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If you’re in need of a girls’ trip, Brighton’s got you covered. Destination Starz Hollow is coming soon, and it's everything Gilmore Girls fans and fall lovers could ever dream of.
📅 September 26 - 27
📸 Destination Starz Hollow/Explore Brighton Howell Area
ALT Downtown Brighton sidewalk lined with colorful fall mums as visitors walk past local shops.
ALT Gilmore Girls-inspired artwork and fall d\u00E9cor displayed outside a downtown Brighton business.
ALT Gilmore Girls-themed \u201CWorld\u2019s Largest Pizza\u201D display outside a downtown Brighton storefront.
ALT A large crowd gathers along the Mill Pond in downtown Brighton during Destination Starz Hollow.
They’re very large, a little weird and all ours. What are your favorite giants of the Michigan landscape?
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ALT Large wooden sculpture of Benny the Beard Fisher, a bearded figure reclining outdoors among trees in Germfask, Michigan.
ALT Giant cherry pie tin displayed beneath a red-and-white water tower at the World\u2019s Largest Cherry Pie roadside attraction in Charlevoix, Michigan.
ALT Giant Uniroyal tire roadside attraction towering above a visitor in Allen Park, Michigan.
ALT Large wooden root beer barrel-shaped building with visitors gathered at its service window in Douglas, Michigan.
Every corner of Michigan has a place for you to unplug.
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📍Sturgeon Point Lighthouse
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ALT Orange sunset over Lake Superior beside the rocky cliffs of Pictured Rocks.
ALT Sturgeon Point Lighthouse surrounded by beach grass and trees under a pale blue sky.
ALT Northern lights glow green above the illuminated Mackinac Bridge at night.
ALT Pastel sunset over Lake Michigan viewed from the tree-lined Empire Bluffs.
Four national park sites and countless memories to tell.
ALT To truly disconnect, visit Isle Royal, which has minimal cell service and is only accessible by ferry or seaplane.
ALT To be in awe of nature, visit Pictured Rocks, whose boat tours have the best views of 15 miles of multicolored cliffs.
ALT To reflect on sacrifice, visit River Raisin to learn about the greatest defeat the U.S. faced in the War of 1812 and walk the 8-mile paved trail with artifacts and monuments.
ALT To beach like never before, visit the Sleeping Bear Dunes for the largest freshwater dune system in the world. Find your way to the hidden Esch Road Beach: trust us.