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Places To Visit

True North

June 9, 2010 Beaches

Thanks to Stephanie Irwin for sharing her True North with us. 
When I was little the car ride up north was long.  My grandparents had a cottage in Oscoda and my family drove up from Flint most every weekend in the summers.  My mom, brother and I, bags packed, would wait eagerly for my dad [...]

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

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Playing the Odds

June 4, 2010 Attractions and Museums

John Grochowski, Michigan Travel Ideas contributing writer, shares insider tips from his latest trip to the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.
I’ve been writing about casino games for 14 years, and I wanted to see if Soaring Eagle met my personal criteria as a place to play:

Do blackjack rules and video [...]

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

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The Lodge

June 3, 2010 Golf

Thanks to Greg Johnson for another fantastic Pure Michigan Golf guest blog post!
I looked down from one of the new Lodge rooms at Arcadia Bluffs Golf Club and couldn’t believe it. 

The view from the clubhouse (the one I thought couldn’t be topped) had just been topped:  the good folks at Arcadia had added a top [...]

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Tagged as: Golf, Guest Blogger, Pure Michigan, Summer

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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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Up North Road Trip

May 20, 2010 Attractions and Museums

Thank you to Katie Dennis for this guest blog post on the road trip she took with her husband for their one year anniversary.  Remember – we are always looking for guest bloggers, so send in your Pure Michigan stories!  
 
 
My husband and I got married last spring at one of Michigan’s most popular places, [...]

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Tagged as: Guest Blogger, Lighthouses, Mackinac Island, Pure Michigan, Road Trip, Upper Peninsula

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Michigan’s Summer Palace

May 19, 2010 Places To Stay

Kristin Bienert, Michigan Travel Ideas editor, experiences the timeless classic Grand Hotel on tranquil Mackinac Island (no motorized vehicles allowed) for the first time during the Pure Michigan Governor’s Conference: Driving Tourism 2010.
As waves crash over the bow spraying the ferry windows, I’m glad I opted for a seat below deck. A voice comes over [...]

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Tagged as: Guest Blogger, Mackinac Island, Places To Visit, 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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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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Road Trip

March 11, 2010 Attractions and Museums

Special thanks to Kendall Newberry for finding this piece he wrote in 2006 and sharing it with us.
What does a three day weekend and a rental car equal?  ROAD TRIP!  As my girlfriend and I prepared to celebrate our birthdays (mine was a few weeks earlier), we had a map of Michigan between us and [...]

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Tagged as: Guest Blogger, Mackinac, Pure Michigan

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