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Monthly Archive: May 2011

Grand Haven Farmers Market and Spring Lake Farmers Market

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From May to October, Grand Haven’s Chinook Pier plays host to a semiweekly farmers market. On Wednesdays and Saturdays roughly 20 vendors set up shop from 8:00 to around noon in the parking lot next to the Chinook Pier shops, selling fresh fruit and vegetables from local farms, organically grown produce, jams & jellies, salsa, …

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Little Sable Point Lighthouse, Silver Lake, Michigan

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If you’re in the Silver Lake area you won’t want to miss a visit to the red brick lighthouse at Little Sable Point, located at the Silver Lake State Park. The Little Sable Point Lighthouse stands 107 feet tall. It was built in response to perceived dangers of the area’s Lake Michigan waters, due to …

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Critter Barn, Holland, Michigan

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A favorite Holland-area attraction for kids is the Critter Barn, located just outside of town in Zeeland. There families can learn how a farm operates and interact with farm animals like goats, ducks, chickens, rabbits, donkeys and more. Kids can hold big, furry bunnies or cradle newborn chicks in their hands.  They can enter a chicken coop, pet goats and …

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Great Wolf Lodge, Traverse City, Michigan

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If you’re looking for a fun place to stay with the family in Traverse City, Great Wolf Lodge may be just the hotel for you. Great Wolf Lodge is a hotel / indoor waterpark perched on the outskirts of Traverse City, right by the Grand Traverse Mall. The huge waterpark has activities for all ages, …

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