Brighton and Fabric Fair both sound great to me.
I was up north this past week and went to a few quilt shops. Gaylord has a beautiful quilt shop, Delphines, loved it. Of course there is Ice House in Grayling that is wonderful. Both of those can be done in a day. Two others on the way there are Crockers Attic and Carolines, both in West Branch and only three doors down from each other.
In another direction there is Mary Maxim and Sew Elegant in Port Huron and I'm sure there must be some others in that area or direction.
Just some ideas that would send us in different directions.