Saugatuck-Douglas

Saugatuck and Douglas are small adjacent resort towns in western Michigan on the shores of Lake Michigan, and at the mouth of the Kalamazoo River. They are mostly a summer resort area popular with locals and Chicago residents, and have a lively arts scene and many out of the ordinary shops and restaurants. They offer a peculiar mixture of traditional small-town midwestern values and progressive alternative-lifestyle tolerance.


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Get in


Get around

See

Do

Stroll the art galleries, visit the eclectic shops and restaurants and walk along the Lake Michigan beach to watch the sunsets. Oval Beach – technically in Saugatuck, but accessible by driving through Douglas – was once featured by MTV as one of the "top five" beaches in the country.

Every June since 1999, Saugatuck has hosted the Waterfront Film Festival, a showcase of independent filmmaking, featuring a selection of movies ranging from (relatively) big-budget productions with well-known star or two to obscure shoestring-budget shorts, including many regional and a few worldwide debuts. [1]

  • Saugatuck Dune Rides, 6495 Washington Road, +1-269-857-2253, [2]. 35 minute scenic ride through the sand dunes of Saugatuck.


  • Star of Saugatuck, 716 Water St., +1-269-857-4261. Authentic sternwheel paddleboat offering one-and-a-half-hour scenic, narrated cruises.

Buy

Eat

  • Chequers, 220 Culver St., +1 269-857-1868. [3] A traditional English-style pub, serving stereotypical pub grub such as fish and chips, shepherd's pie, and bangers and mash.
  • The Butler 40 Butler Street, +1-269-857-3501. Casual family restaurant overlooking Kalamazoo Lake. Steak,seafood & amazing "Butler" burgers. Open daily.

Drink

Sleep

  • Saugatuck Bed and Breakfast, [4]. A charming victorian home in a lush wooded setting just half a block from the Lake Michigan beach. Great breakfasts!
  • The Dunes Resort - 333 Blue Star Hwy, Douglas MI 49406 +1 269-857-1401. [5] "The Midwest's Largest Gay & Lesbian Resort" with motel rooms and multi-room cottages, on 20 acres.

Get out

The lakeshore city of Holland lies a short distance to the north.

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