Missouri (MO)

Missouri State Flag

"Cave State", "Gateway to the West", "Home of the Blues", "Show Me State", "Mother of the West", "Pennsylvania of the West", "The Bullion State", "The Iron Mountain State", "The Lead State", "The Mother of the West" and "The Ozark State"

Why visit Missouri?

Travelers seeking architecture, boating, breweries, camping, caves, cyclists, fishing, hiking, history, lakes, museums, music, rivers, small towns, theme parks, scenery, waterskiing, water sports and wineries.

"Fame is a vapor, popularity is an accident, riches take wings, those who cheer today may curse tomorrow and only one thing endures character." ~ Harry S Truman

Kansas City, MO. Photo Credit: Jake Heckey/Pixabay 

At a Glance

• Capital: Jefferson City
• State Bird: Bluebird
• State Dessert: Ice Cream Cone
• State Flower: Hawthorn 
• State Gemstone: None
• State Mammal: Missouri Mule 
• State Rock: None

St Louis, MO. Photo Credit: Christy Ash/Unsplash

Fun Facts

• Has more than 7,300 recorded caves throughout the state.
  
• Cathedral Church of the Prince of Peace (Highlandville) accommodates only a congregation of fifteen.
  
• Outlaw Jesse James hid in the Meramec Caverns.
• The Only state in the Union to have two Federal Reserve Banks, Kansas City and St Louis.
  
• Disneyland's Mainstreet USA was designed after Mr Walt Disney's hometown (Marceline).
  
• From the Missouri River to the Pacific Coast, Pony Express was the first mail service in North America.
  
• Measuring 630 feet, Gateway Arch is our country's  tallest man-made monument. 
• Home of the creator, George Washington Carver ("Peanut Man"), Scientist of peanut butter.
• Ranked in the nation for the production of lead (1st), farms (2nd), rice (4th), hogs, soybeans (5th), (6th) and for cattle (7th). 
  
• Kansas City Barbecue Society, the world's largest organization of approximately 17000 Members sanctions around 500 barbecue contests annually.
  
• Headquarters to the world's largest brewery, Anheuser-Busch (St Louis).
• Features 1 National Forest and 48 State Parks.
  

"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." ~ Mark Twain

Thank You!

• Spotlight Celebrities: Chuck Berry (Musician), Dick Van Dyke (Actor), Marshall Bruce Mathers III "Emineum" (Musician), Matt Bomer (Actor), Maya Angelou (Poet), Sheryl Suzanne Crow (Musician), Steve Walsh (Musician) and Walter Cronkite (News Anchor), just to mention a few.
• Movies to Inspire You: Escape from New York (1981), Gone Girl (2014), National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), Planes Trains and Automobiles (1987), Truman (1995), Up in the Air (2009), White Palace (1990) and Winter's Bone (2010), just to mention a few.
• Reads Set in Missouri: A Friendship for Today (written by Patricia McKissack), Blue Highways (written by William Least Heat-Moon), Regarding the Fountain (written by Kate Klise), The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (written by Mark Twain) and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (written by Mark Twain), just to mention a few.

"I never sit on a fence. I am either on one side or another." ~ Harry S Truman

Meramec Caverns, Sullivan, MO. Photo Credit: nelcathy/Pixabay 

Good to Know

• Not a coastal beach or mountainous destination.
• Summer months are usually wet.
• On Interstate 70, *55 connects you to the Highway Patrol.
• In January, sit along the lock and dam (near Clarksville) for bald eagle sightings.
  
• Highway 40 and Interstate 64 are one in the same roads.
  
• Nearly extinct, is the Missouri French language a combination of Canadian French and Louisiana Creole French. 
  
• State Law permits bars, billiard parlors, bowling alleys, restaurants (less than 50 people seating) to decide their own smoking policies.
  
• Foliage colors usually peak around mid October (end mid November).

Subject to humidity, severe thunderstorms, snowstorms and tornadoes.

• Best Time to Visit: May - October
• Coldest Months: December - February
• Hottest Months: June - August
• Peak Season: June - August

