holiday driving

Many of us in Michigan are looking forward to visiting family and friends this holiday season. For those of us who are driving, we can expect the roads to be busier than they've been in years. Fortunately, we have a list of the best and worst times to leave this holiday season to avoid being stuck in long lines of traffic.

The holiday season is the busiest time on the road for drivers. Traveling to stores to buy gifts, visiting family and friends, and heading to holiday parties keeps us on the road a lot this time of year. And it turns out that drivers in Ohio are better at keeping that joyful spirit while driving through holiday traffic.

Thanksgiving is a time for feasting and indulging in delicious foods, particularly the iconic turkey. But, this traditional centerpiece on almost every Michigan Thanksgiving table generally gets a bad rap this time of year. Many people may experience a post-meal drowsiness that's also known as the 'turkey coma'.

Gas prices have pretty abruptly stopped going up and and are slowly drifting down. That trip to the cottage up North or to the beach at South Haven is a little more affordable than it has been for a long time. Now there's three days for "them" to jack it up, but maybe not this year.