Michigan/Surrounding Area Getaway?
 

There's not a ton to do there, but I stayed at some awesome little inns in South Haven, MI once and had a good time -- I'll try to remember what they were if you want. It was very relaxing. Ann Arbor is awesome as well.

If you go to Illinois, you'd have to just go to Chicago, which wouldn't really be worth it for one night.

You could go to Windsor. There's a casino and you can all drink if there are members of your party under 21. But really other than that, there isn't much to do in (that I know of) in Windsor.

PM I think Frankenmuth might be a good idea. Especially with Christmas right around the corner, you can go to that huge Christmas store - Bronner's I think it's called...

Or what about Cleveland - isn't that the OH city on the river that has tons of bars and stuff? (Or is that Cinncinati?)

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It could probably be any city that has a river.

You probably mean Cleveland, though. You could also visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, or check out some of the cultural offerings there in the afternoon or next morning.

And the river doesn't burn anymore.

Oh, there a lake there, too.

I'm not sure what you're into, but Shipshewana, Indiana is a fun girls weekend. They have a lot of shopping, hand made Amish products and opportunities to do arts and crafts yourself. They have special Christmas activities this time of year too.

I spent a weekend at Frankenmuth last year and there was a lot more to do than several years ago. They have a new River Place mall that has fun stuff going on and the karaoke at the Bavarian Inn is fun too. They have a laser light show every night. You probably won't be able to get a room at the Bavarian Inn this time of year though.

I know people who've been to South Haven in the summer.. not sure how much there is to do in the fall/winter though.

Wheel's Inn in Sarnia is supposed to be a lot of fun. I've been wanting to go there for a while. Here's a link for that:
Wheel's Inn

That's the best I can think of!

Dee

You could go to Kitchener/Waterloo and check out St. Jacobs. That's about a 4 hour drive.

you could go to frankemuth and always go shopping at birch run. that place is always a good time. or else there is traverse city. its only about 4 hours from ann arbor and its also really fun, but im not sure about the winter there. there is a place called the great bear or great wolf lodge thats cool, its a nice hotel thats like a log cabin only HUGE with and indoor water park. we went to the one by cedar point and it was a ton of fun

And this morning, I just thought of... Toronto! There is tons to do there!

I was going to suggest Toronto, but according to Yahoo Maps, it's almost a 5 hour drive...but somehow that doesn't seem right?

It should only be 5 hours when customs is slow. Yahoo probably has issues with kilometers and miles and speed limits or something!

St. Jacobs is a great lil place! But there's more to do in Stratford. The plays are done but the downtown area is very picturesque.

Detroit to Toronto is 4 hours.

Windsor->London is 2 hours (some of the most boring hours mind you!)

London -> Toronto is 2 hours.

The extra hour is because when they do those "time" things they always count to the inside of the city. And you can definately spend over 30 minutes attempting to get on the 401 in Toronto and I'm assuming it's the same for Detroit.

Actually, from Detroit, Toronto is 3 hours away with no traffic.

How fast to you drive _Opi_? :p because going 100/110 it really does take 4 hours. Sure you can go 130/140 on the 401, but the cops will bust your butt for it. I used to , but it just isn't worth the demerit points.

lol..Well..I drive decent. I never drove to T.O. but my crazy, roadraged friend does. It takes an hour and half to reach london (half way to T.O.). Also I always go to 'ssauga first, so maybe that makes a time diff?

Sure beats the heck out of seeing the underaged American crowd in Windsor.

Hey now! you dissin my town :p

lol! damn it, am I the only one who likes it.

anyway, I live in both windsor (which has already been nixed) and London. Night scene is a fair bit tamer than in Windsor, but still ok. Other stuff to do like shopping and such.

Wheel's Inn is good too, but it's in Chatham (hour from Windsor) and there's little to do in town. (that i kow of...could always email my sisters and see what they do for fun there).

Frankenmuth sounds nice - haven't been there in years.