Michigan Ambassador

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Grapes

Discussion Starter · Jul 21, 2009 (Edited by Moderator)

I have some old ARMY friends, and their families (all the kids are 6 and under) coming into town next month for 4/5 days, and we are trying to get a plan on what to do in the area. If you were trying to show off our state to others, what would you do that is within the SE Michigan area?

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Chefnutz

· #2 · Jul 21, 2009

Fish, go to macinac bridge, sleeping bear dunes, rifle river, fish, walk through alfonac state park, fish, IDK, nonnas pasta night

Big Dog

· #3 · Jul 21, 2009 (Edited by Moderator)

Don't take them south of 8 Mile Rd, they will think they are in the DMZ

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Grapes

Discussion Starter · #4 · Jul 21, 2009

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We are going fishing one of the days for sure, and then we were thinking about the Huckleberry Railroad in Flint, and then stop at Frankenmuth for dinner. They are wanting to stay around the Tri County area, or not far from it. They don't want to spend all there time behind a windshield. Who can blame them, they came here to see me.

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Grapes

Discussion Starter · #5 · Jul 21, 2009

Would do Noonas, but they won't be here on a Tuesday night, they are all leaving on a Tuesday Morning.

chivo

· #6 · Jul 21, 2009 (Edited by Moderator)

Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford Museum. Cant go wrong there. Tour of the Ford Mansion. Detroit science center(kids will love all the hands on stuff there and they also have an imax theater). Detroit Zoo. I'll think of more.

Jazzy

· #7 · Jul 21, 2009 (Edited by Moderator)

Take them to Port Huron. At Vantage Point you can watch the freighters go by & the guys from Boatnerds.com broadcast the info on each ship that passes by. A little further north you can walk along the river near the Blue Water bridges & watch the freighters motor into the river from Lake Huron. People go there from all over the world to see the freighters "you can almost touch." Their words, not mine.

http://www.boatnerd.com/

http://www.bluewaterchamber.com/visitor/

Shep

· #8 · Jul 21, 2009

QUOTE(chivo @ Jul 20 2009, 11:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford Museum. Cant go wrong there. Tour of the Ford Mansion. Detroit science center(kids will love all the hands on stuff there and they also have an imax theater). Detroit Zoo. I'll think of more.

These are good suggestions. I would also add the Edsel Ford house in Grosse Pointe.

makowish

· #9 · Jul 21, 2009

QUOTE(Shep @ Jul 21 2009, 10:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE(chivo @ Jul 20 2009, 11:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford Museum. Cant go wrong there. Tour of the Ford Mansion. Detroit science center(kids will love all the hands on stuff there and they also have an imax theater). Detroit Zoo. I'll think of more.

These are good suggestions. I would also add the Edsel Ford house in Grosse Pointe.

I agree with all of these.

Take them to the traffic light....

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Grapes

Discussion Starter · #10 · Jul 21, 2009

QUOTE(makowish @ Jul 21 2009, 10:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE(Shep @ Jul 21 2009, 10:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE(chivo @ Jul 20 2009, 11:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford Museum. Cant go wrong there. Tour of the Ford Mansion. Detroit science center(kids will love all the hands on stuff there and they also have an imax theater). Detroit Zoo. I'll think of more.

These are good suggestions. I would also add the Edsel Ford house in Grosse Pointe.

I agree with all of these.

Take them to the traffic light....

I wanted them to come last month, so all the guys could join me at Jobbie Nooner, but Laura put a screaching hault to that one.

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chivo

· #11 · Jul 21, 2009

You could do one of those dinner cruises on the DR. That could be after the Science center or something.

chivo

· #12 · Jul 21, 2009

Do a walleye charter, musky charter or something like that. Metro beach for a day. Frankenmuth has an indoor water park that Chloe went to for her Girl Scout camp this year and they all loved it! Frankenmuth for a couple days would be cool. Womenfolk can shop, men can drink, and kids can swim!

chivo

· #13 · Jul 21, 2009

August 22nd-October 4th is the Renaissance Festival. Again, women shop, men drink and eat turkey legs, and the kids have a blast watching all the nutjobs walking around in tights! But that would mean you'd have to leave yours at home Mike.

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Big Dog

· #14 · Jul 21, 2009

Nutjobs? They wanna see nutjobs, heck just take 'em to da moot

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Chefnutz

· #15 · Jul 21, 2009

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QUOTE(makowish @ Jul 21 2009, 10:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE(Shep @ Jul 21 2009, 10:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE(chivo @ Jul 20 2009, 11:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford Museum. Cant go wrong there. Tour of the Ford Mansion. Detroit science center(kids will love all the hands on stuff there and they also have an imax theater). Detroit Zoo. I'll think of more.

These are good suggestions. I would also add the Edsel Ford house in Grosse Pointe.

I agree with all of these.

Take them to the traffic light....

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BillBuster

· #16 · Jul 21, 2009 (Edited by Moderator)

go to Michigan.org you know Tim Allen!

Shoot over to Down town royal oak for some night life activities

DR.hook

· #17 · Jul 21, 2009

this past sunday was target free day at the d.i a. i went there and was suprised at how much is there. we spent 3 hrs there and didnt even see it all.. Im not into the artsy fartsy stuff but that place is really cool.and the price was right.. im not sure if every sunday is free buit its worth looking into..

GIGGLESTICK

· #18 · Jul 30, 2009 (Edited by Moderator)

I think You can still take the train from the station on cass in mount clemens to the airplane museum at selfridge, its not huge but it's pretty cool.
http://www.selfridgeairmuseum.org/

dinner at the top of the ren cen is cool, but pricey, comerica park is nice depending on the schedule. or lions training camp, if you need a laugh.

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