Carnival

The annual Eastern Michigan State Fair in Imlay City, Michigan is one of the summer's most popular Lapeer County events.

The most wonderful time of the year.

If you've got a rumble in your tummy for fried Oreos or corndogs, we have your solution.

His stepmother says that they want to "flood" his hospital room at Hurley Medical Center with words of encouragement.

I know that these incidents are few and far between, but they still freak me out.

I finally gave up on the carnival games at Cedar Point. Year after year I would throw cash at them and year after year I would walk away empty-handed. Now, I find out that Peter Drakos doesn’t have that problem. Indeed, the Detroit resident may just be the best carnival game player in the world.

It's time for the 5th Annual Grand Blanc Family Funfest. There will be carnival rides and concessions, a family activity tent, and a beer and entertainment tent too! It all happens right in downtown Grand Blanc this weekend, beginning this evening at 5pm with the  carnival rides. There will also be pie-eating contests, a Halloween costume sale, and a karaoke contest.

This past weekend, my family and I traveled to Lake Orion to the Lion's Club Jubilee to take on the ride of all rides... The Loop-O-Planes! As I posted last week, I was five years old when my Nannu (Maltese for Grandpa) first introduced me to this carnival thrill ride.  I became immediately hooked. As years went on, the Loop-O-Planes began to disappear from most midways replaced by much bigger, ta