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Christmas, Michigan Search ResultsPages & ArticlesChristmas Film May Be Shot in Traverse City The TC Record-Eagle reports that Traverse City may be the location for a feature film that would be shot this winter and directed by Rich Brauer of Brauer Productions. Actress Jill Jaress, head of Got A Laugh Entertainment, wants to use the city as the setting for her first production, "The Christmas Spirit." The film also would use local and Michigan talent with the exception of a few "stars"Michigan Christmas Trees Get Real for Christmas! Select Michigan Christmas Trees, Wreaths & Ropes Victorian Sleighbell Parade & Old Christmas Weekend, Dec 1-4; Manistee Highlights of the Festival: Authentic Victorian Parade with period costumes and horse-drawn units, Ramsdell Theatre production, tours of historic buildings, concerts, Festival of Trees, special museum and art exhibits and much, much more! Eating Leftover Turkey Sandwiches? Must be Christmas Tree Season The Cadillac News has a feature about Christmas trees in Michigan reporting that a "real" tree is a more environmentally-friendly alternative than an artificial tree as for every Christmas tree harvested, up to three more are planted the following spring. A North to South Michigan Christmas by Bill Wheadon In our family it's known as the year that Santa and Mrs. Claus permanently moved to the North Pole. The "North" in that statement is Northern Michigan and the "Pole" the elongated piece of sand, cherries and snow that is Michigan's baby finger – Leelanau Peninsula. We had moved from Grand Rapids the previous January, leaving three generations of family behind. USCG Cutter Mackinaw is Chicago's Christmas Ship The Bay City Times reports that the US Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw is the most powerful icebreaker in the world and spends the winter plowing channels through the frozen Great Lakes, prolonging the shipping season and keeping the Straits of Mackinac free of ice. However, before that gets underway, the Mackinaw undertakes an early-December voyage from its home port Cheboygan to Navy Pier where it Michigan Writer/Publisher Hits Big with Christmas Book The Northern Express has a feature on Has Anyone Seen Christmas?, a children's book by author Anne Margaret Lewis, owner of Mackinac Island Press. The book was illustrated by accomplished mural artist Wendy Popko who resides and works in the Detroit area. It has been astonishingly successful, with sales nearing 35,000 copies and projected to exceed 50,000 copies before Christmas. Senate Declares Michigan Christmas Tree The Lansing State Journal reports that Michigan's Senate joined the thorny Great Tree Debate on Tuesday, declaring the blue spruce in front of the Capitol is indeed a Christmas tree. The Senate resolution declares, "from this day forward, the tree and its graceful branches that adorn the Capitol lawn will be known as the Michigan Christmas Tree." Michigan Outdoors: Ted Nugent's Christmas Eve Thoughts The Traverse City Record-Eagle reported that the New York Times' Christmas Eve outdoor section would have a definite Michigan flavor with a holiday column by Motor City Madman Ted Nugent and well-known Traverse City illustrator Glenn Wolff. Regrettably, we read this as "New Year's Eve" and were saving it for today. Meal garlic, butter, Michigan morel mushrooms and sweet onions, roasted over fire Photo Friday: Christmas at Meijer Gardens by Jeffrey Hartman This Friday's photo, xmas @ the gardens, was taken by Jeffrey Hartman and is part of an excellent set of photos of the Christmas displays at Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids. You can learn more about Jeff at his Jeffrey Hartman Photography web site. If you'd like to tour Meijer Gardens' holiday display, head over to Wandering West Michigan for the latest Josh Leo video Christmas at Meijer Gardens. Italian Hall Massacre, Christmas Eve 1913 In the heart of a bitter mine strike, 500 of the striking miners of Calumet - men, women and children - gathered for a Christmas Eve celebration on the 2nd floor of Calumet's Italian Hall for a holiday party held, at the top of a steep stairway. Someone (nobody may ever know who) yelled "Fire!" and in the ensuing panic, 74 people lost their lives ... most were children. Christmas in Mexicantown, photo by Ross Sandelius future hopefuls by yodraws (about Michigan Christmas Trees) Explore photos and information about Michigan Christmas Trees including the real vs fake Christmas Tree debate. Christmas WebsitesBay Furnace Campground
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