A family takes a photo near the rose garden at Applewood Estate in Flint, Michigan.

The Explore Flint & Genesee blog features local attractions, restaurants, and weekly things to do in and around the county. Here you'll be able to learn more about our area to help you plan your next trip or discover your next favorite attraction or restaurant in Flint & Genesee!

Enjoy the Solar Eclipse in Flint & Genesee

A total solar eclipse is coming! A total solar eclipse is when the moon will cross in front of the sun and cover it for a short time, is. While Flint & Genesee residents and visitors won’t be able to witness a full solar eclipse, we can see a near total solar eclipse on April 8. The eclipse will…

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Gearing Up for Halloween in Flint & Genesee

This time of year makes it hard to choose which activities are perfect for you, your friends, and your family to do to celebrate the onset of fall and spooky season. There is so much to do that the fear of missing out on something becomes as much an impediment as time, but the good news is that…

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Finding Our History In Flint & Genesee

The Flint & Genesee region has a deep and rich history. Most of us are at least casually familiar with the history of Flint as one of the birthplaces of the automobile and the people that built that legacy but there is much more to the story of this area than that. History is all around us and there…

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