I am working on the 2026 Michigan Girl bike jerseys! I have a few spots open for the logo sponsorships on the back - they are $200 each spot. Would your business like to sponsor? Gals and - in a wild twist - guys are welcome!!!
Borah will design the actual jerseys with better graphics… Here’s a rough draft of this year’s design - ChatGPT filters copyrighted logos so some of the logos were reimagined (oh boy!) - but I love getting a quick look at it this way.
Logo sponsors also get shoutouts in the MiGirl e-newsletter (reaching 2.5K people) and in the Michigan Girl Facebook group (now at 3.7K MiGirls). We had so much fun last year with the jerseys and got lots of comments online and on the trails!
Sponsorships are $200 for the smaller logos and $450 for the larger presenting logos. Email me at kandace@michgirl.com to support more women on bikes - and more laughter on trails!!!
P.S. I will have a storefront link through Borah soon for ordering the jerseys...
Ladies! We are just two months out from the Michigan Girl Chicago trip, and I just found out we DID get tickets to opening weekend for Dirty Dancing, the musical!
I got us—behold—a SENIOR discount. They offered it to me, and I didn’t flinch. Tickets for the show are only $65 and we will be seated together! I must buy all tickets by July 20.
Some big changes to shout about:
💜 Daylight - we will revel in 2.5 more hours of daylight than our usual November date. This has my heart even above Patrick Swayze.
💜 Warmer - Average temps in the 70s vs. 30s. Again, Swayze, step aside.
💜 New hotel - Marriott’s Hotel Chicago, Autograph Collection is downtown in River North, next to the Riverwalk. We can explore the other side of downtown - and it’s within walking distance of the James Nederlander Theatre. We could carry watermelons to and from the show.
💜 The show - Dirty Dancing, the musical - Friday, Sept. 11 at 7pm. Tickets for the show are $65 and we will be seated together!
💜 The bus - I am adding a downstate pick-up/drop-off stop - maybe near Benton Harbor (TBD). For sure, we’ll be traveling via motor coach launching in Traverse City, with pick-ups at our usual spots in Cadillac and Grand Rapids along the way. We’ll have wine, games and movies on the bus — and I promise it’ll go faster for you than our bus driver (the legendary Trudy may be back!).
We leave TC at 8am on Friday, Sept. 11 and return to TC Sunday, Sept. 13 at 4pm.
💜 RATES:
Double: $695 per person
Triple: $645 per person
Quad: $595 per person
Single: $945 per person
Show tickets are an optional add-on: $65 each.
Rates include two nights' lodging in downtown Chicago, motor coach transportation, and MiGirl swag, wine and fun along the way.
💜 The group - Join us! This is open to all women (no membership needed) and many women get on in TC and scoop up best friends and feral friends en route at our various pick-up spots to make a girls weekend with no worries - no bus or hotel or driving or show logistics!! You also have the entire day Saturday to explore Chicago on your own before being wrangled Sunday morning for the nap-required, movie-playing, fat-pants-only ride on the way home.
💜 RESERVE: Email kandace@MichGirl.com to join us! If you want to jump on the Michigan Girl 🩷 Facebook Group page, you can see some chatter and look for possible roomies!
P.S. This calls for a watermelon-something drink on the bus. 🍉
Kandace, Maple (wet from her swim at Mud Lake), Ellie & Happy the Cat
Kandace Chapple
Michigan Girl, owner
kandace@michgirl.com
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