Post Tagged with: "michigan"
Meet the Two New Apples in Town
Everyone knows that apples are good for you. One of the great things about apples, besides their great taste, is that you can get them pretty much year round. There are usually many apples to choose from in the produce section, with each one having its own unique characteristics. You now have two more great [...]
Disney on Ice Presents: Treasure Trove in Auburn Hills, March 14-18!
Disney On Ice presents Treasure Trove is performing at The Palace of Auburn Hills, March 14-18. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 14 to Saturday, March 17; 11 a.m. Friday, March 16; 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Saturday March 17; and 1 and 5 p.m. Sunday, March 18. Get tangled up in Disney’s 50th animated feature with Rapunzel and [...]
5 Resources for Finding Family Fun
I need to admit that sometimes, I bite off more than I can chew. I had the best intentions when I started Project: Staycation Detroit, but life has gotten the best of me. Between work, embarrassing myself at conferences, the upcoming school year and having two, very active, teen-aged daughters, we have not been able [...]
Fish for Free June 11-12
My husband has this little dream of taking our daughter fishing. We don’t have any boys and he loves exposing our three-and-a-half year old to new things. I’m encouraging him to take her out next weekend because fishing is free in Michigan.
MICHIGAN’S LARGEST PUMPKIN-LAUNCHING CONTEST
Oakland County Parks and Recreation invites teams and individuals to compete in Michigan’s largest pumpkin launching contest, the Lake Orion Pumpkin Launch, Saturday, Oct. 16 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Orion Oaks County Park. “This is a unique educational opportunity that promotes physics, science and engineering,” Mike Toth, event coordinator and founder of [...]
Movie Casting Call in Michigan
WHAT: Home Run Showdown, a movie directed by Oz Scott (Cheetah Girls) is holding an open casting call for boys ages 9-12 who have had some experience playing baseball and who think they have what it takes to star in a kids baseball movie. Home Run Showdown is set to start filming in early August [...]
Texting Ban Begins July 1 in Michigan
I just got this email from AAA of Michigan and thought I should definitely share with the Detroit Mommies readers… Thanks in part to a national campaign sponsored by AAA, the act of composing, reading or sending electronic text messages while driving will become illegal in Michigan effective Thursday, July 1, 2010. Michigan joins 27 [...]
I Moved To Michigan and Guess What I Got…ALLERGIES!
We moved to Michigan almost 2 years ago and since then, I have had year round allergies! I had never had allergy problems in my whole entire life and kaboom….sinus headaches, dry red sensitive eyes and dry red skin. All a result of living in the most beautiful state of Michigan. These allergies affect me [...]
Gleek Retreat Recap
This past weekend I was given the opportunity to speak at a local conference called Gleek Retreat in Olive, MI. My sponsor was Collective Bias and I am so grateful to them for sending me! I got to speak I was so excite for Gleek because I go to speak at my first conference! I’ve [...]
Michigan’s Smoking Ban
On May 1.2010 Michigan banned smoking in bars, restaurants and workplaces. Being a parent and a health conscious individual, I am extremely thrilled by this move that Michigan finally made. There are however, individuals that are less than thrilled by this new law. And, as you’ve guessed they are the individuals that, prior to May [...]








