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NEW! Get to know the Great Lakes State with my hot-off-the-press book 100 Things to Do in Michigan Before You Die. CLICK HERE to buy your copy and get started on exploring the Great Lakes State, from Detroit to Copper Harbor.

Discover fascinating stories and learn about the Upper Peninsula with three books based on my explorations, experiences and excitement about sharing some of my favorite things to do and places to go across this sprawling land.

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Artful Adventure in Ann Arbor

Artful Adventure in Ann Arbor

June 1, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

If Suzanne Witthoff’s idea hadn’t taken root, the museum shop at the University of Michigan Museum of Art might have been filled with $67,000 worth…

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Finding Tallulah’s Folly in Lansing’s Old Town

Finding Tallulah’s Folly in Lansing’s Old Town

June 1, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

I was looking for a cup of joe to fuel the ride back to the 313 from a quick trip to Lansing and figured there’d…

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Air Zoo is Something to Sing About

Air Zoo is Something to Sing About

June 1, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

If a tour of the Air Zoo, Michigan’s flight and space museum near Kalamazoo, had a soundtrack it would be an eclectic mix to cover…

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Let's Go Fly a Kite

Let’s Go Fly a Kite

June 1, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

Many years ago, BK (Before Kids), TJ and I got into flying kites. I’m not talking about the kind of kites we flew—or tried to…

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Pig Out with Plath's

Pig Out with Plath’s

June 1, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

Achin’ for good bacon? Head to Plath’s Meats, a Tip of the Mitt institution since 1913. Emil Plath, Sr., an immigrant from Germany, opened the original…

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Good with Wood: Shrine of the Pines

Good with Wood: Shrine of the Pines

June 1, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

This shrine is not dedicated to a saint, or affiliated with any organized religion. The fine print on the entrance sign states that it’s a furniture…

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British Fix at The English Inn

British Fix at The English Inn

June 1, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

If you’re experiencing “Downton Abbey” withdrawal, or Kate and William have you thinking things British but a trip across the pond isn’t in the budget,…

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Sweet Water Café: It's a Natural

Sweet Water Café: It’s a Natural

June 1, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General, GLOG: The GLG Blog Recent Posts

It seemed like such a radical idea at the time, especially in the meat-and-potatoes land of the Upper Peninsula near the Lake Superior shore. Way…

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To Market, To Market...

To Market, To Market…

June 1, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

Planning to work in your yarden and need flowers, herbs or other plants so you can build your own Michelle Obama kitchen garden? Looking to eat…

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Elsie the Cowtown

Elsie the Cowtown

June 1, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

In my crisscrossing of the state I’d never visited the village of Elsie, a dairy area not far from Ovid (a more familiar landmark might…

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