Last Chance: Win $100 Gas Card by Sending Us Fall Pictures

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Contest: Win $100 Gas Card by Sending Us Fall Pictures

Cider mills, football games and Halloween - fall is surely upon us. Show us what signals the season for you by uploading your pictures here. If you do, you'll be entered to win a $100 BP gas card.

Happy First Day of Fall! Share Your Fall Pictures and You Could Win a $100 Gas Card

From cider mills to football games, show us your favorite fall season photos and you'll be entered to win a $100 BP gas card.

Winter Play Wins Week 4 of Your Patch of Michigan 2012 Photo Contest

Mix matching outfits and smiles with snow and you get a true Michigan moment caught on camera to capture the weekly prize.

Sometimes Michigan's hot spells actually make us long for the cooler days of winter, so this week's Your Patch of Michigan photo contest winner was as welcome as a cool breeze. Among the nearly 100 photographs submitted in last week's Your Patch of Michigan photo contest was Catherine Sareini's picture of girls in matching outfits enjoying a snowy winter day in Dearborn's Fairlane Woods. Sareini's entry was selected as the winner for the week of June 18-24, the fourth week of the Your Patch of Michigan 2012 photo contest. Sareini wins two gift certificates worth a total of $50 to two local businesses. You, too, can share your visions of Michigan in photos in the Your Patch of Michigan photo contest. Every week through Labor Day we'll have …

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Photo Contest, Week 5: Show Us Your Patch of Michigan and Win!

Show off your favorite photos from anywhere in the state. We'll award weekly prizes for the photos that say 'Michigan' in content, tone and spirit.

There are many places, events and people that make Michigan special – from Up North, downstate, in the U.P. and everywhere in between. Michigan has an allure that cannot be denied. So why not share your visions of Michigan in photos in our Your Patch of Michigan photo contest, and possibly win a prize for doing so? Last week, nearly 100 photos were submitted to the contest, showing off some of what is the best Michigan has to offer – and more importantly, what Michigan means to each person. For the entire summer, we'll pick a winner every week based on voting by a panel of Michigan Patch editors. Each weekly winner will be announced on Wednesday and earn a prize worth up to $50. This week's prize: two pavilion tickets to the Santana …

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Photo Contest, Week 4: Show Us Your Patch of Michigan and Win!

Show off your favorite photos from anywhere in the state. We'll award weekly prizes for the photos that say 'Michigan' in content, tone and spirit.

There are many things that make Michigan special – from Up North, downstate, in the U.P. and every place in between. Michigan has an allure that cannot be denied. So why not share your visions of Michigan in photos in our Your Patch of Michigan photo contest, and possibly win a prize for doing so? Last week, more than 100 photos were submitted to the contest, showing off some of what is the best Michigan has to offer – and more importantly, what Michigan means to each person. For the entire summer, we'll pick a winner every week based on voting by a panel of Michigan Patch editors. Each weekly winner will get a prize. For the week of June 18-24, we'll award a gift certificate or other prize worth approximately $50. After Labor Day, we'll …

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Beth Reeber Valone

12:05 pm on Friday, June 22, 2012

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Playful Beach Photo Wins Week 2 of Your Patch of Michigan Contest

With more than 100 stunning photos submitted, choosing a winner was not easy.

For many people, Michigan means lakes and beaches. It's the beauty, the fresh air, the beach walks and bonfires and family cottages and memories of vacations that make it special. Megan Gunnell's family has a place up north near Onekama and it was on the Lake Michigan beach there that she took the photo that wins the second week of the Your Patch of Michigan 2012 photo contest. "This photo was taken about 3 years ago. At the time, my daughter Hannah was 3 and my son Elliott was 7," Gunnell said. "We had all just arrived as an extended family up north for the weekend at my mom's place near this beach and the kids were dying to get to the beach and run around. My daughter to this day still bounds with joy and prances around in the sand every…

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Photo Contest, Week 2: Show Us Your Patch of Michigan and Win!

Show off your favorite photos from anywhere in the state. We'll award weekly prizes for the photos that say 'Michigan' in content, tone and spirit.

There's just something about Michigan that makes it special. Whether it's on a lake Up North or in a backyard downstate, Michigan has an allure that cannot be denied. So why not share your visions of Michigan in photos in our Your Patch of Michigan photo contest, and possibly win a prize for doing so? Last week, more than 170 photos were submitted to the contest, showing off some of what is the best Michigan has to offer – and more importantly, what Michigan means to each person. For the entire summer, we'll pick a winner every week based on voting by a panel of Michigan Patch editors. Each weekly winner will get a prize. For the week of June 4-10, the prize is four tickets to Taste of Dearborn on June 20, an $80 value, courtesy of the …

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Enter by Midnight: Show Us Your Patch of Michigan and Win!

Show off your favorite photos, from Up North to your own backyard. We'll award weekly prizes for the photos that say 'Michigan' in content, tone and spirit. Enter by midnight Sunday to be considered in the first round of the contest.

Photo Contest: Show Us Your Patch of Michigan and Win!

Your Memorial Day weekend photos could help you win a prize. Upload your favorite photos that say 'Michigan' in content, tone and spirit and we'll choose a winner every week.