With more than 900 different ski runs and the best resorts in the Midwest, it’s time to play in the fresh powder of Pure Michigan. Grab your skis, grab your family and friends and head out for mounds of exhilaration, snow piles of laughter and mountains of memories.

Autumn only sharpens the beauty of Traverse City, adding color to the forests and spice to the air. Fall’s the perfect time for a visit to the Sleeping Bear Dunes (just voted the Most Beautiful Place in America) a shopping adventure, a round of championship golf, or a tour of the area’s beautiful wine country.

Mackinac Island in the fall becomes adult time, time to feel like a kid again. The fun continues on Mackinac and the specials get better by the day. Check them out along with Fall events that will bring back memories and make new ones.  Set sail for picturesque Mackinac Island for a truly special fall escape. 

Discover America’s Greatest History Attraction. 300 years of history makes the Henry Ford the number 1 Michigan cultural vacation destination. Model T’s, IMAX, ragtime, historic foods, 1867 baseball, the Wienermobile™, the Rosa Parks Bus. The Henry Ford is the one place you must travel to in your lifetime.

Play one of our three championship golf courses. Shop our charming towns and the Midwest's largest outlet center. From sophisticated culture to down-home entertainment, unique specialty shops to outlet bargains, it's all here in The Great Lakes Bay Region--Bay City, Birch Run, Chesaning, Frankenmuth, Midland and Saginaw.

So cast off traffic jams. Leave the bottlenecks of your daily journeys behind, and set your sights to one of Michigan's most famous travel places. Permission granted to come aboard the S.S. Badger and come to Ludington, where the smiles are genuine, the setting is perfect and the journey is Pure Michigan.

Farm markets dot the area and orchards abound with fresh-picked produce. Fall festivals provide a unique backdrop to our ever-present windmills and wooden shoes. Sometimes going a world away doesn’t require a passport. Step on over to Holland, where a world of delight is Pure Michigan.

Take a drive back to the water--the shimmering, welcoming waters of Lake Huron along northeastern Michigan’s Sunrise Coast. Spend the day exploring the many shipwrecks along the Lake Huron shore, visit one of our lighthouses, shop in our charming small towns and see the largest waterfall in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. 

Cross the Mackinac Bridge and find yourself in the timeless town of St. Ignace. The gateway to the Upper Peninsula. A different place with a different pace. Breathe in the crisp autumn air and see colors that didn’t come from a paint can. Something special awaits in St. Ignace.

If you're looking for great places to travel, Grand Rapids boasts a high-energy walkable downtown with more than 75 restaurants, nightclubs, entertainment venues and museums. This Michigan vacation destination is just minutes away from world-class beaches and a lake so vast it feels like the edge of the world. From a hip and friendly downtown to an endless array of outdoor activities, Grand Rapids will surprise, excite and delight you!

Welcome to Michigan’s famous little Bavaria. Where we find the simple joys of life and all the things that make time together so meaningful. Horse-drawn carriages, covered bridges, riverboat cruises, world-famous chicken dinners, big water parks, small town strolls and a visit to Bronner’s CHRISTmas Wonderland, the world's largest Christmas store. Frankenmuth is a Michigan vacation destination you're sure to love.

Head north to the Great Waters, on the eastern end of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, a Michigan travel destination of shipwrecks and maritime adventure. A sacred land rich with Native American heritage and man-made marvels, where quiet forests open onto rolling shores and hundreds of islands rise from the freshwater sea. Explore Michigan's Eastern Upper Peninsula, nature's adventure where Lakes Huron, Michigan and Superior meet.

Whether it is taking a ride on the Huckleberry Railroad at historical Crossroads Village, enjoying golf, our downtown Farmer’s Market or one of Flint’s parks or beaches, Flint has a variety of sights, sounds and experiences to be enjoyed by all ages, all seasons. Come discover a great place to travel, filled with discoveries we’ve yet to make.

Mecosta County is a paradise for outdoor enthusiasts and their families. You will find sports, arts, history and Mother Nature at her very best at this famous Michigan vacation destination. Grab a tube and take a ride on the Muskegon River or take a stroll along the Big Rapids Riverwalk. Mecosta County has all the right ingredients for a great vacation!

A beach paradise! Nestled along the shore of Lake Michigan and Silver Lake you’ll find massive sand dunes, perfect for beach buggies—with the only sand dunes in Michigan where you can drive your own ORV—and miles of pristine shoreline beaches designed for pure family fun. Spend the morning on the dunes, the afternoon in the water and finish your day in one of our charming villages for a relaxing dinner at a locally owned restaurant.

