The Felt Mansion, built by Dorr Felt in the late 1920s, celebrates Christmas throughout the years of Felt’s life, and later.
The clock on the outside wall of Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland says it’s “almost December.” Christmas is in the air.
The Thanksgiving travel rush was back on this year, as people caught planes in numbers not seen in years, setting aside inflation concerns to reunite with loved ones and enjoy some normalcy after two holiday seasons marked by COVID-19 restrictions.
AAA The Auto Club predicts 54.6 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this coming Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
GRAND RAPIDS — As a multi-day winter storm hits West Michigan, the Gerald R. Ford International Airport is preparing for the weather, just a week ahead of the Thanksgiving rush.
People still looking to book trips home to visit family or take a vacation during the holidays need to act fast and prepare for sticker shock.
SPRING LAKE — Cruise & Travel Experts will host its fifth annual Lakeshore Travel Show from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Grand Haven Community Center, 421 Columbus Ave.
According to USA Today’s 2022 Best Fall Foliage Destination poll, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is No. 1 in the nation for fall color.
Over the last 15 years or so, airlines have found a new way to drive up revenue: squeezing more seats into each plane.
I’m fixated on the shoes. And socks, and comfort.
My son-in-law Eric Leaf and I stood next to each other on a wood platform, 80 feet above the ground in the woods west of North Muskegon. Both of us were looking at the wires that stretched out to another platform 1,400 feet away.
Name of book: “Awake at Sleeping Bear”
For years, even when I lived in Indiana, the SS Badger carried me, and my auto, across Lake Michigan. I’ve loved it from cruise No. 1.
Gas prices may be at record highs across Michigan, but that is not stopping people from traveling for the Memorial Day weekend.
FRANKENMUTH — Tourism industry leaders gathered in Frankenmuth on Monday to celebrate National Travel and Tourism Week. They recognized the collective strength of Michigan’s travel industry and the contributions of the U.S. travel industry in driving economic recovery growth and building the…
GRAND RAPIDS — The Grand Valley Metro Council (GVMC) is conducting an Airport Access Study for the Gerald R. Ford International Airport.
As COVID-19 cases drop, mask protocols ease and more Americans venture out to beaches, theme parks and other tourist destinations, travel is bouncing back to levels not seen since the pandemic took hold, industry experts say.
Jody Ryland visited Europe on her high school’s senior trip. That experience so impressed her that she has since spent more than 35 years in the travel business.
The Momentum Center in Grand Haven is inviting community members to join a civil rights journey from April 18-21.
According to AAA, 190 million Americans – and 3.3 million Michigan residents – are expected to travel this holiday season. That’s an increase of more than 30 percent from last year.
LOWELL — A 160-year-old family farm is living up to its name – by welcoming families.
It’s not unusual for people to give Mike Johnson’s boat a second look – or a third.
Driving from Grand Haven to Bozeman, Montana, takes about 22 hours without stopping. Some people might rush to get there in two days; others might take their time and stretch the trip over three or more days.
TORONTO — Canada announced Monday it will begin letting fully vaccinated U.S. citizens into its country on Aug. 9, and those from the rest of the world on Sept. 7.
The average price of gas in Michigan surged to $3.25 per gallon on Monday – a new high for 2021 and $1.10 higher than it was on this date last year.
JACKSON — It’s been said many times that “life is a journey.” That’s probably because each of our lives are made up of many, many individual journeys.
As Michigan’s tourism industry reels from more than a year of closing shop, tourism officials said they’re ready to turn the corner this summer, starting with National Travel and Tourism Week.
Q: After being cooped up for months, my family would like to take a trip for spring break. Is it safe?
One of the last movies the Koestner family watched before leaving Grand Haven was “The Hobbit.”
The end of another year offers time to take stock of the good, the bad, and in the case of Nathan Goldberg, the birds.
AAA Travel expects a majority of Americans to stay at home this holiday season.
If you traveled over the Thanksgiving holiday, you should be in quarantine.
Trikers say they hear the same question over and over: Is that thing comfortable?
Dave Sullivan has gone from working quietly alone at his Ann Arbor home to spending every minute of every day alongside his wife and three young kids with remote learning schedules.
Schoolteachers Nick Kessler and Brian Fulmer have gained a nationwide following visiting out-of-the-way small towns across the country.
Grand Haven State Park’s campground opened for business Monday – and, by noon, many campers were setting up their temporary homes and taking to the beach.
LANSING — After Friday, Michigan residents will no longer be able to jump in the car — or cross the street — to visit friends and relatives inside the state, or to go to the cottage Up North, with limited exceptions.
Instead of spending the week vacationing in warmer climates, families are settling in for spring break at home.
Need a quick getaway, without booking flights and taking mountains of time off work or school?
GRAND RAPIDS — John Ball Zoo has announced the arrival of an international traveling exhibition, BRICKLIVE Animal Paradise, this summer.
GRAND RAPIDS — Camping, glamping and all things outdoors will take the stage when the Grand Rapids Camper, Travel & RV Show opens today at DeVos Place, 303 Monroe Ave. NW.
After years of wanting to connect with family in Europe, one Grand Haven man and his son had the “trip of a lifetime.”
Local cleaning service owner Pam Hoover took her family to Disney World for the Memorial Day weekend and the ensuing week.
Looking for a trip to the wild west without the long drive?
Airfares are constantly fluctuating — now more than ever. That’s because airlines have access to better technology and more real-time information on passengers than ever before. With complex algorithms running their booking systems, the airlines are constantly tweaking prices based on shifts…
Santa hasn't headed out on his sleigh yet, but there's an early holiday gift for all of us at gas stations nationwide.
Pere Marquette Shipping’s articulated tug/barge Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41 was the only traffic in our port over the past week
The steamship Wilfred Sykes has been busy working the slag trade between the bottom of Lake Michigan and Grand Haven in recent weeks.
The Ark Encounter in Williamstown, Kentucky, is getting its glow on this holiday season.
Traveling for the holidays?
Michigan is full of fall fascination, so it's no wonder so many are “Smitten with the Mitten” this time of year.
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