2018 Southfield Lifestyle
The Southfield Lifestyle is the premier community resource guide for Southfield and Lathrup Village Michigan. Based on information content, not articles, Lifestyle provides all the information you need to navigate the Greater Southfield area. It's easy to use format also lends itself to being the locally focused visitors guide and relocation guide for Greater Southfield.
The Southfield Lifestyle is the premier community resource guide for Southfield and Lathrup Village Michigan. Based on information content, not articles, Lifestyle provides all the information you need to navigate the Greater Southfield area. It's easy to use format also lends itself to being the locally focused visitors guide and relocation guide for Greater Southfield.
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Marshall Fredericks Sculpture Museum<br />
Located at Saginaw Valley State University<br />
7400 Bay Rd., Saginaw • (989) 964-7125<br />
Over 200 works and a sculptor’s studio are on exhibit.<br />
Well known locally for his downtown landmark “Spirit<br />
of Detroit”, the “Cross in the Woods” up north in Indian<br />
River and numerous pieces gracing local parks,<br />
churches and libraries in the Metro Detroit area, Mr.<br />
Fredericks lived and worked in the Birmingham-<br />
Bloomfield area until his death in 1998.<br />
Matthaei Botanical Gardens and<br />
Nichols Arboretum<br />
Gardens: 1800 Dixboro Road, Ann Arbor<br />
Arboretum: 1610 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor<br />
(734) 647-7600 (both) • www.lsa.umich.edu/mbg<br />
Open 7 days a week, sunrise to sunset. Conservatory,<br />
gift shop, trails and natural areas. No admission charge.<br />
Michigan Firehouse Museum<br />
110 Cross St., Ypsilanti<br />
(734) 547-0663 • www.michiganfirehousemuseum.org<br />
Treasure trove of firefighting equipment in an old<br />
“once working” station dating back to 1898, including<br />
bunk area, brass pole and vehicles. Closed Mondays<br />
admission fee.<br />
Monroe County Historical Museum<br />
126 S. Monroe, Monroe<br />
(734) 240-7780. Open Wednesday-Sunday year<br />
round, call for hours. An exhibit dedicated to General<br />
George Armstrong Custer (on land where he lived)<br />
traces his life at West Point and Civil War battles,<br />
including his demise at the Battle of Little Big Horn.<br />
Purple Rose Theatre<br />
137 Park Street, Chelsea<br />
(734) 433-ROSE • www.purplerosetheatre.org<br />
Started by the talented actor and Michigander, Jeff<br />
Daniels, this playhouse showcases live theatre year<br />
round. Also offers acting classes for all ages.<br />
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore<br />
9922 Front St., Empire<br />
(231) 326-5134.<br />
One of the most beautiful areas along Lake Michigan<br />
(35 miles long). Stop at the Visitor’s Center, take a<br />
seven mile scenic drive or get out and climb the<br />
dunes! The dune climb is located off M-109 and is<br />
complete with vending machines and bookstore.<br />
Spring Valley Trout Farm<br />
12190 Island Lake Rd., Dexter<br />
(734) 426-4772 • www.springvalleytroutfarm.com<br />
The freshest “fish and chips” in Metro Detroit. Catch<br />
your own dinner of catfish or trout, no license required!<br />
20 acres of fun include nine spring fed ponds. Seasonal<br />
hours, fees and recipes online!<br />
State Capitol Building<br />
N. Capitol and W. Michigan Ave., Lansing<br />
Dedicated in 1879, it was one of the<br />
first buildings to copy the architecture<br />
of the Capitol in Washington, D.C.<br />
Designed by Elijah E. Myers, it is<br />
open for tours including the<br />
House and Senate galleries.<br />
For info call (517) 373-2348.<br />
S.S. Badger (Lake Michigan Car Ferry)<br />
(800) 841-4243 • www.ssbadger.com<br />
Sails mid-May through mid-October between Ludington,<br />
Michigan and Manitowac, WI (crossing time is 4 hours).<br />
Food and bar service, movies, TV, entertainment,<br />
outside decks, and on-board gift shop.<br />
SS Silversides Submarine Museum<br />
1346 Bluff St., Muskegon 49441<br />
(231) 755-1230 • www.silversidesmuseum.org<br />
Located on the south side of the Muskegon Lake<br />
Channel, this WWII submarine is credited with sinking<br />
23 major Japanese ships, received 4 Presidential<br />
Unit Citations and 12 Battle Stars for her service. The<br />
museum is also home to the Prohibition-era Coast<br />
Guard Cutter McLane, one of the last of its class in<br />
existence. Sub-Tech classes are available for children<br />
and adults. Tours daily. Log on for times depending<br />
on time of the year.<br />
West Coast Beaches & Communities<br />
New Buffalo to Muskegon<br />
On the shores of southern Lake Michigan, dotting the<br />
coastline, are numerous beautiful sandy beaches and<br />
“quaint” and “not so quaint” towns and cities offering<br />
great eating, shopping and antiquing, and many special<br />
events like Holland’s Tulip Festival, drawing thousands<br />
of visitors annually.<br />
Zehnders of Frankenmuth<br />
730 S. Main St., Frankenmuth<br />
(800) 863-7999 • www.zehnders.com Click on “dining”.<br />
A Michigan “must do”, one of the oldest and largest<br />
family restaurants, famous for its family-style, all-youcan-eat<br />
chicken dinners. Numerous special events,<br />
especially around Christmas.<br />
At Hidden River Golf & Casting Club, you’ll discover impeccable course<br />
conditions, exceptional service and an exquisite menu. A Golfweek "Best<br />
Courses You Can Play" pick in 2013, 2014 & 2015, you will immediately<br />
recognize Hidden River is unique to other courses in northern Michigan.<br />
The tranquility is easily noticed, as are the towering pines and attention<br />
to detail. And then there is the clubhouse, our Rainbow Room restaurant<br />
and the patio overlooking the Maple River which gracefully flows<br />
through the property. If you're on a golf vacation, visiting for the day or<br />
you live in Northern Michigan, it's time for you to experience Hidden<br />
River Golf & Casting Club!<br />
BOOK YOUR TEE TIME NOW!<br />
HIDDEN RIVER GOLF & CASTING CLUB<br />
7688 Maple River Road Brutus, MI 49716<br />
(231) 529-4653 • www.hiddenriver.com<br />
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