TRAVERSE CITY — Michigan State University Extension has announced details for its 2026 Agritourism Summit. This year’s theme—Cultivating Opportunities Through
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To celebrate Michigan’s oldest agricultural activity, more than 20 members of the Michigan Maple Syrup Association invite Michiganders to experience
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Michigan was founded on January 26, 1837 as the 26th state of the United States of America. Currently home to
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It was fairly common for veterans of the Civil War to be appointed lighthouse keeper, in Michigan and beyond. Even
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October is Michigan Agritourism Month – a time to celebrate the amalgamation of the state’s rich agricultural and tourism industries,
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Special Guest: Owner of Cheurlin Champagne and Detroit Pistons NBA Champion Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas. The Midwest’s premier culinary
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Spirits are high as Monroe welcomes the inaugural Michigan Craft Distillers Festival, taking place September 11–13, 2025, in the heart
Read MoreIt was a record-breaking July in 1916 when Howe’s Great London Circus rolled into Plainwell as part of its 45th
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On this date in rock-and-roll history, the legendary band EAGLES landed their first #1 single — thanks in part to a Kalamazoo, Michigan DJ with an ear for a hit and the dedication to push it to the top.
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While 2024’s harvest season was short, due to warmer temperatures, Michigan maintained its ranking as #5 in the nation for the overall production at 200,000 gallons collected from 650,000 taps according to the United States department of Agriculture (USDA). Over the past 14 years, Michigan has produced nearly 2 million gallons of syrup in what is regarded as the state’s oldest agricultural activity dating back to early Native Americans.
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Michigan was founded on January 26, 1837 as the 26th state of the United States of America…making this year our state’s 188th Birthday! Each year, Promote Michigan compiles a list of tourism and hospitality related businesses celebrating milestones like a 5th, 15th, 50th, 100th (or more) anniversary.
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Featuring profiles of 50 notable figures in Kalamazoo area history Since its founding in the early 1800s, Kalamazoo has welcomed
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Michigan has more lighthouses than any other state (129) and over the course of the last two hundred years since the first was erected, nearly 50 women have served as keepers of these iconic beacons. Chief among those is Elizabeth (Whitney) VanRiper Williams who was inducted into the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at ceremonies at the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center in downtown Detroit.
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