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Holland's Tulip Time Festival promises family fun

Start making plans now to attend the Holland Tulip Time Festival in Holland, Michigan being held from May 1 – May 8, 2010. This is the festival voted “America’s Best Small Town Festival” by Reader&rsquo...

Big grand opening does Armada proud.

When Wendy and Dave Achatz pulled the first pie from their home oven, they couldn't have foreseen the immense success that those little slices of heaven would bring. Today, the big red ribbon was cut at ...

Day trip for wonderful treat

For those of you who read this blog on a regular basis, you know about my passion for pie. You also know that my favorite pie-specialty shop is Achatz Homemade Pie Company. Well, what could be better than FREE...

"Nakation in a Box" is a great holiday gift idea

Thanks to L. A. Splash Magazine and AANR (The American Association for Nude Recreation), our gift-giving and day tripping interests have been brought to the mainstream and into full focus this holiday season. Looking for that ideal gift for...

Detroit-area Christmas tree farms reviews: part one

Climb aboard the festive red wagon and just a few moments later, you'll find yourself tucked between some of the most beautiful Christmas trees within an hour's drive of Detroit. This article, the first of several covering local...

Great, inexpensive idea for day-tripping gift-givers

How’s this for a cost-saving, creative, and practical idea for holiday gift-giving? While you’re out day-tripping, ask restaurants for paper copies of their menus (many have them for carry-out orders) and keep...

Romeo's Tillman Street, Halloween's place to be

It's worth the 40-minute drive north of Detroit; Romeo's Tillman Street is webbed and wonderful and is the place to see jack-o'-lanterns, mummies, and ghouls of all kinds. The residents knock themselves out...

November signing events in Frankenmuth, Michigan

Frankenmuth, Michigan's "little Bavaria", is the quaint little village that folks associate with traditional chicken dinners and Bronner's Christmas wonderland. It's a great place to visit year-round, but the shops and restaurants are jammed...

Izzi Farm in Ida, MI makes for an a-MAZE-ing day trip

Autumn in Michigan has had its share of gray days and slowly changing fall colors this year. A way to boost your enthusiasm for October and the upcoming Halloween festivities is to take a day trip up to Ira, home...

#1 attraction in #1 area for haunted thrills in the world

Did you know that, square foot for square foot, Southeastern Michigan has more "haunted" thrill attractions than anywhere else in the world? Well, it's true, and we don't simply rely on quantity. Oh, no! ...

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Holland's Tulip Time Festival promises family fun

Big grand opening does Armada proud.

Day trip for wonderful treat

"Nakation in a Box" is a great holiday gift idea

Detroit-area Christmas tree farms reviews: part one

Great, inexpensive idea for day-tripping gift-givers

Romeo's Tillman Street, Halloween's place to be

November signing events in Frankenmuth, Michigan

Izzi Farm in Ida, MI makes for an a-MAZE-ing day trip

#1 attraction in #1 area for haunted thrills in the world

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