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Pure Michigan - Winter

Winter Wonderland

The temperatures cool down but the excitement and hospitality heat up. Experience the snow-covered landscape of a Michigan winter. When natural beauty, brilliant exhilaration and good times come together, the sensation is Pure Michigan.  (01:00)
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Grand Rapids Arts

When the balance sheet of life leaves you with mere outlines, you need the arts, culture and originality only Grand Rapids can bring. Walk among the theaters, museums and garden of Grand Rapids. Where the local color is always Pure Michigan.  (01:00)
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Pure Michigan - Warm Weather

Golf

In Michigan, long days, relaxing weather and more than 800 pristine courses make for a perfect tee time. Whether you bring your A game or your hack dreams, Michigan has more golf than you can handle. Because playing golf all day is Pure Michigan.  (01:03)
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Pure Michigan Backyard

Immerse yourself in a land of crystal water, unwalked trails and colors that didn't come from a paint can. Our backyard promises more outdoor adventure than ever before. Lose yourself in a 19 million acre playground that's Pure Michigan.  (01:09)
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Waters of Pure Michigan

There are still places that can slow the world down just long enough for us to catch our breath. Reconnect with what really matters at one of over 11,000 crystal clear lakes, thousands of river and streams, and more freshwater coastline than any other state in the country. Find out what pure feels like.  (01:00)
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Outdoor Adventure

Our own backyard promises more outdoor adventure than ever before. A 19 million acre playground that's Pure Michigan.  (00:31)
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Nicknames

Let’s go to Cereal City, Christmas City, Tulip City, The Capitol City. The Motor City. Michigan cities and towns that aren't like other cities and towns and they have the nicknames to prove it. Visit the cities and towns of Pure Michigan.  (00:30)
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The Potential of Water

Water has so much potential. Don't keep it bottled up. Dive in. To the waters of Pure Michigan  (00:30)
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Trailhead

Let's take a walk out of the world as we know it. And into the world we don't. A new trailhead awaits. Where it leads is Pure Michigan.  (00:33)
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A Simple Sunrise

Twenty five thousand mornings, give or take, is all we humans get. Make sure some are Pure Michigan.  (00:30)
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Tee Times

Tee Times - In Michigan, long days, ideal weather and more than 800 pristine golf courses make a perfect tee time. Because being able to play all day is pure Michigan.  (00:32)
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Gone Fishin’

It's a sign we've seen in store windows for years. Gone Fishin'. It's time to play hooky. Meet you on the playgrounds of Pure Michigan.  (01:05)
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Games on the Grass

Once upon a time we played games on the grass with our friends. Once upon a time was a long time ago. Call your buddies. See who's up for a few rounds of Pure Michigan golf.  (01:05)
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Water. Dive-In

Water can be puddles on the sidewalk. Or the stream where we teach our kids to fish. Dive in. To the waters of Pure Michigan.  (01:01)
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Enjoy The Ride – Michigan’s Adventure

Enjoy the ride. Where life is an adventure that happens everyday at the largest amusement and water park in our state.  (01:02)
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Color My World – Detroit

When you need to feel something real, come to Detroit. Where we are brought alive by the reds, greens, silvers and blues.  (00:32)
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Night & Day – Detroit

Getaway from the norm. From sun up to sundown, Detroit has something for everyone. There's no better place to experience a real city than in the Motor City.  (01:02)
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90 Minutes – Harbor Country®

Explore a treasure of lakeside towns, shabby-chic shops, country-side inns, heavenly beaches and the most spectacular sunsets in the state.  (01:00)
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West Side Story – Michigan’s West Coast

Taste just how good life is here in Michigan's West Coast, where every day living is an art form and the beaches and sunsets are out of this world.  (01:02)
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Lake Effect – Beachtowns

Experience Michigan's "Lake Effect" and dig in the sand anywhere along the 200-mile stretch of Lake Michigan's sandy shore.  (01:00)
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Michigan’s Saginaw Valley

From leisurely riverboat cruises, to dinners served family-style, to evenings at the theater, spend time with those you love, and create memories you’ll carry for years to come in Michigan’s Saginaw Valley.  (00:30)
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Time – Saginaw Valley

Spend time with those you love, in the place more families visit every year, where hours and minutes are measured by a different clock.  (01:02)
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Sunday Dinner – Saginaw Valley

No one remembers Sundays better than we do. Michigan’s Saginaw Valley serves up something special for every one.  (01:02)
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Begin – Sault Ste Marie

Enter a land of majestic wilderness and breathtaking shorelines. Michigan's first city, the Soo. A part of the world that remains uncomplicated and unspoiled.  (01:02)
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Road Less Traveled – Heritage Trails

Wander off the beaten path, to places of untapped treasures. Nestled in the heart of Michigan, Heritage Trails leads us to new and exciting places.  (01:02)
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Time Machine – The Henry Ford

Discover a doorway to people and ideas that have shaped our lives. America's Greatest History Attraction. Here time travel happens every day.  (01:02)
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Saturday Morning - North Coast

Saturday mornings. It's what we look forward to each week. Luckily, there is a place where each day feels like Saturday Morning. Michigan's North Coast.  (01:00)
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Journeys – Ludington’s S.S. Badger

Glide across deep blue waters on a ferry that renews your spirit. Arrive at a friendly, unhurried maritime town, where the smiles are genuine.  (01:00)
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Muskegon Lake Effect – Muskegon

Make every day a day at the beach, anywhere along the 27-mile sandy shore of Muskegon, on the coast of Lake Michigan.  (01:02)
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Pure Michigan - Fall

Experience Pure Michigan Fall

It begins with a slow dance of turning leaves, and crescendos in a trillion trees aflame. Experience an entire state in its annual blaze of glory. Find out what a Pure Michigan fall feels like.  (01:01)
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The Nature of Trees

The nature of trees reminds us that there are bigger things in life than us. A lesson best learned in a 19 million acre land of giants. Welcome to the woods of Pure Michigan.  (00:30)
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Harvest Time

Welcome to Harvest time. When Mother Nature puts on a whole new wardrobe and we look at life in a whole new way. Grab yourself a little piece of Pure Michigan.  (00:30)
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Nature’s Show

It begins with a slow dance of turning leaves, and crescendos in a trillion trees aflame. This show is appropriate for all ages. This show is Pure Michigan.  (01:01)
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El Espectáculo Más Grandioso

Todo comienza con el suave movimiento de las hojas cayendo en otono, y el fascinante sonido de millones de arboles. Es un espectaculo apto para todas las edades. Este espectaculo es Puro Michigan.  (01:00)
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Adult Swim

In the BeachTowns of Pure Michigan, fall is adult swim. It starts in September, and stretches along one of the most serene and spectacular coastlines in America. Let's go be grown-ups again. In the autumn playgrounds of Pure Michigan.  (01:00)
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This Side of the Lake

...Up, down and all along a string of coastline and countryside communities that come together in Harbor Country. There are two sides to every lake, two sides to every life. This side is Pure Michigan.  (01:01)
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Go Out and Play

There’s still a place where the spirit of play Lives. At Northern Michigan’s Native American Casinos, play games of skill, games of chance and games in the great outdoors.  (01:01)
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Look Beyond

We need to find places that are genuine and true. Where the only thing that’s ever the same is the excitement we feel every night. We need to find ourselves in Downtown Grand Rapids.  (01:01)
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North Star

To some it’s an ancient Indian legend. To star gazers it’s a bright point in the night sky. But to us, it’s the nightlight we leave on, welcoming you to Michigan’s first city - Sault Ste. Marie.


Photo courtesy of Sault Ste. Marie CVB  (01:01)
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