"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see." ~ Mark Twain 

Gateway Arch, St Louis, MO. Photo Credit: skeeze/Pixabay 

Your Must-See & Do

• Historical Sites: Anheuser-Busch Brewery, Arrow Rock, George Caleb Bingham House, Louis Bolduc House, Carrington Osage Village Site, Christ Church Cathedral, "Champ" Clark House, Eads Bridge, Joseph Erlanger House, Field House, Fort Osage, Gateway Arch, Goldenrod Showboat, Graham Cave, Scott Joplin Residence, Liberty Memorial, Missouri Botanical Garden, Mutual Musicians Association Building, Patee House, General John J Pershing Boyhood Home, Research Cave, Ste Genevieve Historic District, Sanborn Field & Soil Erosion Plots, Shelley House, Tower Grove Park, Harry S Truman Farm Home, Harry S Truman Historic District, Mark Twain Boyhood Home, Union Station, United States Customhouse & Post Office,  Utz Site, Wainwright Building, Washington University Hilltop Campus Historic District, Watkins Mill, Westminster College Gymnasium, White Haven and Laura Ingalls Wilder House. 
• Museums: Air & Military Museum-Ozarks, Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, American Jazz Museum, America's National Churchill Museum, Arabia Steamboat Museum, Bollinger County Museum of Natural History, Campbell House Museum, City Museum, Contemporary Art Museum St Louis, Crisp Museum, Discovery Center of Springfield, Glore Psychiatric Museum, Harry S Truman Library & Museum, History Museum on the Square, Hollywood Wax Museum, Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home & Museum, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Missouri Civil War Museum, Missouri History Museum, Missouri Institute of Natural Science, Missouri State Museum, Museum of Anthropology, Museum of Art & Archaeology, Museum of Missouri Military History, National Museum of Transportation, National WWI Museum & Memorial, Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, NRA National Sporting Arms Museum, Patee House Museum & Jesse James Homes, Pony Express National Museum, Powers Museum, Railroad Historical Museum, Ralph Foster Museum, Rockcliffe Mansion, Saint Louis Art Museum, Saint Louis Science Center, Science City, Springfield Art Museum, St Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum, The Magic House, The National Museum of Toys & Miniatures, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, TITANIC Museum Attraction, Veterans Memorial Museum, Wonders Of Wildlife National Museum & Aquarium and World's Largest Toy Museum Complex.
• Popular Attractions: Anheuser-Busch St Louis Brewery, Bluestem Missouri Crafts, Boonville, Branson's Promised Land ZOO, Branson Scenic Railway, Bridal Cave, Bull Shoals Lake, Busch Stadium, Cathedral Church of the Prince of Peace, Central West End, Chain of Rocks Bridge, Cherokee Antiques Row, Citygarden Sculpture Park, Clearwater Lake, Dickerson Park Zoo, Dogwood Canyon Nature Park, Dolly Parton's Stampede, Elephant Rocks State Park, Fantastic Caverns, Gateway Arch, George Washington Carver National Monument, Graham Cave State Park, Grants Farm, Harry S Truman Reservoir, Jefferson Barracks Park, Ha Ha Tonka State Park, Jewel Box, Johnson Shut Ins State Park, Kansas City Zoo, Katy Trail, Katy Trail State Park, Kauffman Stadium Water Spectacular, Laclede Landing, Laumeier Sculpture Park, LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City, Mark Twain Cave, Mark Twain National Forest, Marvel Cave, Meramec Caverns, Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri State Penitentiary, Onondaga Cave State Park, Ozark Mountains, Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Onondaga Cave State Park, Powell Gardens, Roaring River State Park, Saint Louis Zoo, Sea Life Kansas City, Silver Dollar City, Six Flags St Louis, Springfield Table Rock Lake, St Louis Zoo, Table Rock Lake, Talking Rocks Cavern, The Butterfly House, The Butterfly Palace & Rainforest Adventure, The Shepherd of the Hills, The State Historical Society of Missouri Center for Missouri Studies, Tower Grove Park, Wappapello Lake, Watkins Mill State Park, Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, Wonders Of Wildlife National Museum & Aquarium and Worlds Of Fun.
• Popular Cities/Towns to Visit: Arrow Rock, Bethel, Branson, Cape Girardeau, Carthage, Columbia, Hannibal, Hermann, Independence, Jamesport, Joplin, Kansas City, Kearney, Lee's Summit, Liberty, O'Fallon, Rolla, Springfield, Stanton, St Charles, Ste Geneviève, St Joseph, St Peters and Weston.
• Special Events: (April) World Festival, (May) Spring Mountain Music Festival, (July) Fair Saint Louis, Red White & Blue BBQ Blowout, (August) Ozark Empire Fair, (September) 3D Bash, American Royal Barbecue, Big Muddy Blues Festival, Big River Steampunk Festival, Black Walnut Festival, Brewfest, Budweiser Taste of St Louis, Burg Fest, Chillicothe Festival, Cotton Carnival & Parade, Calhoun Colt Show Fair & Festival, Civil War Reenactment, Fair Grove Heritage Reunion Festival, Fall Bluegrass Festival, HOBA Fall Bluegrass Festival, Hootin an Hollarin, Humansville Fall Festival, Labor Day Rodeo, Lake of the Ozarks Bikefest, LouFest, Mule Festival, Music on Main Street, Rodeo Daze, Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival, Seymour Apple Festival, St Louis Art Fair, Summer Bluegrass Concert, Wilder Days Festival, (October) Apple Butter Makin’ Days, Autumn Historic Folklife Festival, Cackle Hatchery’s Annual Chicken Festival, Coin & Stamp Show, Fall Festival of Arts Crafts & Music, Fall Muster, Folklife Festival, Hollister Grape & Fall Festival, Kansas City Renaissance Festival, Liberty Days, Maple Leaf Car Show, Ozark Arts & Crafts Show, Pioneer Heritage Festival, Ranch Rodeo, Scarecrow Festival Eureka, (November) American Royal Livestock Show and Military History Appreciation Day.

Ozark, MO. Photo Credit: David Mark/Pixabay

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Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi State Flag

 

"The Magnolia State" and "The Hospitality State"

Why visit Mississippi?

Low key travelers who desire antebellum homes, battle reenactments, beaches, birdwatching, blues music, boating, camping, casinos, fishing, golfing, history, sailing and scenery.

 

Mississippi Swamp. Photo Credit: Pixabay

At a Glance

• Capital: Jackson
• State Bird: Mockingbird
• State Dessert: None
• State Flower: Magnolia
• State Gemstone: None
• State Mammal: Red Rox & White Tailed Deer 
• State Rock: Petrified Wood 

Fun Facts

• On June 30, 2020 removed the Confederate Battle Flag and replaced it with a Magnolia Flag on September 2, 2020.
  
• Mississippi Gulf Coast, is the longest man made beach.
  
• Nearly 3000 species of vascular plants are attributed to the state.
  
• Has around 420 inherited species of birds.
• First store to sell boxed shoes (Vicksburg).
• Has the world's only Cactus Plantation (Edwards).
  
• Along "Singing River" (Pascagoula) some say you can hear songs. Said to be the Indian Tribe walking hand in hand in the river to their death against another Tribe.
  
• Prior to Hurricane Katrina (2005) was the second largest gambling state.
• Features 3 National Forests and 24 State Parks.
  

Thank You!

• Spotlight Celebrities: "Brandy" Rayana Norwood (Musician), Brett Favre (Athlete), Britney Spears (Musician), Elvis Presley (Musician), Faith Hill (Musician), Jerry Rice (Athlete), Jimmy Buffet (Musician), LeAnn Rimes (Musician) and Oprah Winfrey (TV Host), just to name a few.
• Movies to Inspire You: Act of Valor (2012), Cadillac Records (2008), Mississippi Burning (1988) and O Brother Where Art Thou (2000), just to name a few.
• Reads Set in Mississippi: Delta Wedding (written by Eudora Welty), The Reivers (written by William Faulkner), and The Town (written by William Faulkner), just to name a few.

