memorial day

Although Michigan law requires schools to start after Labor Day, the majority of school districts apply for a waiver to start the school year earlier.

Whether you call them lightning bugs or fireflies, their return to Michiganders backyards is a sure sign of summer. When can we expect to see them here in West Michigan?

If you're planning on celebrating Memorial Day with fireworks in Michigan, here's what you need to know.

Before you travel for Memorial Day Weekend, you may want to check the weather for all the places you will or could be in Michigan, including Grand Haven & Traverse.

The only remaining hand cranked chain ferry in operation in the United States is located in Saugatuck, Michigan and is now open for the 2023 season.

We wait all winter for the weather to start warming up, the trees and flowers to bloom, and the official start of summer! It's almost here!!

There is nothing worse on a holiday weekend than needing an item and all the stores are closed. We have checked to see which stores will be open on Memorial Day.

It is Memorial Day Weekend -- the unofficial kick-off of summer for most people. There are several activities planned for the holiday weekend.

We all look forward to that three day weekend that unofficially kicks off the summer season -- but have we forgotten the reason we have a Memorial Day in the first place?

Solo Drinking Cup Lines Mean Something

There's a Michigan statewide fireworks law and even a fine attached. But that's never stopped anyone before. Why should it start now?

More than 1 million Michigan residents will take a trip during the holiday weekend, and Michigan "welcomes" you back.