Traverse City

Alright, there were 3 highlights to my trip in Traverse City:::

1. Morsels

Sarah List told me about this bakery awhile ago. We had written this down on our "Places to Visit" in Michigan, however we hadn't made it up there. I remembered when we were looking through all the T.C brochures in our hotel about this bakery called, Morsels. I figured out where it was and told my mom we had to go there.

Morsels bakery is unique in that all the treats are bite-sized. Their motto is, Too Bites, Too Good, Too Share. Cute right? And, ohhhh so true. All of their products are made from scratch, baked fresh and preservative free. They have all sorts of delicious flavors. We tried the Velvet and Satin (my new obsession), Ninja Turtle, Devil's in the Details and Rhapsody in Blueberry. We also had some of their coffee, which complimented the treats very well:)

Their website is: morselsbakery.com

2. Wine Tour

After our Morsels Bakery adventure, we decided to do the wine tour. We started at the end and made our way down the Old Mission Peninsula. I am a big wine fanatic and have never had the opportunity to do a wine tour, so I was very excited. The first winery we visited was 2Lads. This winery was just built in 2008, and actually ended up being my favorite winery that we visited. My mom and I really liked their Rose, which we ended up buying. It wasn't as sweet as most Roses'. Their website is also great, you can check it out at 2lwinery.com

My other favorite winery was Brys winery. This was a nicer winery, similar to 2Lads. Their Pinot Noir was incredible (of course we bought one)! It was one of the best Pinot Noir's I have ever tried. I believe it was around $25 or so. A little bit pricier, but worth every penny. Their website is, brysestate.com.

I enjoyed all of the wineries we visited, although these two really stuck out to me compared to the others. I would definitely recommend these two to anyone traveling to Traverse City!

3. Higher Grounds

Higher Grounds is one of the fair trade products we carry in the store. I remember looking at the package when we got the shipment in and seeing that it was from Traverse City. It took us awhile to find the place. It is actually located on the old Northern State Asylum (kinda creepy---my mom says she could feel them there haha oh rose). I had their Mocha Latte. They make their own syrup and whipped cream, so I just had to try it! I loved it there--I can't wait to go back and try something new. Oh...and they don't use paper, plastic or styrofoam. The above mug is what they gave me "to go". They take mug donations and use them as their cups, nice way to recycle old mugs huh?

Well, that's all I have time for right now. I need to be to my next job soon--lata folks.