Longwood, Natchez, MS. Photo Credit: David Mark/Pixabay

Good to Know

• Due to migration bird watching is best in the autumn and spring.
• Liquor Laws vary across the state with dry counties. Alcohol normally is not sold on Sunday's.
  
• Retail Sales Tax Rate is 7%.
  
• Prone to poverty areas.

Subject to flooding (December-June), humidity, hurricanes, thunderstorms and mild winters.

• Best Time to Visit: March - May and September - November
• Coldest Month: January
• Hottest Month: July
• Peak Season: May - August

Mississippi State Capitol, High Street, Jackson, MS. Photo Credit: Pieter van de Sande/Unsplash 

Your Must-See & Do

• Historical Sites: Ammadelle, Anna Site, Arlington, Auburn, Beauvoir, Champion Hill Battlefield, Charles McLaran House, Commercial Bank & Banker's House, Dancing Rabbit Creek Treaty Site, Dunleith, Emerald Mound Site, Eudora Welty House, Fort St. Pierre Site, Grand Village of the Natchez, Hester Site, Highland Park Dentzel Carousel, Holly Bluff Site, House on Ellicott's Hill, I. T. Montgomery House, Jaketown Site, Longwood, Lucius Q. C. Lamar House, Lyceum-The Circle Historic District, Medgar Evers House, Melrose, Mississippi Governor's Mansion, Mississippi State Capitol, Monmouth, Oakland Memorial Chapel, Old Mississippi State Capitol, Pemberton's Headquarters, Port Gibson Battle Site, Rocket Propulsion Test Complex, Rosalie, Siege & Battle of Corinth Sites, Stanton Hall, Warren County Courthouse, Waverley, William Faulkner House and Winterville Site.
• Museums: African American Military History Museum, Alice Moseley Folk Art & Antique Museum,  American Contract Bridge League Museum, B.B. King Museum & Delta Interpretive Center, Biedenharn Coca-Cola Museum, Biloxi Mardi Gras Museum, Catfish Museum, Delta Blues Museum,  International Museum of Muslim Cultures, Jimmie Rodgers Museum, Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Lower Mississippi River Museum, Manship House Museum, Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum, McComb Historic Railroad Museum, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian Railroad Museum, Mississippi Armed Forces Museum, Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, Mississippi Coast Model Railroad Museum, Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum, Mississippi Museum of Art, Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, Oaks Museum, Ohr-O'Keefe Museum Of Art, Old Capitol Museum, Old Court House Museum, Stephen D Lee Home & Museum, Tunica Museum, Tupelo Automobile Museum, University of Mississippi Museum, USS Cairo Museum, Walter Anderson Museum of Art, Winterville Mounds & Museum and WROX Museum.
• Popular Attractions: Ameristar Casino Hotel Vicksburg, Arkabutla Lake, Audubon Birding Trail, Bay St Louis, Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Big Black River, Biloxi Lighthouse, Biloxi Beach, Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site, Buccaneer State Park, De Soto National Forest, Dunleith, Elvis Presley Birthplace, Eudora Welty House & Garden, Fort Massachusetts, F.W. Williams Home, Geyser Falls Water Theme Park, Grand Gulf Military Park, Grenada, Grand Village of the Natchez Indians, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi, Harrah's Gulf Coast, Hattiesburg Zoo, Hillyer House, Historic Jefferson College, Hollywood Casino & Resort Gulf Coast, Hollywood Casino & Hotel Tunica, House on Ellicott's Hill, INFINITY Science Center, Institute of Southern Jewish Life Natchez, Institute of Southern Jewish Life Utica, IP Casino Resort Spa, Island View Casino Resort, John Ford Home, Landrum's Homestead & Village, LeFleur's Bluff State Park, Lynn Meadows Discovery Center, Magnolia Hall, Margaret's Grocery, McRaven House, Melrose, Merrehope, Mississippi Governor's Mansion, Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, Monmouth Plantation, Natchez National Historical Park, Natchez Trace, Pascagoula River, Paul B Johnson State Park, Pearl River, Pleasant Reed House, Rosalie Mississippi State Dar, Rosemont Plantation, Ross Barnett Reservoir, Rowan Oak, Sardis, Russell C Davis Planetarium, Sardis Lake, Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort, Shiloh National Military Park, Ship Island, Silver Slipper Casino Hotel, Stanton Hall, The Crosby Arboretum, The Jackson Zoological Park, Tupelo Buffalo Park & Zoo, Tupelo National Battlefield, Vicksburg National Military Park, Windsor Ruins and Yazoo River.
• Popular Cities/Towns to Visit: Aberdeen, Biloxi, Arkabutla, Canton, Clarksdale, Cleveland, Columbus, Corinth, Crystal Springs, Flora, Greater Jackson, Gulfport, Hattiesburg, Holly Springs, Jackson, Livingston, Natchez, New Albany, Noxubee County, Ocean Springs, Oxford, Port Gibson, Ridgeland, Southaven, Tunica, Tupelo and Vicksburg.
• Special Events: (January) Jackson Indie Music Week, Mardi Gras, (February) Magnolia Independent Film Festival,  (March) Hal’s St Paddy’s Parade, Rapiscan Systems Classic, Spring & Fall Natchez Pilgrimage, (April) Country Cajun Crawfish Festival, Tunica Rivergate Festival, (May) Canton Flea Market Arts & Crafts Show, (June) Blessing of the Fleet, Cathead Jam, Elvis Festival, USA International Ballet Competition, (July) Slugburger Festival, (August) Bright Lights Belhaven Nights, Mississippi Book Festival,  Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival, (September) Biloxi Seafood Festival, CelticFest, Market Street Festival, Mississippi Delta Blues & Heritage Festival, Mississippi Gulf Coast Blues & Heritage Festival, Mississippi Jazz & Heritage Festival, Pecan Festival, (October) Canton Flea Market Arts & Crafts Show, Cruisin’ the Coast, Gautier Mullet & Music Fest, Highway 61 Blues, Leland Frogfest, Mississippi State Fair, Spring & Fall Natchez Pilgrimage, (November) Gulfport Harbor Lights Winter Festival, Mississippi International Film Festival, Peter Anderson Arts & Crafts Festival,(December) Christmas on the Water Boat Parade and Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon.

