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Family Friendly Weekend Trip to Alpena

To kick off another marvelous Michigan summer, my family and I headed northeast for a family friendly weekend trip to Alpena. When deciding where to visit for our first summer trip, Alpena was an easy choice. Their tourism board has a fantastic list of over 49 different family friendly activities in the area, which we used to help plan our trip.

With only three days to take advantage of all Alpena has to offer and a long bucket list, to avoid overwhelm, my husband and I each picked one attraction from the list we wanted to visit. I picked visiting Ocqueouc Falls – the only universally accessible waterfall in the United States, and my husband choose going on a Glass Bottom Shipwreck Tour. For our toddler son, we decided a visit to Dinosaur Gardens would be fun.

After we chose our priorities, we added other sights and activities nearby our top three to our itinerary. If you and your family love history, nature, and a bit of quirkiness, this is the perfect family friendly trip to Alpena guide for you!

Things to do in Battle Creek

Battle Creek is one of Michigan’s most underrated places to visit. Over the past couple decades, its reputation was mired by economic stagnation. However, I embrace visiting places that might not be the newest, trendiest towns. Often, it’s the towns that don’t have the biggest hype behind them that are full of hidden gems, rich history, and great culture. And that’s especially true for Battle Creek. Over our past couple visits, we discovered many wonderful things to do in Battle Creek!

Most people know that the major multinational cereal company Kellogg’s was founded and still is headquartered in Battle Creek. But did you know that Battle Creek was once a stop along the Underground Railroad. And many people don’t know that abolitionist leader and women’s rights hero Sojourner Truth called Battle Creek her home. But besides those interesting historic facts, there are also some pretty cool sights and things to do like visit a fantasy forest or one of the best zoo’s in Michigan (in my personal opinion)!

Interesting Historic Places in Downtown Muskegon

Muskegon received nationwide attention on the History Channel’s TV Show The Curse of Civil War Gold. My husband enjoyed watching the show, and after a few episodes, it made me want to check out all the interesting historic places in downtown Muskegon too!

Before going, I did a lot of research into the buildings and sculptures in downtown Muskegon. I looked at records in the National Registrar of Historic Places as well as newspaper records. In total, downtown Muskegon’s historic district is not large – about 6 blocks. It took us a couple hours to complete our tour. So it’s a great place to explore on a day trip!

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