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December/January 2010 FamilyFun Magazine
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Michigan History Lesson

What to see and do in Lower Michigan

by Robert N. Jenkins

LANSING

Greater Lansing Convention & Visitors Bureau
119 Pere Arquette Drive
Lansing, MI 48901-5066
Phone: 800-648-6630 or 517-487-0077

Michigan Historical Center
702 West Kalamazoo
Lansing, MI 48918
Phone: 517-373-3559
Hours: Monday through Friday 9 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.; Saturday 10 A.M. to 4 P.M.; Sunday 1 to 5 P.M.
Admission: Free for all ages.

National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: 517-333-6363
Hours: by appointment
Admission: Free.

GREATER DETROIT

Metropolitan Detroit Convention & Visitors Bureau
100 Renaissance Center, Suite 1900
Detroit, MI 48243-1056
Phone: 800-DETROIT

Plant Tours, Ford Motor Co.
Wixom Assembly Plant
28801 Wixom Road
Wixom, MI 48393
Phone: 248-344-5358
Hours: Two-hour walking tours are held on Fridays only. Written requests mandatory.

Marvin's Marvelous Mechanized Museum
31005 Orchard Lake Road
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
Phone: 248-626-5020
Hours: Summer hours are Monday through Saturday 10 A.M. to 9 P.M.; Sunday 12 A.M. to 8 P.M. Winter hours are Monday through Thursday 10 A.M. to 9 P.M.; Friday and Saturday 10 A.M. to 11 P.M.; Sunday 11 A.M. to 9 P.M.
Admission: Free.

Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village
20900 Oakwood Boulevard
Dearborn, MI 48121
Phone: 800-343-1929
Hours: 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. Open daily except Thanksgiving and Christmas. Village interiors are closed January to March.
Admission: $14 for adults, $10 for children five to 12; no fee for children four and under.


HOLLAND

Holland Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
100 East Eighth Street, Suite 120
Holland, MI 49423
Phone: 800-506-1299

Tulip Time Festival
May 7-16, 1998
Phone: 800-822-2770
Parades, street scrubbing, costumed Klompen Dancers and 8 miles of tulips.


JACKSON

Jackson Convention & Tourists Bureau
6007 Ann Arbor Road
Jackson, MI 49201
Phone: 800-245-5282


ANN ARBOR

Ann Arbor Convention & Visitors Bureau
120 West Huron Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Phone: 800-888-9487

Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair
July 19-22, 2000
Phone: 800-888-9487


TAWAS

Tawas Bay Tourist and Convention Bureau
402 E. Lake Street
Tawas City, MI 48764
Phone: 800-55-TAWAS

GENERAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION

MICHIGAN OFF THE BEATEN PATH by Jim DuFresne from Globe Pequot Press.

Please keep in mind that phone numbers, addresses, and prices are subject to change. Updated August 2005.
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