Father's Day Activities In and Around Detroit

Downtown and Metro Detroit are great places to celebrate Father's Day. There are venues for every taste and hobby. From sports to history to technology to arts, Detroit has it all. Here are suggestions for Dad. From motor musters to Motown! (Please excuse the typo in the first graph of this article--it snuck past my grammar check).  Father's Day Activities In and Around Detroit

Paranormal Group Says Nunica, Mich., Cemetery is Best Halloween Haunted Spot

Paranormal experts have long-standing debates over which spots are the most haunted. The West Michigan Ghost Hunters Society has nominated Nunica Cemetery near Spring Lake, Mich., as the No. 1 spook spot for Halloween visits. Here's a Q-and-A about Nunica Cemetery and west Michigan ghost hunting.  Group Says Nunica, Mich., Cemetery is Best Halloween Haunt 

Royal Oak AIDS Walk and NAMES Project Memorial Quilt Viewing

AIDS Walk and NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt opening in downtown Royal Oak
Over 5,000 walkers will take to the streets of downtown Royal Oak on Sunday, Sept. 19 for the annual AIDS walk and NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt opening. My apologies, this blog posted after the fact, but I hope the walkers went well and will report on the turn-out when available.
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Ann Arbor HomeGrown Festival First Second in September

Ann Arbor HomeGrown Festival Saturday in September Looking for some down home downtown fun in the big city this weekend? Come on downtown Ann Arbor Michigan the second Saturday in September for Ann Arbor HomeGrown Festival. Local produce, food  pubs, microwbrews, kids events, music and dancing.
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ArtPrize Returns to Grand Rapids Michigan September 22-October 10, 2010

ArtPrize Wows Grand Rapids, Michigan Visitors for Second Year September 22, -October 10, 2010
If you missed the inaugural year for ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, Michigan, no worries. Starting September 22 and running until October 10, 2010, ArtPrize fills downtown GR with giant works of art competing for a cool $250,000 prize.
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Grand Rapids Public Museum Activities

Grand Rapids Public Museum: Affordable Education, Entertainment, History and Wonder
When I was a kid in school, the yearly field trip to the Grand Rapids Public Museum was a real treat. That stately art deco building housed Gaslight Village, a whale skeleton, a planetarium and hours of fascination downtown in Michigan's Furniture City
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ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, Michigan September 22-October 10, 2010

ArtPrize Wows Grand Rapids, Michigan Visitors for Second Year September 22, -October 10, 2010
If you missed the inaugural year for ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, Michigan, no worries. Starting September 22 and running until October 10, 2010, ArtPrize fills downtown GR with giant works of art competing for a cool $250,000 prize.
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Michigan Pirate Festival Loutit Library & Central Park Grand Haven August -15

Michigan Pirate Festival Kicks Off in August Ahoy Mates! Beware 'o pirates, but not just in the Caribbean. The 'Brethren of the Great Lakes' sail into Grand Haven for the annual Michigan Pirate Festival in August. Join Captain Rosabella, Jackie Sparrow and Hookah Joe for pirate fun.
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Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival

Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival Kicks Off in July Semper Paratus! The annual Coast Guard Festival open to bands, fireworks, carnival, boats, parades, food and fun in Grand Haven, along Western Michigan's glorious shores and dunes of Lake Michigan. Festival is last days of July and first days of August.
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Michigan Pirate Festival Central Park Grand Haven

Michigan Pirate Festival
Ahoy Mates! Beware 'o pirates, but not just in the Caribbean. The 'Brethren of the Great Lakes' sail into Grand Haven for the annual Michigan Pirate Festival August 9-15. Join Captain Rosabella, Jackie Sparrow and Hookah Joe for pirate fun.
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Summer Activities in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Summer Happenings in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, is where summer fun is born. June 8- June 13 hoppin' happenings include WLAV Blues on the Mall, RAIN, Local First Street Party, Sidewalk Chalk Flood, Eastown Bizarre Bazaar and much more.
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100 Free Community Events in Michigan

100+ Free Community Resources
Here is a plethora of community resources for everyone and anyone to explore and enjoy, from A (Airport) to Z (zoological gardens). With my frugal Dutch Grannie as my muse we will give you the deluxetour for the economy price! Weblinks provided too!
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