Escape city chaos in Clare

by Lisa McCartney, Vision Mid Michigan

This is the first feature in our Weekend Adventure Series, showcasing staycation spots surrounding mid-Michigan. Have suggestions for people visiting Clare? Add your comments at the bottom of the page.
Just a short drive north from Mount Pleasant, where US 10 and 127 meet, sits the small town of Clare.
With its small-town charm, Clare offers visitors [...]

MCFTA builds excitement for ‘The Art of the Brick’

The Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art at Midland Center for the Arts recently opened its newest exhibition, “The Art of the Brick.” Artist Nathan Sawaya’s sculptures uses LEGO bricks to create  art.
“This is a fantastic opportunity for the community,” said Museum Director Bruce Winslow. “Sawaya has created a national buzz, and we [...]

Annual Alma Highland Festival celebrates Scottish heritage

When Christie Freestone was 8 years old, she took a few highland dance lessons, didn’t like it and quit. But, Freestone decided to give it another try when she was 12. Though she admits she didn’t like to practice, she stuck with it, opening her own highland dance studio as a freshman at Alma College.
“My [...]

Bucks Run

by Dayna Lucio, Vision Mid Michigan

Name of business: Bucks Run
Owners: The Fischer family
Established: July 1, 2000
About Bucks Run: “Bucks Run is a full 18-hole championship golf course. There is a banquet hall available for weddings and other events, we do catering on-site, and it has a restaurant called the Quarry Grill. In the winter the restaurant is open Thursday to [...]

Farmers’ markets offer fresh finds

by Brooke Adams, Vision Mid Michigan

With the warming spring weather comes the opening of mid-Michigan farmers’ markets.
Mid-Michigan has a plethora of farmers’ markets offering a lot to members of their respective communities.
“It is critical that we as a community support our local businesses, growers and entrepreneurs by purchasing locally and keeping our dollars re-circulating,” said John Hooper, manager of the [...]

Maple Syrup Festival 2010

Despite the rain, the Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival pushed on last weekend with a generous helping of the famous pancakes, sausage and syrup loved by locals and farflung visitors.
For our photo roundup of the festival, visit Vision’s Flickr site.

Mount Pleasant CVB announces tourism award recipient

The Mount Pleasant Area Convention & Visitors Bureau recently announced Wallace Blodgett as the recipient of the 2010 William Brehm Tourism Award. This award is in recognition of the positive impact Blodgett has had on the tourism industry in the Mount Pleasant community.
Blodgett started Central State Oil & Gas in 1958, which consisted of three [...]

Nature Center renovation to be completed by end of year

Two years after the Visitor Center expansion announcement, Chippewa Nature Center has a new Nature Preschool, and plans are underway to complete the Visitor Center. Construction of the Margaret Ann (Ranny) Riecker Nature Preschool Center (Phase I) is complete. A ribbon cutting was held on Sept. 11, 2009, and 50 3- and 4-year olds have [...]

Valentine’s Day, mid-Michigan style

by Rachel Esterline, Vision Mid Michigan

Sure, the standard dinner-and-a-movie date always does the trick for V-Day … but why settle for standard when you’ve got so many creative romantic ideas awaiting you in mid-Michigan? We pulled together a few of our favorites. Try ‘em out on your Valentine and see what sizzles.

Out on the town

Consider doing something different than the [...]

Saginaw Spirit seeking a few new fans

by Cynthia J. Drake, Vision Mid Michigan

The Saginaw Spirit put on a good show.
From the scent of hot roasted almonds wafting through the air to frequent breaks for cartoons, T-shirt canons and musical entertainment, you might forget you’re at a hockey game.
Of course there’s plenty of icy action at a Spirit home game worth cheering about. But the games have been [...]

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