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Travel and Recreation
"Michigan citizens spend millions of dollars every year on travel outside of our two peninsulas. With so much to see and do right here in our own backyard, we have thousands of reasons to spend those dollars here at home." - Governor Jennifer M. Granholm

• One Tank Trips
cars on a highwayWith 97 state parks and recreation areas throughout Michigan, you're never more than an hour away from some of best outdoor recreation opportunities in the state. You don't have to spend a fortune on gasoline to enjoy the great outdoors. Whether it's camping, biking, hiking, boating, canoeing or picnicking, follow the links to find out how to discover outdoor fun less than one tank away.

Pure Michigan also offers One Tank Trip ideas.


Events

• Walker Frontier Fest: Antique Tractors, Old-fashioned games and Crafts, August 30, 2008

• Michigan Reads! 2008

• Evening at an 1896 Logging Camp, September 20, 2008

• Autumn Harvest Festival

• Michigan Harvest Celebration, Oct. 4, Lansing

• Michigan Archaeology Day celebrated at Colonial Michilimackinac October 4, 2008

• Celebrate Family History Month, October 2008

• Fort Fright at Colonial Michilimackinac, Mackinaw City, Oct. 10-11, 2008


Online Services
 • Fishing Report
 • Search for Your Ideal Park
 • Michigan Recreation Boating Information System (MRBIS)
 • Camping & Harbor Reservations
 • Hunting & Fishing Licenses
 • Boat/Watercraft Renewal

Newswire

• Ford Road/Evergreen interchange work gets under way Sept. 2

• US-12 (Michigan Ave.) pavement repairs in West Dearborn to begin week of Sept. 8

• MDOT's M-86 bridge repair in Colon to wrap up on time

• Going to the game? Check traffic on MDOT Web site

• M-25 resurfacing work to begin Sept. 2 in Sanilac County



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