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I’ve been a working mom for the past three-and-a-half years, and I’d be lying if I said it ever got easier. Sure, the routine evens out eventually. In our case, it took nearly two years to fully establish itself, with...
As moms, we hear a great many things every day. Besides the obvious variations on our title being repeated ad nauseam {"Mom! Mawwwm! Mommy! MOM! Mama! Mommy!"}, there's the obvious and insistent "Why?" and the ever popular "I don't wanna!"...
I am guilty of assuming the "staycation" trend was for families who didn't have the means or motivation to do more. I am here to quickly confess how wrong I was! Like many of us, my vacation time at...
The city of Flint, Michigan is the largest city in Genesee County and the seventh largest city in the state with a population of more than 100,000, but that’s not the main reason Flint is one of the...
Almost everyday I send my kid into a room where 90% of his classmates have a potentially deadly weapon hidden in their lunchboxes. My son’s kryptonite happens to be peanuts. After ingesting peanuts, my son will go into anaphylactic...
Did you ever hear the word Montessori when you were a child? I remember seeing it on a sign and asking my mom what it meant. She said it was a fancy preschool. Did she add the word weird?...
I've lived in Grand Blanc for over a decade now, but I grew up in Shiawassee County where the farm fields are plentiful and so is the small town charm! It's admittedly not something I always appreciated about the...
Hey, I’m Erica Young, one of the newest contributors for #MidMiMB! I currently live in Dryden. I am married to my high school sweetheart, Kevin. We've been married for 17 years and together for 19 years. He is the love...

In + Around Mid-MIchigan

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Mid-Michigan Splash Pads, Beaches, Pools, and Water Parks

Summer is nearly upon us, so grab your lemonade and check out our guide to Summer Water Fun In + Around Mid-Michigan! From beaches and swimming pools to splash pads and water parks; this is the BEST resource for all things water fun! Click the tabs below to find a specific type of water fun or check out the interactive map below!