May 2012 Featured Deals

Each month, we provide you with a selection of packages and specials available throughout Michigan. These offers are also available through our Featured Deals eNewsletter. To receive your free monthly Featured Deals eNewsletter, visit our subscription page.

We hope you enjoy this month’s selection of Michigan featured deals!

    
Grand Offers During our 125th Season

Traverse City
Grand Hotel
Mackinac Island
Memorial Day Weekend Package: $769 per couple
Expiration Date: May 28, 2012

Make this year unforgettable as we celebrate our 125th Anniversary. Spend Memorial Day weekend at Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, May 26-28. Package includes accommodations, full breakfast and dinner daily, evening receptions, nightly live music, free golf (cart fee required), and children's programs for just $769 per couple. Children 11 and under stay and eat free. Extend your stay until Monday, May 28 for an additional $159 per room. Many grand offers are available throughout this historic 2012 season. Click the link below for a complete schedule and details.
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Drive In, Refuel and Ride at the Gilmore Car Museum 
Ypsilanti

Gilmore Car Museum
Hickory Corners
Exclusive family package at the historic museum campus for just $60 ($100 value)
Expiration Date: May 31, 2012

The Gilmore Car Museum is a must-see attraction this month. Take advantage of this spectacular package including admission to the museum campus for a family of four, a ride in a vintage car, a stop to refuel at the authentic 1941 diner, and a $10 Shell Gas card to refuel without opening your wallet. Spend the day browsing nearly 300 vehicles on display within the museum, and the all-new exhibits as well as those back by popular demand. Vehicles chosen for the exclusive ride will be selected based on availability and weather, and may include a 1915 Model T, a 1921 Model T hack truck, a 1923 Hudson, a 1948 Packard, or a 1969 Checker. For more details, click the link below.
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Think Family, Think Affordable, Think Dunes!
Silver Lake

Silver Lake Sand Dunes-Hart Visitor's Bureau
Silver Lake Sand Dunes
Family Beachtown Packages starting below $100
Expiration Date: August 30, 2012

Experience Silver Lake Sand Dunes, an unrivaled family vacation destination along Lake Michigan's breath-taking shoreline. These awesome sand dune mountains provide panoramic views and are the only dunes east of Utah allowing you to drive a private motorized vehicle. Imagine yourself racing to the top of a sand dune mountain by foot, on a guided tour, or on your very own off-road vehicle (rentals available). Later explore the magnificent shoreline-- perfect for taking a swim, picnicking, or taking in some rays. Enjoy vacation packages starting below $100. For more details, click the link below.
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Stay & Play Golf Packages
Michigan Lake to Lake
Visit Ypsi Now
Chelsea
Discounted overnight accommodations and two 18-hole rounds of golf starting at $139
Expiration Date: September 30, 2012

Destination, Chelsea-- home of the Purple Rose Theatre, The Common Grill, a beautiful downtown with plenty of attractions, and more activities than you can shake a stick at. This summer, the Chelsea Comfort Inn and Village Conference Center have teamed up with Reddeman Farms Golf Club to help make your stay even more enjoyable by offering discounted overnight rates and two 18-hole rounds with a cart. Reddeman Farms boasts a 6,525 yard layout with rolling fairways and undulating greens in a peaceful country setting. For more details, click the link below.
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Experience the Newly Remodeled Terrace Grille & Enjoy Lakefront Rooms from $69
Great Lakes BayBay Pointe Inn Lakefront Resort
Gun Lake
Lakefront Standard Guestrooms from $69 select May Dates
Expiration Date: May 31, 2012

ndulge in lakefront rest and relaxation this spring at Bay Pointe Inn. The newly remodeled Terrace Grille has an enticing new menu to complement the exciting improvements. Enjoy elegant Lakefront Standard Guestrooms from $69 on select dates in May when you mention offer code PURE5. Take advantage of the “Buy Two Nights, Third Free Weekdays” package-- excluding other special offers-- and the Bay Pointe Inn Lakefront Resort will add a deluxe continental breakfast to your stay. The Gun Lake Casino is only 10 minutes away. Wednesday night’s Gun Lake Live Music kicks off on May 30 and continues through Labor Day. For more information and details on additional specials, please visit the link below.
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Friends and Family Promotion
Grand HotelZehnder's Splash Village Hotel & Waterpark
Frankenmuth
Sunday thru Friday, Dragonfly Rooms start at $109. Buy one waterpark passes and get one free, plus 30% off at Elf Hollow Café and other venders
Expiration Date: June 3, 2012, exclusions apply

Bring the family to Zehnder's Splash Village Hotel & Waterpark Sunday thru Friday, and take advantage of Dragonfly Room rates as low as start, family suites for $159 and loft suites for $209. There are a limited number of rooms available each day. Package excludes all Saturdays, as well as Friday, May 25 and Sunday May 27, 2012. Waterpark day passes are Buy One Get One Free, subject to availability, exclusions apply. Get 30% off purchases at Elf Hollow Café and Splash Village Gift Shop. See certificate for complete details. For more details, click the link below.
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Up North Getaway Packages
Chippewa HotelShanty Creek Resorts
Bellaire
Lodging & Breakfast Packages starting at $69
Expiration Date: May 31, 2012

Located in the middle of everything Up North, Shanty Creek Resorts is the perfect base camp for making memories. Enjoy day trips to Mackinac Island, Sleeping Bear Dunes and Traverse City; shopping and strolling through the charming town of Bellaire; boat rides on Torch Lake; winery tours on the peninsula; or, a round of golf on one of four championship golf courses. Shanty Creek Resorts offers Bed & Breakfast packages that put you in the middle of it all start at just $69 per person. For more details, click the link below.
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This May, GO GREAT LAKES BAY!
Bellaire

Great Lakes Bay Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau
Bay City, Birch Run, Chesaning, Frankenmuth, Midland, and Saginaw
Special events and incredible overnight stay packages
Expiration Date: Varies by package

This May, save big when you Go Great Lakes Bay! We’ve got special packages and overnight stays designed around some of the region’s most exciting adventures, including standup comedy, concerts, and even America’s favorite pastime— Baseball. Click through to view and start saving today. For more details, click the link below.
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Memorial Day Weekend-Free Family Fun!

Sierra Sands

Frankenmuth Convention & Visitors Bureau
Frankenmuth, Michigan’s Little Bavaria 
Overnite Rates for as low as $79.99
Expiration Date: June 1, 2012

Take advantage of one weekend with three big events. Frankenmuth’s official launch to the summer begins Memorial Day Weekend, May 25-28. Lots of free family fun, hot air balloon launches, a night hot-air balloon glow, free fireworks, America’s largest Olympic style dog bowl event, Tour De Frankenmuth bicycle road race and much, much more. Visit Frankenmuth online and download the FREE coupon book, explore the visitor guide, festivals and events, download our app, visit the Kidszone pages and go on a gnome hunt, or sign up for our monthly e-newsletter. For more details, click the link below.
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Stay Free at Crystal Mountain

Baypointe Inn

Crystal Mountain Resort & Spa
Thompsonville
Stay one or two nights and get one free on select dates when you book your Lodging Only or Unlimited Golf Package!
Expiration Date: September 2, 2012

Enjoy a free night’s lodging during select dates at Crystal Mountain--one of northern Michigan’s finest resorts. Relax in luxurious accommodations. Enjoy our large outdoor pool playground, miles of hiking and mountain biking trails, two championship golf courses, award-winning Crystal Spa, and loads of family activities.  Experience all of this  just 30 miles from Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore--voted America’s Most Beautiful Place by 2011 Good Morning America viewers. For more details, click the link below.
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