Isle of Capri Casino Hotel, Lula, MS. Photo Credit: seoraviente/Pixabay 

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Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota State Flag

"Land of 10,000 Lakes"

"Agate State", "North Star State", "State of Hockey", "The Gopher State", and "True North"

Why visit Minnesota?

Year round outdoor lovers desiring arts, birdwatching, boating, camping, canoeing, fishing, forests, gambling, golfing, forests, hiking, hunting, ice fishing, ice skating, kayaking, lakes, museums, parks, rivers, shopping, skiing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, snowsports, watersports and wildlife.

Gooseberry Falls State Park, Two Harbors, MN. Photo Credit: Yinan Chen/Pixabay

At a Glance

• Capital: St Paul
• State Bird: Common Loon
• State Dessert: None
• State Flower: Lady's Slipper
• State Gemstone: Lake Superior Agate 
• State Mammal: None
• State Rock: None

Fun Facts

• Holds our earth oldest rocks, gneisses (over 3.6 billion years old).
  
• "Land of 10,000 Lakes" is apt, since there are 11,842 and 6,564 natural rivers and streams.
  
• Second to Alaska has a large population of timber wolves.
  
• The Mississippi River starts from Lake Itasca headwaters and crosses downstream to the Iowa border.
  
• Our nation's largest producer of farm-raised turkeys, peas, sugar beets, sweet corn and wind energy production. Also, a contributor of corn, ethanol fuel, forest products manufacturing, iron ore, paper production and soybeans.
• Home to the first Charter School, A Movement Grows City Academy (1992).
  
• Southdale Center (Edna) was our nation's first indoor shopping mall.
  
• Features 2 National Forests, 58 State Forests and 66 State Parks.

Walker Art Center's Minneapolis Sculpture Garden (Cherry on a Spoon), Minneapolis, MN. Photo Credit: Necklenoakland/Pixabay 

Thank You!

• Spotlight Celebrities: Brooke Elliott (Actress), Frances Ethel Gumm "Judy Garland" (Actress), Jessica Biel (Actress), Kris Humphries (Athlete), Larry Fitzgerald (Athlete), Prince (Musician) and Winona Ryder (Actress), just to name a few.
• Movies to Inspire You: Grumpy Old Men (1993), Jingle All The Way (1996), Purple Rain (1984), Sweet Land (2004) and The Good Son (1993), just to name a few.
• Reads Set in Minnesota: Lake Wobegon (written by Garrison Keillor), Little House on the Prairie: On the Banks of Plum Creek (written by Laura Ingalls Wilder), Main Street (written by Sinclair Lewis) and The Latehomecomer (written by Kao Kalia Yang), just to mention a few.

Grand Portage National Monument, Grand Portage, MN. Photo Credit: David Mark/Pixabay

Good to Know

• Occasionally the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) can be seen from northern Minnesota.
  
• Northfield re-enacts the bank robbery of outlaws Frank and Jesse James annually.
  
• "Twin Cities", refers to Minneapolis–Saint Paul.
  
• Birdwatchers flock to Hawk Ridge. 
• Statewide Smoking Ban is enforced in bars and restaurants.
  
• Nearly 20,000 miles of snowmobile trails.
  
• More miles of bike trails than any other state.

Subject to blizzards, droughts, floods, hailstorms, humidity, hurricanes,  snowstorms, tornadoes and wildfires.

• Best Time to Visit: Late July - Early August
• Cold Months: Late November - March
• Hottest Months: July
• Peak Season: June - August

Frederick R Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN. Photo Credit: David Mark/Pixabay.

