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Apple cider, model railroads, and pie-eating contests --walk through Dexter's tidy downtown and you'll feel like you've wandered onto the set of a Hollywood movie. Just seven miles outside Ann Arbor, nestled alongside the Huron River, this community of nearly 3000 boasts a top-ranked high school, the state's oldest running cider mill and three large woodland parks.

Spend an afternoon of hiking, canoeing or cross-country skiing then grab a cup of locally roasted joe at Foggy Bottom Coffee House or enjoy a treat at the Dexter Bakery. Looking for something a bit more urbane? Why not sample the award-winning microbrews at Jolly Pumpkin Brewery or savor the French cuisine of Bistro Renaissance. Better yet, catch and cook your own spring-fed trout. For nearly 185 years, Dexter has been a fresh-baked slice of small town goodness.

Dexter Features

Now Playing: Spontaneous Art

Tanya Muzumdar Wednesday, November 28, 2012

The name kind of says it all. Then again, maybe it doesn't. Spontaneous Art is a trio of guerilla (and sometimes gorilla) performance artists who have dedicated themselves to making life in the Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti region a little funkier, a little sillier, and, most importantly, a little less predictable.

Blazing A Water Trail Along The Huron

Natalie Burg Wednesday, June 08, 2011

A 100-mile trail that connects Ann Arbor to Lake Erie via the Huron River sounds pretty cool to us. Missed Concentrate's speaker event about the proposed water trail? Not to fear. We've got the lowdown right here.

Concentrate Speaker Event - Take Me To The River

Concentrate Staff Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Imagine paddling in your kayak from Ann Arbor to Lake Erie. Or up into Oakland County. Pretty cool, huh? The Huron River Watershed Council is hoping to create a 100-mile water trail that does just that. HRWC planner Elizabeth Riggs will speak at our next Concentrate Speaker event about what the trail, and the Huron, means for our community. Sign up for TOMORROW'S event.

A Strange Brew Of Beer And Community

Julianne Mattera Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Michigan has the fifth highest number of microbreweries in the nation, and the Ann Arbor area is doing more than its fair share to keep those numbers up. From Ypsi to Dexter to Milan, locally brewed ales, lagers and stouts are not only becoming the beverage of choice, but also bringing community together in unexpected ways.

ReCellular Rings Green

Jon Zemke Thursday, February 22, 2007

Recycle your newspaper, plastic tubs, soup cans and ... your Blackberry? Dexter-based ReCellular recycles cell phones. The growing company has found a niche that's made profits and has people taking notice of its green ways.

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