SEA LIFE Michigan Aquarium just opened this past January in Auburn Hills. It's like a 45 minute drive from my front door to SEA LIFE's location at Great Lakes Crossing. Under an hour away, huge 35,000 square-foot aquarium, over 5000 creatures to see.... how could we not go? We're planning a visit for this weekend and I'm super excited. I've been checking out the website, … [Read more...]
Buddy’s Pizza in Dearborn, Totally Worth Crossing the Border For
A little while back I went on a press trip to Dearborn, Michigan. A small group of bloggers got together and stayed at the adoba hotel Dearborn, visited the Henry Ford Museum, had a crazy scavenger hunt at the Fairlane Shopping Center, and enjoyed a few meals together. In standard press trip style the majority of our meals were arranged. We had two lovely breakfasts and one … [Read more...]
The World’s Largest Christmas Store
Bronner's Christmas Wonderland bills itself as the World's Largest Christmas store. The place has over 100,000 square feet of Christmas goodies. There's plenty of other reasons to visit Frankenmuth, there is so much MORE than just Bronner's, but Bronner's is more then excuse enough for a visit, if you get what I mean. It is a packed floor to ceiling, every spot is full of … [Read more...]
Why Aren’t We Visiting Michigan More Often?
Michigan. It's right there over the river. I mean I gaze across the river and look at Belle Isle, or Detroit at least once a week. Yet I don't travel across the border that often. Once upon a time, it was different. We used to go to the states with my husband's parents All Of The Time. They would hop over to the states to go shopping every second Saturday, like clockwork, and … [Read more...]