Category Archives: michigan
Zingerman’s and other Ann Arbor Highlights
Nice 36 Hours story in the NYTimes last Sunday on the penultimate college town, Ann Arbor, Mi. (Go Blue!) Zingerman’s deli gets a nod, as well it should. Other highlights and things to explore when next passing through: Nickel’s Arcade … Continue reading
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Home just in time for the Woodward Dream Cruise!
We made it home to suburban Detroit just in time for the Woodward Avenue Dream Cruise, which did not disappoint – cram-packed with old cars dragging up and down Woodward. The traffic and crowds were thickest around 12 mile road … Continue reading
Traverse City hotspots
We were staying very close to Traverse City Michigan when we were up north a year ago, bunking in a sweet little lakeside cottage in Glen Arbor, but we never made it into the big city, although I wanted to. … Continue reading
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Midwestern hotels to check out
Also from a recent issue of Midwest Living: – Chicago – Elysian, Ritz-Carlton, Hotel Palomar (rat pack-esque doormen!) – Columbus, Indiana, Inn at Irwin Gardens – Novi, MI, Baronette Renaissance – Shell Knob, Missouri, (wherever that is), Stonewater Cove – … Continue reading
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restaurants to check out all over the Midwest
Found a copy of the Jan/Feb 2011 issue of Midwest Living on the library’s sale rack – so scooped it up since there’s always good recommendations on things to do in this neck of the woods. Here’s some restaurant recommendations: … Continue reading
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Transportation options between Chicago and Traverse City
We were looking lat summer – with little success – for mass transportation between Chicago and Traverse City, Michigan. And finally decided the best bet was to rent a car. But there is another option a reader offered: an Indian … Continue reading
Princess Diana exhibit…in Grand Rapids (Mi)
In the rush of stories following the engagement of Will and Kate, I found mention of a tour of princesses homes in England for girls – which stuck me as odd. But of course now I can’t remember where I … Continue reading
More Detroit hotspots – pt. 2
I forgot to mention another NYT story in its fall 2010 T magazine about Detroit – this one about “artists in residence” in some struggling Motor City neighborhoods. It likened the city to a modern-day Rome. um, not exactly. But … Continue reading
More Detroit hotspots
The NYTimes seems to be promoting Detroit as a tourist destination these days and why not. Here’s some suggestions from their latest travel piece on the Motor City: – Roast – “Detroit’s most talked about restaurant”….. – Rub BBQ Pub … Continue reading
