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Yesterday my daughter and I went to Rowe’s Produce Farm to pick strawberries. Rowe’s Produce Farm is located in Ypsilanti. We had a great picking experience. Strawberries were plentiful – although very low to the ground. I was definitely feeling it in my back last night and my legs today. When you arrive, stop at […]
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This weekend we visited Splash Universe in Dundee, MI. We had purchased day passes through CBS Local in December and they were expiring this week. My daughter and I had previously visited in March 2010 Even though it was hot enough to be outside at a pool or water park (i.e. Rolling Hills), it was
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My daughter probably knows more about Greek mythology than I do after attending Family Day at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology on Saturday, May 19. Snake, Lobster, Moose Monster After the crowds at the last Family Day, we were sure to arrive early (a couple of minutes before the event began). We had plenty of
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This weekend the Toledo Zoo is opening Tembo Trail with a series of fun activities all weekend. Tembo Trail is the new elephant experience and replaces the old Savanna path. In addition to the elephants, you will encounter hippos, rhinos, white lions, meerkats, and more along the path. I look forward to this addition as
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Reading in the Bookmobile This Saturday morning Washtenaw Success by Six hosted Touch a Truck at Briarwood Mall. The event featured a number of trucks, buses, and other vehicles from local organizations including police cars, fire trucks, ambulances, and many more. There were also a number of local groups there providing information and activities for
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Update Nov 2013: The Jungle Gym has opened in the old New Zoo facility. Unfortunately New Zoo Play Cafe in Ypsilanti has closed as of today. They were not able to make the business profitable. We never made it to New Zoo since they had reopened but were looking forward to visiting. You can view
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On Sunday, my daughter and I attended Nate the Great, the final performance in the 2011-2012 Not Just for Kids series. We had purchased our tickets through a LivingSocial deal, so I left plenty of time to exchange our voucher for tickets. We had no problem exchanging our vouchers. I just walked up to the
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Last night we attended the A2 Grub Crawl with friends. We had a great time and will definitely plan to participate the next time the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Chamber hosts a Grub Crawl. Our friends had also attended the Ypsilanti Grub Crawl in the fall and recommended it to us. The Grub Crawl ran from 6-9p
I found a golden egg… does it unlock an Angry Birds level Last weekend we attended the Ann Arbor Jaycees Egg Scramble and Springfest. The 2012 event was held at Southeast Park (the northwest corner of Platt & Ellsworth). We had previously attended the 2010 event at Veterans Memorial Park. We were unable to attend
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Stadium View Late last week my family and I signed up for the Big House Big Heart 1 mile run/walk combination. I would have liked to have done the 5K, but I thought we had a conflict until the week of the race and had not trained for the 5K. We also did the 1
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