Pure Michigan - wikipedia Pure Michigan `` Pure Michigan '' state welcome sign Pure Michigan began as an advertising campaign launched in 2008 by the state of Michigan, featuring the voice of actor and comedian Tim Allen. The Pure Michigan campaign, which aims to market the state of Michigan as a travel and tourism destination, received state and international attention beginning in 2008 when Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm approved $45 million in additional funding for the Pure Michigan campaign from the 21st Century Jobs Trust Fund. The unprecedented tourism fund amount for the state allowed the Pure Michigan campaign to be broadcast on a national level beginning in March 2009. Annual funding for fiscal 2014 was $29 million. Pure Michigan also refers to the brand created by Travel Michigan and embodied by the organization 's website. The site was relaunched in March 2008 to support the Pure Michigan brand. Travel Michigan is itself a division of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, a state - funded economic development corporation founded in 1999 to support the economic development of Michigan. Campaign commercials and radio announcements depict Michigan as adventurous and rustic. In August 2012, Secretary of State Ruth Johnson unveiled new license plates using the Pure Michigan logo. These plates were released to the public in April 2013. The logo is also used on retail projects sold in the state. At the end of 2014, legislation signed by Governor Rick Snyder extended the branding to the state 's heritage route program, renaming them Pure Michigan Byways. See also Michigan portal References Jump up ^ Borgstrom, Kirsten ( May 5, 2008 ). `` Pure Michigan Summer Advertising Campaign Launches Today '' ( Press release ). Travel Michigan. Retrieved May 9, 2009. Jump up ^ Michigan Economic Development Corporation. `` Travel Marketing : Pure Michigan ''. Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Retrieved November 12, 2012. Jump up ^ Holcomb, Anne ( May 12, 2008 ). `` ' Pure Michigan ' Campaign Aims to Draw Out of State and Canadian Travelers ''. Kalamazoo Gazette. Retrieved May 9, 2009. Jump up ^ Gustafson, Sven ( July 3, 2008 ). `` Award - Winning ' Pure Michigan ' Travel Ads Pay Off ''. Business Review. Booth Newspapers. Retrieved May 9, 2009. ^ Jump up to : `` Michigan to Launch National and Canadian Ad Campaign in Face of Tourism Decline ''. USA Today. Associated Press. March 23, 2009. Retrieved May 9, 2009. Jump up ^ Creager, Ellen ( March 24, 2009 ). `` Pure Michigan brings home the bacon : But will it halt downward slide in Michigan tourism ? ''. Detroit Free Press. Jump up ^ Youssef, Jennifer ( May 8, 2009 ). `` Ad Blitz Revs Up Virtual Visits to Michigan ''. The Detroit News. Retrieved May 9, 2009. Jump up ^ Boyd, Liz ( April 8, 2008 ). `` Governor Granholm Signs Michigan Promotion Bills, Announces Historic Investment in Marketing Michigan '' ( Press release ). Office of the Governor. Archived from the original on April 22, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2009. Jump up ^ Lane, Amy ( March 6, 2013 ). `` State Tourism Industry 's Plan for Next 5 Years : More than Pure Marketing ''. Crain 's Detroit Business. Retrieved July 18, 2014. Jump up ^ Borgstrom, Kirsten ( March 18, 2008 ). `` New Michigan Tourism Web Site Launched '' ( Press release ). Travel Michigan. Retrieved May 9, 2009. Jump up ^ Michigan Economic Development Corporation. `` About Michigan Economic Development Corporation ''. Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Retrieved November 12, 2012. Jump up ^ Oosting, Jonathan ( August 22, 2012 ). `` Secretary of State Unveils New ' Pure Michigan ' License Plate to Replace Standard Offering ''. MLive. Booth Newspapers. Retrieved May 29, 2015. Jump up ^ Brush, Mark ( April 8, 2013 ). `` New License Plate Pushes ' Pure Michigan ' ''. Michigan Radio. Retrieved May 29, 2015. Jump up ^ Anders, Melissa ( December 13, 2012 ). `` Pure Michigan Is Everywhere : Slogan on Everything from License Plates to Bars of Soap, Holiday Gifts ''. MLive. Booth Newspapers. Retrieved May 29, 2015. Jump up ^ Lehndorff, Becky ( March 27, 2014 ). `` Route US 23 Closer to Becoming Part of Pure Michigan Campaign ''. The Alpena News. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014. Jump up ^ Wurfel, Sara & Murray, Dave ( December 31, 2014 ). `` Gov. Rick Snyder Signs Bills Focused on Creating Good Government Practices : Also Signs Memorial Highway, ' Pure Michigan Byways ' Bills '' ( Press release ). Office of the Governor. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2015. External links Official website Michigan Economic Development Corporation website Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pure_Michigan&oldid=813255638 '' Categories : Tourism campaigns Tourism in Michigan 2006 introductions Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from May 2015 Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 2 December 2017, at 18 : 56 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: who does the voice for the pure michigan ads
Answer: Tim Allen