hickory Creek Winery - (269) 422-1100
750 Browntown Rd.

Canton
Alex Family Restaurant
42400 Ford Rd. (corner of Lilley Rd.)


Canton Family Restaurant
45380 Hanford Rd.


Canton Township Library - (734) 397-0999
1200 Canton Center Rd. (between Cherry Hill & Palmer Rd.)


Jonathans Family Restaurant
40345 Michigan Ave. (east of I-275)


Leo's Restaurant
1735 Canton Rd.


The Mirage Restaurant & Coney Island
5830 N. Sheldon Rd.


Olympus Coney Island
43315 Joy Rd. (at Morton Taylor Rd.)

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Cassapolis
Cass District Library - (269) 445-3400
319 M-62 North

Charlevoix
AAA of Michigan Charlevoix Branch Office - (231) 547-0111
1002 Bridge St.


Charlevoix Public Library - (231) 547-2651
220 W. Clinton

Stafford's Weathervane Restaurant - (231) 547-4311
106 Pine River Ln.


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Clare
Clare Welcome Center (989) 386-7634
Located in median of US-127 and US-10 North of Clare, left off-ramp

Clarkston
Brioni Cake & Deli
7151 Main St.


Mels Grill
4545 Pelton

Clawson
Parkway Credit Union - (248) 589-0334
509 Fisher Court

Coldwater
Coldwater Welcome Center - (517) 238-2670
Located on I-69 northbound at 6 mile marker

Commerce Township
Leo's Restaurant
4895 Carroll Lake

Coopersville
Coopersville City Hall
289 Danforth


Coopersville Chamber of Commerce – (616) 997-5164
289 Danforth St, Coopersville


Coopersville Museum
375 Main St.

Dearborn
Pete's Stardust Restaurant
24455 Ford Rd.

Dearborn Heights
Leo's Restaurant
26540 Ford Rd
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DeTour Village
DeTour Village Chamber of Commerce - (906) 297-5987
M-134 Spur Route to DeTour Village in Michigan's Upper Peninsula


Eastern Upper Peninsula Fine Arts Council- (906) 297-3231
DeTour Village MI 49725

Detroit
Metropolitan Detroit Convention & Visitors Bureau
211 W. Fort Street

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Dundee
Dundee Welcome Center - (734) 856-6980
Drive to US 23 North; between Exits #5 & 9


Splash Universe - (877) 752-7482
100 Whitetail Dr.

Durand
Durand Union Station – (989) 288-3561
200 Railroad St.


Durand Chamber of Commerce
100 W. Clinton St.

Farmington
Big Apple Bagels
23334 Farmington Rd


L. George's Family Restaurant
24250 Grand River


Tina's Coney Island
23310 Farmington Road

Farmington Hills
Amy's Café Family Dining
39297 Grand River


Great Lakes Coney Island
38425 Grand River


Hercules Family Restaurant
33292 W. 12 Mile Rd.


Leo's Restaurant
30985 Orchard Lake Rd.


Mayberry's Restaurant
27810 Grand River


New Sahara Restaurant
29222 Orchard Lake Rd.


Romario's Coney Island
24059 Orchard Lake Rd.


Royalty Family Restaurant
29538 Middlebelt Rd.


Siam Spicy II Restaurant
32425 Siam Spicy II


The Village Grill
31200 W. Ten Mile

Fennville
Cranes Pie Pantry - (269) 569-2297
6054 124th Ave.


Fenn Valley Vineyards - (269) 561-2396
6130 122nd Avenue

Flint
Flint Children's Museum – (810) 767-5437
1602 W. Third Ave.

Freesoil
Krolczyk Cellars - (231) 464-5414
9042 N Darr Rd, Freesoil

Garden City
GJ's Diner
33003 Ford Rd.


Greek Flame Coney Island Restaurant
32788 Cherry Hill

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Grand Rapids
AAA of Michigan Branch Office – (616) 957-4455
2560 E. Paris Ave. SE Kentwood


Gerald R. Ford Museum - (616) 254-0400
303 Pearl St NW


Grand Rapids Children's Museum - (616) 235-4726
11 Sheldon Ave. NE

Grant
Grant Public Library - (231) 834-5713
122 Elder St.

Harbor Springs
Stafford's Pier Restaurant - (231) 526-6201
102 E. Bay St.

Holland
Dutch Village - (616) 396-1475
12350 Jame St.

Honor
Riverside Canoe Trips - (231) 325-5622
5042 Scenic Highway

Howell
Crossroads Grille
138 W. Highland Rd.

