Whittaker Street was closed to vehicles last weekend for the 26th annual Ship & Shore Festival. What began all those years ago as a small arts-and-crafts fair showcasing local artists has since evolved into New Buffalo’s event of the summer.

It turned out to be a beautiful weekend for the 43rd Annual Glad Peach Festival, held each year on the first full weekend of August in downtown Coloma, Michigan. It really is a full weekend, too, kicking off with a Bake-Fest, carnival rides, and the annual Youth Parade.

The NASCHAIR Challenge is organized each year by Harbor Habitat for Humanity in Benton Harbor, Michigan; this premier racing event has an even more serious goal – to eradicate substandard housing from Benton Harbor and Benton Township.

Summertime in Southwest Michigan means different things to different people. For some, it means lazy afternoons on the beach; for others, it’s about weekend festivals and outdoor concerts; and for a few ...

The Lake Michigan coast is beautiful, the beach is inviting, and a relaxing afternoon could easily be spent sipping wine, sand between toes, watching sailboats glide across the horizon.

See where we'll be with the Blue Star Truck at top events and festivals around Southwest Michigan. Meet the Blue Star team and win special giveaways!