Tompkins Historical Freedom Festival and Steam Show
Sep 16, 2019
In today’s fast paced world, it is easy to overlook the small towns that are on the outskirts of Jackson. A short drive on picturesque M-50 (West) will bring you to the Stewart Farm, which showcases the history
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Happy Labor Day weekend in #JacksonMI!
Aug 27, 2019
Looking for things to do in #JacksonMI this weekend? Here’s our top five picks for: August 30 - September 2
1) Labor Day Fireworks Show
Give summer a booming send-off with food, music and fireworks at The Cascades. 
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Michigan Shakespeare Festival
Jul 08, 2019
25 years. The silver anniversary. A quarter of a century.
1996. The year of “Show me the money!” and “You had me at hello.” Tickle-Me Elmo was the craze. Oprah started a book club. George
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Experience Jackson Tours App
May 16, 2019
Looking for fun things to do in Jackson, Michigan? We have just the thing!
Our Experience Jackson Tours app has a variety of intriguing and educational tours that will keep you busy all year! Our app will take you through
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Experiencing Museum Day
Feb 28, 2019
This year, I was able to take advantage of my first Museum Day. Ten museums throughout Jackson County opened their doors to the public for the day, FREE of charge. How cool is that?! I love museums, and had heard
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5 Reasons to Stay in Jackson for Your Big 10 Game
Nov 09, 2018
The Jackson area is just minutes from several Big Ten stadiums, making it the ideal location to stay for the next big game. Not only will staying here save you on premium room rates and crazy parking fees, it will
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Hackett Auto Museum Connects with Descendants
Aug 21, 2018
The Internet can be a wonderful thing. Recently, I have been spending many hours to research and locate descendants of previous owners of the Hackett Automobile Company building. You may know by now that I am the guy spearheading the
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Reenactments and Living History: Jackson Civil War Muster
Aug 21, 2018
For the past thirty-four years, the Jackson Civil War Muster has grown to become one of the largest and most popular Civil War Musters in our countries Midwest. Everywhere I travel, and have conversations with people in Michigan, I discover
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Jackson Civil War Muster - A Summer Main Stay
Jul 30, 2018
The Jackson Civil War Muster has been a main stay of Jackson’s summer time events and will be commemorating its 35th anniversary next year in 2019. As one of the largest Civil War Musters in the Midwest; Jackson is
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“Jackson & the Great War” Exhibit at Ella Sharp Museum
May 31, 2018
"Jackson & the Great War", an exhibit at Ella Sharp Museum, is open now through August 24, 2018. The exhibit commemorates the Centennial Anniversary of the US involvement in WWI. The exhibit features letters, uniforms, a Sparton gas alarm, helmets, and
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