Leave It to Ludington
Nature, culture, and history converge in Mason County’s port city
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Savor the Best of the Holiday Season at the 18th Annual Grand Rapids International Wine, Beer & Food Festival
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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Full-Service Taphouse
When the Sima family decided to build a brewery in New Buffalo, overlooking the Galien River and its surrounding wetlands, they chose a name based on a spirited legend that has been perpetuated by the community for decades.
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Michigan Cares for Tourism Volunteers Headed to Kalamazoo in April to Help Build Wiffle Ball Fields at Mayors’ Riverfront Park
As part of the 2024 Pure Michigan Tourism Conference this April, a group of volunteers will join Michigan Cares for Tourism (MC4T) for a half-day project at Homer Stryker Field in Mayors’ Riverfront Park—home of the Kalamazoo Growlers baseball team.
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13-foot-tall La Muñeca Lele Doll to Highlight Fiesta Mexicana #54 – September 8-10 at Calder Plaza in Downtown Grand Rapids
A highlight this year’s Fiesta Mexicana #54 – also known as “Los Colores de Mexico” – presented September 8-10 by the Mexican Heritage Association of West Michigan (MHAWM) is the featured appearance of a 13-foot-tall handmade artisan La Muñeca Lele doll, which is on world tour. As the largest Latin ethnic group in West Michigan, the community’s rich culture and spirit continues to flourish during this free family event taking place at Calder Plaza in downtown Grand Rapids.
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The 2020 Census is Counting on You!
I think I first heard the word census during the summer of 1980, when I was in elementary school, and we spent our summer vacation researching our family tree on a cross-state road trip. I’m not sure I recall what it was or what it meant back then, but in recent years – as I’ve found a growing interest in my family history as well as the lives of others while researching for my writing, I have been finding more and more reason to access census data online.
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The Homestead Announces Management Promotions for America’s Freshwater Resort
The Homestead, America’s Freshwater Resort, has announced the promotion of two key staff members to management positions. Adriene Kokowicz has been named Senior Vice President and Logan Sanders has been named Vice President.
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Northern Michigan’s The Homestead Resort Names Tony Farragh as Director of Sales
The Homestead, America’s Freshwater Resort, announced that it has named Tony Farragh as Director of Sales. In his new role,
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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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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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Touring the Newest Pure Michigan Byway™
Last summer [2016], a 184-mile stretch of the West Michigan Pike, from St. Joseph to Silver Lake, became the state’s latest Pure Michigan Byway™ during a public ceremony at Muskegon’s Heritage Landing. The Michigan Beachtowns Association, which represents more than a dozen shoreline communities, collaborated with Travel Michigan and the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to develop the byway.
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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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