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Events & Festivals

Get Ready for the Volksparade at Tulip Time

May 5, 2010 Events & Festivals

Special thanks to guest blogger, Dave Lorenz for this post on the Volksparade at the Tulip Time Festival.
It’s a beautiful day in Holland! Perfect weather to welcome bus-loads of fans to Holland’s annual Tulip Time Festival.
I’m here today, preparing to emcee the Tulip Time luncheon, which is one of the community highlights during festival [...]

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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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Something Old, Something New at Holland’s Tulip Time Festival

April 29, 2010 Events & Festivals

Jen Wilson, Michigan Travel Ideas contributing writer, shares experiences from a trip to Holland, home of the annual Tulip Time Festival.
Like many other travelers, I arrived in the southwest Michigan coastal town of Holland expecting two things: wooden shoes and windmills. The tidily landscaped, downtown-centric city 186 miles west of Detroit delivers both.
Celebrating Holland’s Dutch [...]

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Pure Michigan Blossom and Mushroom Events

April 13, 2010 Events & Festivals

With the arrival of spring, it’s time to enjoy blossom and mushroom season.  How better to celebrate the coming of spring than attending a Pure Michigan Event.
Blossomtime Festival, Benton Harbor/St. Joseph, April 25-May 1, 2010
Since 1906, the southwest corner of Michigan has heralded spring with the Blessing of the Blossoms and a multi-community celebration of [...]

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Michigan Wine Month is Officially Upon Us!

April 9, 2010 Dining

Governor Granholm has declared April Michigan Wine Month, and the opportunities to take part in wine related activities during the next few weeks are endless.

If you have the opportunity to do so, start your Michigan Wine Month off with a visit to any one of the 71 wineries – 7 more to be added by [...]

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Tagged as: Dining, Events, Guest Blogger, Michigan Wine, Pure Michigan

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Pure Michigan Events – April 2010

March 30, 2010 Events & Festivals

Quiet Water Symposium, East Lansing, March 6, 2010
Outdoor Michigan’s Favorite Indoor Show brings together non-motorized outdoor recreation and Great Lakes environmental interests in this annual showcase featuring handcrafted canoes and kayaks, nature photography, bicycling, sailing, nature centers and more.
Festifools, Ann Arbor, April 11, 2010
Fun and frivolous street festival and parade greets spring with giant [...]

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Let’s Go Camping & RVing

March 26, 2010 Events & Festivals

It’s a perfect weekend to begin thinking about camping and checking out the RV Show at the Grand Traverse County Civic Center in Traverse City! All types of new recreation vehicles are showing all the newest advances in RVs. You’ll find huge parts and accessory displays along with campgrounds from around the state to round [...]

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Tagged as: Camping, Pure Michigan, Things to Do

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Pure Michigan Events – March 2010

February 25, 2010 Events & Festivals

Quiet Water Symposium, East Lansing, March 6, 2010
Outdoor Michigan’s Favorite Indoor Show brings together non-motorized outdoor recreation and Great Lakes environmental interests in this annual showcase featuring handcrafted canoes and kayaks, nature photography, bicycling, sailing, nature centers and more.
Taste and Glide, Munising, March 6, 2010
Cross-country ski and sample delicious treats along the trail at [...]

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Indulging along Garland’s Gourmet Glide

February 17, 2010 Events & Festivals

Food can make just about any activity that much better as Dianna Stampfler, Michigan Travel Ideas contributing writer, learns during the “Gourmet Glide” at Garland Lodge & Resort in Lewiston.
It’s a beautiful day when I slide into my cross-country skis and set out in search of tantalizing delectables. Garland’s “Gourmet Glide” lives up its [...]

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Tagged as: Events, Guest Blogger, Pure Michigan, Snowsports, Winter

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Motown Winter Blast

February 12, 2010 Events & Festivals

The 6th annual Motown Winter Blast kicks off this afternoon, and this is an event you don’t want to miss.  All weekend long, people gather in Campus Martius Park to celebrate and enjoy winter.  This year, the Winter Blast is also celebrating the Motown Museum’s 25th anniversary with even more special events and activities for [...]

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Tagged as: Events, Festivals, Guest Blogger, Pure Michigan, Winter

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