Michigan family vacation guide:
Michigan, also called 'The Wolverine State', is a Midwestern state of the USA, located in the east north central portion of the country.
It was named after Lake Michigan and bounded by four of the five Great Lakes, plus Lake Saint Clair. The Great Lakes that border Michigan are Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan and Lake Superior therefore Michigan has the longest freshwater shoreline in the United States. When you choose Michigan for a family vacation, you're never more than 85 miles (137 km) from open Great Lakes water and never more than 6 miles (10 km) from a natural water source. Michigan is the only bi-peninsular state in the U.S., The Lower Peninsula of Michigan and The Upper Peninsula of Michigan connected by the five-mile-long Mackinac Bridge, which is the third longest suspension bridge between anchorages in the world. The climate in Michigan is humid continental. Michigan is home to Midwest friendliness with many great vacation destinations for your family vacation. Michigan has many vacation opportunities, find your fancy on land or water, and then reserve a vacation accommodation nearby. Naturally occurring fauna around the lakes include white-tailed deer, fox, beaver, bobcat and moose. The fishing possibilities are extraordinary, and the boating and yachting is premier. Nestled among the Great Lakes, Michigan is chock full of water-based and land-based activities, plus lots of quality Michigan accommodations. Michigan has many vacation opportunities for your family vacation.
Important cities and towns in Michigan:
Some of the most important and popular cities and towns in Michigan are: Detroit, Grand Rapids, Warren, Sterling Heights, Flint, Lansing, Ann Arbor, Clinton Township, Livonia and Dearborn.
Accommodations:
Michigan is home to Midwest friendliness with many great vacation destinations and offers lots of family friendly accommodations suited for your family vacation. Michigan vacations: almost everything in Michigan is family-friendly! In Michigan you'll find lodging accommodations ranging from family friendly bed and breakfasts to secluded cabins to lakeside resorts to exclusive family friendly hotels. Why not check out one of the campgrounds Michigan has to offer. Or why not choose a vacation rental, from lakeside condos to lakeside cottages to private homes, they will make your holiday in Michigan more affordable and more comfortable. Michigan has a variety of accommodations that are well suited for your family vacation.
Attractions:
Michigan has something for the whole family: aquariums, zoos and beaches, museums and galleries, waterfalls, lighthouses, lots of water, rock formations, but also casinos.
The list of activities in Michigan for your family vacation is endless: swimming, boating, fishing, tubing, canoeing, sailing, and other water sports, or just float on the blue waters thinking about nothing.
Here is a list with activities and attractions for your family vacation.
Michigan Amusement and Theme Parks:
Crossroads Village
Deer Acres Storybook Amusement Park
Deer Forest
Dutch Village
Michigan's Adventure
Stagecoach Stop USA
Waterparks and waterfun:
Four Bears Waterpark
Full Blast
Zoos:
John Ball Zoological Garden
John Ball Zoological Society
Binder Park Zoo
Detroit Zoo/Belle Isle Aquarium
Potter Park Zoo
Other Michigan sites and tours:
Ada Covered Bridge
Bear Cave in Buchanan
Delaware Copper Mine in Copper Harbor
Flats Old Channel Range Lighthouse in Saint Clair
The Monet Garden of Muskegon
Ingham County Courthouse in Mason
Malcolm X Homesite Marker
Telephone Pioneer Museum in Lansing
Pierce Stocking Bridge in Empire
Mackinac Island Butterfly House
Hackley and Hume Historic Site in Muskegon
Dinosaur Gardens in Ossineke
Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village
Motown Historical Museum
Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park
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