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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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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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Pure Michigan Events – February 2010

January 29, 2010 Events & Festivals

Black History Month, Detroit, February 2010
 The Museum of African American History plans a month-long series of special programs in celebration of Black History Month.
 Winter Carnival, Houghton, February 3-7, 2010
 This year’s snow sculpting theme is “A Frigid Place Gets a Blast from Space”.  As well as the sculpting, enjoy hockey and broomball games, human [...]

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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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Pure Michigan Events January 2010

December 29, 2009 Events & Festivals

Ice Sculpting Competition, Holland, January 8-9, 2010
Culinary students create works of art from 150-pound blocks of ice throughout downtown Holland.
Winter Fest, Watervliet, January 8-10, 2010
Cool ice carvings, hot chili cook-off, fun run and fireworks to celebrate winter.
SISU Ski Fest, Ironwood, January 9, 2010
“Sisu,” is the Finnish quality of determination. The festival includes [...]

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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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Pure Michigan December 2009 Events

November 24, 2009 Events & Festivals

Holiday Homes Tour in Greenfield Village, Dearborn, November 27-December 27, 2009 (Fridays-Sundays only)
Decorations, foods and presentations bring to life the traditions of the holidays for 19th century Americans. This outdoor museum collection of homes, factories and other buildings is a part of The Henry Ford.
Wonderland of Lights, Lansing, November 27-December 27, 2009
Potter Park Zoo [...]

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Pure Michigan Events November 2009

October 30, 2009 Events & Festivals

Iceman Cometh Challenge, Traverse City, November 7, 2009
20th annual mountain bike race over the 27 miles between Kalkaska and Traverse City.
Owl Festival, Belleville, November 7, 2009
Who can resist an “owl prowl” as well as owl crafts and visits with live owls at the Oakwoods Metropark Nature Center.
Toast the Season, Leelanau Peninsula, November 7-8 [...]

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