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As summer winds down, a look back at a "strong" season for Michigan tourism

Michigan Public | By Stateside Staff
Published September 6, 2016 at 4:27 PM EDT
The number of fishing licenses purchased in 2016 was up from a year ago, according to Travel Michigan
Lester Graham
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Michigan Radio
The number of fishing licenses purchased in 2016 was up from a year ago, according to Travel Michigan.

Kids across Michigan got packed off to school today, which marks the end of the summer tourism season.

As we start to say goodbye to summer, we wondered how Michigan's travel industry fared this year.
Michelle Grinnell with Travel Michigan joined Stateside to give us all the answers. Grinnell said Michigan had a very "strong" summer, thanks to great weather and low gas prices.

Listen to the full interview to get more details about the state's tourism numbers and the controversy surrounding some schools wanting to start classes before Labor Day.

GUEST Michelle Grinnell is the public relations manager for Travel Michigan.

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