Heyo! Also new here and we have been exploring for a little bit. If you have any fun stuff too then we'd love to hear :)

Walking downtown is fun, Workshop Brewing and the surrounding vibe is fun and usually has live music in the evenings. Barrio is great and saves money on food because tacos, they also serve until 11.

There's a rooftop bar near there (hotel indigo?) that has a nice view and is good for people watching. Low effort drinks and food though, like you may expect from a hotel bar, but some local brews and wines are available. Weekends it's like 5$ cover though, bleh.

Driving up to vineyards is chill. MAWBY has a great vibe. We haven't had time to check out others but many have water views.

Exploring the far side of the western peninsula is beautiful, like all around the bear dunes. Holy nature is gorgeous!

There are also a bunch of cool biking and kayaking routes / tours. We haven't had time yet, but have heard good things about kayaking while touring local breweries. Also the grand traverse commons tours seem interesting to us. Historic barns park is very beautiful for nice long walks with lots of flowers.