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Splash Away Summer at Buhr Park Pool

Our Visit to Ann Arbor Buhr Park Pool Our article was originally based on a visit to Buhr Park Pool in 2018. However, we are most familiar with Buhr Park. We used to visit Tot Splash when my teen was young. She swam on the Buhr Park Sharks swim team for several years, and was […]

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2025 Sonic Lunch Ann Arbor Full Schedule Announced

Each summer the Sonic Lunch series of lunchtime concerts are held on Thursdays. The Bank of Ann Arbor Sonic Lunch Concerts start on June 5th and run through August 28. The concerts are designed to bring together all of Ann Arbor from people on their lunch break to tourists, from senior citizens to children. Sonic Lunch

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The Most Comprehensive Ann Arbor Summer Camps 2025 List

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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Jumpstart Summer: Ann Arbor Camps Before the First Full Week of Summer

Are you searching for Ann Arbor Summer Camps in early June – before all schools are fully out for the year? This year’s school calendars make scheduling Ann Arbor summer camps difficult. Ann Arbor Public Schools ends mid=week on Wednesday, June 11. Other local districts end the same day, or the previous Friday. Local school

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Allmendinger Park

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

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Putt Putt Ann Arbor: Swing Away at Putterz Mini Golf!

Back in 2016, my daughter and I visited Putterz in Ypsilanti for an afternoon of Miniature Golf after school. They are open each year from spring through fall. They are open for 2024 – but underwent some changes in 2023. We have not visited this year since the changes. About Putterz Ann Arbor Putterz offers

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Bookstock 2023 Shop Metro Detroit’s Largest Used Book Sale

Bookstock is Metro Detroit’s largest non-profit used book and media sale. It is held at Livonia’s Laurel Park Place which is a convenient drive from Ann Arbor. Proceeds from the sale benefit charitable literacy and education projects in metro Detroit.

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Check Out All Of These Awesome Ann Arbor Story Times

These Ann Arbor Story Times are the perfect activity to do with your toddler or preschooler. There are even baby story times and some story times for elementary students. Featured Ann Arbor Story Times Be sure to check out our featured partners for their upcoming storytimes. What is Story Time? Each Storytime program is a

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STEAM PARK at Ann Arbor Hands-on Museum

Tthe Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum opened their new STEAM PARK gallery developed in collaboration with Toyota in August 2021. The night before the opening, they invited me to visit, test out the exhibit, and speak with representatives from AAHOM and Toyota to get all the details to share with you. I spoke with Mel Drumm,

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