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Outdoors

A Morning at the Dunes

May 25, 2010 Beaches

Thanks to guest blogger John Nicka for his story on camping in northwest Michigan, and his climb up Sleeping Bear Dunes.
In the summer of 2008 I went camping in Northern Michigan to celebrate the end of college. Suttons Bay, Elk Rapids, Old Mission—uniquely named places beckoned me as I drove my little Nissan up U.S. 131 [...]

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

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Tomorrow

May 14, 2010 Fishing

Thank you to Dan Donarski for this guest blog piece on the opening of walleye and northern pike fishing season up in the Upper Peninsula!
Remember the old adage “Today is the tomorrow that you worried about yesterday”? Well, tomorrow is going to be the today you’ve been hoping for since the 15th of March.
Tomorrow, the [...]

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Tagged as: Fishing, Guest Blogger, Outdoors, Pure Michigan, Spring

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Southwest Michigan Offers Great Parks

May 12, 2010 Beaches

Last summer, contributing writer Tina Lassen scouted lesser-known state and federal preserves for the 2010 Michigan Travel Ideas feature, Wild Discoveries. Tina shares a handful of her favorites from the state’s southwest region. What’s your favorite Michigan park?
Towering Dunes
It’s impossible to miss the centerpiece of Duck Lake State Park north of Muskegon: an immense dune [...]

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Tagged as: Beaches, Family, Guest Blogger, Outdoors

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Pure Michigan Events – May 2010

May 3, 2010 Events & Festivals

Tulip Time Festival, Holland, May, 1-8, 2010
This springtime celebration of the area’s Dutch heritage and culture is more than 80 years old, and features over six million blooming tulips and multiple parades, concerts, Dutch Marktplaats, wooden-shoed dancers, traditional street scrubbers, food and crafts, entertainment, carnival rides and kiddie activities.
Jackson Storyfest, May 7-8, 2010
Who doesn’t [...]

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Tagged as: Events, Family, Pure Michigan, Things to Do

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Michigan Great Lakes – A Freshwater Paradise

May 2, 2010 Outdoors

When choosing a vacation locale, Michigan’s Great Lakes should always be at the top of your list. Michigan’s Great Lakes are a national treasure. In fact, the Great Lakes are the largest bodies of freshwater on the planet, making Michigan visible even from the moon and recognizable on any map.
Carved from glaciers more than 12,000 [...]

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Tagged as: great lakes, Huron, Michigan’s Great Lakes, Ontario, Pure Michigan, Superior

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My Haven

April 16, 2010 Dining

Thanks to Joy Alekman for this wonderful guest blog post and poem about her favorite Michigan vacation destination.
 My Haven
I am in my haven now
I sit on the beach and listen to the waves crash
and feel the wind caress my back
I am at peace here
My phone is in the car
The computer is at home
Work is far [...]

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Tagged as: Guest Blogger, Outdoors, Places To Visit, Pure Michigan, Things to Do

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Trout Services

April 14, 2010 Fishing

Thank you for this guest blog post by Dan Donarski on his love of Pure Michigan fishing, and the opening of trout season.
You have to get up early sometimes. It just can’t be helped, avoided- postponed any longer. The last Saturday in April is one of these.
Bare feet hit hardwood floors. Hunched over shoulders balanced on the [...]

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Tagged as: Fishing, Guest Blogger, Outdoors, Pure Michigan

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Metal Heads

April 5, 2010 Fishing

Thank you to Dan Donarski for this great guest blog post on spring fishing and the steelhead run!
Sportsmen and women living in Michigan have it made. We really do. We have it so good in fact that all too often we take what we have for granted. I know I do at times.
Take spring, for [...]

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Tagged as: Fishing, Guest Blogger, Outdoors, Pure Michigan

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Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

March 1, 2010 Attractions and Museums

Thank you to JT Royster of Brighton for providing this guest blog post and stunning images of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
Located on a northern tip of land in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, bordering Lake Superior, and near the tiny town of Munising is my favorite place in Michigan…the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. This park [...]

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Tagged as: Guest Blogger, Pure Michigan, Upper Peninsula

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Got Any Smelt?

February 25, 2010 Family

Thanks to Dan Donarski for another guest blog piece with more great ice fishing advice and the best bait to use.
In these parts walleye and perch seem to get the most attention among ice anglers. Sure there are the tried and true whitefish and herring fellows, both spearers and bait anglers, but these are certainly [...]

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

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