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Are you looking for a new Ann Arbor Playground to visit? Be sure to check out our Ann Arbor Playground Profiles. If there is one thing that Ann Arbor has in abundance, it is parks. The City of Ann Arbor owns and operates 162 parks. That doesn’t even count Washtenaw County Parks, or parks in Pittsfield Township, Ypsilanti, Dexter, Saline, […]
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There are several Ice Skating Rinks Near Ann Arbor. These include both indoor ice rinks available year round or seasonally, and outdoor rinks. As a child, my bus route home from school went past a park where they created a natural rink each winter. I would check the status to see if it was safe
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Are you looking for Ann Arbor Parks without Swings? We’ve got you covered with the list below. My daughter loved swings and would want to be pushed for hours – or at least it felt that way. Sometimes I appreciated going to a playground that didn’t have swings just so I didn’t have to push
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Are you looking for Ann Arbor Fourth of July Celebrations? We’ve got a list of all the fireworks and parades and other fun events for 4th of July near us. We are still in the process of adding 2025 4th of July events. Ann Arbor 4th of July Fireworks Firework shows near Ann Arbor typically
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This list of Ann Arbor-area hikes and walks skips the playgrounds, so your little explorers can focus on the trail ahead (and you can skip the “just five more minutes” negotiation at the slide). Whether you’re after shaded woods, scenic rivers, or peaceful prairies, these kid-friendly paths make it easy to enjoy the outdoors together.
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I love this spring weather that we have been having this week! However, with melting snow and spring rains, things can get quite muddy on playgrounds. Since we don’t live walking distance to a playground, I don’t want to put my muddy daughter back into the car. This isn’t a problem at one of the Ann Arbor Mess-Free
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There are so many Summer Camps near Ann Arbor that it can be hard to narrow down which camps your child will attend. Our 2025 Summer Camp Guide strives to bring you the information you need to find the best Ann Arbor camps for your family. Be sure to keep checking back. While many camps
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This profile of Allmendinger Park is part of our Summer Series: Tuesday Playground Profiles Today we’re kicking off our Tuesday Summer Series: Playground Profiles. Each week we will explore a different playground in the Ann Arbor area. Playgrounds will be selected from Ann Arbor, Saline, Ypsilanti, Dexter, etc. Some weeks we will feature a single “destination” playground that is
Pittsfield Township’s Marsh View Meadows Park has two great structures with lots of slides, crawling tubes, and other fun features. Plus a huge open field, pavilion, restrooms, and a nature area for walks.
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Glacier Highlands Park is a neighborhood park best known as the location of Ann Arbor’s Memorial Day parade. Despite its small size, it has a lot of play options – structure, swings, merry go round, and mobius strip climber.
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