In 1963, the summer I turned 5—my dad took my older brother and me to hike across the spine of Sleeping Bear: from the Dune Climb to Lake Michigan. As I trailed behind them, my canteen (this was ...

This article was featured in Vacation! Northern Michigan. Want more insider tips, road trips and the low-down on the best beaches and dining Up North? Get your copy. From Odawa heritage sites to ...

Juices that sing, coffee that soothes—all shine bright at a café that offers a cozy respite from Petoskey’s seasonal bustle.

The Little Traverse Wheelway connects some of Northern Michigan’s most unexpected contrasts—from quiet Victorian-lined ...

After more than 63,100 nominations and 177,700 votes, a record-breaking 22,200 people voted in the 2022 MyNorth Red Hot Best Awards to kick off the second From Traverse City to Marquette and beyond, ...

A monastery on Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula delivers delightful jam. On a windswept coast of the Upper Peninsula, a small band of devoted monks is carving out a life that balances work and worship.

View of Downtown Traverse City.

Battling booming summers, big-box competitors, melting ice bridges and his own vow to leave the family biz, Andrew Doud finds his purpose by breathing new life into the quaint family market at the ...

Celebrating the North’s craft beverage scene, across all seven regions.

The only prehistoric rock drawings in Michigan, located in the Upper Peninsula between Manistique and Escanaba, are fading into oblivion from neglect and vandalization. Can they be saved? As long ago ...

Love history? Nature? Architecture? There’s a walking tour for that. Follow sidewalks, river bends and lake breezes through this harbor town that’s best explored by foot. Lace up your walking shoes ...