Michigan Off the Beaten Path: A Guide to Unique Places [Paperback]

Jim DuFresne (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1999 | Series: Off the Beaten Path Series

For travelers looking to avoid crowds, this guide will help them discover the unique "must-see" attractions of the Wolverine State. Go beyond the usual tourist attractions to discover such hidden treasures as the Be Good to Your Mother-in-Law Bridge, Three Oaks Spokes Bicycle Museum, or the Cornish Pump Engine and Mining Museum. Whatever you do when you get to Michigan, get off the interstate-and take this book with you!

Product Details

• Paperback: 225 pages
• Publisher: Globe Pequot; 5th edition (June 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762702699
• ISBN-13: 978-0762702695
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #662,400 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a guide to little-known Michigan attractions, February 4, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Michigan Off the Beaten Path: A Guide to Unique Places (Paperback)

As a native Michigander, and now a nearby Chicagoan, I found this book both amusing and helpful. I had no idea of some of the little sites and attractions of my native state and used the book on some car trips back home. Of course, the book assumes you are aware of the big tourist attractions so it concentrates on the hidden treasures. I have shared this with fellow Michigan natives and they loved it also.

17 of 79 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Metro Detroit area, MI, January 9, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Michigan Off the Beaten Path: A Guide to Unique Places (Paperback)

I'm from Michigan and I'm truly offended at this book...there are a lot of things to see in Michigan, everything from renting a cottage at one of Michigan's countless beautiful lakes both large and small, to hiking the Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes, to visiting it's many lighthouses. And that's just in the lower peninsula, I'm not too familiar with the U.P. Yet, the author mentions the attractions worth visiting as the 'bicycle spokes museum?', or the 'Be kind to your mother-in-law bridge?' I've never heard of either one and I've lived here all of my life? They make the state of Michigan and those who live here look foolish and backwards... If this is a book about locations that can be found 'off the beaten path', there is much to be said about Michigan. Some of the most beautiful attractions are located here, which do not appear to be in this book. If the sites described are the featured locations in the book, thanks but I'll pass. One would be better off picking up a free brochure from a travel agency...