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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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Tagged as: Events, Festivals, Guest Blogger, Spring, Things to Do

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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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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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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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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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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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Downhill Skiing in the Western UP

February 24, 2010 Family

The rugged hills and reliable snows of the Western Upper Peninsula make it a favorite destination for skiers. Tina Lassen, a longtime Michigan Travel Ideas freelance writer and avid skier, writes about a recent getaway to Ironwood-area ski resorts.
As if on cue, the snow begins falling in earnest when I cross the border into the [...]

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Tagged as: Family, Pure Michigan, Snowsports, Things to Do, Winter

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Fish On Ice

February 18, 2010 Family

Thanks to Dan Donarski for another guest blog piece with great advice for those looking to get out and try ice fishing this winter.

 
Yes, it is February, the shortest month of the year, yet the one that seemingly takes the longest to get through, to survive. Days are getting longer, there is more sun, but [...]

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

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Where’s Your Perfect Spot?

January 25, 2010 Family

Here in Michigan, fishing is a year round sport.  With 11,000 inland lakes and hundreds of rivers and streams, anglers can’t help but be inspired.  Spring brings a special feeling, though – a sense of urgency to grab the tackle box and spend the day out by the water.  If you just can’t wait until spring, [...]

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Tagged as: Fishing, Outdoors, Pure Michigan, Things to Do

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Car Fanatic’s Tour of Southeast Michigan

January 22, 2010 Attractions and Museums

As motor heads shift into gear for Detroit’s North American International Auto Show (January 11–24), Dan Wiese, an automotive writer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, recalls a recent car lover’s dream tour of southeast Michigan he made for Michigan Travel Ideas. On a whirlwind two-day trip, he and his wife visit a working auto plant, [...]

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

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