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Jolly Pumpkin to Open Restaurant and Brewery in Hyde Park, Chicago

October 25, 2016October 27, 2016 Dianna Stampfler chicago, great lakes, hyde park, jolly pumpkin, michigan beer, midwest beer, pure michigan, ron jeffries, sour beer, university of chicago

Jolly Pumpkin is heading across Lake Michigan to open a new restaurant and bar in Hyde Park, near the University of Chicago, in 2017. The 5,800-square-foot restaurant will serve craft beers, distilled spirits, and wines available through the Northern United Brewing Company (NUBC) brand – including Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales, North Peak Brewing Company, Nomad Cidery, Civilized Spirit and Bonafide Wines, as well as a full pub menu.

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Explore the World of Michigan Craft Beer Aboard Traverse City’s Tall Ship Manitou

September 8, 2016September 13, 2016 Dianna Stampfler amy sherman, behind the mitten, craft beer, freshwater, great lakes, lake michigan, michigan craft beer, microbrew, mlive, sailing, schooner manitou, tall ship, traverse city

Michigan has made a name for itself as one of the premier craft brew states in the country, and considers itself the “Great Beer State”® with more than 200 breweries throughout two peninsulas, according to the Michigan Brewers Guild. What better way to partake of these fine beverages than from the deck of the Schooner Manitou, while sailing in the freshwaters of Grand Traverse Bay (and northern Lake Michigan, weather permitting). The Traverse Tall Ship Company is offering a 4-Day Michigan Craft Beer Cruise (Sept. 15-19) with chef and craft beer aficionado Amy Sherman, who will serve as host and tasting guide.

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Traverse Tall Ship Company Offers Multi-Day Autumn Excursions Aboard the Schooner Manitou

August 11, 2016August 10, 2016 promotemi grand traverse bay, great lakes, lake michigan, manitou, schooner, tall ship, traverse city

Pure Michigan is blessed with the Great Lakes—the largest bodies of fresh water in the world. You’re invited to turn off your cell phone, set your email on autoreply and set sail on the inland seas for one of the multi-day excursions aboard the Schooner Manitou.

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Traverse Tall Ship Company Offers Multi-Day Autumn Excursions Aboard the Schooner Manitou

July 12, 2016 Dianna Stampfler grand traverse bay, great lakes, lake michigan, manitou, schooner, tall ship, traverse city

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Lake Charlevoix Brewing Company Welcomes National Wildlife Federation for Informational Evening Focused on Line 5 Pipeline (#ShutDownLine5)

October 27, 2015November 2, 2015 Dianna Stampfler brewing, craft beer, enbridge, great lakes, line 5, national wildlife federation, natural resources, oil and water don't mix, pure michigan, save our water, straits of mackinac

The fresh waters of the Great Lakes is the lifeblood of many industries in Michigan—notably craft brewing, also crossing over into both agricultural and tourism interests. Protecting the quality of that water has become a priority to the partners of Round Lake Group LLC, which owns and operates Lake Charlevoix Brewing Company and its sister property, Bridge Street Tap Room, both in downtown Charlevoix.

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Traverse Tall Ship Company Offers Multi-Day Autumn Excursions Aboard the Schooner Manitou

August 19, 2015September 3, 2015 promotemi astronomy, beer cruise, craft beer, dark sky park, freshwater sailing, grand traverse bay, great lakes, inland seas, michigan beer, pure michigan, schooner manitou, stargazing, tall ship, traverse city

Leave your busy schedules and the daily grind in the wind as you head out on the freshwaters of Grand Traverse Bay aboard the Schooner Manitou. The Traverse Tall Ship Company is once again offering a series of educational and entertaining multi-day cruises throughout the fall color tour months of September and October. During these trips, guests enjoy a relaxing, stress-free get-away, while visiting quaint coastal villages and soaking up the panoramic views of the northern Michigan shoreline. This is definitely a Pure Michigan experience.

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Keweenaw Excursions Offers 3-Day Fall Color Tour Through the St. Mary’s River and Beyond

August 13, 2015September 3, 2015 promotemi charlevoix, cruising, georgian bay, great lakes, great lakes shipwrekc museum, Keweenaw excursions, keweenaw star, lighthouse, sault ste marie, tahquamenon falls, up

There’s no better way to soak up the fall colors of Pure Michigan than from the water. Keweenaw Excursions is offering a 3-day excursion that will take passengers up the St. Mary’s River, through the Soo Locks and into Lake Superior, aboard its 110-foot Keweenaw Star. The trip runs Monday, September 28* through Wednesday, September 30.