LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Tuesday is Paczki Day, Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras. No matter the name, many agree the way to officially observe is with a traditional Polish donut. The paczki.

A new paczki-eating king has rolled into town, and his name is Rick Shoup. Shoup seamlessly seized the crown at ...

“It’s a good post workout meal,” Covert, of Davison, said after winning the Mardi Gras event held on Tuesday, March 4, at ...

Paczki, Fasnacht, cakes, and other pastries were sought after at a bakery in Nanticoke. NANTICOKE, Pa. — Customers heading to Sanitary Bakery in Nanticoke needed more than 15 minutes to get through ...

Three thousand paczki, a 15th century formerly savory but now sweet treat — though still less sweet than the doughnut — ...

Kiedrowski’s Simply Delicious Bakery in Amherst, celebrated its annual Pączki Day on March 4 with homemade pączki, snoogles ...

Delightful Pastries bakery in Jefferson Park is one of several local bakeries offering paczki in different flavors. Brian ...

Pączki (pronounced “punch-key”) are a Polish tradition, often compared to jelly doughnuts but richer and denser. At Mazurek’s, bakers have been working around the clock to meet the high demand before ...

March 4, 2025 marks Fat Tuesday, which coincides with Mardi Gras, a day where many Michiganders indulge in Paczkis.

It’s the day when many cast aside croissants and kick cake to the curb. Pączki Day means those fruit- and cream-filled Polish donuts take top billing.

The donut shop only makes the traditional Polish treat, meant to be enjoyed on Fat Tuesday, once a year. Hundreds of customers come each year for them.

Demolition of the old Eastern High School in Lansing has begun ...