Shopper’s Delight

Issue: Spring/Summer 2012

Author(s): Jessica Roblin

Make a long weekend of shopping with your best friends in Howell, Michigan . Browse through the 75-plus stores at Tanger Outlets , stroll the local farmers market and taste Howell’s own wine selection at MainStreet Winery . Whether you’re shopping for yourself or for others, Tanger probably has what you’re looking for. Sports stores such as Nike and Adidas offer athletic footwear, while Nine West satisfies cravings for fashion shoes. Make sure to pick up chocolate at Harry & David for a sugar boost ...

A Taste of Old Bavaria

Issue: Spring/Summer 2012

Author(s): Linda Feagler

While strolling the streets of Frankenmuth, Michigan , you and your gal pals will feel like you’ve stepped into the pages of a German fairy tale. The gingerbread architecture of each storefront reflects the city’s Alpine heritage, as do the Glockenspiel clock that chimes hourly, the dirndl-clad waitresses in each restaurant and the polka music that gives the town an Oktoberfest air year-round. Food is clearly a Frankenmuth focal point. No visitor should leave without partaking of the fare at the Bavaria...

She’s Crafty

Issue: Spring/Summer 2012

Author(s): Ashley Petry

Taking an artsy getaway with friends doesn’t have to mean tiptoeing from one painting to another in a museum. In central Indiana, the newest destinations are all about funky fun — from a hip annual craft fair in Indianapolis to marshmallow-making classes in Columbus, with a stop along the way at a Modernist architectural icon that opened to the public just last year. Start your journey at the annual INDIEana Handicraft Exchange , which takes place this year on Saturday, June 9, at the Harrison Center fo...

English-Style Pampering

Issue: Spring/Summer 2012

Author(s): Emily Tennyson

The winding gravel road curves past lofty oaks. Ahead, a century-old red brick manor home framed with white pillars awaits. Bikes rest jauntily against the entrance, where a golden retriever lounges. Inside, pale yellow walls boast venerable oils, antiques abound and, in the back, an elegantly subdued dining room overlooks a wildly lush garden. The Cotswolds? Cornwall? Try Cambridge, Ontario . Once a private home, Langdon Hall Country House Hotel and Spa opened in 1989 as a hotel. It exudes calm, Englis...

A Well-Read Weekend

Issue: Fall/Winter 2011

Author(s): Patricia Bates

Like your favorite authors, make it a page-turner of a weekend in New York City with your girlfriends. Take your book club to see the literary landmarks from Greenwich Village to Madison Avenue. At the New York Public Library, enjoy “Celebrating 100 Years” during a major exhibit of 250 items, from the Gutenberg Bible to digital recordings, open through December 31. Before you attend a free lecture or class, have a group photo taken by the stone lions — Patience and Fortitude — located outside on 42nd St...

DIY Delight

Issue: Fall/Winter 2011

Author(s): J. Eric Eckard

Travelers often return home from their vacations with jetlag, laundry and perhaps a bag full of souvenir keychains, magnets, pins and pens. But visitors to Ann Arbor, Michigan , can walk away from their trip with decorative ceramic tiles, scrumptious scones or a purse box — all of which they made themselves. A do-it-yourself vacation in Ann Arbor has nearly limitless possibilities for a group of girlfriends getting away for the weekend. At Motawi Tileworks, you can tour the gallery studio before sitting...

Chocolate Spa...Aaah

Issue: Fall/Winter 2011

Author(s): Traci L. Suppa

When you think Hershey, you typically think “kid stuff” — a slab of chocolate nestled between two marshmallow-y grahams, a surprise Kiss hidden inside a Valentine’s Day card, a chocolate reward for a job well done. But at the luxurious Chocolate Spa in Hershey, Pennsylvania , you’ll find treats that are a little more grown up. Located within the Hotel Hershey, the Chocolate Spa offers a full range of traditional body treatments, including hydrotherapy, massage, body wraps, facials, manicures, pedicures ...

Awesome Arts

Issue: Spring/Summer 2011

Author(s): Susan R. Pollack

There’s no better time to leave the men folk at home — and no better place to shop ’til you drop  — than Ann Arbor, Michigan , in July when the world-renowned Ann Arbor Street Art Fair sweeps into town. Actually four separate art fairs, this award-winning event takes over every inch of this leafy campus town for four sizzling days, July 20–23. Celebrating its 52nd year, the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair is a showcase for high-caliber arts and crafts in every medium imaginable, from painting, sculpture a...



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