Michigan's Best Small Town Bar: Thrillist

MICHIGAN — Michigan has plenty of dive bars and watering holes to visit, but only one could make the Thrillist list of best small town bars in every state.

If you want to check out the mitten’s winner, you’ll have to go to the northernmost part of the state.

Word has it, the food and the drinks are superb and the setting and view just can’t be beat.
Here’s what they had to say about the joint:

Fitzgerald's Restaurant - Eagle River (Population: 71)

Located deep enough in the northern region of the Upper Peninsula Keweenaw Peninsula -- a gorgeous, Lake Superior-engulfed place buried in snow for much of the year and perched so far north that even the most avid Michigan travelers might get a nosebleed -- the Fitz serves up great BBQ to go along with the requisite whitefish, but despite its designation as a restaurant, it might also be the best place to drink with a view of a Great Lake period.

That's thanks to the owner's obsession with Michigan's immaculate craft beer scene, with more than 100 local (and not-so-local) brews on offer, perfect for sipping with a view of the mighty lake. In addition to being one of Michigan's greatest undiscovered beer bars, they also have a deep love of whiskey, with 90+ bottles on offer and a staff loaded with knowledge about each.

And yeah, you can snowmobile there in the winter, but the real move here is to book a room at the adjoining Eagle River Inn and bask in the magnificent sunsets on a tiny slice of heaven, beer in hand and surrounded by travelers and locals whose only real worries are which beer to get next.

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