Pure Michigan’s May travel deals include beachfront resorts, big cities and more
Updated May 09, 2021;
Summer vacation planning is ramping up, but some of the best early deals can be had in May. Whether you are heading to one of the Up North islands, a resort known for its golf courses, or are leaning toward a big-city adventure, this month’s travel deals being highlighted by our friends at Pure Michigan have something for everyone.
Check out the descriptions below and click the website links for more details on vacation savings.
The Straits of Mackinac view from a balcony room at the Chippewa Hotel on Mackinac Island.
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Gerald R. Ford International Airport unveiled a new sculpture to honor Native American history in West Michigan.
The artwork, Aankobiisinging Eshki-kakamigak, or Connection to Creation, was crafted by Anishinaabe sculptor Jason Quigno. The sculpture is carved from black granite and Indiana limestone and features elements in Anishinaabe teachings.
The base features a turtle with Anishinaabe floral design representing the four cardinal directions – north (giwaydoonig), east (wabunnoong), south (zhawanoog) and west (ningabeunoong). On top of the turtle’s shell sits the second feature of fire and flames flowing upward in a spiral pattern suggesting smoke. The pinnacle features four eagles with their mouths slightly open.
Oversized anything is always an attention grabber and the oversized yellow door on the roundabout by the Plaza Hotel and Paso del Norte Hotel certainly got mine. I mean, how can you not do a double-take at something that looks like it s straight out of Toon Town or a Dr. Suess book, or some kind of homage to the Monsters Inc. movie. And, what s the deal with that thing, anyway? Why is it even there to begin with?
As cartoonish as it looks, the giant yellow door is the latest public art piece in downtown El Paso.
According to a post on the City of El Paso Public Art Program Facebook, the brightly-colored steel structure is a “30-foot open door greeting visitors traveling up from the international Stanton Bridge through the Paseo de las Luces and into the Downtown Arts District.”
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