Today, I am continuing my "Small Downtowns" series with a tour of Port Austin, Michigan. Port Austin Michigan located in the very tip of Michigan's thumb area. It also happens to be right on the Great Lake Huron. Port Austin MI was a very small town that had some features I found very interesting.
First off, Port Austin is a very neat, clean, well kempt town. Not all small out of the ways towns are kept up quite as well as Port Austin. Like most tourist type towns, Port Austin has shops, restaurants, Ice cream stores, Fudge shops, and small cafes. However, there is also a few unique things offered in this small town. For instance, the Village Green Shops was collection of very small shed like buildings that have been converted into small shops surrounding a concrete patio. Lights have been strung across this central patio from shed to shed. Things like small gifts, wine, tea, and sweets were being sold in each shed. I had never seen this type of market set up before and I really loved it.
Also, located right downtown was a large restaurant called "The Bank". The old brick styled building looked like an old bank that had been renovated into a restaurant. I was not able to eat at the restaurant but the atmosphere inside was very appealing. There were also a couple of other unique things such as an icecream shop/arcade and an outdoor bar called "Pirate's Cove" that was decorated with skeletons and pirates. Located right at front of town was a very nice welcome center as well.
The town wasn't the only cool feature in Port Austin. The were was a beautiful boat launch area, pier/break wall, and beach also.
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