Your Must-See & Do

• Historical Sites: Andrew John Volstead House, Charles A. Lindbergh Sr House, Christ Church Lutheran, F Scott Fitzgerald House, Fort Snelling, Frank B Kellogg House, Grand Mound, Hull-Rust-Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine, James J Hill House, Kathio Site, Mayo Clinic Buildings, Mountain Iron Mine, National Farmer's Bank, O. E. Rolvaag House, Oliver H Kelley Homestead, Peavey-Haglin Experimental Concrete Grain Elevator, Pillsbury "A" Mill, Rabideau CCC Camp, Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home, Soudan Iron Mine, Split Rock Light Station, St Croix Boom Site, St Croix Recreational Demonstration Area, Thorstein Veblen Farmstead and Washburn "A" Mill Complex.
• Museums: 3M Museum, Adams Area History Center, Afton Historical Museum, Aitkin County Historical Society Depot Museum, Aitkin County Historical Society Log Museum, Akeley Paul Bunyan Historical Museum, Alexander Faribault House, Alexander Ramsey House, American Museum of Asmat Art, American Swedish Institute, Ames-Florida-Stork House, Andrew John Volstead House, Augsburg Art Galleries, August Schell Museum of Brewing, Bakken, BC Ness Mahnomen County History Museum, Becker County Museum, Bell Museum of Natural History, Beltrami County History Center, Bertha Museum, Betsy-Tacy Houses, Big Honza's Museum of Unnatural History, Big Stone County Museum, Borgstrom House Museum, Brown County Museum, Bunnell House, Burschville School, Cahill School, Cannon Falls Historical Museum, Carver County Historical Society Museum, Children's Discovery Museum, Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota, Christie House Museum, Clinton Depot, Cokato Museum & Gust Akerlund Studio, Cook County Historical Museum, Cottonwood County Historical Museum, Crow Wing County Historical Society Museum, Dassel History Center & Ergot Museum, Dodge County Historical Society Museum, Dorothy Molter Museum, Duluth & Iron Range Railroad Depot Museum, Duluth Children's Museum, Edina History Museum, Ed's Museum, End O' Line Railroad Park & Museum, Fagen Fighters WWII Museum, Fitger's Brewery Museum, Freeborn County Historical Museum, Gammelgården Museum, Goldstein Museum of Design, Goodhue County Historical Society Museum, Gopher State Railway Museum, Greyhound Bus Museum, Gustaf Anderson House History Museum, Haehn Museum, Hennepin History Museum, Heritage House Victorian Museum, Hewitt Museum, Hinckley Fire Museum, Hmong Museum, Hopkins Historical Society Museum, Houston County Historical Society Museum, Hubbard County Historical Museum, Iron Range Historical Society Research Museum, Judy Garland Museum, Kandiyohi County Museum, Karpeles Manuscript Library Duluth Museum, Kremer House Library & Museum, Lac qui Parle Mission, Lake Superior Railroad Museum, Legacy of the Lakes Museum, Meeker County Historical Society Museum, Mill City Museum, Mille Lacs County Historical Society Depot Museum, Mille Lacs Indian Museum & Trading Post, Minnesota Children's Museum, Minnesota Machinery Museum, Minnesota Marine Art Museum,  Minnesota Military Museum, Minnesota Museum of American Art, Minnesota Museum of Mining, Minnesota State Public School Orphanage Museum, Minnesota Streetcar Museum, Minnesota Transportation Museum, Moose Lake Depot and Fires of 1918 Museum, Museum of Lake Minnetonka, Museum of Russian Art, Northfield Historical Society Museum, Pavek Museum of Broadcasting, Polish Cultural Institute and Museum, Redwood County Museum, Rourke Art Museum, Schubert Club Museum of Musical Instruments, Science Museum of Minnesota, SMSU Art Museum, SMSU Museum of Indigenous Americans, SMSU Natural History Museum, Spam Museum, Spring Valley Methodist Church Museum, Stevens County Historical Museum, Tower Train Museum, Traverse County Historical Society Museum, Tweed Museum of Art, Twin City Model Railroad Museum, Wabasha County Historical Museum, Warden's House Museum, Weisman Art Museum, Wells Fargo History Museum and Westbrook Heritage House Museum.
• Popular Attractions: Aerial Lift Bridge, Basilica of Saint Mary, Bluff Country, Boundary Waters, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Cathedral of Saint Paul, Como Park Zoo & Conservatory, Croft Mine Historical Park, Dr William W Mayo House, Elm Creek Park Reserve, Enger Park, Fishing Hall of Fame of Minnesota, FlyOver America, Glensheen, Grand Portage National Monument, Great Lakes Aquarium, Great Wolf Lodge Water Park, Guthrie Theater, Interstate State Park, Itasca State Park, Jay Cooke State Park, Katherine E Nash Gallery, Lake Bemidji State Park, Lake Superior, Lake Superior Zoo, Lebanon Hills Regional Park, LeDuc Historic Estate, Mall of America, Mill Ruins Park, Minneapolis College of Art and Design Galleries, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, Minnehaha Falls, Minnesota Discovery Center, Minnesota History Center, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Minnesota Music Hall of Fame, Minnesota Zoo, Mississippi National River & Recreation Area, Mississippi River, Munsinger Gardens, Nemeth Art Center, Nickelodeon Universe, North American Bear CenterNorth Shore Scenic Railroad, Oliver H Kelley Farm, Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox Statues, Peder Engelstad Pioneer Village, Phelps Mill, Pickwick Mill, Pipestone National Monument, Pioneer Village, Purcell-Cutts House, Root River Trail, Roseau Pioneer Farm & Village, Sawtooth Mountains, SEA LIFE, Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home, Soudan Underground Mine State Park, Split Rock Lighthouse, Spoonbridge & Cherry, St Croix River, Stone Arch Bridge, Taylors Falls, Terrace Mill, Tettegouche State Park, The Shed, Two Harbors Light Station, United States Hockey Hall of Fame, Valleyfair, Voyageurs National Park, Wild River State Park and Walker Art Center.
• Popular Cities/Towns to Visit: Bemidji, Biwabik, Bloomington, Duluth, Ely, Grand Marais, Harmony. Lanesboro, Lindstrom, Mankato, Minneapolis,Moorhead, Pipestone, Red Wing, Rochester, St Cloud, Stillwater, St Paul and Taylors Falls.
• Special Events: (January) St Paul Winter Carnival, (February) Eelpout Festival, Winter Beer Dabbler, (March) State Boys High School Hockey Tournament, (May) Ruttgers Bluegrass Festival, (June) Funk Fest, Great American Think-Off, Great River Shakespeare Festival, Hawley Rodeo Fest, Hutchinson Jaycee Water Carnival, Music in Mears, Rock the Garden, Judy Garland Festival, The Wizard of Oz Festival,Twin Cities GLBT Pride Celebration, Twin Cities Jazz Festival, (July) Minneapolis' Aquatennial & Mill City Music Festival, Minnesota Beethoven Festival, Moondance Jam, North Star Stampede Rodeo, Scott County Fair, Sonshine Christian Music Festival, Vintage Music Festival, (August) Bayfront Blues Festival, Lakes Jam, Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Festival, Minnesota Fringe Festival, Minnesota Renaissance Festival, Minnesota State Fair (The Great Minnesota Get-Together), Square Lake Film & Music Festival, Uptown Art Fair, WE Fest, (September) Duluth Superior Pride, Fall Harvest Celebration, Fall Wildlife Festival, Oktoberfest, Oletoberfest, Shortstop Golf Tournament, (October) Gun & Knife Show, (November) Polka Party and (December) Merry Tubachristmas Concert.

St Paul, MN. Photo Credit: David Mark/Pixabay.

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Michigan (MI)

Michigan State Flag

 

"The Great Lakes State"

"The Mitten State", The Wolverine State", "Water-Winter Wonderland"

Why visit Michigan?

Travelers wishing to bike, camp, canoe, cider mills, dog sled, farms, fish, gamble, golf, hike, horseback ride, hunting, lakes, motor races, museums, sail, scuba dive, ski, snowmobile, snow sports, waterfalls, water parks and waterski. 

A popular destination for:

• Conventions, Meetings & Reunions
• Destination Wedding
• Groups: Family, Fish, Friends, Golf and Multigenerational 
• Milestones: Anniversary, Birthday, Retirement and Vow Renewal

Tulip Time Festival, Holland, MI. Photo Credit: Swan 44/Pixabay

At a Glance

• Capital: Lansing
• State Bird: Robin
• State Dessert: None
• State Flower: Apple Blossom
• State Gemstone: Chlorastrolite (Isle Royale Greenstone)
• State Mammal: Wolverine 
• State Rock: Petoskey Stone 

Fun Facts

• In 1866, the Hires Root Beer was invented. The second longest soft drink produced in our country.
• In 1930, the world's first international underwater vehicular tunnel was Detroit-Windsor Tunnel.
  
