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The Grand Rapids Food Guide: The best new restaurants of 2025
We asked our readers to tell us their favorite new restaurants in Grand Rapids. Here’s what they said.
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22 Michigan events to check out this weekend (Aug. 8-10)
If you’ve been looking for an excuse to head Up North, here it is. The region is brimming with excitement this weekend with fairs, music, and a dog parade to boot. Other fun around the state includes a blueberry parade in western Michigan, a mint festival just north of Lansing, and much, much more.
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8 events in Detroit to take your kids to before summer ends
Soak up the last weeks of summer by taking your family to these eight events in Detroit.
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That one time in Michigan: When America’s only floating post office set sail
Learn more about the J.W. Westcott II, aka America’s only floating post office, which keeps Great Lakes freighters stocked with everything from mechanical parts to hamburgers.
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17 Michigan events to check out this weekend (Aug. 1-3)
Our highlights include various county fairs, a jazz festival in the state capital, and a nautical festival Up North (that’s also trying to break a world record).
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A historian’s guide to living history in and around Detroit
You’ve studied Michigan history, but why not live it? Check out one historian’s guide to the best ways to bring history to life in Metro Detroit.
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These 8 restaurants in Michigan really committed to their themes
Take your dining experience to a playful new level with our roundup of the best themed restaurants in Michigan.
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17 Michigan events to check out this weekend (July 25-27)
This week’s highlights include a festival that honors the Coast Guard, an auto show in Lansing, and two very specific food festivals in southeast Michigan.
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5 notorious true crime cases that happened in Michigan
Explore the darker side of our state’s history with a disturbing deep dive into five famous true crime cases that happened on Michigan soil.
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This is your sign to head to Michigan beaches & hear the singing sand
Several Michigan beaches are home to “singing sand,” and while several legends attribute the noise to ghostly causes, there’s a perfectly logical explanation.
