Category Archives: Cabins & Cottages

Earl Young’s Charlevoix Cottages

January 25, 2011 – 10:40 am

Charlevoix – Mushroom House by ktylerconk In the “things I found while looking at other things” category comes Quirky cottages in Charlevoix are winter delights from the Detroit Free Press. Earl Young tourism is a Charlevoix specialty. The quirky builder erected 30 stone homes in town between 1918 and the 1950s, all so unusual they [...]

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May is Travel Month

April 25, 2008 – 7:11 am

Oval Beach 2 by shqipo / Ledio Anyone who has been following the news will know that with high gas prices, a lagging national economy and a still-depressed local economy, Michigan’s summer travel forecast isn’t the best. We could advocate hiding in the backyard with a couple of cans of gas, nervously listening for Mel [...]

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Photo Friday: Flying twins by taterfalls

February 22, 2008 – 4:54 pm

Be sure to look at it bigger. Tate says that he’s pretty much an outdoor nut and from summer sun to ice and eagles to foxes from Muskegon to the UP, he delivers gorgeous photos that reveal Michigan’s beauty. (he also has photos for sale at his online gallery) Share this:

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Michigan History: Up North with the Hemingways

October 29, 2007 – 6:47 am

After entirely too long, we welcome back Michigan History Magazine! Spending time “up north” in Michigan is one of summer’s special delights. The rituals are repeated year after year–making friends (and saying goodbye), enjoying beautiful water and longing all winter for the next summer. A century ago, the Clarence and Grace Hemingway family summered in [...]

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Photo Friday: Woo hoo! by Ed Roth

June 29, 2007 – 8:39 am

Ed says that this photo is from the official start of summer (well from last summer).   From his photos, it’s clear that Ed and his family have a great time at home and on vacation in Michigan. Share this:

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Culinary tour of Grand Traverse County’s Old Mission

April 13, 2007 – 8:01 am

Check out Absolute Michigan keyword “Old Mission” for more web sites and articles about Old Mission. A Vintage Year? by oddzen Lake Magazine has a nice feature by Emily Bingham on Northern Michigan’s Old Mission Peninsula that focuses on the culinary attractions of this orchard and vineyard filled peninsula that divides the East and West [...]

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Michigan Tourism Strategic Plan unveiled

March 28, 2007 – 10:18 am

The Michigan Tourism Strategic Plan was unveiled Monday at the Driving Tourism 2007 conference by the Michigan Tourism Planning Council. Michigan’s tourism industry generates $17.5 billion dollars in annual revenue, 200,000 jobs and almost $1 billion in state tax revenue, and the architects of the plan have set the goal of growing Michigan to be [...]

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Inaugural Cherry Capital Winter WonderFest

March 1, 2007 – 8:51 am

Organizers of the National Cherry Festival (which brings over a half million visitors to Traverse City each July) are teaming up with the Grand Traverse Resort & Spa to launch the Cherry Capital Winter WonderFest. The three day winter celebration will feature music, food, wine and winter sports takes place March 2-4, 2007. The festival [...]

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Michigan Valentine’s Day – How Sweet it Is!

February 13, 2007 – 9:46 am

If you’re looking for something unique for your sweetie this year for Valentine’s Day, Dianna Stampfler of Promote Michigan has 14 gift ideas and activities to consider. As usual, we’d love it if you’d add any other suggestions in the comments! Share this:

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Impact of Pure Michigan tourism promotion

February 12, 2007 – 9:45 am

Late Afternoon Beach by nomm de photo The Detroit News feature Mich. aims more cash at tourism credits the $13.2 million “Pure Michigan” marketing effort for helping the state to hold serve in a tough tourism market, saying that: Travel Michigan used half of a two-year, $15 million grant it received last year to help [...]

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