• During 1950, Surveyors identified a 300 feet area where their equipment would mysteriously not work. The "Mystery Spot" became a tourist attraction. 
• Mackinac Bridge (5 miles) is the longest suspension bridge in the world.
  
• Widely known as the center of the U.S. automotive industry.
• Their public Universities attract more than $1.5 Billion in Research & Development Grants annually.
• Has the most lighthouses (150), largest state park and state forest system compared to any other state. 
  
• Approximately 60,520 acres is dedicated to Christmas Tree making them the third largest grower.
  
• Highly recognized chains, Domino's Pizza and Little Caesars were founded in the state.
  
• Ranked first in our nation for licensed hunters (over one million). Many rural school districts are known to close on opening day of Deer Season.
  
• Michigan Underwater Preserves 11 shipwrecks. 
  
• Features 3 National Forests and 99 State Parks.

Thank You!

• Spotlight Celebrities: Dee Stadium (Athlete), Diana Ross (Musician), Kristen Bell (Actress), "Madonna" Louise Ciccone (Musician), Serena Williams (Athlete), Stevie Wonder (Musician) and Terry Crews (Actor), just to name a few.
• Movies to Inspire You: Die Hard 2 (1990), Semi-Pro (2008), Somewhere in Time (1980) and Whip It (2009), just to mention a few.
• Reads Set in Michigan:  Bud, Not Buddy (written by Christopher Paul Curtis) and The Queen Next Door (written by Linda Solomon), just to name a few.

Bond Falls (Ontonagon River), MI. Photo Credit: Elizabeth Crea Stellmacher/Pixabay

Good to Know

• Only state to consist of two peninsulas: Lower Peninsula (mitten shape) consists of a majority of lakes, flats to hills while the Upper Peninsula ("the U.P.") consists of forest and wetland areas. 
  
• Majority of ski resorts are located in the Upper Peninsula area.
  
• Boasts 64,980 inland lakes and ponds.
  
• Instagram prefect pics to be taken at Grand Traverse Bay, Pictured Rocks and Sleeping Bear Dunes.
• Lake Huron Shoreline area is less expensive and flatter terrain.
  
• Even during summer months, the water temperatures are cold.
• Fall Foliage is best mid September - October.
• A major hub for Delta Air Lines.
  
• A leading grower of our fruits: apples, blueberries, grapes, peaches and tart cherries. Also, known for growing: corn, flowers, plums, pears, potatoes, soybeans, strawberries, sugar beets and wheat. 
  
• Great destination to fish for: perch, salmon, trout and walleye.
  

Subject to humidity, snow storms and tornadoes.

• Best Time to Visit: May - October
• Coldest Month: January
• Hottest Months: July
• Peak Season: June - August

Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, MI. Photo Credit: Steve Saunders/Unsplash

Before, proceeding onto Michigan's great Must See & Do's I do wish to highlight the unique experience of...

Mackinac (MACK-in-naw) Island

Founded in 1780, situated on Lake Huron, between Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas boasts relaxation and romance.

• Automobiles are banned on the island. So, your means of transportation is by bicycle, horse-drawn carriages, saddle horses and walking.
• On this 8 mile island circumference, there are no chain hotels or restaurants.
• Accessible by boats from St Ignace (Upper Peninsula) or Mackinaw City (Lower Peninsula). 
• Peak Tourism Season is May - October, less crowded early May or late October.
  
• Foliage colors best late September to mid October.
• The romantic film, Somewhere in Time (1980) was filmed on Mackinac Island at the Grand Hotel
• Island Attractions: Anne’s Tablet, Arch Rock, Benjamin Blacksmith Shop, Crack In The Island, Fort Holmes, Fort Mackinac, Grand Hotel, Horse in History Museum, Kite Flying at Windermere Point, Mission Point Resort’s Lawn, Original Butterfly House & Insect World, Skull Cave, Somewhere In Time Gazebo, Stone Skipping (Windermere Point), Sugar Loaf and Wings of Mackinac Butterfly Conservatory.
• Well known for Mackinac Island Fudge, unique dining and shopping.

