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Oakland University - - What To Do And See

 

ATTRACTIONS

Try out your golfing skills and have fun with friends at the beautiful 9-hole Hampton Golf Course, located on Club Drive.

 

Get in touch with nature and catch a breath of fresh air, by escaping the noisy city and exploring the Paint Creek Trailways, on Collins Road, featuring 9 gorgeous miles of forests and meadows.

 

Check out the art exhibits from the Oakland University Art Gallery, in Wilson Hall, on OU’s campus.

 

Sports & outdoor events

Brooksie Way Half Marathon & 5K Race Walk – October 3, 2010.

 

The race was named after Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson’s son Brooks Stuart Patterson, who passed away in a snowmobiling accident in 2007. Plans for a half-marathon race were initiated by his father, as part of local health and wellness initiative, just before Brooksie’s untimely passing, so it was decided that the race will be named after him, in his memory.

 

This year, in October, the inaugural race will be held on the green spaces and tree-lined roads of Rochester’s Oakland University, and organizers promise that the course will be as challenging and as scenic as any other US half-marathon, being held through biking and hiking trails, along local rivers and creeks, giving participants the chance to also do some sightseeing, along the way.

 

Festivals

Rochester Heritage Festival – May 29-30, Municipal Park.

 

Perhaps the best way to really experience Rochester is to participate in the Annual Rochester Festival, which is a popular celebration that offers visitors a special weekend, every year, in May, in which the city’s rich and unique heritage is highlighted through entertaining family-friendly activities, including exhibits that reveal the city’s history, from the beginning, until the present day, fun games, crafts, delicious food, quality music and much, much more.

 

If you plan to visit Rochester, be sure to mark this fabulous event on your ‘’ to do and see’’ list – you won’t regret it!

 

Shopping

Below, there is a top 10 list, that contains some of the most popular and favorite shopping spots in and near Rochester, MI. Check it out!

 

The Village of Rochester Hills: 104 North Adams Road, Rochester Hills, MI.

Antiques and Fine Jewelry by Pamela: 319 Main Street, Rochester, MI.

Legends of Time: 309 Main Street, Rochester, MI.

Arizona Saddlery Western Wear: 315 Main Street, Rochester, MI.

Catching Fireflies: 203 East University, Rochester, MI.

Haig’s of Rochester Fine Jewelry: 311 Main Street, Rochester, MI.

Modern Art Jewelers: 150 East University, Rochester, MI.

GM Smith Jewelers: 1970 South Rochester Road, Rochester, MI.

Halfway Down the Stairs Children’s Book Shop: 114 East Fourth Street, Rochester, MI.

The Painted Pot: 421 Walnut Boulevard, Rochester, MI.