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Ann Arbor and University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Imagine about as eclectic a city as you can, catering to all tastes with theaters and street performers, surprising restaurants, and a vibrant atmosphere unlike any other in the state, and you’ve just described Ann Arbor, the home of the University o…
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Above all else, Ann Arbor is known as the home of the University of Michigan. The school, founded in 1837 in Detroit, dominates geographically, culturally, and economically. Atlases may list the population as 114,000 (it can be twice that size on foo…
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Ann Arbor: "Go Blue" Getaway
Ann Arbor, MI
Sounds from a nearby gristmill allegedly inspired the local American Indians to name this area kawgooshkawnick. Luckily for modern tongues, later settlers preferred Ann Arbor, named for a local grape arbor and the first white pioneer wives, both name…
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Central Detroit
Detroit, MI
In World War II, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt referred to the “Arsenal of Democracy,” he was talking about the Motor City. If you believe all you see on the nightly news, you’d think Detroit might have few things to offer the traveling family…
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Dearborn Area, Michigan
Dearborn, MI
Dearborn, Michigan, about 12 miles west of Detroit, was founded by auto pioneer Henry Ford and welcomes two million tourists a year. They invariably head straight to the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, the most visited indoor/outdoor histor…