See all 132 nominations for Michigan’s Best Vacation Spot
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Michigan s Fayette Historic State Park, as photographed by Chris Pagan, one of the DNR s photo ambassadors for 2020. | Photo provided by Michigan DNR
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Well, Michiganders, we know where you’re headed this summer: “Up North.”
We asked you this week to nominate Michigan’s Best Vacation Spot, and you responded with an overwhelming number of destinations for Northern Michigan.
The Northern Lower Peninsula led the way with 62 nominations.
The Upper Peninsula was next with 37.
With a total of 132 nominations, that’s 75 percent of your nominations for places “Up North.”
– Hancock Public Schools
“We have just applied for funds from the state of Michigan to run the program,” said Patchin.
The programs will operate Monday – Thursday each week, from 9 a.m. Noon and include lunch for all students. Sessions will begin June 21 and end August 12.
“These fun and engaging learning experiences will be held for all K-12 students interested in participating from the participating districts,” Patchin said. “The high school learning programs will be, course, specific and count toward graduation requirements. All learning programs will be taught face-to-face.”
In addition to the Northern Lights Summer Program, there will also be the Northern Lights Summer Adventure Program, for which, said Patchin, funding has already been applied.
8 places to witness the magic of frozen waterfalls in the U.P.
Updated Dec 17, 2020;
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There’s no denying the spectacular power of a rushing, tumbling waterfall. But when the temperatures plummet each winter, the Upper Peninsula’s falls become an entirely different kind of spectacle.
“Most people recognize that waterfalls are beautiful in the spring and summer when they’re roaring to life, but in the wintertime they take on a very unique, and in many cases majestic, beauty,” says Brad Barnett, executive director of the Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Bureau. “It’s a very different experience. It’s very serene feeling.”