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Michigan Summer Issue Places to go, things to do, and people to see in Michigan
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Happy 4th of July!It seems the phrase “All I want for
Christmas is my two front teeth” has beenreplaced with a bit more modern “I want itall and I want it right now!” I’ve even beenguilty of making the statement. Guilty ofim-patience and greed? Yes, I’m afraid so, attimes.
Our kids are growing up in a world thatseems to promote this cultural motto interpret-ting “freedom” is expressed by doing whatever-we want and whenever we want to do it. . . hav-ing anything we want and however we can getit. After all, it’s a “Free” country. Right?
But in the world of reality, I wonder if perhapsthese beliefs aren’t ultimately leading to painfulconsequences? The Bible tells us Jesus came to setus “free” from a life full of regretful choices. Hedelivers us from sin’s power, so we’re “free” to fol-low Him and live healthy, godly lives. When peopleare inundated with cultural messages encouragingindependence, they tend to yearn for the power todo as they please. Paul referenced this freedom in 1Corinthians 10:23. Everything is permissible’ - butnot everything is beneficial.
“FREEDOM” should mean we get to chooseGod’s best for our lives every day. I thank Godevery day that we have the freedom to choose. Ourcountry was based on religious freedom. Our forefa-thers have fought and many have lost their livesfighting for our freedom. On this July 4th holiday,let us all remember those who have paid dearly toprotect our precious freedom of choice.
And with this issue, there must be choices made.There are simply so many fair, festival and concertevents, that they overlap on the calendar. It’s goingto be physically impossible to attend and enjoythem all. So, I encourage you to study the schedulesand previews on each page, click the links to web-sites, and choose as many good clean family outingsas you can - then wave those flags high in celebra-tion of our “freedom.”
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Get ready for a fun-filled sum-mer. Over the next few months,communities around Michiganwill host ethnic festivals, bal-loon championships, parades,fireworks displays, races, artfairs and much, much more.
Kathy Barnett, Senior Editor
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Lift the sails and let the deepwaters of the Great Lakes as wellas Michigan’s bounty of inlandlakes tempt you to while away anafternoon against a backdrop ofalluring scenery, mesmerizingsounds and amazing adventure.America’s third coast---Michigan’s 3,200-mile freshwatercoastline---is a sailor’s delight.The Great Lakes--Huron,Michigan, Superior and Erie--andLake St. Clair are spectacular ontheir own. Add sandy beaches,rocky and forested shores, his-toric lighthouses, populated andremote islands, waterfront vil-lages and port cities—now youhave an irresistible Michigan sail-ing adventure.
Old salts and landlubbers alikeare tempted by the deep watersof the Great Lakes as well asMichigan’s bounty of beautifulinland lakes. For sloop or sunfish,services are plentiful. State, localand other governmental unitsadminister more than 80 GreatLakes harbors and marinasExternal Link, as well as publicaccess sites on inland lakes.Private companies cater to sailors
with charter yachts, tran-sient dockage, fuel, din-ing, shopping and enter-tainment options.
Don’t know stem fromstern? Sign up for les-sons designed for begin-ning sailors throughexperienced navigatorsat schools such as BayBreeze Yacht ChartersExternal Link in TraverseCity or ScrimshawSailing Charters ExternalLink on Lake St. Clair.
Sailing the GreatLakesJust want to relaxand enjoy the wind in your hair,the sun on your face and thewide open waters? Regularlyscheduled trips allow you toenjoy the relaxed, informalatmosphere that defines sailing.Choose from two-hour morning,afternoon and romantic sunsetcruises aboard The Sunshine 2External Link, a 45-foot cutter-rigged ketch that sails LakesCharlevoix and Michigan. TheIrish Wake External Link, a six-passenger, 30’ Pearson, sets outfrom Pentwater to Lake Michigan
for daily 90-minutemorning,lunchtime,afternoonand sunsetsails allsummerlong.
Sandybeaches,
rocky and forested shores, his-toric lighthouses, populated andremote islands, waterfront vil-lages and port cities--Michigan isan irresistible sailor’s paradise.New sailors, day trippers and oldsalts will enjoy this WJR podcastwith Rod Call of Unsalted SailingExternal Link as he discusses awide variety of sailing adven-tures available in Michigan andthroughout the Great Lakes.
Michigan is home to some verypopular sail races including theBlue Water Fest, External Link(July 11-15) and the Bell's BeerBayview Mackinac Race ExternalLink, (July 14). Feel the excite-ment as experienced racers hoisttheir sails and brace for the startof some exhilarating contests ofprecision teamwork and speed.
For more Pure Michigan nauti-cal information, visit www.michi-gan.org/Things-to-Do/Outdoors/Boating /Default.aspx
Things to Do: Hoist the Sails
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Explore the fasci-nating story of cars,people and cultureat Henry FordMuseum's DrivingAmerica-- theworld's premierautomotive exhibi-tion. The interactivedisplay featureseverything from theoldest survivingAmerican car to modern-day SUVs. You'll see gen-uine artifacts and magnificent images.
