{"id":1285,"date":"2019-02-18T13:06:59","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T18:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/?p=1285"},"modified":"2019-02-18T13:06:59","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T18:06:59","slug":"abc-city-gaylord-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/index.php\/2019\/02\/18\/abc-city-gaylord-michigan\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;G&#8221; is for Gaylord, Michigan-An ABC List to Discover This Town"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Gaylord-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1556\" src=\"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Gaylord-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\u00a0 <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/gaylord1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1557\" src=\"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/gaylord1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/gaylord5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1561\" src=\"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/gaylord5-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/gaylord3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1559\" src=\"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/gaylord3-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/gaylord6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1562\" src=\"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/gaylord6-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This Alpine themed, &#8220;Up North&#8221; city is central to everything you could want from a\u00a0 Northern Michigan adventure.\u00a0 Situated on the 45th parallel, the Bavarian influence is everywhere in this tiny town.\u00a0 Of course there are plenty of forests and lakes surrounding the area, after all, this unspoiled haven is what most people flock to the north to discover.<\/p>\n<p>The area had first been named Okkaddo, which was later changed to Otsego which means &#8220;clear water&#8221;.\u00a0 There are also top-notch galleries, music festivals and unique shops to discover. There is also a large convention center all strategically positioned in the heart of the state.\u00a0 Design your own adventure as you explore this beautiful location.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few ideas to help you create your own ABC Adventure:<\/p>\n<p>A-Aspen Park, <a href=\"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/?p=1234\">Alpine Chocolates<\/a>, Antique Shows, Alpenfest (Festival), Alpine Traveler and Eatery (Eat, Dine), Active (ATV, golf, ski, snowmobile)<\/p>\n<p>B-Beach, Bennethum&#8217;s Northern Inn (Eat, Dine), Brewery\/Brew Pub, Big bottle (fun photo op)<\/p>\n<p>C-Claude Shannon Park, Call of the Wild Museum<\/p>\n<p>D-Doumas Park, Dine, Downtown, <a href=\"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/?p=1248\">Demonstration Garden<\/a><\/p>\n<p>E-Elk Park, Eat, elk herd<\/p>\n<p>F-Farmers Markets, Festivals (see-Alpenfest), Freel Park<\/p>\n<p>G-Gobblers of Gaylord (Eat, Dine), Golf<\/p>\n<p>H-Hike<\/p>\n<p>I-Irontone Spring, Ice skate<\/p>\n<p>J-Joseph N. Hale Park<\/p>\n<p>K<\/p>\n<p>L-Lake<\/p>\n<p>M-Mary&#8217;s Tavern (see also Brewery)<\/p>\n<p>N<\/p>\n<p>O-Otsego Lake State Park, Otsego Sports Complex<\/p>\n<p>P-Pavilion on Court, Parks<\/p>\n<p>Q-<\/p>\n<p>R-<\/p>\n<p>S-Ski, Snowmobile, Shop, Snowbelt Brewery<\/p>\n<p>T-Tavern (see also Brewery), The Rusty Pelican (Shop)<\/p>\n<p>U<\/p>\n<p>V-Village<\/p>\n<p>W<\/p>\n<p>X<\/p>\n<p>Y<\/p>\n<p>Z<\/p>\n<p>Check back often, I will keep building this list as we discover more fun things to add to it!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 This Alpine themed, &#8220;Up North&#8221; city is central to everything you could want from a\u00a0 Northern Michigan adventure.\u00a0 Situated on the 45th parallel, the Bavarian influence is everywhere in this tiny town.\u00a0 Of course there are plenty of forests and lakes surrounding the area, after all, this unspoiled haven is what [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,4,6,20,31],"tags":[150,195,197],"class_list":["post-1285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures","category-guides-resources","category-cities-towns-villages-adventures","category-blog","category-gaylord","tag-city","tag-g","tag-gaylord"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1285","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=1285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1285\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abcexplorers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}