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The Summer's Hottest Ticket is now available
to Michigan's only PGA Golf Tournament
THE BUICK OPEN!

Witness the best golfers in the world and all the exciting action during the 2009 "Buick Open" happening July 27 through August 2 at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club in Grand Blanc, Michigan. Get into the "SWING" and let Flint and Genesee County show you what it has to offer. As "PAR" for the course, the Buick Open will treat you to a week of sensational professional golf at Michigan's only PGA Tournament. This year, the Buick Open celebrates its 51st Anniversary with another impressive field of the PGA Tour's best players. Don't miss the opportunity to witness and be part of one of the most prestigious events in Michigan and put a "HIT" into your summer!!

Discounted, overnight packages are available to the Buick Open with savings up to 40% off on Anyday Grounds Passes, Weeklong Grounds Badges and Clubhouse Badges. Packages starting under $100 per night for two, which includes discounted Buick Open admission tickets and overnight accommodations at a Flint and Genesee County area hotel of your choice. For more information or to check out other overnight packages, please visit
"Overnight Pure FunPaks" or contact our Tourism Department at 1-877-FLINT-MI or locally at (810) 232-3261.

 
Pure Fun Facts

Think there's nothing to do? Think again! Here are just a few:

Spend a fun-filled day at Flint's Sloan Museum and Buick Gallery and Research Center
Enjoy award-winning traveling exhibits, an interactive Discovery Center and diverse educational activities all year long. Experience the dynamic changes that helped shape the city of Flint during the last century. Visit Sloan through November 15, and take a visual joyride through the auto show history during the "Sirens of Chrome" exhibit, which includes dozens of photographs, programs and posters capturing decades of hot vehicles and torrid models. Also visit the Sloan Museum through September 7 and see "All American Classic Cars" an exhibit representing the best cars of the 20s, 30s and 40s. Discounted, overnight packages are available to the Sloan Museum. Visit "Overnight Pure FunPaks" for discounted admission tickets and overnight accommodations.

Coming June 27 and 28 is the 37th Annual "Sloan Auto Fair" featuring this year's theme "Muscle, Speed and Performance." Join Sloan for Flint's oldest car show when the Flint Cultural Center campus becomes home to more than 600 of the best looking cars, trucks and motorcycles around. Enjoy lectures, feature cars, exhibits, Planetarium shows, kids activities, music and much more. Opens at 9 a.m. both days.

Plan your next golf outing in Flint, Michigan! Whether your a leisure or serious golfer, Flint has it all from prestigious local courses to challenging signature courses. Take advantage of what Michigan Summers are really all about - warm temperatures, sunny skies, picture perfect scenery and GREAT GOLF!

Discounted, overnight golf packages are available starting under $100 per night for two and includes 18-holes, golf cart and overnight accommodations. Book your next golf outing by linking to "Overnight Pure FunPaks" or contact our Tourism Department for assistance at 1-877-FLINT-MI or locally at (810) 232-3261.

Enjoy a romantic weekend at one of our area bed & breakfasts or hotels!
"Enjoy a Victorian Experience" at Avon House Bed & Breakfast conveniently located near the Flint Cultural Center. A bit north, you'll find a country style retreat at Cinnamon Stick Farm Bed & Breakfast in Clio. Historic Fenton is home to the Wolcott House Bed & Breakfast, within walking distance to downtown Fenton shops and restaurants.

Genesee County is also home to many excellent
hotels and motels, for you and that special someone to escape to for a weekend of relaxation. Romance packages are also available through our discounted,
"Overnight Pure FunPaks" web site.



There's more great stuff to do...

 

Family Activities


At the Flint Children's Museum through June: "Grow to Know About All Things Green"
The museum focuses on improving the planet by adding to the living, growing things on our Earth. Children will learn planting and gardening skills, while understanding the importance of making the community "green". Visitors can join in on daily hands-on activites such as Garden Guessing Games, Flower Crafts, Rock Painting, Grow Labs and a very special Father's Fun Day on Saturday, June 20.

The Flint Children's Museum is open Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The museum is closed on Sundays and Mondays.

Crossroads Village & the Huckleberry Railroad
Step back 100 years and experience life as it was in smaill towns scattered acrorss Flint and Genesee County. With its 35 historic structures, Villagers, in period dress, welcome visitors into their homes, mills and shops dating back to the 1800s. Follow the wooden walks to the post office, schoolhouse, the General Store, cider mill and other village trades and Victorian homes. Be sure to rest your legs and enjoy a 45-minute ride on a Baldwin steam locomotive train, the Huckleberry Railroad, a 40-minute scenic cruise on a paddle wheel riverboat, the Genesee Belle, or a spin on a Parker's 1910 "Superior Wheel."

Crossroads Village is now open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday (and Labor Day), until September 27. Discounted, overnight packages are available to the Village starting as low as $70 per night for two. Visit "Overnight Pure FunPaks" and book your getaway to Flint and Genesee County today.

There's more great Stuff for Kids!!

Special Flint Events
The Flint Area Convention & Visitors Bureau is a proud partner of:
"Back to the Bricks Cruise and Car Show"
August 11-15, 2009 - Come back to downtown Flint for one of the biggest car events featuring a rolling cruise, kick-off party, live entertainment, automotive displays, vendors, food, antique fire trucks and dragster exhibits, contests, a Women's Marketplace and a car show that will amaze you with over 20,000 participants and 150,000 spectators. Purchase your discounted, overnight package to the 2009 "Back to the Bricks" today and receive a FREE collectors t-shirt. Visit "Overnight Pure FunPaks" or contact our Tourism Department for assistance at 1-877-FLINT-MI or locally at (810) 232-3261.

"Bikes on the Bricks Motorcycle Show and Police Competition"
September 25 & 26, 2009 - Join two-days of fun in downtown Flint totally dedicated to motorcycles. Events include a law enforcement rodeo competition, a motorcycle show with prizes, contests, vendor and sponsor displays, motorcycle exhibit, fashion show, food, music, "After Party" sites and much more!!


 

 


 


 

 




 

 

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