Day Trip Clawson: Here's a Guide You Can Share With Visitors to Our Town

We wrote this little daytrip guide to Clawson for a summer series called Patch Passport. The other Patch sites in Michigan — from Grosse Pointe to Rochester Hills and two dozen in between — have done the same. 

All summer long, we'll offer up a weekly daytrip guide to another southeast Michigan destination. Coming Sunday: we'll help you plan a daytrip to Rochester and Rochester Hills.

But to start, here's what you helped us come up with for our own daytrip guide. Have more suggestions? Add them in the comments.

Shop downtown

Clawson's quaint downtown has a host of unique stores and shops that sell niche items. You could spend the first few hours of your day browsing the racks of resale shop, looking for comic books at , shopping for music at or stop at for a magic class or buy some tricks of your own. And of course, we can't forget the popular eclectic furniture store, .

Visit the park

On a nice summer day, you and your family or friends may find pleasure in visiting . You can plan a picnic at the pavilion or one of the tables scattered throughout the park or walk the wood chip trail that surrounds the park. The park also has a baseball field, playground area, tennis courts, a sand volleyball court and more. 

Where to eat?

Whether your in town looking for a good breakfast spot or a nice restaurant to enjoy dinner, Clawson has plenty of options. is known for its breakfast and lunch specialities such as lemon ricotta pancakes, eggs benedict, poached eggs lorraine and bruschetta. You can also check out the (a hometown favorite) or the Old Port which were both voted best breakfast restaurants in our .

If you're hungry at dinnertime, one reader suggests that you stop at for some northern Italian cuisine. After dinner, you may want to hang out a little later, so stop at the for ice cream with the family or meet up with some friends for a beer at or .

Where else?

Here are a few other landmarks you may want to visit in Clawson:

Fresh produce: (open every Sunday beginning July 29-Sept. 30)

Quiet time:

Learn history: Clawson Historical Museum

Are we missing anything?

Let potential visitors know where else they should visit by posting a comment on this story.