They come for the Turkey but stay for the long weekend. If you and your family stay cooped up in the house for four days, there might be blood shed; so here are some ideas for things to do in and around the Metro-Detroit area this weekend:
Ice Skating at Campus Martius © Jeff Widen
Enjoy!
Want to go local this Thanksgiving? It is possible to have a Michigan Thanksgiving, wherein you showcase Michigan food products bought locally. So, if Chicago has its pizza and Philadelphia its cheese steaks, what is considered a Detroit or Michigan food?
According to FoodTimeline.org, Michigan is mainly known for its contributions to the dessert course, including cherry pies, Michigan mint, Mackinac Island fudge and Kellogg's Rice-Krispie treats. While these products may get you started in planning your menu, you'll have to be a little more creative to incorporate the Upper Peninsula's pasties and Vernor's Ginger Ale. Or you could simply opt for any produce, poultry or product actually born, raised or made in the state. Here are a few resources to get you started:
Have any more ideas?
More Information: Detroit Thanksgiving Guide 2009
According to an article posted on ClickonDetroit.com, 83 film projects have come to the state since the tax incentives went into effect in April of 2008, which means Metro Detroiters and Michiganders in general are starting to get used to the idea of running into a celebrity here and there.
Or are they?
A movie is filming at a house near where I live. Word on the street is David Schwimmer of Friends fame is directing and Clive Owen of hunka, hunka fame is starring. While local residents are doing their best to appear casual, the sidewalk in front of said house never saw so many pedestrians out for a cold, cloudy, afternoon stroll.
You may ask yourself just how I know this. Well, because I was driving by said house -- very casually of course -- with my nose to my window and my blinker unintentionally left on from a previous turn.
All of which begs the question, when does star struck wear off? Surely Californians take running into a celebrity here and there a little more in stride? When we become jaded to the idea of a star sighting, will that be the final indication that Michigan's movie industry is firmly established?
In the meantime, though, what stars have you spotted?
Have you checked out the new Zipcar iPhone application? It was recently featured in an iPhone commercial; and, as something of an iPhone-application junkie, I felt compelled to check it out. I thought the application turned your iPhone into a remote control for your car. As it turns out, I was way off the mark.
Zipcars debuted in New York City in 2002 © Mario Tama / Getty Images
Zipcar is a car-sharing membership available in Ann Arbor -- the only participating location in Michigan...read more.
