The Tip Top of The Mitten. Right where I75 hits the water. www.mackinacbridge.org Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go to the very top of the suspension towers on the Mackinac Bridge. Well, I haven’t … but the guys are gonna make me go up there and find out. I’m kinda ascared !!! That’s right … …
Holiday Nights at Greenfield Village
313.982.6001 20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn, MI 48124-5029 www.thehenryford.org/events/holidayNights.aspx Christmas Past is what they specialize in here. Every holiday season, The Henry Ford decks out Greenfield Village to be a totalholiday experience from the late 19th and early 20th century. You really get a feel for what early American life must have been like with cooking demonstrations, classic street vendors and …
North Pole Express
(989) 725-9464 405 South Washington Street, Owosso, MI 48867 www.michigansteamtrain.com/north-pole-express The Pere Marquette is one of only a handful of steam-powered locomotives that are still in operation, and it’s right here in Owosso. It’s the 1225 North Pole Express, and every year around the holidays, it hauls thousands of cheerful kids and their families on an magical journey to the …
Ida Christmas Parade of Lights
Ida, MI www.christmasinida.com This is Christmas in Ida, a small farming community in southeast Michigan that attracts holiday festival goes from all over the US. How do they do it??? Well, one way is with their incredible Parade of Lights celebration. For an hour and a half the entire community puts on a nighttime parade made up of over 150 …
Gingerman Raceway
(269) 253-4445 61414 County Road 388, South Haven, MI 49090 www.gingermanraceway.com If driving a super expensive exotic sports car at a high rate speed is on your bucket list … get your bucket … throw it in the trunk … and drive (at a responsible rate of speed) to South Haven. Because for a few days every summer, Adventure Supercars …
Taste
(269) 637-0010 402 Phoenix Road, South Haven, MI 49090 www.tastesouthhaven.com We heard about this great restaurant in town where everything tastes good, but I just can’t remember the name …. Taste is a relatively new restaurant here in South Haven that proves positively that the way to the heart really is through the stomach. Joel and Heidi Gesiakowski are two …
John Ball Zoo
(616) 336-4300 1300 Fulton Street West, Grand Rapids, MI 49504 www.johnballzoosociety.org If you’re looking for a place where you can learn about the natural world you … there’s no better place than the zoo. And, this is a great one !!!! Just west of downtown Grand Rapids you’ll find one of the coolest zoos this side of the jungle. The …
La Taqueria San Jose
616-284-2297 1338 S. Division Ave. Grand Rapids, MI 49507 If you like food from below the border that’s the real deal, sometimes you gotta go under the radar to find out where the locals eat. And you know us …. We totally found it. Juan Barajas owns and operates La Taqueria San Jose, and if you’re looking for a raw, …
Malamiah Juice Bar
(616) 730-1532 435 Ionia Ave SW, Grand Rapids, MI www.malamiahjuicebar.com Now, if you want to drink every day and still feel good about yourself … you gotta find the right bar … and in Grand Rapids … we found a great one. In the heart of Grand Rapids’ new Downtown Market you’ll find Malamiah Juice Bar. This cool and colorful …
Boat Nerds
810-479-4719 51 Water Street Port Huron, MI 48060 www.boatnerd.com You know, if you’re tired of being just a generic nerd like me … and you want to specialize, here’s something that’ll float your nerd boat …. Literally. These are Boat Nerds, and they’ve got their own website called boatnerd.com. Heck … they’ve even got their own command post at the …