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Skate Your Heart Out: Unmissable Ice Skating Near Ann Arbor

There are several Ice Skating Rinks Near Ann Arbor. These both indoor ice rinks available year round, seasonally, and outdoor skating rinks open in winter.  As a child my favorite part of winter was ice skating. When I lived in Illinois, our neighborhood park offered outdoor ice skating. My school bus took me by the park on […]

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Ann Arbor Indoor Pool Guide

Swim Year Round at These Indoor Pools Near Ann Arbor

My daughter has always loved swimming – no wonder she is on her high school team. When she was younger, I found that swimming periodically would help her maintain her swimming skills. Now that her high school season is over, she is looking for where she can go to practice until next year. Fortunately there are

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Ann Arbor Household Hazardous Waste Disposal

Eco-Friendly & Free Hazardous Waste Disposal Near Ann Arbor

Washtenaw County’s Home Toxics Reduction Program offers a FREE option for household hazardous waste disposal near us. This toxic drop off near Ann Arbor is only for waste generated at home and not from the workplace. Home Toxics Reduction Program Are you wondering where there is paint and oil disposal near Ann Arbor? Are you

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5 Tips for Staying at Cedar Point Hotel Breakers

Are you looking for tips to staying at Cedar Point Hotel Breakers? We are sharing our 5 Top Tips – some of which it has taken us 5 years to learn. For the last 5 years, our family has spent the second weekend of September at Cedar Point Hotel Breakers. I have attended Bloggy Conference

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Blast Corn Maze – Fall Activity Review

Visiting a Corn Maze is an annual fall tradition for us. I have heard great things about Blast Corn Maze for years. Since we live on the southeast side of Ann Arbor, we stuck with mazes closer to home. We wrote this review in 2018 after visiting Blast Corn Maze for the first time and

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Maple Soyaki Cedar Plank Salmon

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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CLOSED – Tuck’s Treetop Adventures

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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Review of Coleman’s Corn Maze

Update: Coleman’s Corn Maze is no longer operating a corn maze. They do operate a small apple orchard, have mums, and are a fun visit on a fall weekend. Get more details on their current offerings. You can find other corn mazes here. As a family we did our first corn maze about 5 years

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