Michigan-Based Trio, The Strapping Owls, Launch Tour and Release Debut Album: Live Wire Soul
Saugatuck Center for the Arts to Host a Multi-Media Expression of Collaboration Kick-off Celebration on Friday, February 15, 2019 (Saugatuck,
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New Michigan Wine Magazine to Debut March 1
Michigan will have a new wine magazine. Dedicated mostly to Michigan wines, the digital, quarterly publication — michiganUncorked — will be sent electronically to those who subscribe via the website: michiganuncorked.com. The annual subscription rate is $9.99.
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2019 Milestone Celebrations
Many noted Michigan businesses, attractions, events and communities (including Promote Michigan, founded in 2004) are celebrating milestone years this year. This year, the big anniversary celebration focuses on Michigan’s State Parks, which were formally organized in 1919. Please feel free to share others we may have missed by emailing promotemichigan@gmail.com.
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The Holidays are a Zoo in Michigan
Despite what you may think, Michigan’s most noted zoos do not close for the winter season. In fact, you and your family can experience a whole new side of these attractions during the “off season”.
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Pure Michigan’s Iconic Pop Culture
The Faygo Book is the social history of a company that has forged a bond with a city and its residents for more than a century. The story of Faygo, Detroit’s beloved soda pop, begins over a hundred years ago with two Russian immigrant brothers who were looking to get out of the baking business. Released this fall from Wayne State University Press, this 136-page book ($24.99) is a must for anyone interested in Michigan history, industry, innovation and pop culture (pun intended).
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Michigan Hemingway Society Elects Dianna Stampfler to Board of Directors
The Michigan Hemingway Society has elected Dianna Stampfler, president of Promote Michigan, as its latest board member. The action was taken at the organization’s annual meeting on Sunday, October 7, 2018 at The Terrace Inn in Bay View.
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“Michigan’s Ghostly Beacons” Scheduled Throughout the Fall Season at Libraries Statewide
For nearly 20 years, Dianna Stampfler has been speaking about Michigan’s lighthouses, their keepers and their ghosts. This fall, she will present a series of free programs called “Michigan’s Ghostly Beacons” at libraries around the state.
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Michigan Hemingway Society Conference Focuses on Author’s Return Home from World War I in 1918
The theme for this year’s Michigan Hemingway Conference is “Hemingway and WWI” as 2018 is the centennial of his return home from Europe where he was wounded on the delta of the Piave River in Italy and then hospitalized in Milan. Dr. Verna Kale, Assistant Research Professor in English at the Pennsylvania State University, is this year’s Keynote Speaker.
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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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Getting Out of My Comfort Zone (& into the Woods)
My earliest travel memory was at about age three, when my family went camping at Leelanau State Park in Northport.
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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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