Centered around an unparalleled collection of his-torically significant vehicles, this remarkable mix ofauthentic artifacts, digital media, interactive playand personal accounts focuses on the enormousinfluence the automobile has had on American cul-ture—from the automotive innovations that havechanged our lives to the everyday choices we make.
The Driving America Timeline offers a quickglimpse of the exhibit’s major themes and stories.The exhibit features 20 focal areas that cover every-thing from hot rods and road trips to road food andracing. Some 18 interactive 42-inch touchscreens aresprinkled throughout Driving America, offeringhundreds of additional details, images, videos andoral histories. Hundreds of artifacts on exhibit havetheir own digital record, so you can tap and enlarge,view automobile exterior and interior images, lookat a 360-degree view, scan through original adver-tisements, repair manuals and much more. A handyDriving America smart card, given to you whenyou enter the exhibit, can store what you experienceas you walk the exhibit and then digitally transfer
your personalized compila-tion for online viewing later.
“Talk Like a Trucker” butkeep it clean - we’re talkingCB radio! Approached in afun, participatory way, thisinteractive game introducesyou to wonderful auto-centriclingo through a recording cre-ated at the height of the CBradio craze.
Keep your eyes peeled forLamy’s Diner where all are welcome to sit down atthe counter, slide into a booth or grab a chair on theattached patio and enjoy some coffee and light fare1940s diner style
Everybody can relate to something in DrivingAmerica, because this exhibit is about more thanautomobiles, it is about American culture and howmuch of it has been influenced by the automobileover the past 100-plus years,” said PatriciaMooradian, president of The Henry Ford.
For more information, visit thehenryford.org
Places to Go:The Worlds Premier
AutomotiveExhibition
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LAKE ORION - TheU.S. Senior Open, oneof the world’s mostprestigious sportingevents, is coming toIndianwood Golf andCountry Club July 9-15.
More than 156 pro-fessionals and ama-teurs (over the age of50) areexpected to
play. Previously, Indianwood has hostedtwo U.S. Women’s Opens in 1989 and1994.
Ticket options to purchase for the 2012U.S. Senior Open Championship areDaily Practice Rounds, Daily
Championshp Rounds, Weekly Ticket and GeneSarazen Club. Parking is free and is included withyour ticket purchase. Children 17 and under will beadmitted for free with a ticketed adult.
Many of golf's legendary players will be eligibleto play in the 2012 U.S. Senior Open at IndianwoodGolf and Country Club in Lake Orion including sixof the World Golf Hall of Fame members. TheseWGHF Members are Fred Couples, Ben Crenshaw,Hale Irwin, Tom Kite, Bernhard Langer, LarryNelson, Greg Norman, Nick Price and Tom Watson.
Local lodging packages includeHilton Suites Hotel Auburn Hills andAuburn Hills Marriott Pontiac atCenterpoint For more information,visit www.michigan.org/Partners/US-Senior Open/Default.aspx?&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=
Email&utm_campaign=Newsletter
People to See: Legendary Golfers
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Art museums, a presidential museum, antiqueshops, wineries and some of the top restaurants inthe state–see what city life in Grand Rapids has tooffer. You’ll want to spend more than a weekend inthis top notch city, which boosts a high-energy,walkable downtown with nightlife, sports, enter-tainment venues, and unique shops and boutiques.Grand Rapids offers a multitude of opportunitiesfor family fun.
Below is a sample of things you can do and seewhile you’re in town:
Located just a few miles away from downtown,discover the splendor of Frederik Meijer Gardens &Sculpture Park, a 125-acre botanical garden andworld-class sculpture park, or plan to spend time atthe Grand Rapids Art Museum. The museum'scommitment to current and future generationsincludes opening the doors of its current home in2007 as the first newly-constructed, LEED Gold cer-tified art museum in the world.
A night at the symphony: Ifyou’re looking for truly sophisti-cated fun, then you’ll want tojoin the Grand Rapids Symphonyfor their Picnic Pops series andother great performances in Julyand August.
Or, you can check out CircleTheatre–a community theaterperforming main stage and special children’s pro-ductions. Performances this summer includeTreasure Island, Hair, See How They Run andTrailer Park.
The Voigt House Victorian Museum gives visitorsa glimpse into the lifestyle, customs and traditionsof late 19th-century and early 20th-century Grand
Rapids.If you work up an appetite during your
escapades, then you should venture outside of thecity to Robinette’s Apple Haus & Winery, whereyou’ll find a bakery, a lunch counter and eatingarea, plus a cider mill, wine tasting area, and giftshop.
Kids and adults alike will enjoy the BlandfordNature Center --a free, 143-acre wooded park with-in city limits with miles of hiking trails throughforests and wildflower meadows. One of the cen-ter's added-value amenities includes a 19th-centurylog cabin homestead and nature education activi-ties.
At Coopersville area farms, just 20 miles fromGrand Rapids, you can pick your own bushels offruit in season at Gavin Orchards and Ven Roy’sBlueberries.
