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Top 20 Things to do this Summer
  1. Stroll the Streets – music is in the air downtown from 6 to 9 p.m. Fridays
  2. Evenings at the Gazebo – concerts in Old City Park at 6:30 Wednesdays. More music at Aten Place. 
  3. Play miniature golf at Boyne Rapids – also a 9-hole executive course
  4. Ride the chairlift or Zipline at Boyne Mountain – 600 feet above it all.
  5. Climb Avalanche Mountain – Nice trails or 430 steps to a spectacular view
  6. Farmers Market – one of the best, Wednesday and Saturday mornings
  7. Ride a bike – along the lakeshore or on the trails at Avalanche
  8. Ride the Ironton Ferry, featured in “Ripley's Believe It or Not”
  9. Have an ice cream cone at Parkside Grill, Kilwin's or Alpine Chocolat Haus
  10. Take a hike at Young State Park – through the forest or along the lake
  11. Take a swim at Peninsula Beach or Whiting Park or splash around at Boyne Mountain's Avalanche Bay Water Park
  12. Wine & dine – have a great meal at one of our many restaurants
  13. Check your email at the library or Local Flavor bookstore/coffee shop
  14. Play golf on one of our area's many courses
  15. Rent a boat or kayak – just call the Chamber for details
  16. Shop til you drop at one of our many unique shops and galleries
  17. Have a ball at our festivals – mushroom, July 4th, car shows, fall harvest
  18. Let your children explore the Children’s Library, Raven Hill Discovery Center or...
  19. Turn the kids loose at our world-class playground in Veterans Park.
  20. Have a picnic or feed the ducks in Veterans Memorial Park
Winter fun: sledding and skating at Avalanche Mt.

Avalanche sledding hillThe Avalanche Mountain warming house opens each winter for those who enjoy sledding and ice skating. According to the City of Boyne City, the warming house will be open from from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Weekend hours will also be observed on other holidays throughout the winter when school is not in session.

Skating and sledding are allowed any time until the park closes at 10:30 p.m., however there is no supervision outside of the regular hours of the warming house. The ice skating rink activity is weather-dependent. Free loaner skates (limited size selection) are available in the warming house. New and used skate donations are welcome at anytime. Avalanche Preserve general info * Trail map for X-C skiing and snowshoeing (PDF).

Young State Park, located two miles west of Boyne City, has 560 acres of forest with beautiful trails for cross-country skiiing and snowshoeing in the winter. Click here for the park's website, which includes trail maps and contact information.