You can’t win if you don’t enter!

Sweepstakes, raffles and contests are happening in Michigan and Around the Lakes. Click on the links below for details. Be sure to read the fine print for rules and restrictions of each contest—I’m just sharing their info and links.

Remember, you can’t win if you don’t enter! 

Sleep in a Lighthouse

You and up to five friends will live the romantic life of the keeper of the historic, renovated St. Helena Island Light Station if you buy the winning ticket for a two-night stay in this raffle to benefit the Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association. Click here for details and to enter the October 20 drawing.

Choose Your Great Lakes Cruise

Take your pick of 7 days for 4 guests aboard a working freighter, or 9 days for 2 on a Victory Cruise in the annual Luck of the Lakes Raffle to benefit the National Museum of the Great Lakes in Toledo. Third prize: tickets to enter the 2027 event. Click here for details and to enter by September 29.
Buy yours by the end of July and get a bonus ticket.

Attention Artists!  

Michigan’s Cherry Republic is looking for entries in its Artist Showcase, with cash prizes of $1000 and $2000. Click here for details and to enter by September 1. 

Ultimate Golf Giveaway

Win a package for four in Northern Michigan’s Gaylord Golf Mecca, with 4 nights lodging, 6 rounds of golf and 2 dinners. Click here for details and to enter by September 26.

Grand Slam Giveaway

You could enjoy 3 nights at the Grand Traverse Resort and Spa IF the Detroit Tigers hit a Grand Slam this season and IF you enter to win. Click here for details and to enter by September 27.

$900 Girlfriends Getaway

Hotel, dining, shopping and more are a part of this $900 prize package to the Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana. Click here for details and to enter the 2026 Girlfriends Getaway Contest. 

Win a Taste of Zingerman’s

Learn about Ann Arbor’s foodie scene and you could savor a $100 Zingerman’s gift card, for use in person or shopping online. Click here for details. 

Climb to the Top of the Mighty Mac

Ever dream of taking in the sweeping views from the top of the Mackinac Bridge? Now is the time to enter to win one of the 50 Tower Tour trips for two awarded annually by the Bridge Authority to charitable/non-profit causes or organizations. To find details on the few contests remaining to be awarded click here.

Monthly West Michigan Drawing

The West Michigan Tourist Association (WMTA) has a monthly giveaway; the current prize is a chance to win tickets to the August 14 Eric Church outdoor concert at Soaring Eagle Casino in Mt. Pleasant. Click here for details and to enter. 

But wait, there’s more from WMTA!
Enter your best shots in the West Michigan Photo Contest and you could win great travel prizes. Click here for details and to enter by July 29. 

Connect with Kenosha

Explore the Lake Michigan harbor town of Kenosha, Wisconsin with a prize package that includes everything from lodging to a comedy club tix, museum entry, gift cards for dining and more. HURRY, entry for this July contest closes soon. Click here for details and to enter.

Ohio Magazine Giveaway

Enter to win a chance to explore downtown Canton’s art and entertainment district with a $100 card. Click here for details and to enter by August 30.