Amtrak is offering 20 percent off fares for the Blue Water, Pere Marquette and Wolverine trains

Don’t sit in your house and wait for warm weather. See the fun activities Michigan has to offer this winter by planning a Pure Michigan Snow Day and taking advantage of the hot savings Amtrak is offering on their Michigan trains! From now until March 31, Amtrak is offering 20 percent off fare for the Blue Water, Pere Marquette and Wolverine trains. Below are just a few of the special prices available (adult fares, each way, as low as):

Chicago	to	Detroit	$28.00
Chicago	to	Grand Rapids	$24.80
Chicago	to	Port Huron	$24.80

To receive discounts, apply Amtrak fare code V441 for Michigan trains. The fare code must be used to take advantage of these low fares. Tickets are non-refundable and some blackout dates apply. See the Deals tab on Amtrak.com for other applicable restrictions, including advance reservation and purchase requirements for discounts through March 31. Terms and conditions vary.

Once you have your ticket, here is a sampling of special events occurring now until the end of March:

Amtrak Route	Event	City	Dates
Wolverine	North American International Auto Show	Detroit	Jan. 11-24
Blue Water/ Wolverine	Kalamazoo Beer Week	Kalamazoo	Jan. 16-23
Wolverine	Avondale Train Show	Auburn Hills	Jan. 17
Blue Water	Port Huron Chilly Fest	Port Huron	Jan. 22-23
Pere Marquette	Annual Chili Tour	St. Joseph	Jan. 29
Blue Water	Art & Craft Beer Fest	Lansing	Jan. 29-30
Pere Marquette	St. Joe Winter Beer Fest	St. Joseph	Jan. 30
Wolverine	Winter Fun Fest	Ann Arbor	Jan. 30 – Feb. 20
Blue Water/ Wolverine	Coopers Glen Music Festival	Kalamazoo	Feb. 5-6
Pere Marquette	Magical Ice Fest	St. Joseph	Feb. 5-7
Wolverine	Paczki Day	Hamtramck	Feb. 9
Wolverine	Meridian Winter Blast	Detroit	Feb. 12-14
Wolverine	Ann Arbor Train Show & Sale	Saline	Feb. 13-14
Pere Marquette	Beer Week	Grand Rapids	Feb. 17-28
Blue Water/ Wolverine	Pub & Grub Fest	Battle Creek	Feb. 20
Pere Marquette	Winterfest	Grand Rapids	Feb. 25
Wolverine	Autorama	Detroit	Feb. 26-28
Pere Marquette	LaughFest	Grand Rapids	Mar. 10-20
Wolverine	St. Patrick’s Day Parade	Detroit	Mar. 13

Beyond the special events, the following list is an excerpt of family-friendly attractions that will keep visitors warm indoors. These attractions are open year-round:

Amtrak Route	Attraction	City
Blue Water/ Wolverine	Air Zoo	Kalamazoo
Wolverine	Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum	Ann Arbor
Blue Water	Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland	Frankenmuth
Wolverine	Detroit Institute of Arts	Detroit
Blue Water	Durand Union Station/Michigan Railroad History Museum	Durand
Pere Marquette	Federick Meijer Garden & Sculpture Park	Grand Rapids
Blue Water	Flint Institute of Arts	Flint
Pere Marquette	Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum	Grand Rapids
Blue Water/ Wolverine	Gilmore Car Museum	Kalamazoo (Hickory Corners)
Pere Marquette	Grand Rapids Children’s Museum	Grand Rapids
Pere Marquette	Holland Museum	Holland
Wolverine	The Henry Ford	Dearborn
Blue Water/ Wolverine	Kalamazoo Valley Museum	Kalamazoo
Blue Water	Michigan Historical Center	Lansing
Wolverine	Michigan Science Center	Detroit
Blue Water	Michigan State University Museum	East Lansing
Blue Water	Port Huron museums	Port Huron
Blue Water	Sloan*Longway	Flint
Wolverine	University of Michigan Museum of Natural History	Ann Arbor

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) does not endorse the events and attractions listed above as they just offer a snapshot of what visitors and residents can do along the Amtrak routes. For more information on other events, attractions, dining, lodging and connecting transportation to the trains, visit the following travel and visitor bureau websites:

Pure Michigan

Calhoun County Visitors Bureau

Dearborn Visitor and Welcome Center

Discover the Blue

Discover Kalamazoo

Experience Grand Rapids

Flint and Genesee Chamber of Commerce

Frankenmuth Convention and Visitor’s Bureau

Four Flags Area Council on Tourism

Greater Lansing Convention and Visitor’s Bureau

Holland

Lapeer Chamber of Commerce