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Anyone living in Metro Detroit, especially those living in Farmington Hills, are likely familiar with Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum, a beloved local landmark. However, the future of this cherished arcade is now in jeopardy. The planning commission of Farmington Hills recently approved a redevelopment proposal for a local shopping center, a decision that could significantly affect the museum's existence.

 

The proposal focuses on revitalizing a strip mall situated on Orchard Lake Road near 14 Mile Road. The plan includes constructing a smaller Meijer store, a move seen as a step towards modernizing the area. However, this development directly impacts Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum, an arcade and venue deeply ingrained in the…

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Can you smell it?! Fall is upon us, whether we want it to be or not.

And, as people living in the state of Michigan already know, few things compare to the fun-filled experience offered by the region's famous Cider Mills. After all, who wants to miss out on the pre-Thanksgiving tradition of having that hot cup of cider along with a caramel apple?

Many of Michigan's best cider mills have also been upgraded to fuse age-old traditions with contemporary expectations, ensuring that visitors have an all-inclusive recreational experience.

As a proud native, I can say with confidence that the metro Detroit area has some of the absolute best cider mills in the world. Period. (I have a lot of pride about where I live).

In fact, I'd say that…

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The Best Haunted Houses in Michigan 2019

Michigan's Best Haunted Houses:

As promised! Here are the top 10 or so, (I found a few more great ones than 10) best Haunted Houses in Michigan 2019!

  1. AZRA CHAMBER OF HORRORS
  2. EREBUS
  3. HUSH
  4. HAUNTED HOUSE AT BLAKE FARMS
  5. EXIT 13
  6. SCREAMS IN THE DARK
  7. WIARDS ORCHARD NIGHT TERRORS
  8. THE HAUNT
  9. DERANGED HAUNT
  10. CEDAR POINT

Click Here for honorable mentions.

And here for a map of all the locations named in this list!

First a quick thank you for all the people who took part in our survey, and watch for the next one coming up!  Your input and feedback are extremely important to us.  

So THE BEST Haunted houses in Michigan 2019...  have I been to any?!  Before writing this post . . . . no.  I mean…

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Star Wars Quotes Michael Perna Real Estate The Perna Team

 Don't Feed the Ewoks

I remember as a kid, lazy Saturday afternoon summers, my mother, as so many did at the time, chasing us out of the house, on to our bikes and shooing us down the street in a way we can't with our kids today.  All the neighbors counted on to watch us.  It took a village, a village we had.  As the summer turned to fall, which tends to happen, leaves fall, the chill creeps up, bikes are ridden less and a few afternoons here are there, on particularly blustery days, those bikes traded for a TV, and on that tv? 

Star Wars.  

One of the few stories that could be picked up and put down at any point, both because we’ve seen it that many times & of course, George Lucas, started the story with episode IV.  It had all the elements…

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