Thanksgiving is just around the corner and Michiganians will soon be hitting the road to attend family get togethers and enjoying annual traditions. To help get ready for the upcoming holiday we have compiled a bunch of informative and entertaining Thanksgiving related links for you to enjoy.
The state of Michigan can tell you all about Michigan's contribution to the traditional Thanksgiving meal. You can also find some great ideas for holiday food and wine pairings in 'Tis the Season to Taste the Bounty of Michigan and Celebrate the holidays with Michigan Ice Wine and dry fruit brandies. For a healthy but flavorful take on your holiday meal check out this podcast from the University of Michigan's MFit Health Division titled 'Make Thanksgiving healthy without losing flavor'. For more Turkey Day food ideas & articles check out Absolute Michigan keyword "turkey", a search for Thanksgiving and our Michigan Grown section in Food & Dining!
2008 marks the 82nd birthday of America's Thanksgiving Parade (which apparently is what the Parade Company renamed the Detroit Thanksgiving Parade when they took it over in 1990). To celebrate this milestone, this year's Parade will have crowd favorites and new surprises including gifts, balloons, marching bands, celebrities and The Parade Company's own Distinguished Clown Corps (made up of many well-known Detroiters who contribute $1,000 to march as clowns in the parade, including Richard Kughn, A. Alfred Taubman, Avern Cohn, Edsel Ford, Art Van Eslander, Dave Bing and Denise Ilitch Lites). If you're the prudent type, you might consider building up a calorie credit balance at the Annual Detroit Turkey Trot. If that all seems like too much work, how about a nice set of photos from the 81st Thanksgiving Day Parade, a clickondetroit.com article on "Excitement Mounts For America's 82nd Thanksgiving Parade", a historical look at Detroit's Thanksgiving Day Parade and a TV tuned to WDIV-TV Local 4 at 9 AM (also on for an hour nationally).
Thanksgiving Day by Dave Hogg
Dave writes: As bad as the Lions get,
Thanksgiving is always special.
Via the Detroit Lions Official web site:
Four generations of fans in Michigan share a special tradition. Every year since 1934 (with a break during World War II), Thanksgiving Day in America means a time for acknowledging our nation's forefathers and giving thanks to them for blazing the paths we travel today. For Michigan, the festive turkey dinner is also accompanied with a side of Detroit Lions football.
Visit DetroitLions.com for complete information on the Thanksgiving Classic.
Amaze your family, friends with what you learn about the origins and history of Thanksgiving on Wikipedia.
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