Category: Great Lakes USA

GREAT LAKES USA

Featuring Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin

If variety is the spice of life, when it comes to Food and Drink, it’s well and truly alive in the Great Lakes USA. From a Door County fish boil in Wisconsin to Amish Country cheese in Ohio; from single burgers that are, in fact, doubles in Chicago to a century-old steakhouse in Indianapolis; and from 17 restaurants that serve Spam in Austin, Minnesota, to a beer trail in Grand Rapids, Michigan, that has more than 80 stopping-off points, the Great Lakes USA comes up trumps with some Great Food and Drink.

And while there are wine and beer trails galore – many stopping off at awardwinning wineries and breweries – the Great Lakes USA can also tempt you with a Pie Trail (sweet puddings that can be tasted across 23 stops) in Indiana, and the walleye, the official fish of Minnesota, which you can catch and then have served up to you in a local restaurant.

The range of dishes available in restaurants across the region highlights the international influence immigrants have had over the years, especially in places such as Columbus, Ohio, while Wisconsin invites you to sample the fare at one of its pizza farms — picnic-style, open-air dining.

Feel a thirst coming on? Try a wine slushy at a winery in Galena, Illinois, or dip into a bowl of delicious cherries in Traverse City, Michigan, which is known as the Cherry Capital of the World.

So, one way or anther, if you’d like some Great Food and Drink, the Great Lakes USA is the place to go!

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