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Are you trying to plan some special activities before the kids go back to school? Check out our suggestions for fun summer activities. Water Adventures Labor Day marks the end of the summer swim season. Check out some of these water activities while you still can. Jump Island The last two years we have visited […]
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Agua Fresca is a great summer beverage. With fresh fruit and water, it’s a definite way to up your family’s beverage game over the summer. With Strawberry season right around the corner, Strawberry Mint Agua Fresca is a great choice. Strawberry Mint Agua Fresca Agua Fresca is a fresh water made with fruit and often
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My husband was introduced to cedar plank grilling by a colleague several years ago. We started “easy” with chicken pieces. Last summer we ventured into salmon which is more delicate and harder to cook properly. Our first foray into salmon was using his colleagues recipe for a rum, brown sugar, salt cure. Last year we also
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Tuck’s Treetop Adventures last offered climbs in summer 2019. Their website is no longer active. We are marking them as closed. Disclosure: Tuck’s Treetop Adventures hosted my daughter for a climb in exchange for this review. All opinions are our own. Tuck’s Treetop Adventures offers fun tree-climbing events for kids and adults. They offer public
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Jump Island is an inflatable water park. Climbers, slides, bouncers, and more all floating in a lake at Brighton State Recreation Area. My daughter and I visited Jump Island Brighton with friends both in 2017 and 2018. We had a great time at Jump Island Brighton and exploring the floating water park. My daughter loved
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Are you looking to Get Moving this summer? Ypsilanti Mom Keri and her daughters have written the book Screen-Free Summer Endless Ideas to Get Kids off the Device and into the Summer. In today’s Ask an Ann Arbor Expert post, she brings us 13 Ideas to Get the Family Moving in excerpts from her book.
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When planning your trip to Cedar Point, plan in some breaks to get out of the sun and away from the crowds – Visit the Museum or Arcade, Watch Glass Blowing, Dine Indoors, Shop, & More
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Disclosure: The Henry Ford Museum has provided my family with a pass for Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village. All opinions are my own. Greenfield Village is a great option for a Wednesday Activity Review. The last few weeks of summer are a great time to visit. Firstly, the weather has definitely cooled down from
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Goldfish Swim School Ann Arbor is celebrating their Fifth Anniversary this weekend with a party. They’re also provided 5 Water Safety Tips to keep kids safe
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This profile of Kennywood is part of our Travel Thursday series. Kennywood is an old-fashioned amusement park just outside of Pittsburgh, PA. We have heard about Kennywood for years and seen signs as driving east to visit family on the eastern side of the state. This year, we decided to fit in a trip to Kennywood while we visited family. Kennywood Kennywood
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