Pure Michigan Travel - Grand Rapids Tours Highlights

My Pride is Showing

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:32:22 GMT

Last week a friend of mine from New York City came to visit, and I did my best to show her the wonder and splendor that is Michigan. We visited a casino (and drove past 3 others), rode past Ft. Custer, toured the restored capitol building, looked over Little Traverse Bay from Petosky, ate at Big Boy's, lived at the Alpenfest, visited Ft. Michilimackinac, photographed the Mighty Mac from the Lake Huron side, saw Grand Rapids twinkle in the night, went to the Michigan Historical museum, saw deer run across the road, and worshipped at a great church. Touring the Great Lake State in ths way renewed my zealous love for all that Michigan is. As you roll through the hills of northern I-75, it is reminicent of North Carolina. Viewing the marshy inland lakes, you can see a little Florida Everglades there. Atop just the right hill on M-32 you feel like you're in Tennessee. I'm pretty sure the idea for California's PCH came from the vistas of the UP's Hwy 2. And the Brooklyn Bridge has nothing on the majesty of the Mackinac Bridge. We're not as corny as Kansas, but we've got plenty of sugar. (Sugar beeets, that is.) A little bit country, a little bit Kid Rock & roll, a little Memphis and a whole lotta Motown; we got 4H and soul. If you're thinking about vacationing somewhere in America, make it Pure Michigan. Its a package deal of many places rolled into one.

Grand Rapids Highlights

Sat, 01 Jan 2000 07:00:00 GMT

Grand Rapids, part of Michigan's West Coast, offers all the big-city excitement you expect from a million-resident metropolis like a bustling downtown featuring more than 60 restaurants, nightclubs, theatres, museums and sports venues within a five-minute walk. Yet for all its sophistication, the city prides itself on such small-town virtues as friendly people, safe streets, minimal traffic and good old-fashioned Midwest value.

Michigan's West Coast is blessed with abundant natural wonders, from the lush green valleys of the Grand River Basin to the sugar-sand beaches of Lake Michigan. It's an ideal destination for golfing, swimming, fishing, boating, biking and sightseeing--and everything is close by!

Michigan Tours Highlights

Sat, 01 Jan 2000 07:00:00 GMT

Find tours of Michigan attractions throughout the state. Michigan tours guide us through beach towns, factories, history and amazing displays of natural beauty. From the Soo Locks to the Rouge Factory, Tahquamenon Falls to Sleeping Bear Dunes and from the past to the future, Michigan tours allow us to do more than just visit - they let us learn, understand and experience. Because insightful tours guide us to Pure Michigan.

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