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With unique vendors, bonus treats, and special extras & events — discover six Great Lakes Bay farmers markets that are each a must-experience!

All kinds of fun and free as can be, these summer concert series are your no-cost ticket to experience live music and unique entertainment nearly every day of the week!

With intentional street closures paving the way for vibrant new “green spaces” and inviting outdoor spots, be sure to hit the streets of our Great Lakes Bay cities to fully enjoy this summer!

Place a novel, world-class team LPGA golf tournament on a Great Lakes Bay heritage course, and you’ve got a birdie, an eagle, a hole-in-one winner, guaranteed. That’s what you’ll get with the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational (GLBI) tournament, set for the Midland Country Club, July 12-17, 2021: 144 of the world’s best female golfers, in two-player teams, on one of the region’s jewel courses.

There’s real satisfaction in providing your own power, amid a rich soundscape of paddles splashes and birdsong. You seem to float out of your own world and worries and into a wider, maybe even wiser, one. That’s Great Lakes Bay Region paddling.

Refreshing & cool, salt-free & scenic: the Great Lakes Bay is hands-down and all-in the place to be for affordable waterfront vacationing in Michigan!

Fair rides, street food, and fireworks, live music and locally brewed suds: summer is just around the bend, which means the Great Lakes Bay will soon be bursting and all-around alive with festival fun!

Get to these 25 magical places where toddlers giggle and teenagers come alive (and parents have just as much fun as the half-pints)! Bring your camera and your sense of family adventure — big smiles are just up ahead in the Great Lakes Bay!

Spend a long weekend in the Great Lakes Bay checking items off this bursting bucket list — and have a four-day adventure your family will never forget! Because here, it’ll be a toss up: who had more fun, the parents or kids?

When talking “bucket list” in the Great Lakes Bay, let’s tackle a biggie right up front: pack the bigger suitcase! Because here, you can explore six eclectic towns bursting with all from boat tours to craft breweries, artisan boutiques, antique shops and markets — including one of the largest farmers markets in Michigan!

Whatever your kind of summer outing, the Great Lakes Bay serves it up: with boat tours and beaches, forests and fishing, beer gardens and trolley bikes where you can coast with a cold session ale in-hand.

When they're splashing at spray parks, ziplining, and zoo-going — even building sky-high castles on sandy beaches — that's when you'll know you've picked the perfect Pure Michigan summer getaway.