Yikes, Father’s Day is just around the corner and the last thing you want to do is be lazy and spring for a boring tie… again. So here are a few ideas that we hope will inspire you when you’re making plans for Dear Ol’ Dad.

7) Take your dad for some BBQ
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Like at Slows Bar BQ in Detroit.
Hog Wild BBQ in Holland is another favorite
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6) Or maybe you want to show Dad one of Michigan's hidden gems...
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Like Kitch-iti-kipi in Manistique.
Or Torch Lake, near Torch Lake Township, Alden, Milton.
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5) Maybe share a cold brewski with dear old dad.
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Like at Bells Brewery.
4) Treat him to a Tigers game
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The next home games will be June 25-28 against the Chicago White Sox.

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Or, if you're on the west side of the state, how about a Whitecaps game?
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The crowds are not as raucous at Fifth Third Ballpark and the food... Well, the food options are... crazy. The next home games are June 29-30, versus Lake County.
3) Maybe he's into fishing?
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Hamlin Lake sits near the western coast of the lower peninsula of Michigan, where you'll find a steady stock of northern pike, crappie, walleyes, perch and bass.
Or along Lake St. Clair
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2) Dad sometimes gets tired of the grind of work life and just wants to get away
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The seclusion of Porcupine Mountain State Park might just do the trick to help him chill out.
And the energy that comes from Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is sure to replenish recharge his batteries.
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1) Maybe the dad in your life is your husband. Perhaps you're new parents and you both are feeling a bit overwhelmed. Why not, if you can, take the little tots to auntie's house and enjoy a little R and R at one of the state's local B&Bs.
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Such as the Inn on Ferry Street in Detroit, pictured here.
Or if he's a boat fan...
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Get away on the Saugatuck Sea Suites Lodge.

These are just some ideas. Maybe your family has a special tradition with Dad? Go ahead, share it with the rest of us in the comments below. You may make someone else’s holiday.

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