{"id":5544,"date":"2017-02-15T08:00:11","date_gmt":"2017-02-15T13:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.brethren.org\/?p=5544"},"modified":"2017-02-15T08:00:11","modified_gmt":"2017-02-15T13:00:11","slug":"pure-michigan-wrap-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/blogtest\/2017\/02\/15\/pure-michigan-wrap-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Pure Michigan Wrap-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_5547\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5547\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/blogtest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2017\/02\/Article-9-Kayaking.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/blogtest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2017\/02\/Article-9-Kayaking.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/blogtest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2017\/02\/Article-9-Kayaking-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/blogtest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2017\/02\/Article-9-Kayaking-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/blogtest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2017\/02\/Article-9-Kayaking-560x315.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kayaking in Michigan. Photo by Elizabeth Kinsey.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nBy Elizabeth Kinsey<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_5546\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5546\" style=\"width: 183px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Article-9-Great-Blue-on-Jordan-Lake-183x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"183\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5546\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5546\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Great Blue Heron on Jordan Lake. Photo by Elizabeth Kinsey.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nWherever you vacation in Michigan, you\u2019re sure to have a great time. There\u2019s something for everybody. Whether your preference is roughing it, camping with a camper or RV, staying in a motel or renting a cottage, you\u2019ll find a spot that makes you want to start planning a return trip when you have more time.  <\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_5545\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5545\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Article-9-Bike-Trail-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5545\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5545\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michigan bike trail<\/figcaption><\/figure>Michigan\u2019s cities offer inspiration, gardens, theatre, concerts, cultural diversity and many educational opportunities. Nature\u2019s at her best in Michigan, too, with hundreds of campgrounds and miles of bike trails and hiking trails across the state. If you can swing the time for a vacation before or after Annual Conference, be sure to make your plans early. The beauty of Michigan is not a big secret. It\u2019s a favorite vacation spot, a summer home, a delightful return stop for many folks. Those of us who wait all year for those show-stopping Michigan summers don&#8217;t stray too far away from June through September. It&#8217;s just what we&#8217;ve been waiting to experience again. The summer weather is unpredictable in Michigan, so do come prepared with layers.  <\/p>\n<p>I sure hope you can play for a while in this beloved state I\u2019ve called home for 62 years. I&#8217;ll be here ready to welcome you to Pure Michigan! <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5548\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5548\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/blogtest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2017\/02\/Article-9-Sunset-From-Grand-Rapids.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/blogtest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2017\/02\/Article-9-Sunset-From-Grand-Rapids.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/blogtest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2017\/02\/Article-9-Sunset-From-Grand-Rapids-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/blogtest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2017\/02\/Article-9-Sunset-From-Grand-Rapids-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/blogtest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2017\/02\/Article-9-Sunset-From-Grand-Rapids-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5548\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunset, Grand Rapids. Photo by Elizabeth Kinsey.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Elizabeth Kinsey Wherever you vacation in Michigan, you\u2019re sure to have a great time. There\u2019s something for everybody. Whether your preference is roughing it, camping with a camper or RV, staying in a motel or renting a cottage, you\u2019ll find a spot that makes you want to start planning a return trip when you<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[77,80,248,524,743],"class_list":["post-5544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","tag-annual-conference","tag-annual-conference-2017","tag-cobac17","tag-grand-rapids","tag-michigan"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/blogtest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/blogtest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/blogtest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/blogtest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/blogtest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/blogtest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5544\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/blogtest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/blogtest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/blogtest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}