Michigan’s Sweetest Outdoor Season is Celebrated with 3 Upcoming Maple Syrup Weekends
For generations, Michiganders have been heading out into the woods at the onset of the spring season to take part
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Recognizing Michigan’s State Symbols
On March 3, 1955 (65 years ago), the eastern white pine tree (Pinus Strobus, also known as a “soft pine”) was adopted as the official State Tree of Michigan. This conifer tree can be found in almost every county of the Upper and Lower Peninsula, typically growing in mixed forests and sandy plains. Click here to learn more about this and the other Michigan State Symbols.
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St. Julian Winemaker & Vice President Nancie Oxley Recognized as Distinguished Agriculture Alumni by Purdue University
(PAW PAW, Mich) – Nancie Oxley, Winemaker and Vice President at Michigan’s St. Julian Winery, was honored on March 22
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Celebrating the Long Anticipated Arrival of Spring & Maple Sugaring Season in Pure Michigan
To celebrate the arrival of the season, the Michigan Maple Syrup Association and more than 30 of its members once again invite the public out to experience this unique craft during the 7th Annual Michigan Maple Syrup Weekend, scheduled from mid-March through early April across the state.
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Take Your Fall Color Tour Along West Michigan’s Lakeshore Harvest Country
As the fall color tour season begins to emerge, you’re invited to bring the family out to explore the back-country roads along the Lake Michigan shoreline stretching throughout Van Buren and Allegan Counties.
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7th Annual Fall Bicycle Tour Planned for Saturday, September 15 Between Lakeshore Communities of South Haven-Fennville-Saugatuck
(FENNVILLE, Mich)—Lakeshore Harvest Country and Friends of the Blue Star Trail are gearing up for the 7th Annual Bicycle Tour
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A Spirit Runs Through It
Michigan’s earliest residents lived off the land, drawing their sustenance from the woods, waters, fields and farms to nourish themselves. Iron Fish Distillery, located in the rural community of Thompsonville is digging back into those agricultural roots to craft artisan spirits inspired by the natural landscape.
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St. Julian Winery Claims 34 Medals and Two “Best of Class” Honors at Michigan Wine Competition
(PAW PAW, Mich) – St. Julian Winery, founded in 1921 and recognized as Michigan’s longest-operating and most-awarded winery, was recently
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Lakeshore Harvest Country Celebrates Family Friendly Pure Michigan Agri-Tourism Experiences
Nestled along a 30-mile stretch of Michigan’s “Fruit Belt” region lies a collection of orchards, farms and vineyards known as Lakeshore Harvest Country. Taking full advantage of the “lake effect” climate delivered by the Great Lakes and Lake Michigan specifically, this shoreline area is rooted in agricultural and tourism heritage.
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Tapping Michigan’s Sweet Maple Sugaring Season
To celebrate the arrival of the season, the Michigan Maple Syrup Association and more than 30 of its members once again invite the public out to experience this unique craft during the 6th Annual Michigan Maple Syrup Weekend, scheduled from mid-March through early April across the state.
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Nancie Oxley Named Vice President of Pure Michigan’s St. Julian Winery
St. Julian Wine Company in Paw Paw has recently named Nancie Oxley as its Vice President. Recognized as Michigan’s first female winemaker, she joined St. Julian in 2002 as the Assistant Winemaker and moved up the ranks to Head Winemaker in 2010.
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Lakeshore Harvest Country Hosts 6th Annual Fall Bicycle Tour: Saturday, September 9
Lakeshore Harvest Country is gearing up for its 6th Annual Bicycle Tour on Saturday, September 9 – a leisurely countryside bicycle ride to the fruit farms, wineries and cideries in and around South Haven, Fennville and Saugatuck at the onset of the fall color season.
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Hybrid Marquette Wine from Walloon Lake Winery Awarded Dry Red “Best of Class” at 40th Annual Michigan Wine Competition
Over the past 40 years of the Michigan Wine Competition, it is rare for a hybrid red grape to rise above all other dry red competitors. Yet, that is just what happened this year when Walloon Lake Winery’s North Arm Noir was named “Best of Class,” receiving a Double Gold Medal in the Dry Red category. The introduction of Marquette marks the dawn of a new era of cold-hardy red hybrid wine grapes; more often resembling traditional Vitis vinifera wines than those from existing hybrid cultivars.
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