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(888) 530-5556 342 Market St. SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 www.slingshotbikes.com If you want to lessen your carbon footprint on the planet (I know I’ve got one) there are three things you need to do. First, lose two of your tires. Then go see the guys at Slingshot Bikes in Grand Rapids. Slingshot is a bicycle company that’s committed to …
41 Sheldon Blvd. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 www.artprize.org You know what I always say: if you don’t know what to call something, just call it what it is. And that’s exactly what Art Prize is: a huge art competition every fall in Grand Rapids where you get prizes if you win. Actually, Art Prize is a lot more than …
(269) 857-2185 219 Union St., Douglas, MI 49406 Our last discovery in Saugatuck might be a bit hard to find, but when you do find it, you’ll swear someone put you into a Star Trek teleporter machine and sent you straight to the tropics. It’s called The Red Dock Café, and it’s actually way out on the end of a …
(269) 857-1700 400 Culver St., Saugatuck, MI 49453 www.hungryvillagetours.com Next, we were in for a real treat. We went on a relatively new tour you can take that shows you all the behind-the-scenes stuff that makes this area such a great food destination. It’s called Hungry Village Tours, and if you’re a foodie, David Geen will totally make you wish …
(269) 426-0381 P.O. Box 1020, Saugatuck MI 49453 www.seasuites.com With all the things to see and do, you’re definitely going to want to spend a couple days there, and if you’re looking for a place to stay, we found a pretty unique one. Sea Suites is an actual floating “boat and breakfast” docked right there in the harbor, and it’s …
(313) 529-2988 P.O. Box 07070, Detroit, MI 48207 www.detroitmfg.com The FD Lofts are definitely a cool place to call home and a great place to set up shop. Robert Stanzler is one guy who’s done just that. His company, Detroit Manufacturing, is just one of the cool businesses housed there, and his designs have turned Detroit pride into a fashion …
(313) 832-3000 3434 Russell St. #108, Detroit, MI 48207 www.urbanlifedevelopment.com One of the very cool and unique live/work places there is called the FD Lofts. Bob Heide of Urban Life Development is a progressive thinker who took this fascinating piece of history and turned it into a model of transformation and renewal in Detroit. This 1917 building was once the …
(313) 833-9300 2934 Russell, Detroit, MI 48207 www.detroiteasternmarket.com The great thing about this urban melting pot is that it gives you fresh things to melt in your pot when you get home. Eastern Market is also becoming a Mecca for Michigan-made products. It’s far from just being a market. It’s also becoming a destination for people looking for a unique …
(231) 256-9061 P.O. Box 1157, Leland, MI 49654 www.manitoutransit.com Now, here’s the under the radar part about Leland. Every year tons of people come to Fish Town. But most people don’t know that if you get on a big boat at the end of the dock, you’re only an hour and a half away from one of the best Michigan …
(231) 256-9801 205 W. River, P.O. Box 406, Leland, MI 49654 www.carlsonsfish.com Something a lot of people don’t know is that Fish Town is also still a real working fishing village. All kinds of Great Lakes fish are caught, cleaned and sold right there on the docks, and if you’re looking for fresh fish, Carlson’s of Fish Town is the …
