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Near-record number of Michiganders expected to travel over Memorial Day weekend

DEARBORN, MI— Nearly 1.3 million Michigan residents are expected to travel 50 miles or more over the Memorial Day holiday.

AAA Michigan says that number exceeds pre-pandemic levels. It’s 12,827 more holiday travelers than 2019, and the second highest forecast since AAA began tracking these numbers in 2000.

About 1.17 million people are expected to travel by car, 69,000 by air, and around 59,000 people by other means.

During last year’s holiday weekend, Michigan gas prices averaged $3.60 per gallon. Today, the state average is $3.64. According to AAA booking data, the average price for a round trip domestic flight will cost $778—2 percent more than last Memorial Day.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.