January 2012
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01/30/12What to Do This Weekend: Explore Leelanau Peninsula’s Wine TrailDespite what the greeting card industry would have you believe, there’s no reason to wait for Valentine’s Day to indulge in a weekend of passion. This weekend (February 3 through 5), the Leelanau Peninsula in Northern Michigan hosts the Taste the Passion wine tour, at annual showcase for local vintages from the same parallel as the renowned wine growing regions of France’s Rhone Valley and Italy’s Piedmont region... Posted at 08:27 PM in The Escape Artist | Permalink | Comments (0) |
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01/23/12What to Do This Weekend: Tackle Super Bowl in IndianapolisSick of hosting Super Bowl parties? Be a guest at one thrown by the city of Indianapolis. Super Bowl Village is a ten-day ‘round the clock tailgate party that starts this year on Friday, January 27 and runs through game day... Posted at 08:49 PM in The Escape Artist | Permalink | Comments (0) |
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01/16/12Where to Go This Weekend: Houghton Lake, MichiganWussed out on the Polar Bear Club’s annual New Year’s Day plunge into Lake Michigan? You can still prove your cold-water mettle this weekend, although you’ve got to go north to do so. Head for Michigan’s Lake Houghton, and you’ll find yourself in the chilly epicenter of one of the Midwest’s largest winter festivals... Posted at 03:54 PM in The Escape Artist | Permalink | Comments (0) |
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01/10/12What to Do This Weekend: Hunt for Antiques in Indiana and OhioMore than 900 antiques dealers populate the swath along Route 40, which traverses Richmond, Indiana and continues into western Ohio. Thankfully, the Old National Road State Welcome Center has broken things down into a pair of easily navigable antiques trails... Posted at 12:05 PM in The Escape Artist | Permalink | Comments (0) |
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01/03/12What to Do This Weekend: Ski with Rats in Jones, MichiganNo, not the one that involves pantyhose and sensible pumps. This one is all about skiing in a non-competitive, just-for-fun race in which you try to out ski rats—or rather “rats,” which are actually humans skiing in suits with whiskers-and-everything head gear... Posted at 06:45 PM in The Escape Artist | Permalink | Comments (0) |
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