Mackinac Main Street, Mackinac Island, MI. Photo Credit: Unsplash

Your Must-See & Do

• Historical Sites: Alden Dow House & Studio, Badger, Bay View, Calumet Historic District, City of Milwaukee, Cranbrook, Durant-Dort Carriage Company Office, Edison Institute, Edsel & Eleanor Ford House, Ernest Hemingway Cottage, Fair Lane, Fisher Building, Ford Piquette Avenue Plant, Ford River Rouge Complex, Fort Michilimackinac, Fox Theater, General Motors Building, General Motors Technical Center, Governor Charles Croswell House, Governor Warner Mansion, Grand Hotel, Guardian Building, Hackley & Hume Historic Site, Highland Park Ford Plant, Historic Chapin Mansion, Honolulu House, Lightship No. 103 "HURON", Loren Andrus Octagon House, Mackinac Island, Mann House, Marshall Historic District, McGregor Memorial Conference Center, Meadow Brook Hall, Meyer May House, Michigan State Capitol, Mies van der Rohe Residential District, Milwaukee Clipper, North Manitou Island Lifesaving Station, Norton Mound Group, Old Victoria, Parke-Davis Research Laboratory, Paulson House, Pewabic Pottery, Quincy Mining Company Historic District, Roethke House, Samuel Kingsley House, Ste Claire, St. Clair River Tunnel, St Ignace Mission, St Marys Falls Canal, Turner-Dodge House,  USS Silversides and W.K. Kellogg Manor House.
• Museums: Adventure Mine, A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum, Air Zoo,  Alden B Dow Home & Studio, Alden B Dow Museum of Science & Art, American Museum of Magic, Andrew J Blackbird Museum, Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, Anton Art Center, Arab American National Museum, Argus Museum, Au Sable Light Station,  Automotive Hall of Fame, Bergland/Matchwood Historical Society Museum, Big Sable Point Light, Blanchard House, Bunert One-Room School House Museum, Bunert One-Room School House Museum, Cannery Boathouse Museum, Canton Historical Society & Museum, Cappon House & Settlers House Museums, Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw, Castle Museum of Saginaw County History, Cell Block 7 Prison Museum, Charles H Wright Museum of African American History, Charlton Park Historic Village & Museum, Civilian Conservation Corps Museum, Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum, Cobblestone Farm & Museum, Coopersville Area Historical Society & Museum, Copper Range Historical Museum, Coppertown USA Mining Museum, Cornish Pump Engine & Mining Museum, Cranbrook Art Museum, Cross in the Woods & Nun Doll Museum, Dearborn Historical Museum, Dennos Museum Center, Detroit Historical Museum, Detroit Institute of Arts, DeVos Art Museum, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Eagle Harbor Lighthouse & Museums, Eli & Edythe Broad Art Museum, Elk Rapids Historical Museum, Ella Sharp Museum,  Eyaawing Museum,  Fenton Museum, First Congregational Living Museum, Flint Children's Museum, Fort St Joseph Museum, Frank Murphy Memorial Museum, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Gardner House Museum, Gerald R Ford Presidential Museum, Gilmore Car Museum, Governor's Mansion Museum, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids Public Museum, Great Lakes Lore Maritime Museum, Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center, Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, Grice House Museum, Grosvenor House Museum, Hack House Museum, Hadley Mill Museum, Hanka Finnish Homestead Museum, Hartwick Pines Logging Museum, Holland Museum, Houghton County Historical Museum, Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum, IXL Historical Museum, Jim Crow Museum, Kalamazoo Valley Museum, Kaleva Bottle House Museum, Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, Kempf House Museum, Kingman Museum, Kruizenga Art Museum, Lake Odessa Museum, Leelanau Historical Museum, Lenawee Historical Society Museum, Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum, Luce County Historical Museum, Marquette Maritime Museum, Marshlands Museum & Nature Center,Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum, Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, Michigan Firehouse Museum, Michigan Iron Industry Museum,  Michigan Maritime Museum, Michigan Transit Museum, Michigan Women's Hall of Fame, Motown Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Museum of New Art, Museum of Ojibwa Culture, Museum Ship Valley Camp, Music House Museum, Muskegon Museum of Art, Newton House Museum, Ontonagon Historical Museum, Old Mill Museum, Our Savior's Historical Museum, Phoenix Church & Museum, Pickford Historical Museum, Pickle Barrel House Museum, Pine Grove Historical Museum, Pioneer Log Cabin Museum, Polish Home Army Museum, Port Huron Museum, Presque Isle County Historical Museum, Rentschler Farm Museum, R. E. Olds Transportation Museum, Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum, Schoolcraft County Museum, Selfridge Military Air Museum, Seul Choix Point Light & Museum, Sleeping Bear Point Coast Guard Station Maritime Museum, Sloan Museum, Southern Michigan Railroad Museum, SS City of Milwaukee, St Mary's Preparatory Museums, Standish Depot Museum, Steam Railroading Institute, Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments, Stuart House Museum, Sturgeon Point Light House & Museum, Tecumseh Area Historical Museum, Thomas Edison Depot Museum, Ukrainian American Archives & Museum of Detroit, University of Michigan Museum of Natural History, Upper Peninsula Firefighters Memorial Museum, USCGC Acacia, USCGC Bramble, USS LST 393 Veterans Museum, USS Silversides Submarine Museum, U.S. National Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame and Museum, Voigt House Victorian Museum, Waterloo Farm Museum, Wexford County Historical Museum, Whaley Historic House Museum, White River Light Station Museum, William G Thompson House Museum, Wills Ste Claire Auto Museum, Wing House Museum, Wyandotte Museums, Yankee Air Museum, Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum and Ypsilanti Historical Museum.
