How much is Pure Michigan worth?
State lawmakers are searching for money to fix the roads, and they’ve been eyeing the budget of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and its “Pure Michigan” campaign. The MEDC’s funding was...
View ArticleTask force seeks to bring affordable housing to Northern Michigan
Northern Michigan’s tourism industry is huge. Likely this summer alone you or someone you know has headed up that way at least once. At first blush, that sounds as though all that tourism is nothing...
View ArticleYou told us 70 things every Michigander should experience at least once
We asked you on Facebook. We went outside the studio (*gasp*) and asked people in the street. You tweeted us on Twitter. You told us 70 experiences every Michigander should have at least once. These...
View ArticlePossible pre-Labor Day school start worries tourism industry
A state Senate bill that would allow schools to start before Labor Day is drawing concern from Michigan's tourism industry. Michigan schools are currently required to wait until after the holiday to...
View ArticleMichigan filmmaker highlights ice climbing culture in the U.P.
Last week it was 50 degrees in many parts of the state. This week it’s freezing . But in the Upper Peninsula, freezing is a good thing for certain adventurous souls. The sandstone cliffs in Munising,...
View ArticleAnother good year forecast for Michigan's tourism industry
Michigan State University researchers are predicting a good year ahead for the state’s tourism industry. MSU’s Sarah Nicholls predicts a 3% increase in tourist traffic, and a 5% increase in spending....
View ArticleMichigan tourism officials worry about schools starting before Labor Day
The summer tourism season is winding down, but there is concern in the industry that it may not be as profitable as it could have been. Deanna Richeson is the CEO of the Michigan Lodging and Tourism...
View ArticleAs summer winds down, a look back at a "strong" season for Michigan tourism
Kids across Michigan got packed off to school today, which marks the end of the summer tourism season. As we start to say goodbye to summer, we wondered how Michigan's travel industry fared this year.
View ArticleLessenberry talks straight-ticket voting and autonomous cars
Michigan's ban on straight-ticket voting keeps moving up the judicial ladder . In the latest edition of The Week in Michigan Politics , Jack Lessenberry and Doug Tribou look at the state's latest move...
View ArticleReport argues that "Pure Michigan" benefits are fiction
The “Pure Michigan” tourism campaign is a net money-loser for the state. At least that’s what researchers at the free-market Mackinac Center for Public Policy conclude in a new report . The think tank...
View ArticleFrom sleepy beach town to international destination: The woman behind...
Today, the town of Saugatuck on Michigan’s western coast is a popular destination for tourists around the world. But it wasn’t always that way. When Felicia Fairchild took over as the director of the...
View ArticleWarm weather putting winter tourism at risk in Michigan
Planning your next winter excursion in Michigan could get harder this year. Unusually warm temperatures throughout the state, including record highs in certain areas over the weekend, have led tourism...
View ArticlePilot program will let campers lodge with their pets in some state parks
A new program from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources will allow campers to bring their dogs and cats to some Michigan state parks. The pilot project will launch on November 1st and last for...
View ArticleMany Michigan forest roads will soon open to off-road vehicles
Many Michiganders are about to head up north for a long holiday weekend. When they arrive, some travelers will use public land for hiking, biking, horseback riding and driving off-road vehicles or...
View ArticleSides forming in state effort to preempt local renter rules
A fight is brewing at the state Capitol over whether the Legislature should preempt local rules on expensive rental properties. Local governments and neighbors say short-term vacation rentals are...
View ArticleWhat one Michigan town does to keep the tourists coming and coming back
With the weather warming up and the sun chasing away memories of the long stretch of cold, icy weather that lasted well into April, many Michigan communities are ramping up for tourist season. That...
View ArticleHow Michigan tourism campaigns evolved over the last century
If you recognize the lyric, "Yes Michigan! The feeling’s forever," you’re probably not alone (and no longer in your 20s). The words stem from the “Yes Michigan” tourism ad campaign from the 1980s.
View ArticleGas prices rise in time for holiday weekend
AAA predicts more than a million Michiganders will be on the roads this holiday weekend, and paying a lot more at the pump. Gasbuddy.com pegs the statewide average price for a gallon of gasoline at...
View ArticleState commissions murals in Chicago to spotlight Michigan’s vibrant city life
Michigan has gotten plenty of mileage out of Tim Allen's voice spreading the word about Pure Michigan as a travel destination. Now, the talents of a Detroit artist will lure Chicagoans to come visit...
View ArticleTourism officials frustrated after a record number of Michigan schools began...
A 2006 state law says Michigan public schools must start after Labor Day. But this year, a record number of school districts received waivers to start before the holiday -- and tourism officials in the...
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