Leo's Restaurant
4380 E. Grand River


Livingston Antique Outlet - (517) 548-5399
1825 Burkhart Rd.


Los Tres Amigos
4184 E.Grand River

Independence Township
Leo's Restaurant
6325 Sashabaw Rd

Ironwood
Ironwood Welcome Center - (906) 932-3330
Located on the Wisconsin/Michigan border on US-2 (westside of Ironwood, southside of US-2)

Iron Mountain
Michigan Welcome Center – (906) 774-4201
US-2 in the downtown business district of Iron Mountain

Keego Harbor
Julian's Coney Island
2807 Orchard Lake Rd.

Lansing
AAA of Michigan Branch Office – (517) 487-6171
2829 E Grand River


Capitol Area Main District Library - (517) 367-6300
401 S. Capitol Avenue


Potter Park Zoo - (517) 702-4730
1301 S. Pennsylvania Ave.

Livonia
Astoria Coney Island
33523 8 Mile Rd.


Burbo's Restaurant
33501 W. 8 Mile Rd.


Korca's Coney Island
31116 5 Mile Rd.


Leo's Restaurant
28511 Schoolcraft


Old Town Grill & Coney Island
31823 Plymouth Rd.


Rosco's Deli
36480 Plymouth Rd.


Royal Coney Island
13840 Merriman Rd.


St. Mary Mercy Hospital – (734) 655-4800
36475 Five Mile Rd. - Cafeteria


Snookers
27630 Schoolcraft Rd.


The Bread Basket Deli
11320 Middlebelt Rd.

Ludington
AAA of Michigan Branch Office - (231) 845-0551
5773 W US Highway 10 #1

Manistee
Manista Inn & Marina - (231) 723-4000
378 River St.

Mackinaw City
Mackinaw City Welcome Center - (231) 436-5566
Driving North (I-75) Exit 338, turn right at stop sign to Nicolet Street. Driving South (I-75) Exit 338, turn left at traffic light continue through another light on Nicolet Street

Marquette
Marquette Welcome Center - (906) 249-9066
From East & South: Two (2) miles North on 41-28 from the junction of US 41-M-28; From West & North: Two (2) miles South of the City of Marquette on US-41S-M-28E

Marshall
Cornwells Turkeyville - (800) 228-4315
18935 15 1/2 Mile Roa
d

Menominee
Menominee Welcome Center - (906) 863-6496
Located on US-41 in downtown Menominee at the bridge connecting Michigan and Wisconsin

Midland
Alden B. Down Home & Studio - (989) 839-2744
315 Post Road


Chippewa Nature Center - (989) 631-0830
400 S. Barbor Road


Midland Downtown Development Authority - (989) 839-8433
300 Rodd Street


Great Lakes Loons - (888) 678-2255
Dow Diamond


Michigan Antique & Collectible Festival - (989) 687-9001
6905 Eastman Avenue at US 10


Midland Center for the Arts - (989) 631-5930
1801 W. St. Andrews

Milford
Leo's Restaurant
525 N. Main St.


Americus Coney & Grill
167 S. Milford Rd.

Monroe
Monroe Welcome Center - (734) 242-1768
Northbound - Follow I-75 North to the 10 Mile Marker (10 miles north of the Ohio line) Southbound - Follow I-75 South to Exit 9 (Otter Creek Rd.); exit right & go to stop sign (at Otter Creek Rd.); turn right onto Otter Creek Road & go over freeway to I-75 North; Follow I-75 North one mile to Michigan Welcome Center

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Muskegon
Great Lakes Naval Memorial & Museum - (231) 755-1230
1346 Bluff St.


Hackley Public Library - (231) 722-7276
315 W. Webster Avenue


Muskegon Museum of Art - (231) 720-2574
296 W. Webster Ave


Muskegon County Convention & Visitors Bureau – (800) 250-9283
610 W. Western Avenue

Naubinway
GarLyn Zoological Park - (906) 477-1085
On US-2 across from Lake Michigan in Michigan's Upper Peninsula

New Buffalo
New Buffalo Welcome Center - (269) 469-0011
Located on I-94 eastbound at the Michigan-Indiana state line; can only get to the welcome center traveling east

New Hudson
Leo's Restaurant
30422 Milford Rd.

Northville
Northville Chamber of Commerce - (248) 349-7640
195 S. Main St.

Novi
Novi China King
47770 Grand River Ave.

Orchard Lake
The Village Place Restaurant
4170 Orchard Lake Rd.

Orion
Tom's Coney Island
3667 S Baldwin Rd.

