Frankenmuth, Michigan (frankenmuth.org) is a lively town celebrating historic German traditions. The city offers festivals such as Zehnder's Snowfest, the Bavarian Easter Festival, and the World Beer Expo to name a few. Activities include snow sculpting and ice carving competitions, fireworks and musical entertainment for Zehnder's Snowfest; a large Easter egg decor throughout town for the Easter Festival; and over 150 international beers and live bands for the Beer Expo. During the Christmas season, the entire city is adorned with beautiful lights and decorations for visitors.
Home to Michigan State University, the city of East Lansing (lansing.org) and its sister city of Lansing offer a number of entertaining activities for the whole family . All-of-us Express Children's Theatre (cityofeastlansing.com/allofus) shows productions on the weekends and is appropriate for people of all ages . If you are fond of astronomy, you can also visit The Talbert and Leota Abrams Planetarium on Michigan State University's campus (pa.msu.edu/abrams). There you will find featured shows about the galaxies, stars, and planets that make up the Solar System.
The Saginaw Bay (saginawbay.com)area is a major hub for people who love to fish . Lake Huron offers walleye, king salmon, and acrobatic steelhead. If you are looking for activities other than fishing, you can visit the Historic Lighthouse on Charity Island (charityisland.net). You can book a dinner cruise or simply tour the lighthouse, which was built circa 1857.
Among one of the Bay cities is Midland, where you will find one of the country's largest nature centers, a large downtown shopping district, and beautiful plants and sculptures at Dow Gardens. The Chippewa Nature Center (chippewanaturecenter.org) offers hiking trails, exhibits, and wildlife viewing areas for people of all ages and is open year-round. The downtown of Midland provides plenty of district shops for browsing, and if you enjoy plant life, gardens, and sculptures, Dow Gardens (dowgardens.org) is also open year-round for a $5 adult entry fee, as of April 2011.
