White Tail Resort - Moran

When we visited, the restaurant was closed today. It's possible they are closed for the season.

I had a wonderful experience at this restaurant. The pastries were perfect and the service was excellent. The shrimp basket, chicken basket, and coleslaw were all delicious!

I always make sure to stop by this restaurant for a Beef Pastie whenever I am in the area. I went twice last week because they are the best in my opinion. The friendly atmosphere inside only enhances the overall dining experience.

I 'd heard a few not especially positive things about the UP. It was supposed to be the backwoods Kentucky section of Michigan, the deep in the West Verginia holler version of the north. But the more I travel the more the lesson gets pounded into my head. The stereotypes are mostly bogus, people are basically the same and most folks are low key, solid kind o ' people. There was this one interesting quirk about the UP though. I cross the Mackinac bridge and almost immediately see a sign for pasties. I roll less than 100 yards and there 's a sign on the other side of the road. I roll another 6 feet and there 's a third sign! I 've never even heard of pasties except for the Australian version and not once saw a sign for them on the mitten side of Michigan but suddenly in the UP it appears to be the only thing they eat. After the 5th or 6th place I finally had to stop and see what I 'd been missing. The girl described that it was either ground beef or bison fried in a dough and covered, for another dollar or so, with gravy. I opted for the beef, with gravy and was a little shocked when the gal handed me a thing the size of a softball. I was thinking snack. This thing is a monster! The gravy was just too much but the pasty was awesome. I wasn 't incredibly hungry and I 'd planned on eating maybe half of it but 45 minutes later and I 'd wolfed down the whole thing. No need for dinner tonight! I poured the gravy out on the side of the road. The pasty alone might have been worth 5 stars but the gravy kind o ' messed that up. A unique, delicious regional food. And now I can brag that I 've eaten a softball!

I've had a lot of pasty's in my day in the UP, and I would put the Bison Pasty here at the top of the list!