It's Time To
Elevate Your Adventures
Discover connection with nature that calms and excursions that heighten the experience.
Explore These Winter Wonders
If your vision of a flawless snow day is old-fashioned outdoor ice skating or snowshoeing through peaceful winter woods — consider this your cold-weather oasis. But if you’re partial to a bit more adventure, our natural spaces offer that, too.
Explore America's longest canopy walk, four stories high in a snowcapped forest, or pack down the powder on fat bikes or cross-country skis. Venture out to experience one of Michigan's top winter walleye fisheries — and find more excuses than you’ll ever need to get out in the fresh, open air.
Things To Do
Bundled up in bright-white snow, snuggled ‘round for hot cocoa, or off to festivals and seasonal celebrations? Indulge in each and more as you discover these top winter wonderlands and extra-cool events in Pure Michigan’s Great Lakes Bay Region!
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Things To Do
There's a special hush when winter arrives in Michigan's Great Lakes Bay Region, best broken by the sounds of activity-fed laughter. On snowshoe, ski or sled, skate blades or fat tires, snowboard or toboggan, on land or frozen water — this is the place for snowy fun!
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December 8th
Wenonah Park
There are future dates for this event and it is currently underway.
December 8th
Frankenmuth Farmers Market & Downtown Frankenmuth
There are future dates for this event and it is currently underway.
December 8th
Frankenmuth Chamber of Commerce and Convention & Visitors Bureau
There are future dates for this event and it is currently underway.
December 8th
Throughout Frankenmuth
There are future dates for this event and it is currently underway.
December 8th
Bronner's CHRISTmas Wonderland
There are future dates for this event and it is currently underway.
December 8th
Dow Gardens
There are future dates for this event and it is currently underway.
December 8th
Hayes Park (Tittabawassee Township Park)
There are future dates for this event and it is currently underway.
December 9th
Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
There are future dates for this event.
Outdoors by Season
Lush forests and scenic trails are spectacular any time of year. But the experience? It’s entirely different in each Pure Michigan season.
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Outdoor Attractions
If 100 miles of scenic, snowy trails weren’t enough — these outdoor winter excursions will draw you in even closer to nature.
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Trails
In any season and however you’ll see them — discover our Great Lakes Bay trails’ most flawless miles.
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Biking
With unspoiled miles of regional trail and mountain biking loops through City Forest made perfect for fat tire bikes — this place has paths that can soothe the soul or satisfy an adventurous spirit.
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Birding
Thanks to its unique real estate where two biotic provinces overlap — bringing a blend of flora and fauna you won't find anyplace else — the Great Lakes Bay is a birder’s oasis.
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Parks
When our green spaces get covered in a blanket of winter-white, these parks take on a whole new charm.
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