Heading up to Saginaw in November for the first time. We’ve never been so I am looking for places to stay, things to do, and where to eat. Any help is appreciated as we are excited to make the trip.
Thanks for making the trip up! Looking forward to having you in town!
Since this is your first time to the area, I'd honestly recommend staying south of town in Frankenmuth...it's one of the biggest tourist destinations in the entire state...lots of restaurants, hotels, shops, etc. That's where the teams will be staying for the Memorial Cup.
If you want to stay in Saginaw, the majority of hotels are in the Tittabawassee Road area off of I-675 north of the arena. There really isn't anything in the immediate vicinity of the arena and those hotels are no more than a 5-10min drive to the Dow. Parking is easy with surface lots or the parking ramp.
Saginaw is a total chain-restaurant town but we have all of the hits from steaks (Texas Roadhouse, Outback, Logans, etc) to your Chilis, Applebees, etc. Harveys is a nice local restaurant and has a really good menu but if you want to find some better restaurants, I would head north to Bay City (~20ish min) and they have some great restaurants down by the water.
Frankenmuth would be a great spot though and you'll have plenty to do and eat and you're about 15-20 min south which would also give you a head start on your trip home at the end of your visit.
If you have any questions as you're looking things up, just post them here and we'll be glad to help...enjoy your visit!