Weekend Idea Round-Up

Friday is almost here! I'm gearing up for a weekend with my mom, visiting from the other side of the mitten for a little girl time, and I've definitely packed our agenda full of relaxing West Michigan activities: a trip to see the extended Chihuly glass exhibit and ColorFall at the Frederik Meijer Gardens, a morning outing to the Fulton Street Farmers Market (I'm dying to try this pumpkin cupcake recipe after our visit to Maple Valley) and a scenic drive to Grand Haven's always-stunning lakeshore. The calendar is continually bursting at the seams with unique opportunities, and I just wish there was more time to experience everything. What are your plans for the weekend?

High five,

-Shannon


Beginning This Weekend:

• Grand Rapids Civic Theatre: Our Town
• Thompsonville: Crystal Mountain Resort & Spa: Haunted Forest 
• Grand Rapids: John Ball Zoo: Zoo Goes Boo!

 Friday: 

• Muskegon: Hackley & Hume Historic Site: See the Site in a Different Light
• Coopersville Farm Museum: Country Line Dancing
• Downtown Battle Creek: Fall Into The Arts - Art Walk

Friday & Saturday:

• Boyne Falls: Solace Spa at Boyne Mountain: Law of Attraction 2010 Tour
• Kalamazoo: Mountain Home Cemetery: Ghosts of Kalamazoo Historic Tour
• Manistee: Little River Casino: Viva Little River – An Elvis Tribute

Saturday:

• Harbor Country: Kitchen Walk Tour
• Kalamazoo County Expo Center & Fairground: Kalamazoo Indoor Flea & Farmers' Market/Community-Wide Garage Sale and Kalamazoo Reptile & Exotic Animal Show
• New Era: Lewis Farm Market & Petting Farm: Shelby Jazz Band & Shelby Show Choir & Cedar Creek Kloggers
• Saugatuck: Coghlin Park: Fall Funfest Day
• South Haven: Overhiser Orchard: In Search of the Great Pumpkin
• Muskegon/White Lake Area: Depot to Depot Fall Color Tour

Saturday & Sunday:

• Grand Rapids: Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park: Prodigious Pumpkins

Sunday:

• Three Rivers Area: Fall Color Tour
• New Era: Lewis Farm Market & Petting Farm: Michigan Apple Queen Kristin Miller
• Charlevoix: Castle Farms: Grand Bridal Expo
• Jones: Swiss Valley Ski & Snowboard Area Fall Color Tour

Don’t Forget:

• Hickory Corners: Gilmore Car Museum: White Lightn’ & Rollin’ Thunder – The History of Stock Car Racing
• Fenn Valley Vineyards: Wine Tours
• Grand Rapids: Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park: Color Fall, Chihuly, and Sculptors Celebrate the Legacy of Fred and Lena Meijer
• Muskegon Museum of Art: Detour Art, Remembering Newaygo County and Shout Freedom!
• Lowell Area Arts Council: Exploring Inspirations
• Holland Museum: Be Prepared! and Forever Young – A Retrospective of Bob Dylan Photographs by Douglas Gilbert
• Niles Haunted House & Scream Park
• Traverse City: Dennos Museum Center: One Woman’s Creative Journey, Stitching Stories of Miracles and Memories and Celebrating Women
• LAST WEEKEND: Harbor Springs: Boyne Highlands: Fall Color Horseback Trail Riding Adventure
• Rothbury: DoubleJJ Resort: Wicked Ranch and Yee-Haw for Fall (Read my review of the Wicked Ranch!)
• Coopersville & Marne Railway: Pumpkin Train
• Marshall: Cornwell’s Turkeyville USA: Haunted Adventure and Smoke on the Mountain
• Macabre Manistee
• South Haven: Harvest Moon Gathering Month
• Fennville: Crane Orchards: Haunted Corn Maze
• Battle Creek: Binder Park Zoo: The Great Zoo Boo