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Michigan: The Great Beer State

July 16, 2010 Events & Festivals

Thanks to John Palmer of www.MichiganMicrobrews.com for helping us celebrate Michigan craft beer month!
July… It’s easily one of the greatest months of the year (in my opinion). Summer vacation is in full tilt and people are out enjoying all that Michigan has to offer; the immense state parks, the vast amount of freshwater coastline, the [...]

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Blue Water Fest

July 12, 2010 Bayview

With the Pure Michigan Bayview Mackinac Race starting in Port Huron on Saturday July 17, 2010, we decided to give you a roundup of all the events that are happening in the Port Huron area in conjunction with the race.
The Blue Water Fest runs from July 15 through July 17 and is comprised of many fun [...]

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Fireworks in Michigan

June 23, 2010 Events & Festivals

Independence Day is just around the corner, so we wanted to share some of the fireworks celebrations taking place all over Pure Michigan!
Fireworks BBQ Sail, July 1, 2010
See the fireworks from the best seat in the house – the Deck of a Tall Ship! Join us on the Appledore IV for a three-hour sail, a [...]

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Tagged as: Events, Pure Michigan, Summer, Things to Do

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Pure Michigan 2010 Summer Events Round-Up

June 15, 2010 Events & Festivals

Summer is here!  So to help you plan how you will spend your time, we wanted to give you all the events we have through Labor Day! 
If you’re the organizer of an event that you don’t see listed, please use our submission form to let us know.
 4th of July Bessemer Blast, June 30- July 4, [...]

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Tagged as: Events, Places To Visit, Pure Michigan, Summer Celebration, Things to Do

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Pure Michigan Events June 2010

May 27, 2010 Events & Festivals

Curwood Festival, Owosso, June 3-6, 2010
Fantasy & Fiction is the theme of this annual salute to author James Oliver Curwood, a conservationist who penned 33 adventure novels popular in the 1920s. Enjoy two parades, games, a micro-brew tasting, carnival and arts & crafts at the Castle.
Carson City Frontier Days, June 4-6, 2010
Get ready for some [...]

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Tagged as: Events, Outdoors, Places To Visit, Pure Michigan, Things to Do

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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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Tagged as: Events, Family, Pure Michigan, Things to Do

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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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