Oscoda
Oscoda AuSable Area Convention & Visitors Bureaus - (877) 867-2632

Owosso
Steam Railroading Institute - (989) 725-9464
405 S. Washington

Petoskey
Stafford's Perry Hotel - (800) 737-1899
100 Lewis St.

Plymouth
Arta's Restaurant and Coney Island
44457 Ann Arbor Rd.


Boulders Restaurant & Lounge
1020 W. Ann Arbor Rd


Leo's Restaurant
15131 Sheldon Rd.


Plymouth City Hall - (734) 453-1234
201 S. Main St.

Pontiac
Coney Café
228 W. Walton Blvd.


D Antons Coney Island
411 W. Huron St


Joe's Country Oven
284 S. Telegraph

Port Huron
Port Huron Welcome Center - (810) 984-2361
Center is located on westbound I-69, 94 at Exit #274 in the rest area

Redford
Marko's Cozy Diner
27140 Plymouth Rd.


The Bread Basket Deli
26667 W. 8 Mile Rd.
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Reed City
Reed City Chamber of Commerce – (877) 832-7332
211 W. Upton Avenue, Suite A

Sault Sainte Marie
Michigan Welcome Center – (906) 632-8242
I-75, Exit 394


AAA of Sault Sainte Marie Branch - (906) 635-8430
4244 I-75 Business Spur, Unit 24

Shelby Township
Shelby Township Recreation Department - (586) 731-0300
51690 Van Dyke

Southfield
Southfield Recreation Department - (248) 796-4600
26000 Evergreen Rd.

South Lyon
Leo's Restaurant
20790 Pontiac Trail


Riffles (Fiore) Restaurant
22870 Pontiac Trail


Senate Coney Island
25900 Pontiac Trail

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St. Ignace
Michigan Welcome Center – (906) 643-6979
I-75 Northbound - Second driveway on the right past the bridge toll booths; I-75 Southbound - Cross-over center just prior to bridge tolls

St. Joseph
Curious Kids Museum - (269) 983-2543
415 Lake Blvd.

Stockbridge
The Stage Stop Diner - (517) 851-7666
555 W. Main St.

Tawas City
Tawas Bay Tourist & Convention & Visitors Bureaus - (989) 876-6018
Chamber of Commerce 402 Lake St. US 23

Trenton
McDonalds - (734) 675-2940
22172 West Rd.

Walled Lake
Brandon's Coney Island
3330 Highland Rd.


Country Boy II Restaurant
1203 S. Commerce Rd.


Honey Tree Restaurant
674 N. Pontiac Tr.


Linzi's Polish Cafe
1043 S. Cass Lk Rd.


Siegels Deli
3426 E. West Maple Rd.

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Waterford
Chris Johnny's Grill
5270 Highland Rd


Copperstone's Family Dining
4631 Highland Rd.


Country Boy I Restaurant
7760 Cooley Lake Rd.


Cousins Café
5550 Cooley Lake Rd.


Dodges Coney
4227 Highland Rd.


El Patio Restaurant
7622 Highland Rd.


Grand Azteca Restaurant
2505 Pontiac Lake Rd.


Green Apple Family Restaurant
4760 Dixie Hwy.


Green Apple Family Restaurant
7156 Cooley Lake Rd.


Honey Tree Restaurant
4176 Pontiac Lake Rd.


La Michoacana Restaurant
4530 Elizabeth Lake Rd.


O'Tooles
4000 Cass Elizabeth Rd.


Tom's Coney Island
7538 Highland Rd.


Village Place Restaurant
4710 Cooley Lake Rd.


Village Place Restaurant
5723 Dixie Hwy.

Wayne
Cozy Corner Restaurant
35111 Michigan Ave.


L George's Restaurant
34438 Michigan Ave.


Scooby's Coney Island of Wayne
5006 S. Wayne Rd.


Wayne Café
3709 Michigan Ave.

West Bloomfield
Boris's Deli
6092 Maple Rd W. Bloomfield


Leo's Restaurant
4763 Haggerty Road


Sunny's Café
6680 Orchard Lake Rd.


Tony's Embers Deli
3258 Orchard Lake Rd.


Uptown Parthenon Restaurant
4301 Orchard Lake Rd.


Zoes House of Pancakes
6339 Orchard Lake Rd.

Westland
Capitol Coney Island
35495 Ford Rd.


Casa Fiesta
7676 N. Wayne Rd.


Scooby's Coney Island
27545 Cherry Hill Rd.


Westland City Hall
36601 Ford Rd.

Whitehall
White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce
124 W Hanson St.

Yale
Yale Public Library - (810) 387-2940
2 Jones St.

 

 

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