The Lower Peninsula provides all the advantages of cities like Detroit, Grand Rapids, and Lansing. So you won't want to leave the city experiences off your Michigan Bucket List. Michigan is famous for its rich automotive history, making it essential to have a vehicle...
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Burgdorf’s Winery: Award-Winning Wine from a Garage
From Hobby to Business For the Burgdorfs, it all started 30-some years ago as home winemakers, in the Haslett, Michigan countryside east of Lansing, with a bumper crop of wild black raspberries. Dave laughed, “You can only make so many jellies, cobblers, and pies. We...
Top Places for Outdoor Activities in Michigan in 2025
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Waterfalls One of the best outdoor activities in Michigan is chasing waterfalls. While Michigan’s Lower Peninsula has only one waterfall, the Upper Peninsula is the perfect place to chase waterfalls. The UP has over 300 waterfalls. Spend...
7 Lansing, Michigan Best Restaurants in 2025
Experience One of Michigan’s Best Scratch Kitchens at Zaytoon Zaytoon, Arabic for olive, is a Mediterranean restaurant focused on the Middle East and some Greek dishes with an American twist. “Fast Food - Cooked Slow” -- it’s a healthy alternative to fast food. They...
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KISS50 Cadillac Reunion Commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the KISS Concert at Cadillac High School
KISS at Veterans Memorial Stadium, mixing in with the Cadillac Marching Vikings and making rock history. Photo Courtesy of Dave Foley for Cadillac Area Visitors Bureau “Cadillac has had this magical connection to KISS ever since the band surprised the community with a...
A Guide to the Best Things to Do in Shipshewana, Indiana
In the fall, decorations celebrate the harvest. You’ll find festive autumn decorations throughout the whole town. The corn maze is one of the fun things to do at that time of year. After Halloween, the town begins decorating for Christmas, with Shipshewana’s lights...
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