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Places To Visit

A Rookie Fly Fisher in Borrowed Waders

July 27, 2010 Attractions and Museums

While on a driving tour along the Au Sable River, Hannah Agran, Midwest Living assistant travel editor and Michigan Travel Ideas contributor, spends the night at the North Branch Outing Club near Grayling and tries her hand at fly fishing.
My husband Juan and I are somewhere north of Grayling, our cell signal fading, the sky [...]

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Tagged as: Guest Blogger, Places To Visit, Pure Michigan, Summer

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Ah, Spa-ing at Crystal Mountain Resort

July 21, 2010 Places To Stay

Kendra Williams, Midwest Living travel editor and contributor to Michigan Travel Ideas, spills the details from her recent enviable spa experience at the Crystal Mountain Resort and Spa.
I’ve been to many spas throughout the Midwest, but none of those prepared me for my experience at Crystal Mountain Resort and Spa in Thompsonville (45 minutes south [...]

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Marvelous Mackinac Memories

July 15, 2010 Family

Thanks to Melissa Mackey for sharing her story about her trip up north with her husband and teenage twins!  Check out the end of the post to see the beautiful pictures she took!
This summer, instead of taking one long vacation like we usually do, my husband and I decided to take our 13 year old [...]

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Tagged as: Family, Guest Blogger, Mackinac Island, Places To Visit, Summer, Things to Do, Upper Peninsula

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Pure South Haven

July 8, 2010 Beaches

Thanks to Amanda McGauley for sharing her beautiful pictures from her Independence Day trip to South Haven!
The weather was perfect, as one could not ask for more than not having a cloud in the sky. The piers at South Haven were beautiful and the sand on the beaches flawless. We were able to watch the [...]

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Tagged as: Beaches, Guest Blogger, Places To Visit, Pure Michigan

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Going up north – A Michigan tradition

July 2, 2010 Beaches

Thanks to Matt Eder, co-creator of MichiganDads.com, for sharing his experiences from his recent family trip to Oscoda.
The water was cool but the sand was warm. The birds happily chirped as the squirrels scampered around the lush trees and green grass looking for food. Sure, it rained a bit – seems like it does every [...]

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Tagged as: Family, Guest Blogger, Outdoors, Places To Visit, Pure Michigan, Summer

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Affordable Family Vacations: Upper Peninsula

June 24, 2010 Family

Tina Lassen, Michigan Travel Ideas contributing writer, gives insiders tips on affordable one-day trips in the UP. For more affordable family vacations ideas, see the article in the 2010 issue of Michigan Travel Ideas.
A good place to base yourself is in Paradise at either Harmon’s Birchwood Lodge cabins ($66-$130/night, three-night minimum in summer) along [...]

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Tagged as: Guest Blogger, Outdoors, Places To Visit, Pure Michigan, Summer, Upper Peninsula

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Do You Know The Way To Grand Marais?

June 23, 2010 Attractions and Museums

Thanks to Jennifer Rees for sharing the story of her U.P adventure!
Every year, my husband rides his bike from Cedar Springs to Mackinaw City. Every year my sister, kids, and I take a trip ‘Up North’ to pick him up. This year, the group my husband rides with decided that 285 miles just wasn’t quite [...]

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Tagged as: Family, Guest Blogger, Pure Michigan, Summer, Upper Peninsula

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Getting “Fresh”

June 17, 2010 Dining

Emily Tennyson, Michigan Travel Ideas contributing writer, shares her favorite places to pick up the freshest Michigan foods around her hometown of Detroit. Sample the state’s bounty yourself along three food trails that are highlighted in the article “Get Fresh” in the 2010 issue of Michigan Travel Ideas. Also be sure to check out “Fresh” [...]

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Tagged as: Farmers Markets, Guest Blogger, Pure Michigan, Summer

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Slow Down and Shut up!

June 14, 2010 Attractions and Museums

Thank you to Jess Venlet for reminding us of how important it is sometimes to slow down and appreciate the beauty that surrounds us.   
Last summer I traveled to Northern Michigan’s Sleeping Bear Lakeshore for the first time ever. I was making the trip with my boyfriend, and my excitement dwindled as we drove. We [...]

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My Michigan Moments

June 10, 2010 Attractions and Museums

As Michigan Travel Ideas editors and writers hit the roads of the Great Lakes state in search of their own “Michigan Moments,” Terri Ketcham, Michigan Travel Ideas Associate Art Director, shares hers from a trip she took to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
At the end of a long day of scouting in and around [...]

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Tagged as: Guest Blogger, Outdoors, Pure Michigan, Summer, Things to Do

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