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Ann Arbor Snow Day Updates - March 3-4 - Kid playing in a snow bank.

Ann Arbor Snow Day Updates – March 3-4

We’re in for quite the snow storm March 3-4 with predictions ranging from 6-10″ with 3-5″ above what is already down at 6p. My daughter and I were in Spring Arbor today and day 1 was cut short at 3:30p (instead of the scheudled and they hope to make up for it with a longer …

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Ann Arbor Snow Updates - January 25 - Kid is snow suit sitting in snow bank

Ann Arbor Snow Day Updates – January 25

It’s an Ann Arbor Snow Day today, Wednesday, January 25. We woke up to snow this morning that is continuing throughout the day. Several schools (including Ann Arbor Public Schools) announced closures last night with most schools closed today. Personally, I am glad they made the decision last night and it wasn’t a 5a wake-up …

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Rocket Down the Best Ann Arbor Sledding Hills - Child sitting in sled going down hill at Rolling Hills

Rocket Down The Best Ann Arbor Sledding Hills This Winter

Ann Arbor offers a number of great sledding hills! Which is your favorite? We have reviewed several hills over the last few years and have updated our list for 2022.. Ann Arbor Sledding Profiles Over the years we have visited and profiled several different sledding hills. Rolling Hills Rolling Hills is the most established sledding …

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Ann Arbor Nutcracker Performances - a young ballerina laying down while cradling a wooden nutcracker

The Nutcracker Ann Arbor Area Performance Guide

For many families seeing The Nutcracker is an annual holiday tradition. We are lucky to have a number of Ann Arbor Nutcracker performances to choose from. Ann Arbor Nutcracker Performances: If you know of any Nutcracker Ann Arbor performances that I missed, please let me know either in the comments or via e-mail. Ann Arbor …

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Ann Arbor Sledding Hills - Rolling Hills

Rolling Hills Has “The Best Sledding Hill Ever”

This afternoon my daughter and I met up with some friends at the Rolling Hills Sledding Hill in Ypsilanti Township. After some initial hesitation, as we were leaving she declared it “The Best Sledding Hill Ever!” The weather was nice for sledding as well – sunny and just below freezing so it never got too …

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Ann Arbor Ticketed Holiday Events sponsored by Randazzo Dance Company's The Nutcracker with a Twist

Buy Your Tickets for These Ann Arbor Christmas Events Now

If you want to enjoy any of the great Christmas and holiday events below you will need to buy your tickets in advance. As we were updating some of our event listings, we noticed that some have limited tickets available while others are already sold out. Article Sponsor: Article Sponsor Randazzo Dance Company’s The Nutcracker …

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Cold is Cool - Free Skiing for 4th and 5th Graders

Cold is Cool! Free Skiing!

Each year, Michigan Snowsports Industries Association (MSIA) is offering free skiing via a “Cold is Cool” Passport to all 4th and 5th graders in Michigan.  Free Skiing Offer Kids will be allowed up to 3 lift tickets or trail passes at each of 29 participating ski areas with their Cold is Cool passport. As of 2021, the …

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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 Ice Skating Guide

Best Places to Ice Skate in Ann Arbor

There are several Ann Arbor Ice Skating Rinks available including both indoor and outdoor options 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 (basically it was a gully that was flooded each winter). My school bus took me by the …

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Arbor Annie's Ice Day Picks - February 13

Ice Day Activity Ideas

It’s Wednesday and the weather is questionable, so this is Ann Arbor Public School’s fourth Wednesday in a row without school. School Closures I received the 5:15a phone call from AAPS that school are closed again. Many other local schools and districts are closed, but not everyone. Notably Dexter, Whitmore Lake, and Saline were not …

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