Get a richer appreciation for the world around you with a visit to Michigan’s art, science and history museums. Michigan performing arts demonstrate unmatched passion. It can be heard in a Michigan symphony, seen with a Michigan ballet performance and felt in our world-class performing arts centers and venues. Come and sit center stage at Michigan’s world-class performances.

In a world that tries so hard to look and feel, like everything else, there is a place that embraces the unique--Ann Arbor. A town where you can watch the rich pageantry of life from the balcony of a performance hall, or from the corner table of a sidewalk café. When you need a break from the ordinary, come spend a little time in one of Michigan's most famous vacation destinations. Ann Arbor.

With more than 20 different varieties produced commercially, you’re sure to find an easy favorite. Our 900 family-run orchards make Michigan the third-largest producer of apples in the nation. Most Michigan apple orchards are less than 200 acres and many have been in the family for several generations. And it's no secret that Michigan Apples are good for you.

Step back into the past by visiting one of the county’s many historic attractions, historical museums and the General George Armstrong Custer exhibit. Check out the River Raisin Battlefield, Michigan’s largest battlefield or any of the other 100 historic sites in and around the county. You will love our small town atmosphere, beautiful beaches and our many natural resources.

Come experience The Lake Effect along the 27-mile sandy shore of Muskegon, a town on the coast of Lake Michigan that boasts amazing water views and sandy front porches. From the towering sand dunes of Duck Lake State Park, to the Blue Gill and Bass of White Lake, Muskegon has what it takes to make every day a day at the beach.

Experience the "Lake Effect" along 200-miles of the most serene and spectacular coastline in America. Walk a beach, skip a stone, build a sandcastle, tackle a dune, sail on a tall ship or charter a fishing boat. Then, at the end of your day, sit back and watch one of the most spectacular sunsets you will see anywhere, anytime. 

Get away to a great place to travel that's all about making you feel right at home--Lansing. Take a tour of our State Capitol, explore our many museums or visit Old Town with its Victorian buildings, unique galleries, tasty eateries and quaint boutiques. In Lansing, you're treated like a guest from the moment you arrive.

Well above the 45th parallel and a great place to travel, we find Sault Ste. Marie-the Soo--a part of the world that remains uncomplicated and unspoiled, a land of majestic wilderness and breathtaking shorelines. Escape the mundane micro-managed routine of everyday life to the land where it all began--Sault Ste. Marie.

All year 'round Kalamazoo buzzes with activity, outdoor fun, unique attractions and adventures. You can be sure there's no lack of things to do at this Michigan travel destination. From music, sporting events, art shows and festivals to the Air Zoo, Car Museum or theatres….whatever you have in mind, you'll find in Kalamazoo.

It’s Michigan’s last frontier with rugged land, endless forests, winding rivers and a paradise of waterfalls. It’s Gogebic and Ontonagon Counties, North America’s greatest natural playground. In the last corner of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

Nowhere else in the world can you find the unique collection of attractions, great sports and vibrant downtown that add up to days and nights of fun and excitement. Catch a baseball game, check out the Renaissance Center or visit the quaint historic downtowns in and around Detroit. Get away from the norm and experience a real city, the Motor City--Detroit.

Set in the middle of the U.S. Heritage Trail, Coldwater Country has a charming old-fashioned and appealing atmosphere. Take a drive around Coldwater Country and discover fields of gladiolas, the world’s largest gladiola farming throughout the county, as well as unique towns, Victorian era shops, historical treasures, over a hundred fresh water lakes and homegrown hospitality.

Mackinaw City is one of the premier vacation destinations in Michigan and the Midwest with beautiful lake front views, historic sites, entertainment, restaurants, shops and hotels. Stroll the Historical Pathway with 40 markers telling the tales of fur traders. Take a lighthouse cruise; there are twenty-two lighthouses in the area, or an evening cruise under the Mackinac Bridge.

We need a great place to travel to that’s all about open spaces and we just know how important it is to slow things down. Welcome to Michigan’s Blue Water Area. Waiting patiently on Michigan’s eastern shore, where you can jump, swim, dive and sail the day away, in the deep blue waters of Lake Huron.

Situated on Lake Huron’s Thunder Bay, Alpena is a premier vacation destination for Great Lakes maritime heritage and recreation. Stroll along the Thunder Bay River, ride along a 16-mile path winding through parks and beaches. Land a salmon aboard a charter boat, or rent a canoe or kayak and explore! Alpena is your haven from the world and a great place to travel.