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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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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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The Fish Might Be Biting But The Ice Is Thinning

January 20, 2010 Family

Thanks to Dan Donarski for another guest blog piece full of safety tips for the avid ice fishers in the light of the abnormally high temperatures of the season.
Unseasonable warm weather has struck the State of Michigan, and it appears that above freezing temperatures will be the norm through the next week. While this [...]

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2010 North American International Auto Show

January 14, 2010 Attractions and Museums

Earlier this week, Pure Michigan’s own Maria Wygnal and George Zimmermann got a sneak peek inside the 2010 North American International Auto Show. They joined thousands of journalists from around the world as they gathered in Detroit for a first look at concepts and production models, as well as the latest automotive industry announcements. While [...]

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Find Your Inner Jack London: On You Huskies!

January 12, 2010 Family

Thanks to Dan Donarski for this guest blog piece on the magic of dog sledding and advice on where you can experience it this winter.  If you’ve never been dog sledding, make it your Pure Michigan resolution this winter to get out and try it!
Not more than 10 or 15 years ago, you would have [...]

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Little Bavaria

December 29, 2009 Attractions and Museums

In Michigan’s “Little Bavaria,” Christmas isn’t just a one-day celebration. From its warehouse-sized Christmas store to its tiny replica chapel, Frankenmuth takes the joy of the holidays into the winter months and throughout the year.
Trimmed in ribbons and pine rope, Frankenmuth’s Bavarian Inn towers over this onetime mill town along the Cass River like a [...]

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Tagged as: Dining, Family, Guest Blogger, Pure Michigan, Shopping, Winter

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Simple Holiday Pleasures

December 15, 2009 Attractions and Museums

At Crossroads Village in Flint, Michigan Travel Ideas editor Barbara Morrow experiences an old-fashioned Christmas and reflects on the joys of holidays past.
As dusk settles on Crossroads Village, a re-created 1800s town in a wooded county park just north of Flint, 275,000 tiny bulbs wink on.  The village opens in the evenings each winter for [...]

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Dickens Holiday

December 8, 2009 Events & Festivals

Thanks to Barbara Morrow, Midwest Living magazine Deputy Editor, for this guest blog about the annual Dickens Festival in the quaint village of Holly.
“ ’Appy ’olidays,’’ calls a somewhat pasty-faced but pretty blonde in flowing robes. Scurrying to overtake a dour, gray-haired gentleman, she hurries along historic Battle Alley in Holly. “E-e-ey!’’ she implores, [...]

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Hear them ring…

December 1, 2009 Events & Festivals

Pure Michigan’s own Maria Wygnal was in downtown Lansing to celebrate Silver Bells in the City this year. Thousands attend the annual event to watch the electric light parade followed by the lighting of Michigan’s state Christmas tree and fireworks.
Silver Bells in the City is a wonderful start to the greater Lansing region’s holiday season. [...]

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