Plenty of local restaurants, growers, wineries and microbreweries make the West Michigan lakeshore a prime region for culinary tourism, and a new alliance has formed to market those businesses to dining tourists.
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A pinch of produce from Allegan and Ottawa county farms.
A dash of Dutch ambiance with a glass of Lake Michigan view on the side.
Mix it together and you've got a successful recipe to bring more tourists to town.
"It's a growing trend to experience cuisine when you travel. We need to bring that home to Michigan," said Linda Jones, program manager of the Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council.
Jones is leading the development of the Michigan Culinary Tourism Alliance, a new project funded by a $24,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and matching funds from the wine council.
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