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Edsel & Eleanor Ford House’s three-part evening experience starts Saturday, December 5, at 5:30 p.m. in Grosse Pointe Shores, with softly lit grounds, both floors of the Main Residence, and the Mistletoe Market—an USA TODAY 10Best Top Four pick; ticketed entry, kids 2 and under free.
Ford House

Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation’s quarter-scale trains wind through a winter wonderland of lights in Findlay, Ohio, on Saturday, December 5, 2026 from 5:30 p.m. Adults $5, kids $3, at the door only.
Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation

Edsel & Eleanor Ford House hosts a Holiday Tea & Tour on Sunday, December 6, at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores. You get champagne, live strings and a holiday tea, then explore the house and grounds. Tickets are sold by the table.
Ford House

The Steam Railroading Institute’s North Pole Express leaves Owosso on Sunday, December 6, 2026 (10 a.m., 5 p.m.): Pere Marquette 1225, the model for the Polar Express engine, pulls it to Ashley’s Country Christmas, 4 hours 45 minutes round trip. Coach is $85, but every seat was sold out as of October 18.
Steam Railroading Institute

Edsel & Eleanor Ford House hosts a holiday tea and house tour on Sunday, December 6, in the Lake Shore Room at Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores. You get champagne, live strings, then time to explore the residence and grounds at your own pace. Tickets are sold by the table.
Ford House

Port Stanley Terminal Rail’s one-hour Santa train runs on Lake Erie’s Canadian shore on Sunday, December 6, 2026 (11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.); book online and bring your passport.
Port Stanley Terminal Rail

The Coopersville & Marne Railway’s Santa Train leaves Coopersville on Sunday, December 6, 2026 (11 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 4 p.m.): 90 minutes in heated vintage cars, with Santa and his elves visiting every child. Coach $38 and $33; book online.
Coopersville & Marne Railway

The Southern Michigan Railroad Society’s Santa Express leaves Clinton on Sunday, December 6, 2026 (11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m.) from beside Clinton United Methodist Church for a ride to Santa’s caboose, where every child gets a few minutes with Santa and a gift. Adults $20, kids $15; book online.
Southern Michigan Railroad Society (boarding at Clinton United Methodist Church)

Jen House Design hosts a hands-on Holiday Wreath Workshop on Sunday, December 6, 2026, at 12:30 p.m. at Saint John's Resort in Plymouth. Build your own wreath with a cheese board included; drinks are available for purchase.
Saint John's Resort

Little River Railroad’s steam train leaves Coldwater on Sunday, December 6, 2026 (1 p.m.) for a round trip to Quincy with Santa visiting on board, about an hour and a half. Tickets from $15, online in advance only.
Little River Railroad

Civic Jazz Live opens the DSO’s Paradise Jazz Series on Sunday, December 6, at 2 p.m. in The Cube at the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center in Detroit, featuring the Civic Youth Ensemble’s Civic Jazz Orchestra led by Anthony Stanco. Tickets are $15.
The Cube, Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center

Edsel & Eleanor Ford House hosts a Holiday Tea & Tour on Sunday, December 6, at the Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores. Start with champagne and live strings, then wander Eleanor Ford's decorated home; tickets are sold by the table.
Ford House

Experienced docents lead a guided tour of the Detroit Historical Museum in Detroit on Sunday, December 6, at 2 p.m. It's a free hour that brings the city's history into sharper focus, though museum admission is separate.
Detroit Historical Museum

Detroit Historical Society docents lead a guided tour at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum in Detroit on Sunday, December 6, at 2 p.m. It's a one-hour look at the city's maritime history, and the tour itself is free.
Dossin Great Lakes Museum

Detroit Historical Society hosts a lecture on preserving your family history on Sunday, December 6, at 2 p.m. at the Detroit Historical Museum in Detroit. Go to learn how to safeguard your family story; tickets available via the organizer.
Detroit Historical Museum

The lecture Preserving Your Family History, set for Sunday, December 6, at 2 p.m. at the Detroit Historical Museum in Detroit, has been canceled. The Detroit Historical Society replaced it with Slavery, Abolition, and Freedom in Early Detroit.
Detroit Historical Museum

Lily Chen, curatorial coordinator at the Detroit Historical Society, gives a talk on slavery and abolition in Detroit on Sunday, December 6, at 2:30 p.m. at the Detroit Historical Museum. It's free, and it was originally scheduled for December 13.
Detroit Historical Museum

Flint’s Crossroads Village is a lit-up Christmas village on Sunday, December 6, 2026 from 4 to 9 p.m., and the combo ticket adds an evening ride on the historic Huckleberry Railroad. Train plus village is $27 for adults; book with Genesee County Parks.
Crossroads Village & Huckleberry Railroad
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