{"id":1234,"date":"2021-01-02T08:53:45","date_gmt":"2021-01-02T13:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/?p=1234"},"modified":"2021-01-02T08:53:45","modified_gmt":"2021-01-02T13:53:45","slug":"a-is-for-addictive-alpine-chocolate-gaylord-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/02\/a-is-for-addictive-alpine-chocolate-gaylord-michigan\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;A&#8221; is for &#8220;Addictive Alpine Chocolate&#8221;-Gaylord, Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Alpine-Chocolate-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1311\" src=\"http:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Alpine-Chocolate-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"367\" height=\"489\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--StartFragment-->Renowned for its distinctly German heritage, Gaylord is a small town with big charm.\u00a0 <!--EndFragment-->As I researched &#8220;what to do&#8221; in the area, I came upon the business &#8220;Alpine Chocolate&#8221;.\u00a0 It was the word chocolate which had my attention, which could have easily steered me to the letter C.\u00a0 Instead I assigned it the letter A, intent on making it my first stop.\u00a0 <!--StartFragment-->My addiction for chocolate began long before I needed to fulfill the letters on our most recent exploration! <!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<p>Opening the door to the area business, my senses were in overdrive. Giddy with anticipation, I felt like Charlie in &#8220;Charlie in the Chocolate Factory&#8221;!\u00a0 What to explore first?\u00a0 Should I sample the famous chocolate covered potato chips, or the chocolate covered strawberries?\u00a0\u00a0 As I moved carefully up the curving paths, meant to steer me towards every single temptation, the visual feast of handmade chocolates lining glass filled cases had me as giddy as the day I shopped for my wedding ring!\u00a0 Samples were offered\u00a0 at each location, meant to ensure I slow down and savor the confections.\u00a0 I can tell you that caramel corn takes on a whole new meaning when drizzled with chocolate and peanut butter!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Alpine-Chocolate-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1312\" src=\"http:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Alpine-Chocolate-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From the friendly staff to the <!--StartFragment-->blue, Tiffany style box used to package your confections, e<!--EndFragment-->verything about this business is deliberate.\u00a0 Chocolatemeister, Bruce Brown was the son of a factory worker.\u00a0 After decades of tinkering to find the perfect chocolate blend, he has now opened several of these stores, located throughout Michigan.\u00a0 They can be found in Boyne City, Plymouth and Sault St. Marie.\u00a0 His grand vision of covering us with sweetness, is evidenced in his attention to detail.\u00a0 I can&#8217;t wait to visit the other locations but for now I will be content to enjoy my Chocolate covered rice crispy treats and specialty chocolates.\u00a0 Alan has found his favorite too, in the form of Sea Foam, the closest he has come to his beloved Crunchies from England.\u00a0 Knowing these goodies are homemade makes them that much more special.\u00a0 We will savor the treats and the memories made today.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Alpine-Chocolate-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1313\" src=\"http:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Alpine-Chocolate-3-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alpine Chocolate House\u00a0 208 W. Main Street Gaylord, MI (989) 732-1077<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Renowned for its distinctly German heritage, Gaylord is a small town with big charm.\u00a0 As I researched &#8220;what to do&#8221; in the area, I came upon the business &#8220;Alpine Chocolate&#8221;.\u00a0 It was the word chocolate which had my attention, which could have easily steered me to the letter C.\u00a0 Instead I assigned it the letter [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,6,7,20,31,47],"tags":[95,147,197,252,309],"class_list":["post-1234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures","category-cities-towns-villages-adventures","category-usa","category-blog","category-gaylord","category-michigan","tag-a","tag-chocolate","tag-gaylord","tag-michigan","tag-shop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1234\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}