Here are my Michigan day trip itinerary’s. Each itinerary is crafted to inspire and help you plan your adventure. Each day trip itinerary contains a map, summary, budget, travel time, and details. Further, I list alternative things to do. Day trip topics include Michigan’s various cities, towns, counties, and beach towns and at times, may include a particular theme.
This post is part one of a series detailing day trips and adventures you may be interested in taking around the Traverse City Area. To start out the getaway, we took a road trip around the Leelanau Peninsula, which I’m excited to share with you!
For the longest time I wanted to explore Marshall, Michigan during a day trip. Marshall is a town in southern Michigan with a ton of interesting history significant to both the state and United States. For one, Marshall once was in the running to become the Capitol city of Michigan. And two, the ruling in the Crosswhite Case helped contribute to the inevitable US Civil War.
Besides those facts, the Marshall Historic District is considered one of the US’ most architecturally significant National Historic Landmark Districts. With over 850 buildings, there are many original, well kept examples of 19th century architecture here. If you’re interested in architecture, you must add Marshall to your bucket list!
Kalamazoo is one area my family hasn’t explored much of recently. After doing some research, I discovered Vicksburg, a town south of Kalamazoo, has a free historic village. Now that Winston is walking, we’re trying to find interesting places outdoors to allow him to safely explore. At the same time, I wanted to pop into downtown Kalamazoo and walk around a little bit since the weather on this particular day was gorgeous. So here’s a mini day trip to the Kalamazoo area you may be interested in!
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