SUTTONS BAY

SHOP LOCAL On St. Joseph Street, The Front Porch is your stop for housewares and gifts for cooks and the cottage. Find high-quality apparel at Bahle’s, sweets at Murdick’s Fudge Shoppe, and visit Poppy Things for Michigan-made décor, jewelry and more.

MAKE MERRY You’ll have a holly jolly time on the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail during its annual Toast the Season events (Nov. 4–6 and Nov. 11–13). Spend a weekend sipping local wines paired with local bites and buy a few bottles to gift. lpwines.com; MyNorthTickets.com

SANTA’S SECRET Grand Traverse Bike Tours offers four winter microadventures, each paired with a winery or brewery. Snowshoe through a vineyard, fat tire bike on the Leelanau Trail … it’s the perfect experiential gift. grandtraversebiketours.com

WINTER WONDERLAND Less than a mile from downtown, Stites Natural Area has glacier-carved valleys and ridges that offer spectacular views when the leaves have fallen. The trail is a .65-mile out-and-back hike or snowshoe. leelanauconservancy.org

HOLIDAY EVENTS Nov. 19 Suttons Bay Friends & Family Nov. 26 Holiday in the Village Dec. 10 Library Gala

photo by Dave Weidner

Decked with tinsel and lights, the boutiques and restaurants tucked along either side of M-22 are brimming with gifts and goodies.

by CARLY SIMPSON