| Michigan is all about winter sports and | | | | the best sled competition. The Abrams |
| festivities. The February snow does not slow | | | | Planetarium is located on the Michigan State |
| them down and they keep busy. These events | | | | University Campus in East Lansing. They |
| are great for families looking for weekend | | | | offer public programs on the weekends in the |
| activities or stopovers on a family vacation. | | | | evening and on Sunday afternoons. The shows |
| In Sault Ste. Marie, visitors will find the | | | | feature a Digistar II projector and an |
| International 500 Snowmobile Race. This | | | | outdoor observation is held if the sky |
| annual event is the oldest and fastest | | | | conditions permit. There are also telescopes |
| snowmobile race in North America. The race | | | | in from of the Abrams Planetarium that offer |
| features time trials, Kids Mini Z Races, the | | | | views of astronomical objects. |
| I-500, Vintage Snowmobile Show and an awards | | | | |
| banquet following the race. The race first | | | | The Arcadia Brewing Company is located in |
| race was held in February 1969 and was the | | | | Battle Creek and features tours of their |
| first attempt to race a snowmobile 500 miles. | | | | microbrewery. They produce handcrafted ales |
| The event drew over 10,000 spectators. | | | | that are brewed in the British tradition. |
| | | | They brew ten ales with five that are |
| In Harrison you can find the Annual "Frost | | | | available year round and five that are |
| Bite Open" Winter Golf Tournament on Budd | | | | seasonal. The products are distributed |
| Lake. The event takes place on nine-hole | | | | throughout Michigan, Indianapolis, Madison, |
| courses and both novice and veteran golfers | | | | Wisconsin, Columbus, Ohio and Peoria, |
| hit colored tennis balls over the snow. | | | | Illinois. They also serve specialty pizzas |
| There are other fun games including the men's | | | | and quesadillas that are prepared in a |
| and women's longest drive, the two-person | | | | wood-burning oven as well as Southern style |
| scramble, turkey bowling, the hole-in-one and | | | | barbeque. |