One Trick Pony offers a grill and taproom alongwith fine dining and exceptional wine flights, plustop local and national music acts.
Treat the family to Mediterranean cuisine includ-ing pasta and parmesan-encrusted chicken, as wellas burgers, sandwiches and pizza at Rose’s, aninviting eatery located on Reed Lake.
Jersey Junction provides a bit of nostalgia with itsold-fashioned ice cream parlor and candy store,which has more than 200 different candies, includ-ing some old favorites such as candy buttons,candy necklaces, rock candy suckers and old fash-ioned candy sticks.
Round out your Grand Rapids area itinerary atThe Acorn Grill at Thousand Oaks Golf CourseClub and enjoy seafood, steaks, lamb, roasted duckbreast, pasta, succulent starters, and beautifulgreens in an inviting and picturesque setting.
Places to Go: Grand Rapids
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By MIKE NORTONTRAVERSE CITY, MI – After three years as a late
August event, the Traverse City Wine & Art Festivalwill now kick off Traverse City's summer season onSaturday, June 30.
The popular festival feature tastings & full glasspours from 27 of the region's best wineries pairedwith food for purchase by celebrated local chefs,seasoned with a diverse slate of musical performersand an exhibition and sale of artworks by some ofthe region’s best painters, potters, weavers andother artists.
It takes place at one of Traverse City’s most scenicvenues: the wide tree-shaded lawn of the Village atGrand Traverse Commons – a former mental asy-lum whose tawny castle-like buildings are nowbeing redeveloped as the hub of Traverse City’sbustling culinary scene.
Festival organizer Andy McFarlane says thechange of dates has breathed new excitement intothe annual celebration.
“You wouldn’t believe the energy and the level ofparticipation we’re seeing,” he says. “On the olddate we were competing against the beach andeverybody was exhausted – but now we’re the kick-off celebration for summer in Traverse City. Withouta doubt, we are going to blow all our previousattendance figures away.”
The festival’s 2012 musical guests are headed upby national recording artists Rusted Root, a
Pittsburgh fusion band famous for their blend ofacoustic/rock styles and a percussion sectionstrongly influenced by African, Indian and Latinsources. Rusted Root has sold more than three mil-lion albums worldwide. Other acts on the programinclude Ann Arbor-based Orpheum Bell, Canadianartists Lauren Mann and the Fairly Odd Folk andTraverse City’s own The Naughty Neighbors – allIndie bands whose blending of styles and influ-ences makes them difficult to classify, but easy toenjoy.
Since its inception, the festival has also built itselfaround local visual artists, inviting a wide range ofthem to exhibit and sell their work during theevent. This year, organizers are working withArtCenter Traverse City, the local artists’ collective,to select a suitable slate of exhibitors.
Over the past decade, Traverse City has acquireda sudden reputation for its fresh, imaginative cui-sine and its excellent wines. In recent years theregion has been attracting and retaining a greatmany talented young chefs. Some are recentarrivals, and an impressive number are graduates ofTraverse City’s own Great Lakes Culinary Institute.
Recently, superstar chef Mario Batali toutedTraverse City in Bon Appetit saying "The food scenehas really exploded in the region. It's very cool. Thechefs involved in the scene celebrate what's here;they're not trying to be anything they're not. Nowpeople are coming for gastronomic tourism."
Places to Go:
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But the original spark was undoubtedly providedby the area’s wine industry. Renowned for their nat-ural beauty, the Leelanau and Old Mission peninsu-las are bathed by cool waters that protect them fromearly frost and extend the fall harvest season byseveral weeks. As a result, their vineyards havebecome world contenders, outscoring Californiaand even European labels in major internationalcompetitions for the clear, fresh taste of their wines,which hold their aroma and fruit flavors muchmore faithfully than those grown in hotter climates.Notable for Rieslings, Chardonnays and PinotGrigios, Traverse City area vintners are even receiv-ing high praise for their red wines.
Each peninsula is a distinct wine appellation areawith its own growers’ association and separate pro-motional events. Wineries on the LeelanauPeninsula, a roughly triangular land mass along theLake Michigan shore, are represented by theLeelanau Peninsula Vintners Association(www.lpwines.com). Those on the narrower OldMission Peninsula, which runs for 20 miles up the
center of Grand Traverse Bay, belong to Wineries ofthe Old Mission Peninsula (www.wineriesofoldmis-sion.com).
It was the Leelanau winemakers who first saw thepotential of a festival to showcase local wines andfoods on the picturesque Commons grounds. Theyquickly secured the participation of their OldMission colleagues and a good selection of localrestaurants, artists and musicians.
“The Traverse City Wine & Art Festival offerseverybody a chance to raise a glass of wine andtoast another great summer in Northern Michigan,"says McFarlane.
The Traverse City Wine & Art Festival will beheld June 30, 2012 from 3-10 p.m. Tickets are limit-ed and can be purchased for $20 per person.Ticketing and other detailed information can befound at www.traversecitywinefestival.com .
For information contact the Traverse CityConvention & Visitors Bureau atwww.traversecity.com or 1-800-TRAVERSE.
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