Michigan Family Field Trips: Fun Sites for Kids

Written for busy parents and families on the go, Michigan Family Field Trips features the best Michigan places for children, in a format that's small enough to stow in a bag or the car.Ellyce Field explores 60 sites and includes restaurant suggestions for family-run establishments wherever possible, many of them with kids' menus. Michigan Family Field Trips is divided into four color-coded sections: southeastern Michigan, Mid-Michigan, Western Michigan, and Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. The book also includes important information about each site such as address, telephone number, Web address, hours, admission fee, parking, and age appropriateness.Features such popular and lesser-known sites as:Ann Arbor Hands-On MuseumCranbrook Institute of ScienceDetroit Puppet TheaterFord Rouge Factory TourLionel TrainsPotter Park ZooCurious Kids MuseumWindmill IslandHartwick Pines State ParkSoo Locks Boat TourEllyce Field writes for the Detroit News and is the author of the Detroit Kids Catalog series. Visit her website at www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=OPINION0338