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Pleasant Peninsula

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On the Darkest Night of Year, They Lit Up the Graves

In the small town of Kaleva, they revived this ancient tradition in the 1990s to honor the dead
kaleva graveyard

On the Darkest Night of Year, They Lit Up the Graves

In the small town of Kaleva, they revived this ancient tradition in the 1990s to honor the dead
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Why Does Michigan Have So Many Frenchtowns?

You won’t find them on many maps, but small French-Canadian communities dotted our state in the past
frenchtowns

Why Does Michigan Have So Many Frenchtowns?

You won’t find them on many maps, but small French-Canadian communities dotted our state in the past
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The Continent’s Largest Taxidermy Collection Is Hidden Away in West Michigan

More than 3,000 mounts, including walls full of whitetails, adorn the Wildlife Center at Legends Ranch in Bitely
wildlife center taxidermy animals

The Continent’s Largest Taxidermy Collection Is Hidden Away in West Michigan

More than 3,000 mounts, including walls full of whitetails, adorn the Wildlife Center at Legends Ranch in Bitely
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This Tiny Michigan Village Grows 50x for One Weekend a Year

A cornfield-surrounded place becomes a hub of Christmas cheer every year, proving that no town is destined to be boring
Ida christmas festival

This Tiny Michigan Village Grows 50x for One Weekend a Year

A cornfield-surrounded place becomes a hub of Christmas cheer every year, proving that no town is destined to be boring
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There’s a Historic Canal Hidden in Metro Detroit

Our Boy Governor wanted his own version of the Erie Canal, impossible a dream as it was
clinton kalamazoo canal

There’s a Historic Canal Hidden in Metro Detroit

Our Boy Governor wanted his own version of the Erie Canal, impossible a dream as it was
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Some Folks Want the Geese Gone, But Not Me

Their annual V-shaped migrations southward to a new home are painfully beautiful
geese

Some Folks Want the Geese Gone, But Not Me

Their annual V-shaped migrations southward to a new home are painfully beautiful
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There’s a Stinking Spring Hidden in Rural Michigan

It may not spout like Old Faithful, but no one knows how deep Erie’s colorful Great Sulphur Spring goes
swamp

There’s a Stinking Spring Hidden in Rural Michigan

It may not spout like Old Faithful, but no one knows how deep Erie’s colorful Great Sulphur Spring goes
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This Thriving Garden Rivals the Best of Japan and Europe

Midland’s Dow Gardens is a gem that blends Old World elegance into Michigan’s distinct beauty
dow gardens

This Thriving Garden Rivals the Best of Japan and Europe

Midland’s Dow Gardens is a gem that blends Old World elegance into Michigan’s distinct beauty
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Why No One Visits Hemingway’s “Big Two-Hearted River”

The isolation, washed-out roads, and bitter wind have kept most other Hemingway fans away
two hearted river and upper peninsula

Why No One Visits Hemingway’s “Big Two-Hearted River”

The isolation, washed-out roads, and bitter wind have kept most other Hemingway fans away

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Category: Pleasant Peninsula

If you seek the best of Michigan, look around you.