Posts tagged michigan
Great Lakes Restoration: What We Can Do 

Great Lakes restoration is at the forefront of priorities within Michigan conservation. Read more about what we can do to aid as stewards of the Great Lakes, both as a community and as individuals.

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Traverse City Cherries | Everything You Need to Know!

Traverse City cherries are world-famous for their sweet, tart flavor, making them great additions to an abundance of recipes. What started as a simple farming experiment has now become a part of our national heritage as Americans and even more so, as Michiganders. Whether you're here to visit or plan on never leaving, there is always something new to learn and somewhere new to go- eating cherries the whole way, of course!

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10 Beautiful Michigan Wildflowers to Find On Your Next Hike

Michigan is home to a plethora of different nature trails, where the natural beauty of the state is easily found. These trails are home to various different kinds of life, whether it’s a white-tailed deer or wild mushrooms, Michigan’s woods are filled with wildlife that can only be here. One of the best parts of Michigan’s natural landscape is the diverse variety of wildflowers that can found throughout Michigan. While there is a seemingly limitless amount of beautiful wildflowers, make sure to keep an eye out for these ones while on your next hike.

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Mercy Education Project: Empowering Michigan’s Women Through Education

“She believed she could and so she did.”

The Mercy Education Project or better known as MEP, is an all-female educational resource facility in Detroit, Michigan. MEP’s mission is to empower the women and girls of Detroit through education and career enrichment. Their personalized approach to education leaves their women and girls knowing that they are enough and that they are worthy of education and striving for greatness.

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Graffiti Alley | Discover Ann Arbor

In an unassuming corner in downtown Ann Arbor, there is a work of art tucked away in a mundane alleyway. Off of East Liberty Street, down an alley next to the Michigan Theater, numerous artists have collaborated to create a wall to wall graffiti masterpiece. Graffiti Alley, as it’s known to locals, has been a mainstay of Ann Arbor street art for the past 20 years. While Graffiti Alley is now a hub for all artists to explore their creativity, it wasn’t always this way.

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