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Grand Rapids<br />
MICHIGAN<br />
GO SHOP<br />
ART OF THE TABLE<br />
606 Wealthy SE • 616-301-1885<br />
artofthetable.com<br />
High-end chocolates, pure wax candles, stylish<br />
table linens and art fi ll the shelves of this<br />
home décor and gourmet food shop. Most<br />
items are made right in western Michigan,<br />
including cheese, peanut butter and vodka.<br />
GO SEE<br />
GRAND RAPIDS SYMPHONY<br />
300 Ottawa Ave NW, Ste 1000 • 616-454-9451<br />
grsymphony.org<br />
The Grand Rapids Symphony is celebrating<br />
its 30th anniversary with a mix of music<br />
throughout October, from Mussorgsky to The<br />
Lord of the Rings soundtrack to 1960s and<br />
’70s pop.<br />
CRANE’S ORCHARDS<br />
52 miles southwest of Grand Rapids<br />
6054 124th Ave, Fennville<br />
craneorchards.com<br />
At this local favorite (since the 1960s),<br />
visitors can pick apples, take a hay ride<br />
through orchards, get lost in a corn maze<br />
and enjoy fall colors. Crane’s grows more<br />
than 17 apple varieties and serves dinner at<br />
the Pie Pantry, where there’s always fresh<br />
apple pie.<br />
GO EAT<br />
LOUIS BENTON STEAKHOUSE<br />
77 Monroe Center • 616-454-7455<br />
louisbenton.com<br />
Dine on the best aged steaks around, served<br />
with bleu cheese or just a hint of seasoning and<br />
butter to keep it simple. Louis Benton’s dining<br />
room looks as rich as its steaks taste, with dark<br />
mahogany and a warm fi replace. $$$<br />
GO PARTY<br />
CRUSH NIGHTCLUB<br />
At The BOB<br />
20 Monroe Ave NW • 616-356-2000<br />
thebob.com<br />
Contemporary dance tracks bounce off exposed<br />
brick walls at this hip downtown nightclub<br />
inside a former warehouse. The young<br />
crowd drinks and dances here every weekend.<br />
FUN FACT!<br />
The 1913 Room at the Amway Grand Plaza<br />
Hotel is the only Five-Diamond restaurant in<br />
the Midwest outside of Chicago.<br />
Gulfport/Biloxi<br />
MISSISSIPPI<br />
— Amy Eckert — Leigh Coleman — Christine Conard Shultz<br />
GO SHOP<br />
SALMAGUNDI SHOP<br />
922 Washington Ave, Ocean Springs<br />
228-875-5735<br />
salmagundishop.com<br />
This shop is the place to go for home décor<br />
items, dinnerware, collectibles, jewelry<br />
and holiday decorations. When you’re done<br />
shopping, walk down the oak-lined streets of<br />
downtown Ocean Springs.<br />
GO SEE<br />
SOUTH COAST PADDLING COMPANY<br />
21 miles east of Gulfport<br />
2335 Government St, Ocean Springs<br />
228-872-2030<br />
southcoastpaddling.com<br />
This kayak touring company, which opened<br />
late last year, offers rentals and guided tours<br />
ranging from four hours to overnight. Tours<br />
will take you into the area’s Gothic bayous—<br />
Old Fort Bayou and Davis Bayou—on the<br />
free-fl owing Pascagoula River or to Biloxi Bay’s<br />
Deer Island, where bird life fl ourishes.<br />
GO EAT<br />
SALUTE ITALIAN RESTAURANT<br />
1712 15th St, Gulfport • 228-864-2500<br />
saluteitalian.com<br />
It’s called Italian, but the food here is really<br />
a fusion of fresh Gulf Coast seafood and<br />
Mediterranean fl avors. Try the stuffed<br />
amberjack or shrimp and grits in Italian herb<br />
cream, and come early for cocktails on a patio<br />
looking out to the Gulf of Mexico. $$$<br />
GO PARTY<br />
PORTER AVENUE BISTRO<br />
503 Porter Ave, Ocean Springs • 228-818-2772<br />
porteravenuebistro.lbu.com<br />
This lively hotspot, located right off the<br />
Biloxi Bay Bridge and decorated with<br />
chandeliers and rich, velvety red curtains<br />
on full-length windows, mixes Southern<br />
hospitality with a little bit of rock ‘n’ roll. A<br />
posh Cajun-Creole café by day, it turns into a<br />
bar and concert venue every night. Live music<br />
on the huge, oak tree-covered deck keeps<br />
people coming back.<br />
FUN FACT!<br />
YOUR<br />
Since Biloxi’s discovery, eight fl ags have<br />
fl own over the city: French, English, Spanish,<br />
West Florida Republic, Mississippi Magnolia,<br />
Confederate State, Mississippi State and the<br />
United States.<br />
Harrisburg<br />
PENNSYLVANIA<br />
GO SHOP<br />
COMIX CONNECTION<br />
6200 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg<br />
717-591-2727<br />
blog.comixconnection.com<br />
Whether you covet traditional comic books<br />
or new graphic novels, you’ll likely get your<br />
fi ll here. Comix Connection has been stocking<br />
comic books and trade paperbacks along with<br />
assorted collectibles for 22 years.<br />
GO SEE<br />
FREE GROUP HIKES<br />
At Kings Gap State Park<br />
500 Kings Gap Rd, Carlisle<br />
dcnr.state.pa.us/calendar<br />
Breathe in crisp, woodsy autumn air on a free,<br />
3-mile hike, offered Wednesday evenings.<br />
Wear sturdy boots and bring water.<br />
TAVERN AND BARN TOURS<br />
23 miles southwest of Harrisburg<br />
227 N Baltimore St, Dillsburg<br />
717-432-2720<br />
dillstavern.org<br />
History buff? The recent renovations of Dill’s<br />
Tavern (1794-1819) and nearby Maple Shade<br />
Barn offer a look back into an era when<br />
whiskey production, indentured servitude and<br />
slavery were part of life in early Pennsylvania.<br />
GO EAT<br />
BLACK N BLEU<br />
6108 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg<br />
717-458-8105<br />
blacknbleupa.com<br />
Black tie meets blue collar at this classy restaurant<br />
with a casual dresscode. Must-haves<br />
include the house specialty blue-cheese fondue,<br />
potato-wrapped sweet chili-soy shrimp<br />
and the lobster mac-n-cheese. $$<br />
GO PARTY<br />
BREWHOUSE GRILLE<br />
2050 State Rd, Camp Hill • 717-737-0030<br />
brewhousegrille.com<br />
Here’s a place to raise a glass and sample from<br />
hundreds of micros, imports and featured barrel<br />
specialties. The oatmeal stout is great this<br />
time of year. Enjoy casual pub grub—the sirloin<br />
steak “keg rolls” are a good bet—on the deck.<br />
FUN FACT!<br />
EVERYDAY<br />
GETAWAY<br />
Urban Harrisburg has more than 50,000 shade<br />
trees maintained by the city’s Department of<br />
Parks and Recreation.<br />
www.theislebiloxi.com<br />
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OCTOBER <strong>2010</strong> GO MAGAZINE<br />
SM<br />
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