• Popular Attractions: Abrams Planetarium, Avalanche Bay Indoor Waterpark, Belle Isle Park, Berlin Raceway, Binder Park Zoo, Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park, Bronner's Christmas Wonderland, Cabela's, Carr-Fles Planetarium, Castle Farms, Central Mine & Village, Children's Zoo At Celebration Square, Church of Ste Anne, Colonial Michilimackinac, Copper Harbor Lighthouse, Cranbrook House & Gardens, Cranbrook Institute of Science, Crisp Point Light, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Critchlow Alligator Sanctuary & Zoological Gardens, Crossroads Village, Crystal Coaster Alpine Slide, Curwood Castle, Deer Tracks Junction, Delaware Copper Mine, Delta College Planetarium & Learning Center, Detroit Dragway, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Zoo, DeYoung Family Zoo, Drake Memorial House, Durand Union Station, Eagle Harbor Life-Saving Station, Eby Log Cabin, Eccentric Cafe & General Store, Edsel & Eleanor Ford House, Edge Adventure, Elaine L Jacob Gallery, Elderly Instruments, Fallasburg Historical Village, Father Marquette National Memorial, Fayette Historic Townsite, Felt Mansion, Finnish American Heritage Center, Flash Flood At Full Blast, Flat Rock Speedway, Flint Institute of Arts, Flora Kirsch Beck Gallery, Ford Piquette Avenue Plant, Fort Gratiot Lighthouse, Fort Mackinac, Fort Michilimackinac, Fort Wayne, Fort Wilkins & Copper Harbor Lighthouse, Forty Mile Point Light, Fox Park Public Observatory, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Ganton Art Gallery, GarLyn Zoo, Gerald E Eddy Discovery Center, Gerald R Ford Presidential Library, Gillette Sand Dune, GingerMan Raceway, Grand Army of the Republic Hall, Grand Traverse Bay, Grand Traverse Lighthouse, Grand Valley State University Art Galleries, Grattan Raceway Park, Great Lakes, Great Lakes Quilt Center, Greenmead Historical Park, Grosse Pointe War Memorial, GT Butterfly House & Bug Zoo, Henry Ford Estate, Heritage House, Historic Adventist Village, Historic Bowens Mills, Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park, Holocaust Memorial Center, Howell Nature Center, Huron Lightship, Hurst Planetarium, I-96 Speedway, Impression 5 Science Center, Indian Creek Zoo, Inland Seas Education Center, Isle Royale National Park, Jackson Speedway, James C Veen Observatory, Japanese Cultural Center & Tea House, John Ball Zoo Society, Kal-Haven Trail, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Keweenaw National Historical Park, Kinde Water Slide, Kinross Speedpark, Kokomo's Family Fun Center, Krasl Art Center, Kreft Center Gallery, Lake Huron, Lansing Art Gallery, LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Michigan, Little Sable Point Light, Little Valley MX Park, Longway Planetarium, LSSU Arts Center Gallery, Ludington Light, Lumberman's Monument, Marquette Harbor Light, Merritt Speedway, McGulpin Point Light, Michigan's Adventure Amusement Park & Wild Water Adventure, Michigan Art Walk, Michigan International Speedway, Michigan Legacy Art Park, Michigan Science Center, Midland Center for the Arts, Mid-Michigan Motorplex, Mid-Michigan Raceway Park, Midway Sports & Entertainment, Milan Dragway, Mill Creek State Historic Park, Milwaukee Clipper, Mission Point Lighthouse, Motawi Tileworks, Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, Munising Falls, Mystery Spot, Navarre-Anderson Trading Post, Nelis' Dutch Village, New Presque Isle Light, Northfork Farms & Outback, Norway Speedway Stock Car Racing, Oakland University Art Gallery, Old Jail, Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse, Old Presque Isle Light, Onaway Speedway, Overbrook Gallery, Padzieski Art Gallery, Paint Creek Trail, Parker Mill, Peninsula Point Light, Pewabic Pottery, Pictured Rocks, Pioneer Log Village, Point Betsie Light, Point Iroquois Light, Pointe aux Barques Lighthouse, Porcupine Mountain, Potter Park Zoo, Quincy Mine, Richard & Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum, River Raisin National Battlefield Park, Robinson Planetarium, Rock Harbor Light, Saarinen House & Gardens, Roscommon Zoo, Saginaw Valley State University Art Gallery, Sand Point Light, Sea Life Michigan Aquarium, Shorts Brewing Company, Silver Beach Center & Carousel, Sleeping Bear Dunes, Soaring Eagle Waterpark, Soo Locks, South Manitou Island Lighthouse, Spartan Speedway, Springport Motor Speedway, Stephen F Wessling Observatory, St Lawrence River, Summer Wind Farms Sanctuary, Tawas Point Light, The Henry Ford, TreeHouse, Tri-City Motor Speedway, Turnip Rock, University of Michigan Museum of Art, Upper Peninsula International Raceway, Walker Tavern, Warner Vineyards Winery, Whitefish Point Light, Whittemore Speedway, Wilderness Trails Zoo, Windmill Island Gardens and Wolcott Mill Metropark. 
• Popular Cities/Towns to Visit: Ann Arbor, Bellaire, Dearborn, Detroit, Empire, Farmington Hills, Flint, Frankenmuth, Gaylord, Grand Rapids, Harbor Springs, Houghton, Indian River, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Lewiston, Livonia, Mackinac Island, Mackinaw City, Marquette, Munising, Oscoda, Paradise, Port Hope, Rochester, Saginaw, Sterling Heights, St Ignace, Thompsonville, Traverse City, Troy and Warren.
• Special Events: (January) Ann Arbor Folk Festival, Ice Jam, North American International Auto Show, Plymouth Ice Fest, Tip-Up Town USA, Winter Wheat, (February) Dirty Show, Great Indoor Folk Festival, Hamtramck Music Fest, Mackinac Winter Festival, Motown Winter Blast, Winter Delights Festival, Winter Roots Festival, (March) Autorama, Kalamazoo Fretboard Festival, WO-Stock Music Festival, (April) GrandStand Music Festival, Monroe Street Fair & Hash Bash, Motor City Nightmares Horror Expo, Thornapple Arts Council Jazz Festival, (May) Annual Spring Arts & Crafts Show, BBQ Blues & Bluegrass, MotorCity Comic Con, Movement Detroit, Movement Music Festival, National Cherry Festival, Review Music Awards Celebration, Tulip Time Festival, White Birch Music Festival, (June) Detroit Grand Prix, Detroit River Days, Downtown Hoedown, Hippie Fest, Jackson BluesFest, Mackinac Island Lilac Festival, Motor City Irish Fest (MCIF), Music at Opa! Fest, Romeo Peach Fest, Spirit of the Woods Folk Festival, Target Fireworks, (July) Ann Arbor Art Fest, Concours D'Elegance, Faster Horses Festival, International Food Festival, Marshall Bluegrass Festival, Michigan ElvisFest, Michigan Jazz Festival, National Cherry Festival, Sounds & Sights Festival, Uncle Sam Jam, Woodtick Music Festival, (August) APBA Gold Cup Races, Frankenmuth Summer Music Fest, Grand Marais Music & Arts Festival, Jazz on the River, Mackinac Island’s Fudge Festival, Memphis Blues Festival Michigan, Michigan Renaissance Festival, Porcupine Mountains Music Festival, Square Dance Convention, Sun Dried Music Festival, Suttons Bay Art Fair, Unity Christian Music Festival, Woodward Dream Cruise, (September) Arts Beats & Eats, Berserker, Detroit Jazz Festival, Marquette Area Blues Fest, Michigan BluesFest, Michigan Irish Music Festival, Michigan State Fair, Movement - Electronic Music Festival, Music at Dally in the Alley, Music at Oktoberfest West Michigan, Thumbfest, Underground Railroad Heritage Gathering, (October) Annual Michigan State Championship Old-Time Fiddlers Contest , Big Country Fest, Theatre Bizarre, Youmacon, (November) Detroit Thanksgiving Parade, (December) Mittenfest and Noel Night.

Benton Harbor, MI. Photo Credit: June Simonton/Pixabay

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